(function($) {

$.fn.bevel = function(options) {

var defaults = {
	newColor: '#ffffff'
};

var settings = $.extend(defaults, options);

	this.each(function() {
		var txt = $(this).html();
		var origColor = $(this).css("color");
		var padLeft = $(this).css("paddingLeft");
		$(this).css({position:'relative', color: settings.newColor}).append("<span>"+txt+"</span>");
		$(this).children("span").css({
								  position:'absolute',
								   left:0+padLeft,
								   top:-1,
								   color: origColor
									});
	});

return this;
}//close jquery function
})(jQuery);