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  • Simplest Colorblock Vase for LEGO Roses set

    Simplest Colorblock Vase for LEGO Roses set

    I loved building LEGO’s Roses (40460) set! Since they don’t come with a vase, here are some simple beginner-level instructions to build your own easy brick-built colorblock bud vase. It’s a great way to display your Roses, and would be a fun special gift to give with the Roses set. And if you’re new to…

  • MOC: Winter Ice Flowers  with vases (and a playable landscape base!)

    MOC: Winter Ice Flowers with vases (and a playable landscape base!)

    I’m thrilled to share that I’ve submitted my transparent winter flowers MOC to LEGO’s Ideas platform! This means that if you love this idea, you can vote for it to become a real set produced by LEGO someday! I built this set because I really love LEGO’s Botanical collection, and I wanted to see if…

  • 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…

  • SEC: Siberian Iris by DoctorOctoroc

    SEC: Siberian Iris by DoctorOctoroc

    This is the Siberian Iris, designed by DoctorOctoroc. I bought the instructions on Rebrickable here. The ornate black pot had some fun techniques, but I also really enjoyed building lifelike flowers and leaves from pretty simple parts, mostly curved bricks and tiles. Here it is with the Bumblebee Girl for scale. Gardeners will notice this…

  • 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…

  • SEC: Hyacinth by DoctorOctoroc

    SEC: Hyacinth by DoctorOctoroc

    Once I’d run out of LEGO’s Botanical Collection and other flower sets to build, I began looking for other designers’ instructions (AKA SECs = Someone Else’s Creations.) This is the Hyacinth by DoctorOctoroc. I love the flower and plant shapes, and that modern-style white pot. I bought the instructions on Rebrickable here. I built it…

  • SEC: White Brick Vase by thebricknurse

    SEC: White Brick Vase by thebricknurse

    After I built my LEGO Flower Bouquet (10280), I needed a vase for it! Since LEGO didn’t make a vase set, and I didn’t feel confident enough in my building skills to create a MOC* I’d like, I started searching for SEC** instructions. *MOC = My Own Creation; **SEC = Someone Else’s Creation This is…

  • 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…

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