There hasn’t been any jigsaw puzzling going on at all for the past few days.
Mom’s in the hospital, day 3. If you’re of the praying persuasion, it would be very much appreciated.
Author: Stacey at myjigsawjournal
Country Store
I enjoyed this puzzle very much, and if it suits your fancy I highly recommend it! The quality is excellent, and the image makes for entertaining puzzling. Mom came over to help me finish it and we both had a great time. 🙂
General Store puzzles are usually great fun – there are so many little signs to assemble, and so many things to discover. One of my readers asked me to be sure to show what was behind the windows, and here they are…
You can’t see much with all the signs and things in the way, but there are some shelves inside that you can see.
I love the “Free Beer Tomorrow” sign – it’s never tomorrow! 😉
Today’s Reasons…
I puzzle because I love it. 💗
I puzzle to unwind.
I puzzle to manage my stress.
I puzzle to clear my mind.
I puzzle to take my mind off my chronic pain.
I puzzle to bring order to chaos.
I puzzle to get away from all the screens in our lives.
I puzzle to spend time with those I care about.
I puzzle to put together pretty pictures.
I puzzle to keep my mind active.
I puzzle to help relieve anxiety.
I puzzle for whatever reason today brings.
I puzzle because I love it. 💗
Review: Fall’s Bounty
Fall’s Bounty was an entertaining puzzle with beautiful artwork by Marjolein Bastin. And I have to say it was one of the best quality Ceaco puzzles I’ve done. Shocked? I was too!
I’ve done Ceaco puzzles with very good quality and some that were awful, it’s always a guess whether or not you’ll be getting a good one. That’s why it’s normally a brand we only purchase from thrift stores. This puzzle though, and another from this series that I’m currently working on, are very good quality and I was quite impressed. The pieces are a good thickness, with a wonderful fit and beautiful reproduction.
The assembly went quickly, but the image had enough challenge to make it interesting at well; I enjoyed placing every piece. Marjolein Bastin’s beautiful nature artwork makes for great puzzling and is definitely recommended. 👍
Details:
- Title: Fall’s Bounty
- Artist: Marjolein Bastin
- Brand: Ceaco
- Piece count: 300 pieces
- Size: Approx. 24 x 18 in. (61 x 46 cm)
- Purchased: Used – thrift store
Quality:
- Board: Very good
- Cutting: Very good
- Image: Very good
- Box: Good
- Fit: Excellent
- Puzzle Dust: Moderate amount
- Piece cut: Grid cut
- Piece shapes: Good variety
- Finish: Slightly shiny finish, lays flat
Overall Rating: Very good, recommended
The Messenger
Mom and I assembled this gorgeous puzzle together, and had a great time with it! Many thanks to Penny, my email pen pal and fellow puzzle blogger who sent this in a puzzle swap. We loved that we just got a bag of pieces with no image – that meant more fun for us!
I didn’t take a picture of the whimsies beforehand, but I did turn the puzzle over to see the outline of pieces from the back. It has odd coloration on the back though, and it’s difficult to make out all the shapes.
There were a bunch of turtle shapes, a globe, an alarm clock, what looks like a person standing in front of a fire, and in the center a small tableau with 2 elephants in front of a mountain range. I love the Roman numerals around the border too – I was so proud when I figured out that they would be in order around the edge! Our favorite though was the large multipiece turtle…
The irregular edge is supposed to look like the edges of books stacked on each other. It took me a bit to realize that the edges weren’t going to be straight. I was so absorbed in looking at the pieces and colors that I didn’t see that there weren’t straight edges!
Awesome puzzle, great quality, beautiful image!
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