![]() ![]() I made a teddy bear from fuzzy brown pom pom craft balls and added a design to the burlap rug. I glued felt to make the pants, wire to make glasses and curly ribbon for Goldilocks' hair. I cut an extra Peep up to add to Papa and Mama bear so that they would be different sizes. I decided to see if I could make it without purchasing anything beside the Peeps. She came to my home with a children's book and raspberry Peeps for me to start to work! The book is 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' by Caralyn Buchner and Mark Buchner. "My granddaughter was excited on making her own and thought that I should participate also. "I'm a 71-year-old grandma who lives in Houston, Penn.," writes Darlene Taylor. After every sequin was in place, each posed for individual and group fashion photos." The Peeps, however, were truly professional and hardly made sound, a peep, if you will, while under the heat of a glue gun or anticipating the potential jab of a needle (needles are VERY BIG to a Peep). The tiny work was, at times, pretty fiddly. As a costumer in my fun time, these little treats were fun to imagine, but took hours and hours of fabric matching, jewel obtaining and, of course, endless fittings. Each participant was given its own couture look. My diorama reflects this acceptance in its PEEPy sugary goodness. Since 2004, I have been involved in a pageant that, in fact, welcomes all people: anyone may enter. Some have one eye, two eyes and even three eyes. "Peeps Planet Pageant – All Peeps Are Beautiful" by Suzie Sims-Fletcher: "Peeps Planet Pageant contestants are unique in color and flavor: Watermelon, Tropical, Pudding and Dr. Why are our attics full of Barbie swag?" - Julia Costello, Brenda Doneux, Colette Goderstad, Denise Ostrom, Cheryl Ramier, Karen Richtman and Mary Zweber. We are of an age where old Barbie Doll furniture came in handy. Learned that fresh Peeps are easier to handle than dried, shriveled ones. Impaling Peeps with toothpicks sometimes seemed cruel. Stone Arch Bridge, Snowflake, Big Dipper, Lotsa Lakes, North Woods, Pine Trees, Starry Night and an umbrella? Lessons learned: Knitting with toothpicks is difficult - Peeps had no problem. As you can see, the Peeps came up with many good ideas. That was it! Knit & Purl Peeps decided to submit entries for the new state flag! The possibilities are endless. Coincidently, featured a story on plans to change to the Minnesota flag. This year we decided to enter the 2023 Pioneer Press Peeps Contest! We toyed with a Minnesota State Fair Creative Arts theme – hoping for that elusive blue ribbon. We love to gather to knit, chat, work on community projects, and on occasion, enjoy a wee dram of bubbly. Honorable mention: "We are the RiverKnitters of Stillwater, a group of women knitters located in the St Croix Valley. It was a fun creative experience for us both as usual. Millie is covering up the gap between the two tables. I had to snap off the opposite side and glue it to the front to make the bench wide enough. The trees are the tops of my winter porch decorations. I had no near disasters, but I had to order two small picnic tables to make it wide enough to see, and when they arrived, the bench was too thin and the Peeps tumbled off. I used the grass and background from the last time I entered, but added more grass, spray painted it with a dusting of brown to look like winter grass and added real snow. I didn't want to use yarn, so I found a good color on a small stuffed animal at Goodwill and used some of the fur. Bill's hair and beard were a challenge because of the color. ![]() The embroidery detail on Bill's jacket was done with a white-out pen and a black ink pen. He also built the cabin from an old Lincoln Logs set. I made the jackets out of red felt and used a black Sharpie to create a small enough buffalo plaid effect. Hansen writes: "Brian was the inspiration behind the idea to do the 'Minnesota Bound' show. Created by Laurie Hansen and Brian Croone in honor of the television program. Minnesota "Peeps" Bound featuring Laura "Peep" Schara (the "Peep about the woods"), Bill Sherck and Minnesota Bound Millie Peep.
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