MOC Lego Beauty and the Beast Rose

[Muddy]

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/muddy/Non-Star-Wars/2ndRose/rose_5.jpg

Lego Beauty and the Beast Rose

Okay I did the above project as a gift for a friend who I have to wait before I can date (don't ask)

I just would like some feedback before I give it to her

Please be honest

any feedback is productive

Including "meah", "blah", "average" anything is valuable to me at this point

Any help would do

Edited December 31, 2011 by I Scream Clone
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[Darkdragon]

I love the rose design, I have not seen one like this before and it's a nice change from the closed roses.

The addition of some dropped petals is great, but I'm not sold on the base. It seems big and bulky/unrefined compared to the rose itself. Was that the intention?

[Muddy]

I love the rose design, I have not seen one like this before and it's a nice change from the closed roses.

The addition of some dropped petals is great, but I'm not sold on the base. It seems big and bulky/unrefined compared to the rose itself. Was that the intention?

YES - The B&B Rose is on a base covered by glass - the Base is wide on purpose so that it can be encased in glass - I just haven't got the glass for it yet

Also the picture is a link to my Brickshelf gallery - with more pictures. - Including early prototype - if you go up one level you can see a folder with my first lego rose I did

It comes as a special gift package

I am including the following text

"For Belle,

The rose represented a prison,

Waiting for something that never will come.

The petals fell like snow,

a cold blanket,

a cruel fate.

This journey took her though the coldest depths of winter

thawing into the slow warm embrace of spring.

Ultimately she learned that true beauty comes from a kind heart & a warm gentle soul.

As the last petal fell,

Belle knew the journey was a lesson

patients is it’s own reward

The end of one journey is the start of another..."

Edited December 28, 2011 by Muddy

[mostlytechnic]

The rose is fantastic - I'd have known it wat the B&tB rose even w/o the title, thanks to the fallen petals.

The base is, well, a base. Fine by me to have it simple and just there.

[Muddy]

I found some glass for $2.50 so here is the final version

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/muddy/Non-Star-Wars/2ndRose/dscn3890.jpg

Edited December 31, 2011 by I Scream Clone
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[Gijserman]

I Like the rose, but I'm not really keen on the base.. It's doesn;t really match with the rose, looks a bit like a metal plate

[Muddy]

I so should change the name to "Beauty and the Base"

- Yes the Plain looking non lego base is not a lego "Plate" it looks like a metal plate because it is actually a mirror turned upside down

- it can be displayed mirror side up or greyenish side up.

The LEGO base is plain "ugly" on purpose

- it is more functional than it appears.

If you look at the one picture with the glass over it you will notice it is NOT symmetrical like it should be

- DRAWING the eye to it when viewed in person.

This was done so that it's new owner would find the hidden compartment and the note hidden inside.

(The hidden Compartment is 2 Modified 1 x 4 Bricks with Groove (Part #2653) side by side creating just enough space for a TINY scroll

- the recipient is a teacher so the scroll is in the shape of an APPLE.

With the note

- May a piece of your life never be out of place.

Also easter eggs galore

A frog

- AKA prince charming is used as a Thorn

- he can be seen in some pictures

The Glass is actually BELL shaped

- Belle is the name of the female lead in Beauty and the Beast

- Belle is french for Beauty.

Lots of other little details but yeah thanks for the feedback it is all packed up and ready to be shipped off

I raised the rose by 2x of the trclear cylinders and it looks better in the Glass

The funny thing is I can't date the lady for another 4 months and a few days

[Darkdragon]

Well it looks very nice. I hope she loves it, you obviously put a lot of thought and work into the project.

[Vindicare]

The rose, as well as the base, is spot on. I'm not really feeling that particular glass though. Too tall. Otherwise, great job.

[Muddy]

The rose, as well as the base, is spot on. I'm not really feeling that particular glass though. Too tall. Otherwise, great job.

