Outside of big exhibition builds, it is generally considered a sin to glue LEGO bricks together exactly because it robs the toy of perhaps its most attractive quality: that we can always take it apart and reconfigure it if we get a new idea that becomes more interesting to pursue.

How LEGO Engineered the Perfect Plaything

Okay, this is true: it generally is a sin. But what if you were making your wedding cake topper out of LEGO, and wanted to make sure it was sturdy? Then it might be okay.

We modified some LEGO botanical sets and stuck them onto a retired bookshelf set. We hunted in the bins at Bricks and Minifigs to build ourselves.