Not the best quality, but I still enjoyed myself; blocks of color make me happy (or perhaps I should say circles of color 😉 ).
I’ve done other cra-z-art puzzles with very good quality, just depends on the puzzle and place of manufacture I guess. These were quite thin and slightly warped, but being a second-hand purchase I can’t blame the warping on the quality because I don’t know exactly how it’s been used or cared for.
It’s a cute little puzzle that was fun to assemble, even if there was only one piece shape. 😎
The House Party (Best of British) by Geoff Tristam – Ravensburger – 500 pieces
I’m having such a good time with these puzzles I got from the marketplace, I’m so happy we went out of our way to get them! This one was complete even though it isn’t in this picture; I found the missing piece after I had already put it away – of course. I’ve always loved Geoff Tristam’s comic style and humor, add that to the wonderful Ravensburger quality and you’ve got a great puzzle that was a joy to assemble.
This joke makes me smile, it reminds me of my dad saying he couldn’t wait till the “horse’s ovaries” were served. When I was young it made no sense because I had no idea how the words were spelled, I thought dad was just trying to gross us out again. 😉
Another ridiculous joke that makes me smile. American pies are way different than British ones – obviously. We normally have pies for dessert, their pies are usually the main course, made from meats, vegetables, etc. But when they say “game pie” in this puzzle they obviously didn’t mean venison – it was backgammon!
There’s something about the smaller piece count Ravensburger puzzles, they seem to be even better quality than the larger piece counts – even though they’re made from the same stuff. Perhaps it’s that the pieces are bigger and there is more area to feel the quality of the chipboard and the finish. They’re just fantastic puzzles in my book, and I’m always happy to find a Ravensburger to assemble.
Mom and I got this smaller building put together, or perhaps it’s a separate wing of the larger building – we’re not sure. But it’s moving along much more quickly now! Unfortunately, we’re positive that the missing symmetrical piece you see here was not in the box; but hubby and I are brainstorming on possible ways to make new pieces for however many are missing.
We also completely filled in the top of the municipal building, and added the “el” (elevated train) to the right side of the puzzle. So much progress! My daughter even found a piece and added it in. 🙂
I can’t describe how exciting it is for us when we find a large connection, we’re having so much fun with this! None of the family is as delighted as we are about it, but we don’t care – we have each other, and our puzzle bliss isn’t dependent on anyone else understanding it. (Although most of my readers get it, don’t you?)
This puzzle was a mistake; I purchased a movie poster puzzle for my oldest son for Christmas and this was sent in error. After the hoopla of trying to get the correct puzzle sent to me I just gave up and assembled this one. (I won’t be purchasing from Amazon for a while, what a nightmare!) The puzzle itself was great fun though, and the collage aspect made it easy for me to work on in little chunks while in bed.
When I received this puzzle it reminded me that I posted at the end of last year asking what album covers would make good puzzles, and then happened to be sent this puzzle by mistake. Pretty weird, right? The Journey puzzle I suggested didn’t make it into this collage, but there are a bunch of great albums by great artists in here. 😎
There is something here for just about every musical taste; Willie Nelson, Miles Davis, U2, Madonna, Bob Marley, The Beach Boys, KISS, Bob Dylan, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Queen, and many more. Wanna guess my favorite?
Being a child of the 70’s and 80’s, this was THE album of my teen years. Michael Jackson. Sigh. So talented, such a waste.
Rumours was an excellent album, and although I’m not a Deadhead, I really like this cover!
Fantastically fun puzzle, that had me reminiscing about music and enjoying putting everything together. 🎵
Brown’s General Store by Aimee Stewart – Buffalo – 500 pieces
You never can really tell until you actually assemble the puzzle – this was way more fun than it looked to me at first! I LOVED IT
The amount of fantastic detail is amazing, and there were so many words I was in heaven! Of course, I should have known, Aimee Stewart puzzles are so entertaining to assemble; I’ve never been disappointed by any of them, and have sometimes been surprised at just how much I enjoyed putting them together. 💗
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