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Jewelry Making

Techniques to Take Your Projects to the Next Level

Chris Franchetti Michaels

More Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making

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Acquisitions Editor

Pam Mourouzis

Senior Project Editor

Donna Wright

Copy Editor

Emily Hinkel

Technical Editor

Marti Icenogle

Editorial Manager

Christina Stambaugh

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Interior Design

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Special Thanks...

To the following companies for granting us permission to use photographs of their products:

Paragon Industries (www.paragonweb.com)

Otto Frei (www.ottofrei.com)

And to Lisa Pavelka (www.lisapavelka.com) for providing the Magic-Glos and Lisa Pavelka UV Light shown in this book.

About the Author

Chris Franchetti Michaels is a writer and jewelry artisan specializing in beaded designs, wirework, and metal fabrication. She is the author of several popular craft books, including Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making & Beading and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Beadwork . Chris has appeared on several episodes of the DIY Network television show Jewelry Making and is the Guide to Beadwork on About.com. Visit her Web site www.beadjewelry.net for more help and inspiration.

Acknowledgments

To everyone who worked on this book, I owe a big thank you. Special thanks to Pam Mourouzis and Donna Wright, who managed to keep everything on track and organized. Emily Hinkels and Marti Icenogles fresh eyes were truly invaluable. The production team juggled lots of material behind the scenes, and I really appreciate their contributions. As always, thanks to my agent, Marilyn Allen, for her continued encouragement, and to Dennis for his patience and support.