Okay, so those three things don’t have a whole lot in common other than Jen and myself and how busy we’ve been this year.
My husband started an audio company and it took off like crazy, stealing a lot of my time because I’m the lucky devil who gets to solder all the circuit boards. The company name is Schiit. Yep, that makes my husband the SchiitHead. And he doesn’t even get mad when I call him that. So. Much. Fun!
If you’re an audiophile or know someone who is, you should check out this Schiit!
As you can see from the picture, I’ve got a new choker necklace…a vampire bite choker necklace…available in my ArtFire shop or from vampirebitechoker.com.
When Jen and I met in 1988, it was shortly after the Lost Boys was released. Y’know… ‘Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.’ Anyway, I had a VHS copy that I swear we wore out because we watched it so much. Jen had to see it at my place because her mom wouldn’t let her watch R-rated movies yet. Eventually her mom made an exception for the Lost Boys because she saw how much we really liked the movie. I recall bringing the tape over to Jen’s so that her mom could watch it with us once.
Okay, why am I suddenly feeling old? That was only 22 years ago…
Ummmm…okay, so it’s been awhile since I first saw that movie and just had to, had to, had to have a jacket like the one Alex Winter wore as Marko. I dunno if it was the patches or the chains or what, but his jacket rocked my world. I still want one just like it.
But instead of tracking that one down and paying an outrageous sum for it (if it even still exists!), I have the one I made all those years ago. Well, I had the jacket already. I just went to town adding chains and rhinestones and all sorts of broken jewelry and stuff to it. The darn thing weighs 10 pounds now!
I worked on it all the way through high school. When Jen was into peace signs, I put one on a pocket. I was into infinity signs so naturally there’s a bunch of those on there. Our best bud Wendy was into ankhs so, that’s on a pocket. Carrie was exciting, so there’s an exclamation point on a sleeve. And Jen’s sister Laura…well…she inspired the question mark on the other sleeve. You’d have to’ve known us girls back then to really understand that jacket. But I still love it after all these years.
Through the 250 hours I put in on that thing, I taught myself how to attach all sorts of stuff to fabric…in several different ways, too. I tried all sorts of methods. Some worked far better than others.
Putting what I learned on that jacket to good use, I have made my vampire bite chokers reversible. Yeah. You can wear the bite on your left or on your right without having to unhook, unwind or untwist anything. Just flip the choker around and reclasp it around your neck. That’s it.
What I’m particularly enjoying is that while I’m making vampire bite chokers, I’m brainstorming about the next book in the Talisman Bay series. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that Jen and I are actively working on it and there’s more than one vampire…and a decent amount of biting going on.
Good golly, I’m getting excited just thinking about drafting the next scene. A big thing just happened after a couple smaller things which had an even bigger thing before them and right now, I gotta get everyone set for the beginning of the next big thing.
That wasn’t vague enough, was it? 
I should quit teasing and go work on the scene so that the book can get finished sooner and ya’ll can read for yourself all the vampiry goodness…
In the mean time, check out my vampire bite choker at ArtFire and receive a Talisman Bay tote bag with your purchase, using coupon code TALISMANBAY during checkout.
Sometimes fantasies
do come true.
Behind the scenes,
beneath the covers...
Dodging explosions, crashing cars, jumping off rooftops…and falling in love.
Is she a victim of a madman's agenda, or a willing player in his demonic games?
Welcome to Talisman Bay, where all hell breaks loose on a daily basis, especially when you fall in love.
January 17th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Good Lord Lisa. I’m not surprised you still have it. It’s been forever since I’ve seen that. You never went anywhere without it. It makes me think of the time we went to the mall in that big ol’ van of yours when first got your license. Remember that guy in the t-shirt shop with the stripped shirt that was checking us out. Good grief that was fun.
June 29th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
I absolutely LOVE the Vampire Bite Choker like the one above….. Couldn’t find in in your shop. How can i get several??