Winter Village: Maple Syrup, Eh?

[Emma]

Time for a little taste of Canada in the winter village market. The trees have been tapped and the sap is a-boil. Visit the maple syrup stand for a selection of delicious treats; perhaps a sample of maple sugar candy for the little ones or buy a bottle of syrup to take home...

a plate of hot pancakes and Canadian bacon doused in syrup might just hit the spot...

It's also nice to warm up by the fire and watch as the tree sap transforms into sweet syrup. (A light brick lights up the fire, as well as the small stove inside.)

One final look at the maple syrup stand:

Thanks for having a peek at my entry, comments and critiques are always welcome. Good luck to everyone entering, there's lots of great Winter Village Market MOCs so far, and I'm sure many more to come .

(Edit: MOC has been modified so that it now follows the contest requirements)

(Edit2: I swapped the first and last images, 'cause I think the last one was a bit better for the voting thread - but I realize that I might be too late changing them - if that's the case, I'm cool with that)

Edited January 2, 2014 by Emma

[dr_spock]

Mmmm, maple syrup. Lovely build. Did the Canadian bacon come from Minecraft pig?

Good luck/Bonne chance.

[Cara]

I really like this as a MOC. I was just thinking today how different the type of stalls/games are in the US compaired to European winter markets. So its really nice to get a taste of a Canadian perspective!

[Simon_S]

Great work Emma! There are so many nice details and the use of ice cream for smoke is just great. I also like that you included some molded pine trees... with them, the whole scene fits more in the original winter sets, as we find them there also often. Good luck in the contest!

[lightningtiger]

AWESOME entry 'Emma', so very winter so very Canadian !

Good luck and Brick On 'Emma' !

[Paperballpark]

Absolutely excellent design! Am I right in thinking, however, that the brown tree branches go over the edges by more than the one stud allowed in the contest? I'm on my phone, so can't quite tell.

If so, you might want to modify it slightly so that it's eligible for the contest. Great idea though!

[Jody Meyer]

reminds me of our maple syrup festival, here in Bronte park, job well done.

[Orange Leader]

The leafless trees makes It look outstanding!

[NoEinstein]

Great looking stall Emma. That old sailor really got the fire going and I love how the stall is angled on the baseplate. You made some nice CMF part combinations. Also the trampled snow is a great detail. Nothing stays white for long, so the earth tones showing through are a nice touch.

Good luck in the contest.

[Emma]

Thanks for the comments/feedback everyone .

Did the Canadian bacon come from Minecraft pig?

lol yep - I thought it weirdly appropriate.

Am I right in thinking, however, that the brown tree branches go over the edges by more than the one stud allowed in the contest?

Eeps! you're right, I'm usually so careful about conforming to the rules, I don't know how I missed that - I'll try to get it modified before the deadline. Thanks for pointing that out .

Edited December 27, 2013 by Emma

[CardinalBricks]

Lol, the Minecraft pig is the bacon! This is one of my favorite entries so far, love the light brick. Great work!

[timmyc1983]

Very good entry, and I think that syrup would be delicious lucky minifigs! I really like the bare trees, they add a great effect to the MOC and the fire with the light brick is a great idea!

Good luck and happy building

[LukeClarenceVan]

Hahaha, classic. I feel like going outside and pouring maple syrup on the ground now... ;) Love that bacon design.

[Daala]

Beautiful Moc

I love it so much, it has the taste of winter, of mountain, of being with friends

[Cecilie]

Mmm, syrup! Very sweet little stall with some nice details there. And that bacon has a face

Good luck in the contest

[Emma]

Lol, I think the Minecraft bacon is a hit. Thanks so much for the comments .

I feel like going outside and pouring maple syrup on the ground now... ;)

You should, you really should .