Day: November 1, 2016

Candied Apples and Candy Corn

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store PuzzlesLeave a comment
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Candied Apples and Candy Corn by Jane Wooster Scott – Ceaco – 584 pieces

This is not your normal Ceaco puzzle, the pieces were backed with thick cork board and there were a lot of whimsies – there were balloons, a dog, a train, birds, even a clown! SO MUCH FUN! As an added bonus there are 42 pieces of the puzzle that you can assemble separately to make a juggling clown. I didn’t do that part, but what a cool idea!

The puzzle was only 584 pieces, but they were quite large – almost too big for my whiteboard which I used at the time for regular 1000 piece puzzles (20″ x 27″). It wasn’t an easy puzzle by any means, the two trees at the top took me an hour 😮 It’s more challenging with the random cut of the pieces and whimsies, but I enjoyed every moment and love, love, LOVE THIS PUZZLE!

I used to tell my mom to stop buying puzzles at thrift stores because we have so many, and she’s always buying more. Not anymore. If it makes her happy she should go for it, I should keep my mouth shut – not to mention she sometimes finds amazing puzzles like this one. Best thrift store find of the year! (I checked online to find a price, and found one new for sale at a retail store for $124.00!)

Tuesday 11-01-16

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

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Hubby installed the new light above my workspace and I can really tell the difference, especially in the picture I was able to take. Barely any glare at all and it looks like a much nicer image to me. It is extremely nice to have a bright enough light to work by that isn’t too much. He tried an LED light, but holy guacamole was it too bright! I didn’t want to seem ungrateful but it gave me a headache, and the glare off of Cinderella’s dress was intense. He was unfazed by it and stopped after work today to get another light to try. Success!

It doesn’t feel like I got much accomplished today, but when I look at yesterday’s picture compared to today’s I actually got quite a bit done. By the end of the day it was frustrating me that I couldn’t seem to find any pieces I was looking for. I did, however, find several pieces that I had placed incorrectly. Got those all relocated to their correct positions, eventually achieved today’s goal of 200 pieces and was able to stop without tearing my hair out and having a tantrum.

I’m gonna do my best Scarlett O’Hara impression …. ahem …. “Tomorrow is another day!”