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Favorite past winners of the ‘Star-Telegram’ Peeps diorama contest

Compiled by Courtney Ortega

cortega@star-telegram.com

and

Stephanie Allmon Merry

sallmon@star-telegram.com
2015 winner (adult): “Charlie and the Peep Factory” Creators: Rusty and Amy Suson About the creation: The elaborate and interactive display of the classic film about Willy Wonka included Oompa Loompas, a river of chocolate and each of the main characters meeting their sticky end. “I wanted to do someting for my kids at school,” Amy said. “Something related to books.”
2015 winner (adult): “Charlie and the Peep Factory” Creators: Rusty and Amy Suson About the creation: The elaborate and interactive display of the classic film about Willy Wonka included Oompa Loompas, a river of chocolate and each of the main characters meeting their sticky end. “I wanted to do someting for my kids at school,” Amy said. “Something related to books.” Paul Moseley Star-Telegram archives

It was, indeed, a marshmallow world in the springtime.

In 2007, the Life & Arts section launched a Peeps diorama contest in time for Easter. We got 50 entries from around Tarrant County — from folks young and old, families and single entrants, all out to prove they could make the sweetest things out of the stretchy, sugary candy. Our first winner was, appropriately, a sports-themed creation called “U.S. Opeep,” and its family of creators took home toothbrushes as prizes.

Since then, winning dioramas have included a tribute to pianist Van Cliburn, glimpses of Fort Worth events like the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, re-enactments of the battle of the Alamo and the London Olympics, and scenes from the movies Up, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Wizard of Oz.

This year, we mallowed out a little and took a contest hiatus. But don’t worry, peeps: We’re using the power-rest to peek back at some of our favorite Peeps dioramas from the past nine years.

To view a full gallery of winners, runners-up and finalists, visit Star-Telegram.com/living.

Happy Easter!

This story was originally published March 27, 2016 at 7:56 PM with the headline "Favorite past winners of the ‘Star-Telegram’ Peeps diorama contest."

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