Rejection

I entered a juried embroidery show and was rejected. I have to say the rejection email was pure class, they were very nice and I do wish them the best with their show. Still I got the email and felt that sting of disappointment. I thought, "well, I'll just have to work harder". I realized that seemed silly since I already work hard. 

So I stitched and bitched and got it out of my system and

I really like the results lol!

Here is an excellent article about dealing with rejection by Joanne Mattera.