Most of the filmstrip is assembled, I hope to be able to finish it tomorrow morning or evening. Once it is complete it will pretty much just be dark/blue left for the entire puzzle. There is a stripe of “magic” that Tinkerbell leaves in her wake that goes through a lot of the picture, but other than that it’s just shades of blue. Fun! 😐
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving – stuffed themselves with good food, enjoyed spending time with their families, watched parades and football, and relaxed!
Wendy, John, Michael, Peter, and Tinkerbell – all finished! Everyone has all their limbs and clothing and is looking good!
After working on Dumbo with all the muted colors, the bright colors of the characters in this section made the assembly quite easy. For this part. Most of the rest of it is dark, but I’ll get through it and be glad I did. There are a couple more easy bits, the pink clock faces at the top of the tower and the filmstrip. I’m planning on doing those next.
In particular it will be nice to do the filmstrip because in this section it goes along the left side and the bottom. It will be easy to get it situated where I want it and to make sure the puzzle is somewhat centered on the board and as far down as I want it.
Hopefully I’ll at least be able to get a little bit done tomorrow evening. I do NOT go shopping or anywhere near stores on black Friday. So instead of fighting the crowds I will be doing something fun – my jigsaw puzzle! Unless the tryptophan gets me and I end up face down in the mashed potatoes 🙂
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your holiday!
Peter Pan has begun! Not a lot of time to work today, but the characters aren’t difficult to pick out and assemble, so it went pretty quickly. Wendy and John only have faces, Peter only needs his feet and arms, and Tinkerbell and Michael are both completed!
There won’t be a lot of time tomorrow either, as it’s Thanksgiving prep day. But in between times I hope to be able to sit down for 5 or 10 minutes at a time and work on completing characters.
I’m thrilled to be able to start another section, and it made me really happy to be able to sit and put things together today. Hope it continues to be as much fun as it was today. I LOVE THIS WHOLE PUZZLE!
Wasgij Original #22 Studio Tour by Graham Thompson – Jumbo – 1500 pieces
You only get to see a tiny bit of the puzzle, I can’t give away the ending! This lovely lady is shown on the box, so I’m not spoiling anything. This was my first Jumbo puzzle and first Wasgij – and I think I’m in love!
The pieces have a waxy feel which I adore. I can’t help running my fingers over the completed pieces and when I pick up a piece to consider where it goes I rub my thumb over the top as well. They fit together wonderfully – not too tight and not too loose. Goldilocks would say they are just right! The finished image is almost seamless and I absolutely love the artwork. Cartoon puzzles are a favorite of mine. Add all those traits up and these puzzles are just made for me! Why are there so many to choose from? Why must I be tempted so?? Why don’t I have more money to spend on puzzles???
It is an entertaining challenge to figure out what everyone on the box is looking at, and always funny when you get things finished. The artwork is not childish at all, and it’s so much fun to see things start to come together as you figure out what exactly you’re assembling. Sometimes I challenge myself with a regular puzzle and put the box away so I can assemble it without an image to go by. I do like a good challenge!
After completing this puzzle I went a little bit insane and ordered 22 more Wasgijs (that was all I could find at the time). There is almost a 5 foot tall stack of Wasgij puzzles in my closet waiting to be done. My husband is a saint I think.
Songbird Garden by Johanna Basford – Buffalo Games – 500 pieces
Started and finished this puzzle today. I love the colors, and it’s been a while since I’ve done a 500 piece puzzle. It seemed unbelievably easy compared to the puzzle I’m currently working on 😉
I enjoy Buffalo Games puzzles, the fit is always very good, and there’s no guesswork as to whether a piece fits or not. They also have the unique zig zag shape that I haven’t seen in any other puzzles. It was very nice to be able to pull a bunch of pieces for a small section and be able to finish it quickly without having to look at the box or picture for assistance.
I apologize for the picture, the photo editor on my computer got upgraded, and the crop feature isn’t working properly (or more likely I don’t know how to work it properly) I wanted to crop and straighten it, but it keeps cutting off the top of the puzzle. Grrrr!
Very nice puzzle, with lovely artwork. I haven’t come across this artist before, and I enjoyed the image and colors. Fun, easy puzzle – it’s nice to do something quick and easy for a change. I’ve been kinda snobby about 500 piece puzzles, I prefer 1000 or more pieces. But I’ve changed my tune. It’s nice to work on a smaller puzzle that you can just enjoy and put together leisurely. I’ve already started my next 500 piece puzzle, a shaped Wizard of Oz puzzle. Hope to have a completed picture for it soon!
My Jigsaw Journal 