Month: March 2022

Three Puzzles in Progress

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So after finishing the Hansel and Gretel puzzle yesterday I took pictures and chose my next puzzle. It will be one of three puzzles I’ve got going on at the moment…

  • On the puzzle board will be Jungle Selfies – 12 individual mini puzzles
  • In the bathroom hubby and I are working on Brian in Shipping from MicroPuzzles
  • Exclusively in bed I’ll be working on a new puzzle (new to me) called Starfish that my dad brought me yesterday.

Dad has been going through some of mom’s things, with a little help from me when I’m able. And yesterday he came across two small puzzles that I’d never seen before and he brought them over to my house. They’re extremely different, interesting, and a great idea (in my humble puzzler’s opinion).

I don’t want to go into detail about them just yet, but I’m planning on writing up a nice, long post once I finish one of them. I’m quite excited to give them a try, and am hopeful that they will be as entertaining and engaging as they look.

I’ll only be working on the new ones in certain circumstances. But for the first one, at least, it should be done relatively quickly; most likely within a week or so. It’ll be a while before the post comes up in the queue, but you’ll definitely be reading about it eventually.

Trying out new puzzles is always a little thrilling for me, it’s about the only adventure that I get these days!

Woodstock Love

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Woodstock Love – Cra-Z-Art – 100 pieces

This cute little puzzle was one I bought new for myself quite a while ago. Normally I acquire children’s puzzles from the thrift stores only – but there was something about this one that caught my eye. It was quick to go together, but thoroughly entertaining.

It was excellent quality for a Cra-Z-Art puzzle, much nicer than I anticipated. The pieces were thick, they had a great fit, and the reproduction was stellar with crisp lines and bright colors. The pieces were almost all ballerinas, but there was such a variety in the shape of each one that it didn’t seem boring or tedious. Overall it was one of the nicest puzzles from this brand that I’ve done.

Butterflies III – Day 2

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Butterflies III – Cra-Z-Art – 500 pieces

Have you ever noticed how much orange coloring there is on butterflies? I’m not sure I ever have until now. It’s not a color one might normally say looks particularly pretty, but here it looks amazing. Just my weird observation.

When assembling these mini puzzle sets I almost never look at the box or poster, it’s more fun to just figure it out on my own. If I was looking for help it would take much less time and I enjoy getting to complete each one at my own pace.

The color of the purple one was my favorite out of all 18, just absolutely stunning! The blue one took me longer than it should have, I was expecting the shape to go upwards and it just kept getting wider and wider.

I’m not certain what the difference is between moth and butterfly, but some of these with their furry bodies seemed more moth-like. It doesn’t make them any less lovely, they just didn’t seem like butterflies to my untrained eye.

Aren’t the pastel colors on the one at the far right just amazing? Love the look of that one. 💗

Butterflies III – Day 1

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Butterflies III – Cra-Z-Art – 500 pieces

This gorgeous set had 18 puzzles instead of the usual 12. So instead of many days of butterflies with no commentary other than “look how pretty they are”, I’ll just split this up into two days of posts. Each separate puzzle won’t be getting it’s own picture, but they’ll be in groups of three.

They were all quite good quality, and there were far fewer pieces connected than there usually are. Perhaps Cra-Z-Art is getting better at cutting all the way through the colored backing, or perhaps this is one of the rare times that I ended up with a puzzle that was cut when the die was new and sharp. You’re always hearing me say that a puzzle may have been cut at the end of the run when the die was dull, what a novel thing to have the opposite – finally!

I enjoyed all the different shapes of the puzzles. And that pink one on the right is gorgeous!

You can tell that there are big differences in the sizes as well. Some puzzles were only around 15 pieces, and some were closer to 60. It’s nice that they’re all not just the same shape and size with only the colors separating each species.

Vintage Atlas In Progress

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Vintage Atlas – Re-marks – 1000 pieces

I was hoping to get this one finished yesterday, but life just wouldn’t cooperate at all. Hopefully though, since there are only three trays of pieces left it should be done sometime today.

This particular Re-marks puzzle is the best of the brand that I’ve worked with in a while. The fit is very good, the reproduction is excellent, and in general I’m loving working with it. Isn’t it nice when you can say that about the puzzle that you’re working on?