The final version I bumped it up two bricks to make it more centered I agree but I was running out of time before the delivery date (which is in 20 hours or so)

I also wanted to beef up the back of it a bit by either adding green cheese wedges, or green frogs - neither of which I had available at the time.

Unless you think TrGreen Frogs would work?

[Vindicare]

The final version I bumped it up two bricks to make it more centered I agree but I was running out of time before the delivery date (which is in 20 hours or so)

I also wanted to beef up the back of it a bit by either adding green cheese wedges, or green frogs - neither of which I had available at the time.

Unless you think TrGreen Frogs would work?

Green frogs used as what?

[Muddy]

Green frogs used as what?

The back of a rose it has little leafie things that piece would have been perfect - I have no word and won't know for quite sometime if she likes it or not.

[Vindicare]

The back of a rose it has little leafie things that piece would have been perfect - I have no word and won't know for quite sometime if she likes it or not.

Ah, I see. Well, good luck with the girl! Hopefully it turns out the way you want it to.

[badboytje88]

I love the rose! Not a huge fan of the leafs though. But I wouldn't have a single clue on how to make them better...

[Muddy]

Ah, I see. Well, good luck with the girl! Hopefully it turns out the way you want it to.

I hope so 122 days to go...

I will only get silence between now and then, which sucks because it will kill me everyday

I look for 4 years to find somebody worth going out with - only to have to WAIT another 4 months to do so... ARGh

Funny thing is first available day is May 4th - Star Wars day...lol... and the day after is Free Comic Book day - which makes it easy to count down the days all I got to do is go to their webpage and subtract a day...

I just hope I didn't over do it.

What I really need is her to slam me against the door and make out with me right now

I mean what would a reaction to getting something like this be?

I love the rose! Not a huge fan of the leafs though. But I wouldn't have a single clue on how to make them better...

Yeah I did the basic palmtree tops don't think it would have turned out right with any of the other types of leaves or even brick built leaves thanks for the comment.

[Vindicare]

I hope so 122 days to go...

I will only get silence between now and then, which sucks because it will kill me everyday

I look for 4 years to find somebody worth going out with - only to have to WAIT another 4 months to do so... ARGh

Funny thing is first available day is May 4th - Star Wars day...lol... and the day after is Free Comic Book day - which makes it easy to count down the days all I got to do is go to their webpage and subtract a day...

I just hope I didn't over do it.

What I really need is her to slam me against the door and make out with me right now

I mean what would a reaction to getting something like this be?

Yeah I did the basic palmtree tops don't think it would have turned out right with any of the other types of leaves or even brick built leaves thanks for the comment.

Damn, why the long wait?(if you don't mind elaborating. If not, I totally get it)

I'd say a good slamming should be in order. Personally, I think a homemade gift is better than store bought. Again, good luck and hoping you don't go crazy in these next 122 days.

[Muddy]

Damn, why the long wait?(if you don't mind elaborating. If not, I totally get it)

I'd say a good slamming should be in order. Personally, I think a homemade gift is better than store bought. Again, good luck and hoping you don't go crazy in these next 122 days.

Well she is studying to be a teacher and personal reasons prevented her from graduating this past year, her child goes to the daycare I work @ and although it is not "unethical" to date her, my boss who can be slippery (Says one thing does another - which is going to end up hurting herself very badly before too long)

Passive aggressive people only end up hurting themselves

I don't work when her child will be there.

Looked it up on the accreditation thing not a real problem

HOWEVER we are playing it safe just so my future as a teacher and her future as a teacher won't be screwed over by a shady lady - lol

I have OCD which means it will kill me everyday not to know what she thought about it.

Imagine going to Monks house and moving a piece of furniture and preventing him from moving it back for months - he would go bonkers.

Thankfully my OCD is not Bio-Chemcial but behavioral - I adapted these behaviors after I saw first hand all the illegal activities the George Bush (Mass murder) and Dick Cheney (much worse than the other guy) did while I was working at a National Level Intelligence Office.

But if it was Bio-Chemical I would exploded like monk did in that one episode with the earthquake...

