{"id":2272,"date":"2015-11-09T18:12:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T01:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2015-11-16T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T23:06:51","slug":"the-2015-holiday-ornament-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/?p=2272","title":{"rendered":"The 2015 Holiday Ornament Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ornamentbedbugs2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-895\" title=\"ornamentbedbugs2010\" src=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ornamentbedbugs2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ornamentbedbugs2010.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ornamentbedbugs2010-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ornamentbedbugs2010-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again!\u00a0 It\u2019s time for you, my customers to show us what kind of jokes you\u2019ve got and what weird kind of ornament you want to hang on your tree this Christmas.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a good year for weird stories in the news, so there is lots of material out there for us to work with.\u00a0 As always, the person or persons who come up with the best design(s) will win an ornament with their design on it and the bragging rights to having come up with this year\u2019s winning design.\u00a0 Here are a few guidelines for coming up with a winning entry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep it simple!\u00a0 I need to be able to hand-draw this design on a two inch diameter ceramic ornament.\u00a0 Elaborate designs are too hard to reproduce.<\/li>\n<li>Try to tie in the holiday theme.\u00a0 The Balloon Boy joke below works so wonderfully well because it brings in the holiday verbiage.<\/li>\n<li>Make it something that will just get better as the years go on.\u00a0 What current event do you want to remember every year as you trim your holiday tree?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HOW TO ENTER: Simply email us your drawings, ideas, etc. to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/?page_id=9\" target=\"_blank\">tom@wallyware.biz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DEADLINE: Friday, November 20th!\u00a0 We\u2019ll announce the winners here and in an email on Wednesday, November 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get some inspiration for this project?\u00a0 Take a look at my line of ornaments (on sale for just $13.50) in my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.goestores.com\/storename\/thomassedwards\/ViewDept-256314.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fucktreeornamentx500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"fucktreeornamentx500\" src=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fucktreeornamentx500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BalloonBoyornament400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"BalloonBoyornament400\" src=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BalloonBoyornament400-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/zombiepirate2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"zombiepirate2\" src=\"https:\/\/wallypots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/zombiepirate2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again!\u00a0 It\u2019s time for you, my customers to show us what kind of jokes you\u2019ve got and what weird kind of ornament you want to hang on your tree this Christmas.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a good &hellip; 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