Category: LEGO sets

  • LEGO set: Lotus Flowers (40647)

    LEGO set: Lotus Flowers (40647)

    LEGO’s pink and white Lotus Flowers set is my second favorite of the small individual flower sets. (My favorite is LEGO’s red Roses.) I was surprised at how organic and curvy these flowers look without using many specialized parts. And I absolutely love the textured yellow centers — just like a lotus flower! That pointed,…

  • LEGO Orchid green color variation

    LEGO Orchid green color variation

    My LEGO Orchid is one of my favorite botanical sets, so when I spotted the pieces in a bulk buy from an online thrift store, I decided to build a different color variation: white and green! (Lime or yellowish green petals with white center parts are more common, but I’m working with the part colors…

  • LEGO set: Bird of Paradise (10289)

    LEGO set: Bird of Paradise (10289)

    The bird of paradise isn’t one of my favorite plants, so I was a little surprised at how much I love the botanical LEGO set version! (Not to mention nice part usage like the dark purple fencing foils in the flowers.)The potted brick-built plant has an architectural elegance I find beautiful, and the scale is…

  • LEGO set: Roses (40460)

    LEGO set: Roses (40460)

    LEGO’s red roses are my favorite lower-priced botanical set. They have all the intricacy of the Flower Bouquet and Wildflower Bouquet, and the build is slightly different than the roses in the Flower Bouquet. But with just two flowers, they’re a great price point for a small gift or to try and see how you…

  • LEGO Viking Ship 40323

    LEGO Viking Ship 40323

    Does anyone else enjoy LEGO’s mini monthly model builds? This is the Viking Ship (40323) (and yes, it’s quite a bit smaller and simpler than the wonderful 3 in 1 version!) But I kind of love the simplicity of these small-scale builds — they’re great for a low-key brick-building day. They’re fun to display in…

  • LEGO Welsh Poppies + some from my garden

    LEGO Welsh Poppies + some from my garden

    I was thrilled to build the yellow Welsh Poppies in LEGO’s Wildflower Bouquet set. They’re beautiful, and they’re remarkably similar to the ones I grow in my garden! Now I just have to figure out how to build a seedpod and some leaves for them… Cut flower tip: if you’d like to cut poppies from…

  • LEGO poppy color variations

    LEGO poppy color variations

    Some color variations I built of LEGO’s Poppy design (part of 10280 Flower Bouquet, from the Botanical Collection) in dark azure, medium blue, yellow, bright light orange, red, dark red, and white, with various center colors. I’m still waiting for the last few parts on a few of these! Vase is the White Brick Vase…