Pinkorama
"A Peepingly Good Time at Farley Castle": A MISTLETOE Pinkorama
On the second day of Turnip, my author gave to me… a Mistletoe Pinkorama by Pam and Colleen! Pam and Colleen describe the scene: Starring Jane Austen in maroon, Arabella in brown, Turnip in pink, and Lord Vaughn in black and red with Mary Vaughn in a red and green cape glaring at the happy…
Read MoreCongratulations, Pinkorama Winners!
Because every Pinkorama this year was, without doubt, a winner, the dominant theme in the voting being, “But how? How can you make me choose?” The Convent of Peepsino edged out slightly ahead (Miss Gwen preens and blows a speck of dust off the tip of her parasol), but it was such a close-run thing…
Read MorePinkorama 2016 Round-Up
Hats off to Kayse, Rachel, Candace, Cassandra, and Colleen for this year’s gorgeous Pinkoramas (aka Pink Carnation Peep Dioramas)! They run the gamut from pseudo-medieval books within books to Napoleonic to 1920s to modern. Here, in the order in which they were received, are the Pinkoramas of 2016: 1. The Convent of Peepsino, by Kayse,…
Read MorePinkorama #4: The Unpeepable Truth
I’m so happy that The Other Daughter got a shout-out in this year’s Pinkorama! From Colleen, we have the moment in The Other Daughter when our mild-mannered governess, Rachel, learns that her father isn’t dead and a botanist, but alive and an earl: “It’s the unpeepable truth that her father is alive”. Doesn’t that header…
Read MorePinkorama #3: Eloise & Colin, Happily Peep After…
It’s time for some Happily Peep After (Hapeeply Ever After?) in our third Pinkorama, by Candace and Cassandra! SPOILER ALERT If you haven’t read the later Pink books yet, stop here, or forever hold your Peeps. Or peace. If you have read Pink XII, or don’t mind spoilers, or just like Peep dioramas, scroll on…
Read MorePinkorama #2: Amy & Richard's Spy School Meets the Phantom Peep
It’s time for a blast from Pinks past: a scene from Pink II, The Masque of the Black Tulip! Rachel writes: My Pinkorama is based on The Masque of the Black Tulip, Chapter 24: Amy and Richard’s Spy School Meets the Phantom Peep! First, the Phantom Peep steals through Richard’s study… With Henrietta hot on…
Read MorePinkorama #1: THE CONVENT OF PEEPSINO
Miss Gwen is having a good gloat. (And no one gloats like Miss Gwen.) Our first Pinkorama of 2016 is her very own Convent of Orsino, brought delightfully to peep by Kayse. Some background: in Pink X, The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (aka Miss Gwen Explains Everything), each chapter begins with a snippet from…
Read MoreLast Chance to Enter the 6th Annual Pinkorama Contest!
It’s your last chance to enter the 6th Annual Pinkorama contest! Do you have slightly stale Peeps with theatrical tendencies? Have you been itching to render a Pink Carnation scene in sugar form? Now’s your chance! You can find all of the Pinkorama rules and details here. For inspiration, check out the Pinkorama Gallery, here.…
Read MoreReady… Peep… Go!
It’s time for the 6th Annual Pink Carnation Peep Diorama Contest! In other words? It’s Pinkorama time. The rules are simple: using those sugary, marshmallowy goodies (Peeps), recreate your favorite scene from the Pink Carnation novels. Any of the Pink books, novellas, or bonus chapters are up for grabs. Even though it’s not technically Pink,…
Read MoreAnd the Pinkorama winners are….
Everyone! With Pinkoramae like that, how could I not give a prize to each and every one? But if you want to know what the vote tallies were, we had…. Honorable Mentions: Christine’s Vampeep (and pound cake): Nikki’s Love at First Peep: Third Place: Candace and Cassandra’s Napeepleon Meets Miss Gwen: Second Place: Rachel’s Robert’s…
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