Saturday 02-04-17

On February 4, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle Progress1 Comment

Finally, some real progress! Hooray!

Every piece I pulled out for the filmstrip is into place, and it seems huge! I mean, this isn’t my first rodeo, but for some reason having the filmstrip in place makes this section seem so much bigger. I have no idea why, it makes no sense whatsoever. I have assembled every single section on this board, so for it to seem like a different size is ridiculous. Perhaps my not sleeping this week is catching up with me and I’m hallucinating slightly. I have no other explanation. (On the plus side though, at 1 am when I couldn’t sleep I was getting a head start on the filmstrip for today) 🙂

That said, I’m enjoying this section already and am looking forward to getting back into the groove of being able to work on it every day. I’m struggling right now with being physically able to work on it, but I’m doing my best to keep a good attitude and just put in a few pieces whenever I feel I can. Hakuna Matata 😉

Tomorrow will be the dark blue/edges, and depending on how that goes I may be able to get started on the twinklies on the remaining two sides. It finally feels like I’ve actually gotten started on The Lion King, and I’m raring to go!

Friday 02-03-17

On February 3, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

Not the best picture, I know. Sorry. Still having difficulty working on the puzzle, but I was able to start the filmstrip this morning. There’s plenty more left to do, but at least I made progress, right?

It was so nice to get back to puzzling, even though I only had a limited amount of time to work on it both yesterday and today. It’s been a while since I worked on a corner section, I forgot how much filmstrip there is on a corner! That’s a plus for me though, because I think the filmstrip is the most fun part. 🙂 Each little “cell” can have anywhere between 9-18 pieces, depending on placement and if it’s folded or not. The majority of cells have approximately 12 pieces, and it’s like putting together a little mini puzzle within the puzzle. I love that!

I hope to be feeling well enough to make more progress tomorrow and have an amazing picture to show for it. Fingers crossed!

Thursday 02-02-17

On February 2, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

The Lion King has begun! 🙂

I wasn’t able to get much done today. I had a “procedure” earlier in the week that I’ve been trying to recover from, and I’m just not up to snuff. Instead of getting started on Tuesday, had to wait until today and even then I wasn’t able to sit or stand long enough to do much of anything. Hopefully I’ll be feeling better soon and able to really get going.

Tomorrow I would like to get started on the filmstrip, there’s a lot of it to do! Two whole sides instead of just one. It’s going to be fun though, and it’ll probably take me a few days to complete. I’m happy to get going on it though, I’ve barely been puzzling all week and I’ve been missing it!

Sanctuary

On February 1, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store PuzzlesLeave a comment

This was one of those puzzles that came in a “10 puzzles in 1 box” deal. I really liked this image, and one of the others which I did and took pictures of, but we didn’t keep the box or any of the puzzles. They went back to Goodwill. Not great quality. 😐 But even when we are not happy with a thrift store puzzle, we didn’t pay that much for it – $1.99 is the most we ever pay, so we’re not upset.

That being said, I still love the image in this puzzle. The colors are muted but pretty, the clothing on the fairy is fun and interesting, I just liked everything about it. It took me quite a while to find the artist and title of this image online, I had nothing to go on other than it was in a 10 in 1 box, that’s all I knew! I’m glad I could find it though to give credit to the artist for her beautiful artwork, Sheila Wolk this is a gorgeous image!

The pieces were very thin, there was no diversity in the piece shapes as they were all 2 hole 2 prong types. Boring. The pieces fit together well, which was a plus, but otherwise it was all about the picture for me. I liked the image so much I did it anyway! I’m glad I have the picture, because I still enjoy looking at it. It’s so pretty!

Rue L’Amour

On January 31, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store Puzzles7 Comments

This was another thrift store purchase, and I really loved this one! It’s just a gorgeous street in Paris with a bridal store and it reminds me of a friend who got married just over a year ago. The whole time I was assembling it I was thinking about her wedding preparations (the fun AND the stress) and it just reminded me of her.

This was the I think only the 2nd Cobble Hill puzzle I had assembled at the time, and I liked it more than the 1st one. Some of the pieces seem quite dark, but honestly it wasn’t difficult to assemble at all, and the pieces didn’t seem dark when I was working the puzzle. I love the feel of the Cobble Hill puzzles with the linen finish, and even the boxes have a linen finish on them and feel luxurious! The pieces fit together quite well, and the piece shape isn’t overly visible in the completed image.

I love it when a thrift store purchase ends up being fun and challenging, and all the pieces are there too! This is a beautiful image and a great puzzle.