Book Love: Bad Taste In Boys

Carrie Harris. You have to know her. She's the awesome author of Bad Taste In Boys, coming out July 12th (ahem, my birthday).
It's going to be a great addition to the YA genre, I mean...it's zombies!

Here is a summary (from Goodreads):
Someone's been a very bad zombie.
Kate Grable is horrified to find out that the football coach has given the team steroids. Worse yet, the steroids are having an unexpected effect, turning hot gridiron hunks into mindless flesh-eating zombies. No one is safe--not her cute crush Aaron, not her dorky brother, Jonah . . . not even Kate!
She's got to find an antidote--before her entire high school ends up eating each other. So Kate, her best girlfriend, Rocky, and Aaron stage a frantic battle to save their town. . . and stay hormonally human.

And if that summary didn't grab you, check out the beautiful cover:It's creepy and a bit sexy, isn't it? I love it. And I even love the font.

I've grown to be a bit stalkery of Carrie Harris and her awesomeness. I've read almost all her blog entries, I follow her on twitter, I friended her on Goodreads...the stalkyness is an ongoing battle I am beginning to lose.
I admire her humor and wit, and if her book is anything like her, it's an instant hit for me.

So Carrie has an awesome giveaway on her blog right now (ends tonight, go enter quick!) for a chance to win her book before it comes out.
I combined my stalkeryness with my craftyness and created some pretty cool stuff.

First, I wanted to go out of the box and create a movie poster. I mean, who wouldn't want to watch BTIB? So I made this entire poster from scratch. There are over 10 images added in for it, and I really like the way it turned out.
I made the director George Romero (creator of The Night of The Living Dead):
Then, since it's all about the sugary lip-ness (lip-ness? hmm), I decided to take a pic of me with the sugary goodness. Here is me with the lips:
I thought it wouldn't be so bad to lick the sugar off afterwards. Note to others and to self for future reference: don't do that.


Last idea I had is my fave. I made a ring inspired by Bad Taste In Boys! It's made from polymer clay. I glazed it to death to get the shine and then I glued clear mini beads on to look like sugar.
Here are 3 pics, one from the front, one from the side, and one with me trying it on:

Even if I don't win, I had a blast making this stuff. And maybe it will inspire you to make your own zombie creations!

Don't forget, Bad Taste In Boys comes out on July 12th!