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Thanks to the talented design and editing team at Interweave Press, Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry won the coveted Benjamin Franklin Award as Best Craft Book 2006. The award is presented annually by the Publisher's Marketing Association (PMA).

Eighteen projects; hard cover; more than 300 photos; full color.

Do you love handcrafted wire jewelry but just don't know how or where to get started? Well, here's your answer! Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry, from Interweave Press,is for true beginners—those people with absolutely no wire-working knowledge—that carefully and gradually guides readers through every aspect of working with this popular and enduring medium.

Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry features more than 300 color photographs and illustrations that walk you, step-by-step, through the entire process, from where and how to shop for wire and beads, choosing the right kind and gauge of wire, to what tools-of-the-trade you'll need to borrow or buy.

You'll learn how to make basic jewelry components such as loops, jump rings, and connectors and then, with your new-found knowledge, you can create and proudly wear one or all of the projects including earrings, rings, a bracelet—or make and give decorated cards.

There's also an abundance of tips and resources that will keep those ideas for your own creations flowing. With this book as your guide, you'll master the art of creating beautiful wire jewelry and gifts in no time!

You can visit the Interweave Press Website to learn more.