And the winner is....

Not us, big surprise!

Peep Show IV: The Finalists

Mad props to this year's winners and finalists for the huge talent and skill displayed.  It's only inspiration for next year......

The Peep Your Peep Could Smell Like

The Pioneer Press did a "Peeps in Motion" contest this year.  Great, another contest for us to suck at.

We do love this entry, though.

Another diorama that dares to rob us of our prize

We can't link to this awesome diorama on Flickr, but you can see it here.  It's called "Teddy Wins!" and if you live anywhere near DC and give two shakes about baseball, you know what it's about.  Why the crap didn't we think of it?  Sigh.

Also stealing our prizes this year:

The Dupont Circle Snowball Fight organizers (rabble rousers!) have some photos of the Best Snowpocalypse Diorama Ever posted on their Facebook page.  There's a tiny version of the U Street snowball fight, seen above, as well as the Dupont Circle snowball fight:

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I hope you'll excuse me....I have to go find Jess and Doug so we can all hide under the covers until this embarrassment is over.

Obviously this year's winner

Doug came across this entry the day after we submitted ours, and we were shocked. First, the skill here is impressive. The details are striking, the costumes are cute, and it's a great DC scene to re-create.

But second, HOLY CRAP this thing has its own FACEBOOK FAN GROUP. There are 3,300 fans for this thing.

You want to know how many people are fans of our diorama?

Like, 5. On a good day.

Seriously, you need to look at the photos from this monstrosity of awesomeness. Go to the Facebook group right now. Pay attention to the stained-glass window, because it's gonna blow your crafting-addled mind.

A Diorama That We Might Beat

While a lovely attempt to recreate the antics of MTV's Jersey Shore, I kind of have a feeling we rank higher than this diorama.  Score one for us.

Our Entry Description

As requested by the only member of my family who knows what a "blog" is, here is the text of our entry that was emailed to the Washington Post.  Doug is a pretty clever writer if I may say so myself:

We have titled our Peeps Diorama "Peep Flu!" in honor of the Swine Flu Extravaganza of 2009.  The diorama depicts the frenzied scene inside and outside a vaccine clinic.  Outside the clinic, hordes of anxious Peeps await their turn to receive the Peep Flu vaccine.  Among those waiting are pregnant mothers, seeking to protect their unborn children from the evils of Peep Flu, hypochondriac townspeople sporting face masks, and and a handful of other vaccine-seekers.  A television crew interviews a nurse in the parking lot, while inside, doctors and nurses tend to patients.    

Our team of diorama artists consists of all veteran diorama builders, who have joined forces to fight the Peep Flu. We will be chronicling the journey for our friends and blog enthusiasts everywhere - www.peepsonparade.blogspot.com

Happy Peeping!

Lisa, Jessica, and Doug