I make Beadie Buddies and I have made my own pattern for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I am curious if anyone knows if my personal pattern falls under the generic copyright law that artwork does: I created it, therefore no one else "should" use it without my permission, theoretically.

What I'm wondering is if I were to apply for an official copyright and receive it, if someone were to 'take' my pattern and use it, could I pursue legal action?






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I have "the usual" small, gold wedding band. My engagement ring, like the many who have posted above me, is also an antique. My husband had the choice of small and silver band with a small diamond, or small and gold band with a normal-size diamond. He knew me well even then; he chose the small and silver. ^_^ It comes with a "ring guard," which is two silver bands that the ring fits into. *Scratches head* I'm not sure if the gold ring had a guard. I'll have to ask my mother-in-law.

I'm pretty sure I wore my engagement ring during the wedding.

Personally I don't wear my engagement ring, for a few reasons. 1) At work technically we're not supposed to wear rings that are bigger than a simple band. I say 'technically' because no one obeys that rule and none of the bosses care. (I'm a waitress: gloves and food.) 2) I'm not a big ring person. I had to teach myself to wear a ring a few months before my boyfriend even proposed; I'd never before worn a ring more than a few minutes in my life. 3) I wear sweatshirts and I love tucking my hands inside my sleeves. Engagement ring + sweatshirt sleeves = torn sleeves. I still have it; I love it, I just wear it randomly for special occasions. Or on Sunday when I'm not at work and usually not wearing sweatshirts. *Shrug*

My mother-in-law lost her original engagement ring but it was replaced within a year or two. She wears it on her opposite hand... I think cuz her wedding ring is a wide band, not the "usual" thin gold band. But she wears an anniversary ring next to her wedding band, too. She likes rings.

My mom... has the "usual" thin, gold wedding band... and that's usually it...? Oh, I think she wears her engagement ring too, but it's a small band and ... diamond. She's a masseuse, so like me she changes what she wears according to work. She isn't big into jewelry like me. (Guess where I learned it from. ^_~)

Once upon a time I met a secretary somewhere and she had this honkin' HUGE engagement ring. Sister, I'm glad you're happy. But that was just ridiculous! Har.

In the end, go with what you want, what makes you comfortable, what looks good, and what fits your budget. Personally I like the idea of matching, interlocking rings. I think they look gorgeous! Especially the pictures that have been posted, lovely! Kaninchen and Teddy, I'm really enjoying your rings!

Our cat was a stray but we keep her indoors; we live in a duplex so there's no fenced in backyard. I dunno how she'd take to a leash... probably not like it though! We take her outside when we put her in the car to go to my in-laws' to do laundry. She hates the car; but she goes from the car to the house just fine. During the warmer months on the random and few days one of us is on our front porch, she's allowed outside but she has to stay in sight. Every once in a while when I come home, I'll drop stuff off inside the house then go back out for the mail or make another trip to the car; I'll boot her outside for a few minutes but she only ever stays on the steps. Lol, usually she hates this but ends up enjoying it!

We're not big snackers at our house; I pretty much live and eat at work and my husband doesn't want to gain the weight. But I knew there was a contest or whatever... I had never heard the flavors before!! Chicken and waffles?! What the heck?? At least the other two sound... normal... And I never knew that there were so many other flavors available, either! That's neat.

A couple of weeks ago we brought home cheddar and bacon chips. Those were awesome. Apparently they're served at the TGIF restaurants. Hubby said he'd had them before but I hadn't. Loved 'em!

I noticed it this morning, too... However, I must have the time zone settings wrong as it says 2:13 AM when it is actually 9:13 AM... So my greeting says "You're up early (or late), Rad." I think it's cute!

ETA: I fixed the time zone... Wow, I had it set to -4 and it changed it to 3! Now the message reads "Good morning, Rad." Yup, good morning to you too Arena!

I hope you've found someone; I don't see any replies to your post.

If you're interested, I will be hosting the Unofficial Holiday Swap again this year. This swap is NOT hosted by the Arena and it is for "newbies" or people who don't make it into the OHS for feedback or other reasons. I need to get my butt in gear and write up the rules and send them to a mod for approval; which I will be doing in a few days.

Paypal has forums? *Blink blink* I shall have to look at those... See, I didn't ask to have my credit/debit card attached to my Paypal account. I was just trundling along in life and went to use it like normal and BAM! They want the image... *Goes to poke at forums*