Month: July 2023

What’s Next?

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous2 Comments

We went to town with the puzzles on Saturday! We completed two smaller wooden ones (one was quite challenging), a micro puzzle that was only 40 pieces, and a 500 piece cardboard puzzle. That was everyone at the house working together; me and hubby and my sister and brother-in-law.

I don’t know what will be next, but we’ve still got quite a few to choose from – although I’m feeling very worn out and lazy today – perhaps there won’t be another one completed for a day or so. I may need to get some rest and focus on doing as little as possible.

What’s next for you? Working on something fun?

Nebulium

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles5 Comments

Nebulium by Nadieh Bremer – Artifact – 147 pieces

This gorgeous puzzle with abstract but symmetrical pieces was not only highly entertaining to assemble, but it made my sweet hubby’s heart go pitter patter. 💗 I tried to make this puzzle last by taking frequent breaks, but he absolutely loved how it went together and I had to stop him from working on it without me!

My husband is all about putting things in order, and the fact that this puzzle has symmetrical pieces that work outward from the center had him even more motivated than usual to help me. I just had the pieces strewn around on the table (not normal for me, I know, but I was trying to make my limited number of vacation puzzles last) and I asked him to help me find the pieces that connected to the starburst-looking piece that was the center.

Of course once he came over to help and saw that there were many pieces of the same shape he said we had to separate them by shape first before we went any further. Once that was done he was hooked, figuring out what set of pieces was the next layer had him more engaged with a puzzle than I’ve seen him in a long time. And more than once I had to make him stop working on it without me!

The image was beautiful, but it was the abstract pieces and how the puzzle was assembled from the center outward that had both of us so enamored with it. While we were working on it I was telling him about another puzzle by the same artist with a somewhat similar but more complex shape on the Artifact website, and how the other puzzle was in my cart first while I was shopping but I switched it out for this one because the first one looked a bit more difficult.

Once we finished this puzzle he asked me to show him the puzzle I didn’t buy, and then told me that I should buy it. Several times in the next couple of days he asked if I had bought it yet – can you tell he REALLY enjoyed the assembly of this puzzle?

If any of you are wondering…..of course I went back and bought the other puzzle. It came with us for our second trip. 😎

Water Drop

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Water Drop – Wentworth (Mini Mindful) – 40 pieces

Excellent image, amazing piece shapes – just an all around wonderful puzzle that had me engaged and focused the entire time I was assembling it. The repetitive shaped pieces were a joy to work with and the colors in the water made for a stunning finished puzzle.

*Sorry about the cockeyed picture. I was on vacation! What do you want from me?!* 😉

This little one didn’t take long to assemble at all, but once I started working on it all I could think about was the next piece, what color fades into the next, and how this shape fits into that one. It was pure puzzle pleasure. 💟

More Vacation…

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We’re back up in Michigan today to attend a funeral and spend a little more time with family. I’ve got a suitcase with plenty of fun wooden puzzles for us to play with – vacation puzzles are where it’s at! 🧩💕

Tea Bath

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Tea Bath by Stasia Burrington – Artifact – 210 pieces

This is another of the very cute puzzles brought to my attention by my Deputy Chief Puzzle Enabler – Penny (aka Puzzle Momma). I mean, look how adorable this image is, how in the world I am supposed to be able to resist that?

The answer is that I cannot. I am weak, and easily swayed by a pretty “face” on the top of a puzzle box. 😍

We weren’t sure what some of the whimsy pieces (mostly the people working out) had to do with the image, but Artifact’s website says that the puzzle is full of “me-time” and grooming themed whimsies. I’m sure for many people exercising is a way to make time for yourself, I just didn’t think of that because my only exercise is half a sit-up in the morning when I wake up. 😁

We did notice in the completed puzzle some of the grooming going on though…

You can see in the lower left corner that there are two monkeys in the process of grooming each other, and two cats to their right maybe just having some meow time. 🐒🐈

We’re not sure why, but my brother-in-law puzzled with us on this one; he hadn’t seemed very interested in helping with any of the previous puzzles so we were pleasantly surprised that he wanted to join in. At the beginning all four of us were working together, until my husband got tired and decided he needed some me time with his pillow.

My poor brother-in-law was bamboozled by the border though; he decided early on that the border was his responsibility. The image on the box made it look as though the border was a “normal” one, but it was a little tricky at the top. Let’s just say he was not amused. (My sis and I thought it was hilarious 🤣) He kept saying that there had to be pieces missing, and there weren’t enough edges! I told him sometimes they trick you and it may not be straight all the way around, but he just kept repeating that there weren’t enough pieces. There was a lot of giggling going on, quietly, so we didn’t upset him. It still makes me smile just thinking about it. Poor guy. 😁

Another beautifully made Artifact puzzle, and one that sis fell in love with while we were assembling it. I wasn’t planning on leaving it with her, but she must have said “This puzzle is so much fun!” at least 20 times while we were working on it. She loved the image and the unique pieces, and had such a good time putting it together that I decided pretty quickly it would be in a very loving home and well cared for if it were in her hands.

Hubby took this picture as he was on his way to bed. I’m on the right, and my SIL is in the middle with her hubs on the left. Ain’t we an adorable group of “seniors” working on our jigsaw puzzle?