Couples

On February 15, 2017December 28, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store PuzzlesLeave a comment

Another collage – of course. (And another cockeyed picture where you get to see my bedspread 🙂 ) I really enjoy collages, and White Mountain always does them so well. Couples and Valentine’s Day, how sweet! Almost as sweet as the day after when all the candy is 50% off!!!

This was really fun artwork, there weren’t only human couples there were plenty of fun things that make a great pair – chips and dip, cookies and milk, ebony and ivory piano keys, apple pie and ice cream, etc. Also there were a lot of non-human couples like Bert and Ernie, Buzz and Woody, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Yogi and Boo Boo and so many more.

This is another one that is fun to do with others with lots of laughing and talking about the couples and figuring out who or what things are. And as always, if you’re not sure who or what things are you can check it on the White Mountain website where they have an answer key.

So many great finds at thrift stores! 2 or 3 days worth of puzzle for 99 cents, you just can’t beat that! For mom and I it also leads to buying puzzles online. She finds a cool puzzle at the thrift store, we assemble it and love the quality or artwork and then we end up looking up other puzzles by that manufacturer or artist and buying a bunch online. Yes, we have gone slightly insane, but on the other hand we are adorable and puzzles isn’t too terrible an obsession/addiction, right?

Tuesday 02-14-17

On February 14, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

So very close! I’m hoping I’ll feel well enough to finish it tomorrow, but there are no guarantees. It looks awesome and I’m super proud of it, and am hopeful I’ll be feeling better or just well enough to sit/stand tomorrow and wrap this one up!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Monday 02-13-17

On February 13, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

Giraffes! Aren’t they amazing looking? It’s all coming together and looking great. I’ll be able to work on it tomorrow morning, but it may be slow going for a couple of days as I’m having another procedure and may not be up to much puzzling for a few days.

Less than 500 pieces to go now, it’s getting exciting! Almost 80% percent done, and there are only 2 more sections left to go. I’m enjoying assembling all the animals, but I am unable to string words together to articulate why. My brain cells are on strike or something and I feel unbelievably stupid at the moment. I like puzzles. 🙂

I do have a couple of posts written up and ready to publish on additional puzzles, just so there will be something posted every day even if I’m not able to work on The Lion King. WordPress lets you set up a time and date to publish posts, how cool is that?? I can get stuff ready beforehand and post when I’m not even upright or awake!

Yarn Party

On February 12, 2017December 28, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store PuzzlesLeave a comment

Another thrift store puzzle, this one hadn’t even been opened yet! This was my first puzzle from Karmin. Although I’ve seen the name before, hadn’t worked a puzzle from them.

I enjoyed this puzzle, even though I was unimpressed with the quality of the pieces. They were quite thin and easily bent, there was a large amount of puzzle dust both in the bag and in the box itself, and there was quite a bit of glare from the coating on the pieces. Luckily the puzzle wasn’t overly large and I was able to carry it on the board to a place in the room where I could take a picture of it without all the glare bouncing off of it.

That being said, still enjoyed myself. The image was cute, the piece shapes were interesting and not everything has to be perfect all the time. Even though the pieces were thin I still had fun putting the puzzle together and found that I enjoyed the assembly in spite of the quality! Sometimes I’m too in my head and I should just relax and have fun, right?

Sunday 02-12-17

On February 12, 2017March 22, 2017 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

It doesn’t feel like I got much accomplished today, spent a lot of time in bed resting and napping. But looking at yesterday’s picture makes me feel a little better, I got pretty much the lower right side all filled in!

It feels at the moment like it’s crawling along at a snail’s pace, but I’m trying to remember that every piece I fit into the puzzle is progress. There are less than 1000 pieces to go, and although I was hoping to have it finished by tomorrow evening, that is definitely NOT going to happen. It’ll be done when it gets done, and I’ll be happy whenever that is. 🙂