It certainly wasn’t my plan to do two puzzles by the same artist one right after the other, but that’s just how it worked out. This one was very busy and fun to do.
It must be a very old scene, the sign that says “and soon the telegraph” tells us that the technology is out there somewhere, it just just hasn’t made it to this small town yet. And for some reason I love the look of the tin peddler’s tent.
Ravensburger’s 300 piece puzzles make me very happy; their wonderful, thick pieces were a joy to hold in my hand, and the beautiful image made for an entertaining assembly with just the right amount of difficulty.
The all around quality of Ravensburger puzzles has (almost) never disappointed me. There’s the odd manufacturing snafu that happens, but I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. On the whole, they’re one of the best puzzle brands around in my opinion. The pieces are thick, have a good variety of shapes, and fit together well. The image reproduction is crisp and clean with beautiful colors and a finish that isn’t too shiny and feels good in your hands.
I’ve assembled a few puzzles by this artist, and it seems he’s always able to convey a certain warmth and feeling into the artwork even when the images are vastly different. This image has a small town homey feeling to it, it seems very welcoming to me; plus it was lovely to put together.
It looks as though this puzzle is no longer in production, but if you come across one at a thrift store or yard sale, it’s highly recommended – loved it!
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This puzzle was bright, fun, and almost had too much cuteness! My son and I counted 45 dogs in this image (yup, he helped me finish it ❤).
I love the pooches being pampered under the hair dryers, and the dogs seem to love the kennel corn.
I really enjoyed this one! The pieces were actually thicker than other TCG puzzles I’ve done, and there were a variety of piece shapes as well. Much better quality than most other puzzles from this brand that I’ve worked.
This is one of a set of 3 puzzles in one box that we got from the thrift store. I couldn’t pass up 3 puzzles for 99 cents! I started with the smallest one because they’re all going to be a bit of a challenge and it seemed better to get my feet wet on the smallest and easiest in the bunch.
These are not the usual Ceaco pieces I’m used to, and I liked that! They were a little more wavy and wonky, which was a lovely change of pace from the same ole’ same ole’ piece shapes.
This was a challenging image, even at only 100 pieces. Baby’s skin and the roses were pretty much the same color! It’s cute though, right?
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*Just a quick note to tell you that I’ve got another week of posts set up to be published daily as I’ll be out of commission again for a bit after another surgical procedure. Some posts are short and sweet, and a couple of them are more my “average”. I can’t guarantee I’ll be online much to answer comments, but please don’t let that stop you from commenting – I love hearing from my puzzle peeps! ❤💖❤
This was a quick and fun puzzle; not my normal image choice but I’ll give pretty much anything that’s a small piece count a try. 🙂
I don’t normally recommend Mega Puzzles for larger piece count puzzles, but the smaller counts are pretty darn good quality. The board is much thicker than I’ve found their 1000 piece puzzles to be, and there is more variety in piece shape as well. Many companies seem to go the extra mile for their 300 piece puzzles – perhaps because many seniors choose them because of the easier to handle pieces – and most people (erroneously) think that puzzling is mostly for old people.
It isn’t, of course, it’s for everyone – from the very young to the very old we can all benefit from the stress-reduction, peaceful meditative state, and many other wonderful health advantages that puzzling brings.
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