The 2023 Pinkorama Round-Up
Calling all 2023 Pinkorama participants to take a bow! It’s time for the 2023 Pinkorama Round Up!
This year, we’ve got an Italian count and his art collection, Teddy Roosepeep and his Rough Peepers, Eloise hard at work in the library at Selpeep Hall, love among the weeds in 1805 Hyderabad, three generations of Peeps in the Forgotten Room, and Team W immortalized in Peep form.
Before we go further– I know, I know, you’re waiting for the peeps!– I just want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the Pinkorama participants. Thank you for for being so generous with your time, your energy, your creativity. This year has been a difficult one in a lot of ways– I’m still reeling from the plagiarism drama earlier this year and very, very behind on the current book– but it’s been such a balm to have the shared delight of marveling over these amazing scenes you’ve created. Thank you for creating this oasis of sugary joy.
And now on to the Peeps! It’s impossible to choose just one favorite out of so much gorgeousness– which is why I’m opening it up to voting!
Pick your favorite Pinkorama from the round-up below and post it in the Comments. Voting closes next Friday (5/5). Winners will be announced on Monday (5/8).
In the order in which I received them, I give you… the 2023 Pinkoramae!
1.”The Lost Summers of Newpeep” by Carla and Rowan (from The Lost Summers of Newport).
It’s autumn, 1899. With the Newport season (and all its drama!) over, the Prince di Conti takes his new bride to his ancestral seat in Italy, showing her the prize of his art collection, Venus rising from the waves, by that great Renaissance master, Peeptian.
Click here for a full description and more pictures of the scene.
2. “Two Peeps and a Wedding” by Rachel (from Two Wars and a Wedding)
Betsy Hayes is determined to get to Tampa to stop her best friend Ava from making the huge mistake of volunteering as a nurse in the Spanish-American War. Thwarted when her train gets backed up two miles from Tampa in the middle of the night, she determines to walk the distance– only to be stopped by two of Peepy Roosevelt’s Rough Peepers.
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3. “The Library at Selpeep Hall” by Sharon (from The Masque of the Black Tulip)
Eloise is hot on the trail of the Pink Carnation! Finally admitted to the archives of Selwick Hall, the American grad student is determined to uncover the true exploits of that most elusive–and floral– of Napoleonic spies.
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4. “In the Weeds” by Carrie and Laura (from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily)
When Miss Penelope Deveraux was married off to Lord Frederick Staines and shipped off to India, it was meant to stem scandal, not cause more of it. But here Lady Freddy is in Hyderabad in 1805 not all in her own clothes (in fact, not in any clothes!) in the weeds with a man very much not her husband– who, in fact, is prone in that palanquin.
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5. “Stolen Peep Moments in the Forgotten Room” by Candace and Cassandra (from The Forgotten Room)
In the forgotten room at the very top of a mansion on the Upper East Side of New York City, the stories of three generations of star-crossed lovers tangle and untangle. As Gilded Age Olive, Jazz Age Lucy, and World War II Kate work out their fates, will they manage to find true love– and unravel the secrets of the forgotten room?
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6. “Team W Peep” by Rachel (from Team W!)
You know you’ve finally made it when you’ve been immortalized in Peep! Here’s Team W, complete with Prosecco, pearls, and palm trees!
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So many kudos to everyone! Carla, Rowan, Rachel, Sharon, Carrie, Laura, Candace, and Cassandra, I am so in awe of your craftsmanship and creativity. It is astounding to me how much personality you can bring to marshmallow and sugar and how true to their models these scenes are. I love how different and individual each of these is, and what very different techniques you use. It’s been such a privilege getting to see you develop and refine your methods over the years– it’s truly peeptastic!
Thank you for bringing these books– and Team W!– so gloriously to life! (To Peep?) Thank you for a superlative (supeeplative?) 2023 Pinkorama!
Now I’m handing it over to you, folks. Vote for your favorite 2023 Pinkorama in the Comments section below! Voting is open until this Friday, 5/5. I’ll tally up the votes and announce the winner(s) here on Monday, 5/8! Although as far as I am concerned, these are ALL winners and I couldn’t possibly choose amongst them. (Which is where you all come in!)
One judge will be randomly chosen to receive a Two Wars and a Wedding notepad as a thank you for participating!
And now… over to the judges!
5
They’re all amazing!!! But really love #4, can’t believe the detail included!! ❤️
#1
6
They are all so cute. But I am going to say 5!
#5
#1, Lost Summers of Newpeep
#6
#6
6.
4
4
4
6
#6 – Team W
6
#1 although they all were spectacular this year
#4
5
5
6
5
This was so hard! They were all wonderful. I’m going to go with #1 because of the detail and attention to scale. Congratulations to everyone who contributed!
They are all so great this year- it’s so hard to choose! ❤
I’m going to say #1… although #6 is a very close second (and would make an awesome author photo. 😉).
#5
2!
4!
1
I pick number 5 for execution, but I like number 4 for the great story!
5. Stolen Peep Moments…
#6
#1
#4
#4
#4
#4 In the Weeds
This is too hard! I’ll go with #2. Teddy on a coal car. Bully!
Number 4!!!
No. 4
4
#4
#4. But #6 should definitely be an author photo for the next team W book!
#5
#4
#1 for sure!
#6!!
#5! It has the most peeps 😁
In the Weeds
#2
#6
Hilarious!!! Perfect!!!
It was so difficult (as always), but I have to with #4. The staging of the scene, the individual handmade elements, and the attention to details (Penelope’s hair!) make this a winner.
But if you give a special consideration prize to #6, I would be ecstatic, because Peep W’s! Who knew they made Biden dresses for Peeps.
Boden! It’s supposed to say Boden dresses!
Spellcheck isn’t as smart as it thinks it is.
I love them all, but I’m going with Pen, 4!
6!
Love them all but I vote for #6
#1
Super tough year, but I’m going with #2 for the win!
#5 As a former art teacher, this was a tough choice! Great creativity on everyone’s part this year!👏
#6
#4
6
#6
#6!
#6!
#6
#1 although v. tempted by #6. Well done, everyone!
2 is so cute!
2 is too cute!
Number 6 Peeps please!
6
Very talented artists. Enjoyed each one.
I vote for #2.
Thank you, everyone.
1!
3
6!
I vote for 2 (my comment from yesterday must have gotten Lost In Space)
#4
#1.
#2, but I love them all and vote #3 for honorable mention since I probably can’t vote for all of them!
4, because I have a soft spot for Penelope, but this was the hardest year ever to choose!
Number 6!
#5 The Forgotten Room (So difficult to decide. Love them all!)
6! such a nice tribute!
I love them all but I am going to say #5!
It’s a tough call between 2 and 5, but I have to go with Team W!