Merimask Goes On And On

You may want to point out that you're a professional artist who sells her work. I think a fair fraction of the folks on DeviantArt aren't, or only do so incidentally, and asking someone who made one of something for themself how to make one's own is much more socially acceptable. I'll second the suggestions to reply with a pointer to your tutorial, that your designs are copyrighted (perhaps also with a pointer to information on copyright law), possibly a few words of encouragement on making their own design, and possibly that you have licenced your designs in the past (and I don't know what you'd want to say about that or if you'd consider doing it again). That's a lot, though, and winds up being a form letter.

I know too well about procrastinating in the face of too large a pile of things to do. Is it possible to carve out some guilt-free time for yourself in there somewhere?