I'd really love your opinions on this...

[Yuna]

Adorable clothing!!!

[BaxtersMommy]

I am speaking in general terms of the incident. Still dont know if the OP of this thread is the one accused.

[BellaDonna]

I love your clothes too! I don't dress mine pets up to much but I love the pleated vest. That is adorable and something I could use.

[mypreciouspups]

Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy

Very insensitive. There is no comparison between the two. She gave a person a pattern with the understanding she was going to SEW for HER pets. Do you honestly think she would have given it to her if she said,
"I want to learn how to make your doggie dresses and start a website, oh and go on YT?" The problem here is that they were friends, and 1 friend betrayed the other, one friend lied about her intentions. Dog dresses aside that is the fact.

But, that is JMO.

Well I personally do not like one sided stories.. I am not saying anything bad about either person.. but sounds like you have one side and you sticking with it.. so be it..
I have said what I wanted I will not stoop to arguing with you.. I will not not see any thread from this.. it is so not worth my time..
Life is to short.. I do country and am some glad I do not get upset when people have the same country items as I like.. Oh my I would be in an aweful state all the time..Have a good day..

[mypreciouspups]

Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy

I am speaking in general terms of the incident. Still dont know if the OP of this thread is the one accused.

I was born in the night but it was not last night.. you do not go to a new thread making comments if you do not know who the person is..enough said..

[BaxtersMommy]

Originally Posted by mypreciouspups

Well I personally do not like one sided stories.. I am not saying anything bad about either person.. but sounds like you have one side and you sticking with it.. so be it..
I have said what I wanted I will not stoop to arguing with you.. I will not not see any thread from this.. it is so not worth my time..
Life is to short.. I do country and am some glad I do not get upset when people have the same country items as I like.. Oh my I would be in an aweful state all the time..Have a good day..

I stated in several posts that I didn't know if the OP was the one accused on another thread. Regardless of who it is, its wrong. I also stated that if it is not Cory, apologies are due. I know right from wrong that is all and certainly not arguing just stating facts.

[BaxtersMommy]

Originally Posted by mypreciouspups

I was born in the night but it was not last night.. you do not go to a new thread making comments if you do not know who the person is..enough said..

Ditto!

[maryeverett1]

Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy

I stated in several posts that I didn't know if the OP was the one accused on another thread. Regardless of who it is, its wrong. I also stated that if it is not Cory, apologies are due. I know right from wrong that is all and certainly not arguing just stating facts.

You got it right Baxter!! Cory is the one being accused...Connie is well loved, honest and reliable and these are her designs which she worked very hard to create and evidently taught Cory with the understanding that she was learning to only make for her own dogs not to copy and sell as her own creations!!! The rationalization of how many different ways can you make a dog dress...well obviously many because they are many different ones featured on YT...definitely taking someone else's designs that they TAUGHT YOU is not the way to go...definitely not ethical.

[Lilacss]

I think your site looks great! Nice photos, the dresses are gorgeous. You are very talented. Love that little sundress & matching panties outfit.

[Connie]

Anne...I know you are good friends with Cory. I was also...or at least I thought I was. You cannot understand this unless you had been the one to build a business from scratch. I shared all my information with her...trusting that she was sewing for her own dogs, as she said. I gave her all my trade secrets and pattern. She says now she has changed the pattern, but that doesn't change the fact that I gave her detailed instruction and all the ways I do things...down to making the bow for the dress. It used to take me 20 minutes to a half hour to make just the bow. I then came up with a simple and easy way...I shared that with her. I made everything easy for her. I told her about the fabrics to look for at JoAnn's. She had been there 3 times and hadn't seen it. The next time she called, she said she had found the Tutti Fruitti and bought lots. I told her I was so glad they once again had the butterfly pattern so I could replenish my supply. She said she had bought some of that. Okay...right there tells you she knew I had that particular one. I recently saw pictures of vests she did for someone that was more of my fabric...even the striped fabric I'd gotten to go with the bodice. It was my best seller last year. She knew I had that fabric.

I gave her info on where to get Drings, velcro...what kind of fabric I used for the liniing. I took numerous phone calls from her asking for more advice on how to do something. Even the first dog dress she sold, she called me to ask me how to resize it. I even answered that and kicked myself afterwards!

I built my business all on my own with no help from anyone. I improved upon it as time went on and then share it all with someone I trusted. I realize she took sewing lessons, but they weren't teaching how to sew a dog dress. She got that from me. If she started a website where things were not so similar to mine, I wouldn't be so upset. Go look around other websites. Sure...some of us have some fabrics alike, but if I know someone else is featuring a fabric, I won't buy it out of respect for that seller. She told me when she wanted to know where I got the clear bags I package my dresses in that she wanted to store her girl's things to keep them dust free. That was a lie. She said she wasn't going to advertise her website...another lie.

Anne...I am insulted that you would imply that I made that thread to get business. That was NO my intention at all.

I'm sure that you have read the email that I sent Cory. I do not feel threatened by her, but maybe you took it as that. I did say that she has been to so many meet ups and met people personally, so of course, they will buy from her, rather than me, because they have met her. I don't care...it was the way I was betrayed by a friend. I have enough longtime, loyal customers. My business will continue to flourish and I can at least say I built it on my own and I am proud of it!

