Before you toss that rejection letter into the fire, consider recycling it. But don’t bundle it with the newspaper and set it on the curb.
Lemons beget lemonade. Paper begets paper beads.
They say the more rejections you accumulate, the closer you are to becoming published. So show off all those “not right for our imprint” letters! Cut them up and roll them into jewelry. This tutorial from Paper University will show you how.
Paper Bead Necklace by radrb8vicki
Who knew rejection could be so beautiful?
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September 8, 2008 at 3:55 am
Shari
I used to make those when I was a kid! Thanks for reminding me of this fun and pretty craft. 🙂
Cool, Shari! I’m going to buy some more interesting papers (maybe origami/chiyogami) and try it with my five year-old daughter. The rejection letters aren’t colorful enough!
–Tara
September 18, 2008 at 8:16 pm
thewritingrunner
HA! That’s an awesome idea!