The winter is for Toby Daye and LEGO

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“A real, genuine, hope chest, carved by Oberon’s own hand from the four sacred woods of Faerie—oak and ash for bracing and balance, rowan and thorn for pattern and protection.”

“Rosemary and Rue” by Seanan McGuire

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A LEGO model of a decorative hope chest with ornate gold and dark red accents, set atop a white, block-built base. The chest is rectangular with tan brick detailing, a gold filigree design, and dark red accent pieces. Small red rose-like petal LEGO pieces are scattered on the base. The scene is lit, with a wooden floor and burgundy cloth backdrop.
There are two row of three disassembled LEGO pieces, all rectangular and square structures, that can be stacked and assembled easily with each other. Top row consists of the two parts of the hope chest and the stand base. The chest is split into two parts - base and a lid, with visible nougat bottom of the chest. On the right to it sits the stand base with white brick and tiles, and some rounded elements in the corners. A small round tile with the letter 'z' marks the artist signature, and two dark yellow bricks mark where the stand backbone should be attached. The bottow row - left to rigth - shows the stand pillar backbone, the stand pillar external ornaments, and the stand top. The stand backbone/hidden structure, consisting of dark yellow and light lavender bricks in a masonry pattern, finished with white tiles. The stand external sleeve of the pillar is featuring solid white bricks - both with brick and smooth external look - ordered in an interchanging order, creating the illusion of a weaving of the structure. Some of the bricks are covered with weaving-like continuiosly going toward top right pattern of golden leaves. The stand top is fully white, covered with white tiles, some of them slightly raised to fix the position of the hope chest on the stand.

I am going through the series again, this time listening to the audio books, and trying to keep my hands busy and myself out of my own head.

For book one I made a hope chest, using 4 colours for the structure of the chest:

– tan for oak

– nougat for ash

– golden for rowan

– dark red for thorn.

The whole thing is 1104 parts.

Elements I am really happy with :

– the use of frogs, and how well they fit in the final design; also, it might make Seanan McGuire chuckle if she sees it on Tumblr;

– the structure of the hope chest, including the little handles of both the chest itself and it’s lid;

– how ‘stackable’ all parts of the design are, and the way the bricks and the leaves weave in a spiral pattern;

– the stand itself, as a nod to the latest book in the series – “Silver and Lead”.

I am trying to not beat myself up that it could’ve been better and more intricate, especially since I was working with a limited amount of parts for the patterns. Also, it literally didn’t exist before I made it, so…

I hope you like it, too.

Instructions for the build – Hope-Chest_-_instruction

LEGO model of a beige and brown, adorned with gold floral and ornate handles hope chest. It sits atop a matching white platform, and the platform sitting on top of a square white pillar decorated with gold floral embellishments. Below the main image are four perspective views of the treasure chest and its pillar.
Nine-panel collage showcasing a detailed model of a hope chest, built entirely from LEGO bricks. The chest is primarily beige and brown, adorned with gold floral and ornate handles. It sits atop a white brick and tiles pedestal, also made of LEGOs, with several red rose-like petal pieces scattered on the surface and burgundy fabric in the background. Different angles depict the chest's details, including its open and closed states, emphasizing the craftsmanship and design.

It stacks!