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Things to do with those Peeps
Looking for something to do with all those Peeps in your Easter basket? Well, the Washington Post have a suggestion.
For the last two years the Post has been running a contest for those creative types with too many Peeps and too much time - The Annual Peeps Diorama Contest. You’d have to call the second annual contest a success drawing more than 800 entries.
Photo: Washingtonpost.com
Some of this year’s wacky, clever and unusual entries included -
“Amy Winepeep’s “Rehab”
“Give Peeps a Chance”
“Village Peeple”
“Chick in a Box”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Peep Street”
The judges narrowed down the entries to 32 semifinalists and have created a slide show featuring more than 120 on their Web site (The 120 will post later).
A few helpful tips from the contestants for those of you thinking of giving a diorama a try included -
“If you get Krazy Glue on your hands, don’t freak out,” Dokko says. Just remember: Acetone-based nail polish remover will get it off, whereas non-acetone-based remover won’t.
“It’s important to pick a theme you know will make a great image,” Sillers says. “And it was nice to not be confined to a shoe box. I made it in the round. I never built it in the box. I built the box afterward, and this let me have more angles involved.”
“A hot glue gun works miracles and generally costs only a dollar or two. Also, “buy extra Peeps,” Kate Baylor says. “You never know.” “Get other people’s input,” Chin suggests. “What one person thinks is the best isn’t necessarily the best. We had a couple constructive arguments about how things should be placed and how many Peeps we should use. Originally we wanted close to 100 Peeps, and after we got through 40, we realized it was bit much.” washingtonpost.com
You can check out the photo gallery of the semifinalists at washingtonpost.com
If you try this at home - drop me an email with your photo and I’ll post’em here!
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By Derwood
March 23, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
Lord of the Peeps is a classic.. Google it..