If your curious you can find my first lego rose here

Edited January 4, 2012 by Muddy

[Vindicare]

Well she is studying to be a teacher and personal reasons prevented her from graduating this past year, her child goes to the daycare I work @ and although it is not "unethical" to date her, my boss who can be slippery (Says one thing does another - which is going to end up hurting herself very badly before too long)

Passive aggressive people only end up hurting themselves

I don't work when her child will be there.

Looked it up on the accreditation thing not a real problem

HOWEVER we are playing it safe just so my future as a teacher and her future as a teacher won't be screwed over by a shady lady - lol

I have OCD which means it will kill me everyday not to know what she thought about it.

Imagine going to Monks house and moving a piece of furniture and preventing him from moving it back for months - he would go bonkers.

Thankfully my OCD is not Bio-Chemcial but behavioral - I adapted these behaviors after I saw first hand all the illegal activities the George Bush (Mass murder) and Dick Cheney (much worse than the other guy) did while I was working at a National Level Intelligence Office.

But if it was Bio-Chemical I would exploded like monk did in that one episode with the earthquake...

If your curious you can find my first lego rose here

Ok. So, you're waiting for her to graduate...and then you'll give her the rose and confess your love. Followed by a good wall slamming.

[Muddy]

Ok. So, you're waiting for her to graduate...and then you'll give her the rose and confess your love. Followed by a good wall slamming.

Actually she has it already I left it for her @ her work on her last day until after graduation in an ugly box.

It was a reminder that patients is it's own reward.

It is more like an I don't want to be forgotten gift.

We will see where things go in 120ish days.

I left a note for her not to talk until she graduates

So I wouldn't be a distraction

[Vindicare]

Actually she has it already I left it for her @ her work on her last day until after graduation in an ugly box.

It was a reminder that patients is it's own reward.

It is more like an I don't want to be forgotten gift.

We will see where things go in 120ish days.

I left a note for her not to talk until she graduates

So I wouldn't be a distraction

Nice. Something really personal like that, I don't see her forgetting you. So, with the no talk policy, do you know how she feels about you?

I did something kind of similar to you. I painted a picture of the cover of the album that her favorite song ever was on and gave it to her before she left for college. Last time I talked to her, she had it hanging on her wall.

Edit: double bad post for me... 1313

Edited January 4, 2012 by Legocrazy81

[Muddy]

Nice. Something really personal like that, I don't see her forgetting you. So, with the no talk policy, do you know how she feels about you?

I did something kind of similar to you. I painted a picture of the cover of the album that her favorite song ever was on and gave it to her before she left for college. Last time I talked to her, she had it hanging on her wall.

Edit: double bad post for me... 1313

She said wait and see - but also said potential for relationship..come may (when we can first go out.)

I will be so close yet so far away.

She has three kids and two jobs so she won't have that much time to think about me.

I figure if she is doing lesson plans and on one side of her desk is "The Graduate" from from the collection series and on the other side is the rose she will have two things to remind her that she has alot to look forward to in 2012.

Crappy thing is I am doing this all by blind faith...

I just want to get to know her better, and it has been a long time since I found anybody worth dating so I can wait for her she is worth the wait.

[Muddy]

Just thought I would give an update

On February 20th she destroyed me by Flashing some expensive pendent in my face

Then I found out she was in a relationship and she has done nothing but belittle and make fun of me.

I am totally crushed

She so killed me and didn't even know it.

I was waiting on her, I was worth the wait...

[Vindicare]

Just thought I would give an update

On February 20th she destroyed me by Flashing some expensive pendent in my face

Then I found out she was in a relationship and she has done nothing but belittle and make fun of me.

I am totally crushed

She so killed me and didn't even know it.

I was waiting on her, I was worth the wait...

Not cool. Bummer, I feel for you. She clearly didn't recognize it, but a gift from the heart will always be better than an expensive thoughtless gift to the right girl. Clearly, she wasn't the right girl. Chin up.