Yvette

Yvette's great eBook, above

an example of one of the projects in the ebook. Clearly written up, a lovely design; very pretty!

Yvette's bio:

A native of Los Angeles, Yvette Doss was founding editor of an alternative weekly newspaper and a Latino zine. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, Ms. Magazine, NPR, Bead & Button Magazine, and other magazines and newspapers. She began designing and selling jewelry in Los Angeles area boutiques and online three years ago. She's also a knitting addict, and has studied metalsmithing at Chicago's Lill Street Art Center and Farrin O'Connor Design Studio, pottery with famed Mata Ortiz potter Juan Quezada, and precious metal clay work. An ardent advocate of the hand-made goods movement and an adherent to the principles of the original Arts & Crafts movement, Doss finds that making wearable art out of natural, organic materials takes her out of her head and connects her to the earth.She holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley, where she also attended the graduate school of journalism. You can take the girl out of Berkeley, but you can't take the Berkeley out of the girl.

~~~What is Crunchy Granola Charm?

Yvette explains,

"It's a 25-page, full-color collection of seven fabulous necklace and jewelry patterns called: Crunchy Granola Charm Easy 60s-inspired beaded jewelry to make on the way to the revolution.

~~~What is Crunchy Granola Charm?

Yvette adds, "Crunchy Granola Charm is a way of waving your hippie flag high. It’s a personal philosophy that says, Yes, I do appreciate the 60s and the ideals that era embodied, and Yes, caring about the environment and personal responsibility is not just a trend to me and, Oh, Yeah, I do care about looking fabulous while I do what’s right."

To understand a bit more about the contents of the eBook, Yvette elaborates, "Crunchy Granola Charm: Easy 60s-Inspired Bead Jewelry to Make on Your Way to the Revolution is a 25-page eBook to help you celebrate being crunchy granola in style. It offers seven jewelry design projects that are easy to make and lovely to behold. You'll get step by step instructions for making seven charmingly lovely necklaces and bracelets out of semi-precious gems such as turquoise and coral, glass beads, and materials readily available online or at a craft store near you. Plus, you get a full list of materials used and current online sources so everything you need is easy to find. You’ll be finished with your jewelry in time for the weekend protest rally. For images and more information about the book, please visit: http://bloomingeditions.com/ "

I read the whole book with delight. I believe it is quite unique and original, as well as being very entertaining and educational! It brought back wonderful memories of some times which truly changed the world. I was eighteen years old, living in Boston, forty years ago, when Jimi and Janis were playing their songs. We were all in tune to the same vibration, it seemed...at least in Boston.

I am not going to go on discussing my own memories, but this eBook by Yvette really has hit an accurate chord. It is pretty, and open, and friendly, the way we were.

As for the projects, they use beautiful stones like turquoise, and they use soft colored natural wood and gorgeous glass beads, the way that we did.

Yvette has more eBooks to come (read about them on the site) and they sound very inspiring, as is this book (one upcoming eBook features love beads!). I want the collection.

The photography is excellent, and Yvette has chosen some far out music from the era as suggestions for you to bead by. She really knows what she is talking about, bead project wise, and music wise.

It was groovy to read this book and I look forward to more eBooks from Yvette. She is very talented in every way, and as Jimi would have said, "she's experienced..."

Give an eBook a try if you have never bought one before. Make it this one. I recommend it and hope that you will like it as much as I did!

--jean

Note:

Price for the eBook is $5.95. http://www.bloomingeditions.com/ This is where your readers can find a link to buy the eBook, pictures of the projects, and more info.

A link on that website:http://bloomingeditions.com/buy-ebookstakes you to a paypal page, and once the payment is processed, an email with a link to download. It is automatically emailed to you. (note from jean: I did this and it worked seamlessly!).

Have fun!

PS: As I said, there will be more eBooks from Yvette to follow such as love beads! a knitting projects eBook (hats, scarves, shawls)! crocheting! Just wait and see, keeping in mind that the very reasonable price makes this eBook, and the ones to follow great birthday gifts, or get well gifts, or just "I am thinking of you" gifts--you name it).