I am new here, but I found this site after one of my items was removed from my ArtFire shop. After doing some research and reading their patent, these are the e-mails I sent and received from Taggies. From: Kristina Steffen [mailto:kaotickrafter@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 10:55 PM To: Cristi Navickas; mid@artfire.com Subject: RE: Intellectual Properety Infringment Notice from Taggies Inc. Ms. Navickas, I apologize for any harm I may have caused. I had no prior knowledge of this patent. I have a question. If my item does not have loops, is that considered an infringement? I read through the patent but I did not see any reference to un-looped ribbons. If you could please let me know, I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely, Kristina http://www.kaotickrafter.blogspot.com http://www.jetisteffen.blogspot.com http://www.kaotickrafter.artfire.com http://www.craft4emma.etsy.com RE: Intellectual Properety Infringment Notice from Taggies Inc.â From: Cristi Navickas (cnavickas@taggies.com) Sent: Thu 3/04/10 8:11 AM To: Kristina Steffen (kaotickrafter@hotmail.com) Attachments: 1 attachment image001.png (7.7 KB) If there are no loops there is no infringement. Thank you, Cristi Navickas cnavickas@taggies.com If anyone would like to see the entire e-mail thread, or would like the patent, feel free to e-mail me kaotickrafter@hotmail.com Here is a link that might be useful: KaoticKrafter

Thanks everyone for your constructive advice. I am seriously considering changing the cabinet fronts to those white ones from the Adel series. Also removing the cabinet right next to the window so that the only wall cabinets would be on the stove wall (ANY THOUGHTS ON CABINET REMOVAL?) I wish I could add tall pantries to either side of the stove wall but unfortunately the new configuration won't allow it. Therefore I don't think I should add shelves to the stove wall b/c then tenants would have no place to put their canned goods--although I considered placing tall wardrobe closets in the dining room to the left of the sun room (see pic in photo bucket) in the same style/color as the kitchen cabinets. It's only a short walk back to the kitchen bar. Not the best solution, but would allow much more storage and shelves & short cabinets on stove wall(ANY THOUGHTS ON DINING ROOM PANTRY IDEA?) Nothing I can do now about the sink placement so I'm ok with living with it (ANY THOUGHTS ON WHETHER FAUCET IS TOO LARGE?TALL FOR THE SINK/CABINET CONFIGURATION?). I've decided to forgo the French marble mantel--anyone in the DC area that wants to buy it :-)? I like the idea of minimizing the brick by installing a wood surround. My concern with painting the brick white is that so many people lament that treatment and the labor to remove the paint (ANY THOUGHT ON THIS CONCERN?). I will post final pictures! Thanks everyone! P.S. any comment on the questions I capitalized would be much appreciated. Here is a link that might be useful: photobucket pictures

Paul's Glory was among my initial Hosta purchases after moving to Ohio 4 years ago. It was very pot bound with many eyes and didn't really color up very well that next year (in August with August Moon next to it): It has looked better every year since with no reverting for me (yet) and no spin out bag under the maples (with St. Paul getting started in a spin out bag to its right). City Lights was one of my first purchases back in 2016. It became deer food and a slow starter for me despite being in a spin out bag. This place is in full dappled shade. Here it is this year on the right. I had planted Olive Bailey Langdon on the left at the same time, but it never grew well since the maple roots invaded its spin out bag. I've potted it up for now and replaced it with Waiting in Vein.

Just today I noticed how much of my two Blue Shadows have reverted. I'm sure they were solid blue when i purchased them 4 or 5 years ago. In fact I made the landscaper return one to the nursery because if was green, not blue (it was labeled Blue Shadow, though) Without thinking I just got to work and removed the green stems. Yes, they were green from bottom to top and no reversions began half way up a branch. Then I realized I'd cut off branches that would have had good fall color and blooms in spring. I should have, could have, would have (if I'd thought about it for a minute) waited until after they bloomed. Oh well, act in haste repent in leisure (or in winter) I too would replace them if the plant becomes "too" green. Thank you for all the research. It was interesting.