[BaxtersMommy]

Originally Posted by Connie

Anne...I know you are good friends with Cory. I was also...or at least I thought I was. You cannot understand this unless you had been the one to build a business from scratch. I shared all my information with her...trusting that she was sewing for her own dogs, as she said. I gave her all my trade secrets and pattern. She says now she has changed the pattern, but that doesn't change the fact that I gave her detailed instruction and all the ways I do things...down to making the bow for the dress. It used to take me 20 minutes to a half hour to make just the bow. I then came up with a simple and easy way...I shared that with her. I made everything easy for her. I told her about the fabrics to look for at JoAnn's. She had been there 3 times and hadn't seen it. The next time she called, she said she had found the Tutti Fruitti and bought lots. I told her I was so glad they once again had the butterfly pattern so I could replenish my supply. She said she had bought some of that. Okay...right there tells you she knew I had that particular one. I recently saw pictures of vests she did for someone that was more of my fabric...even the striped fabric I'd gotten to go with the bodice. It was my best seller last year. She knew I had that fabric.

I gave her info on where to get Drings, velcro...what kind of fabric I used for the liniing. I took numerous phone calls from her asking for more advice on how to do something. Even the first dog dress she sold, she called me to ask me how to resize it. I even answered that and kicked myself afterwards!

I built my business all on my own with no help from anyone. I improved upon it as time went on and then share it all with someone I trusted. I realize she took sewing lessons, but they weren't teaching how to sew a dog dress. She got that from me. If she started a website where things were not so similar to mine, I wouldn't be so upset. Go look around other websites. Sure...some of us have some fabrics alike, but if I know someone else is featuring a fabric, I won't buy it out of respect for that seller. She told me when she wanted to know where I got the clear bags I package my dresses in that she wanted to store her girl's things to keep them dust free. That was a lie. She said she wasn't going to advertise her website...another lie.

Anne...I am insulted that you would imply that I made that thread to get business. That was NO my intention at all.

I'm sure that you have read the email that I sent Cory. I do not feel threatened by her, but maybe you took it as that. I did say that she has been to so many meet ups and met people personally, so of course, they will buy from her, rather than me, because they have met her. I don't care...it was the way I was betrayed by a friend. I have enough longtime, loyal customers. My business will continue to flourish and I can at least say I built it on my own and I am proud of it!

I will say it again, you did nothing wrong Connie. It is a shame what has happened here!

[RoscoesMommy42]

Connie I am so sorry that you were betrayed that way when you were trying to do something nice.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Connie

Anne...I know you are good friends with Cory. I was also...or at least I thought I was. You cannot understand this unless you had been the one to build a business from scratch. I shared all my information with her...trusting that she was sewing for her own dogs, as she said. I gave her all my trade secrets and pattern. She says now she has changed the pattern, but that doesn't change the fact that I gave her detailed instruction and all the ways I do things...down to making the bow for the dress. It used to take me 20 minutes to a half hour to make just the bow. I then came up with a simple and easy way...I shared that with her. I made everything easy for her. I told her about the fabrics to look for at JoAnn's. She had been there 3 times and hadn't seen it. The next time she called, she said she had found the Tutti Fruitti and bought lots. I told her I was so glad they once again had the butterfly pattern so I could replenish my supply. She said she had bought some of that. Okay...right there tells you she knew I had that particular one. I recently saw pictures of vests she did for someone that was more of my fabric...even the striped fabric I'd gotten to go with the bodice. It was my best seller last year. She knew I had that fabric.

I gave her info on where to get Drings, velcro...what kind of fabric I used for the liniing. I took numerous phone calls from her asking for more advice on how to do something. Even the first dog dress she sold, she called me to ask me how to resize it. I even answered that and kicked myself afterwards!

I built my business all on my own with no help from anyone. I improved upon it as time went on and then share it all with someone I trusted. I realize she took sewing lessons, but they weren't teaching how to sew a dog dress. She got that from me. If she started a website where things were not so similar to mine, I wouldn't be so upset. Go look around other websites. Sure...some of us have some fabrics alike, but if I know someone else is featuring a fabric, I won't buy it out of respect for that seller. She told me when she wanted to know where I got the clear bags I package my dresses in that she wanted to store her girl's things to keep them dust free. That was a lie. She said she wasn't going to advertise her website...another lie.

Anne...I am insulted that you would imply that I made that thread to get business. That was NO my intention at all.

I'm sure that you have read the email that I sent Cory. I do not feel threatened by her, but maybe you took it as that. I did say that she has been to so many meet ups and met people personally, so of course, they will buy from her, rather than me, because they have met her. I don't care...it was the way I was betrayed by a friend. I have enough longtime, loyal customers. My business will continue to flourish and I can at least say I built it on my own and I am proud of it!

you should be proud of it. you worked hard on perfecting your dresses and selling well made, original designs. you are making an honest living.

Cory on the other hand is not. i don't know how someone can sleep at night knowing that they purposely lied and betrayed a good friend just to make a buck.

[maryeverett1]

Again this really stinks. And it royally reeks that anyone would imply that Connie is the one doing something devious in trying to drum up business which due to her current success she obviously doesn't need to do. This person took advantage of the friendship in a huge way and I would venture to say she has lost is the trust and love of a caring friend and hopefully that loss will be felt in a big way in the future. I value my friends above anything else and if any of us are lucky enough to find a friend the caliber of the person that Connie is (not to mention designer and entrepreneur) that is worth so much more than what would be gained through stealing and passing off her designs like what has obviously been done here. Hope it was worth it because you just lost an amazing friend. Would venture to say if someone cares so little about the friendship that they would steal what someone else worked so hard to get they were undeserving of the friendship to begin with! And Connie you are so right...your business will flourish and continue to thrive because it has been built on honest hard work, trial and error, thought and effort with your customer's satisfaction always in mind and that is evident in your product and customer service! Those of us who are your friends and clients believe in your business and are proud to call you friend!

[maryeverett1]

Ps. Since these designs were publicly stolen and publicly passed off as the OP's own original designs one would think a public apology would be in order? Does that anyone else agree??