Alice by Romi Lerda – Magnolia Puzzles – 1000 pieces

There’s just something about this artwork – Alice’s face – just something I can’t put my finger on…I love it! Luckily the artist is working with a puzzle company that has excellent quality, so the result is this gorgeous puzzle of a high caliber that I adored assembling.

This was my first Magnolia Puzzle (thanks again Penny for the lend), and I was duly impressed. The chipboard is a good thickness, the fit is exquisite, there are a very good variety of piece shapes, and the image reproduction is stunning with a matte finish that makes for easier puzzling under artificial lights and has a soft, almost silky feeling in your hands. Overall I was extremely pleased with the quality and am looking forward to being able to assemble more of these puzzles.

Because there really isn’t much in this image that needs zooming in on I decided to document my progress as I went…

Starting on the left, that was the result of the first day’s work, including the sorting and laying out on trays. Everything shown completed in that first picture are the sections that I pulled out while laying out the pieces.

It was slow going at times, I was enjoying the silky feel of the pieces and just let the puzzle take me where it wanted to go. In the middle picture I had just finished assembling everything I could find with stripes on it, and it’s filling out nicely.

The last picture is after putting together all of the dark, blue, and most of the gray pieces. The one eye staring out of the image seemed a little creepy at times, but it was still a fantastic assembly that I absolutely loved.

Magnolia Puzzles is based in Turkey, and they are manufactured there as well. They’re on the pricey side, but they’re worth it in my book. I’m not sure I’ll be making a huge purchase from them any time soon, but I would never hesitate to buy one of their puzzles if it struck my fancy – they are beautifully made!