Sets & parts & minidolls! Oh my...

I'm working on something that requires me to build all of my Friends sets. Mind you, I had them all parted out and put away in buckets, bins and containers (oh my). I am now trying to find ALL of the pieces, set by set. Thankfully I keep all of my instructions nicely organized. I am primarily a MOCer and do not build the set again after buying it, building it, and parting it out. But I am excited for the final result.

Slowly but surely I will finish this!

What style of building do you do? Do you buy the sets to build them and display, or do you buy sets to use those sweet, sweet parts?

Felicia's Flowers & Cloud Coffee [MOC]

I was looking through my list of ideas to see what I should make next. The flower shop caught my eye. I started to build it on a 32x32 stud baseplate, and realized it was way too big. Meanwhile, I was on the Friends Bricks forum and found a thread about the Friends Special Edition magazine in the UK. There were some printable instructions that, coincidentally, had a flower shop and a walk up café together. This made me realize that I've been wanting to make a coffee shop as well.

This is what I came up with:

Both buildings have solar panels on their roof. There are also some
electrical boxes and A/C unit.

LEGO Storage: Instruction Booklets

Have you ever been watching a YouTube video and seen someone show off their box full of LEGO instructions? This makes me cringe! They get all beat up, crinkled or maybe even torn! I shudder at the thought. 

So what do I do? I use binders. I know a lot of LEGO fans store their instructions in the same manner, but for those of you that don't, please reconsider. Think of your poor instructions that just want to be taken care of. 

I have a lot binders because, well let's face it, I have some LEGO OCD. Some of these binders are not very full, but I like to be able to find something when I am looking for it. My trusty label maker (I suggest every LEGO fan get one) has made it easy for me to determine which binder is which, and with a uniformity that I love.

My LEGO instruction binders. As my LEGO collection grows, so does the amount of binders.

SpongeBob: Bikini Bottom Undersea Party [REVIEW]

This week I'll be talking about four different LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants sets I got from Target. They currently have a 20% off any SpongeBob set coupon available here. You must print (and use) by 05/18/13. I was able to print four coupons between two computers and get the sets that are available at Target. I realize these are older sets but it's never too late to pick one up!

 

Now, finally, we have the largest of the four sets:

SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom Undersea Party
Set # 3818
471 pieces
$49.99USD ($39.99 with coupon)
$0.11/piece ($0.08 with coupon)
Ages 6-12
Released 2012

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I bought this set for the palm leaves (again) and all of that orange! 

SpongeBob: The Flying Dutchman [REVIEW]

This week I'll be talking about four different LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants sets I got from Target. They currently have a 20% off any SpongeBob set coupon available here. You must print (and use) by 05/18/13. I was able to print four coupons between two computers and get the sets that are available at Target. I realize these are older sets but it's never too late to pick one up!

Today we have another medium set:

SpongeBob SquarePants The Flying Dutchman
Set # 3817
241 pieces
$24.99USD ($19.99 with coupon)
$0.10/piece ($0.08 with coupon)
Ages 6-12
Released 2012

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SpongeBob: Glove World [REVIEW]

This week I'll be talking about four different LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants sets I got from Target. They currently have a 20% off any SpongeBob set coupon available here. You must print (and use) by 05/18/13. I was able to print four coupons between two computers and get the sets that are available at Target. I realize these are older sets but it's never too late to pick one up!

Next up is a medium set:

SpongeBob SquarePants Glove World
Set # 3816
169 pieces
$19.99USD ($15.99 with coupon)
$0.12/piece ($0.09 with coupon)
Ages 5-12
Released 2011

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SpongeBob: Heroic Heroes of the Deep [REVIEW]

This week I'll be talking about four different LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants sets I got from Target. They currently have a 20% off any SpongeBob set coupon available here. You must print (and use) by 05/18/13. I was able to print four coupons between two computers and get the sets that are available at Target. I realize these are older sets but it's never too late to pick one up!

Today I will be talking about the smallest of the four sets:

SpongeBob SquarePants Heroic Heroes of the Deep
Set # 3815
95 pieces
$14.99USD ($11.99 with coupon)
$0.16/piece ($0.13 with coupon)
Ages 5-12
Released 2011

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