Hi, fellow beaders,
I was excited by the idea of submitting a project to the next Creative Jewelry edition - (Jane Dickerson, editor). I have been playing around with copper wire and sheets for a number of years now, but never made jewelry. So when I finally put together a necklace and earring set I wore it proudly, showed it off via photos to friends and family. I received a lot of oohs and aahs and generally enthusiastic compliments, which left me with a big head 
. I submitted this piece happily. Then started to REALLY look at it, uh-oh -- there are little things off: crooked, not quite even. >>Red Face<< Of course, the editor turned it down, very kindly. I expected it, but felt terribly embarrassed for wasting everybody's time.
So here is my question/suggestion: How about having a "general critique" blog, where one could submit a picture of the work then get totally unbiased critique from fellow enthusiasts? Not just ooohs and aaaahs. - Sometimes, after working on a piece for many hours, we are blinded to little "off" things, and a critique would be quite helpful, if not for that particular project but for a future one. It would also help avoid major embarrassment if the piece is meant as a gift.