Category: Jigsaw Puzzling

I Chickened Out…

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous13 Comments

Remember this puzzle from just a few days ago? Well, it’s not on my board anymore. I chickened out – as soon as I started sorting it. The colors seemed so similar and muted and looked quite difficult; I just didn’t feel up to it.

To be honest, although the image altogether looks very interesting, when I looked at the pieces themselves it didn’t seem as though it would be that entertaining to assemble – at least not right now. Just not feeling like it’s the right puzzle for the moment.

I’ll assemble it eventually, my frame of mind just needs to be different than it is at the moment. We’ll get there someday. Hopefully.

Nothing in Progress

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous, Thrift Store Puzzles6 Comments

I’ve chosen which puzzle is next, but I haven’t started sorting it yet. Mom bought this at the thrift store five years ago (so says the sticker) and I’m just now in the mood to assemble it. It’s funny how many puzzles are still here that she bought for us.

Yesterday was the first time in three days that I’ve even sat at my puzzle board. I finally took pictures of the Gorey book covers puzzle and disassembled it. I put together a super quick 300 piece puzzle and now I’ve decided to give Streets of France by Ravensburger a go.

Hope all is well with you and yours and that whatever puzzle you’re working on is entertaining and fun.

Book Covers In Progress

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Edward Gorey’s Book Covers – Pomegranate – 1000 pieces

According to My Jigsaw Journal this is the first 1000 piece Pomegranate puzzle that I’ve worked on in almost four years! I’ve done a few of their 300 pieces, but that’s all. Mainly, I think, because the 1000 piece Pomegranate puzzles I have in my stash are all beautiful but very challenging images; they get passed over quite a bit when the “next” puzzle is being chosen.

Which leads me to a question for my readers, has anyone noticed a change in the quality of Pomegranate? As soon as the bag of pieces was opened I could tell that the thickness of the chipboard was different than I recalled – thinner, unfortunately. I even opened one of my older ones to check, and the pieces are definitely thinner than they used to be; and the fit isn’t the same either.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a VERY good quality puzzle, it just isn’t the same as it was. I have high expectations for this brand because that’s what I’m used to. Perhaps with the run on puzzles that we’ve seen in the past two years the chipboard they normally used wasn’t available, or it could be any other myriad of reasons. I noticed though, and was wondering if anyone else did too.

Wild Animals In Progress

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling2 Comments

You Wild Animal! by Mario Zucca – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

I just started this yesterday, and it’s as much fun as I thought it would be – extremely enjoyable! It isn’t always as easy to pick out the pieces for each animal as you might think, but if it were too easy it wouldn’t be as much fun.

It’s a great quality Ravensburger puzzle, and I’m glad I grabbed it when I was puzzle shopping last year. This is a new artist for me, and the artwork is fantastic. It might not get finished today, but that’s ok; I’m still enjoying every piece. 🧡

Happy New Year Puzzle Giveaway Winner!

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling7 Comments

The random number generator has spoken and has determined the winner of this beautiful 500 piece Wentworth wooden puzzle. Someone is going to have a wonderful time putting together this stunning piece of artwork by Ciro Marchetti.

And the winner is……..

Entry #7 – Liana

Congratulations Liana! I hope you enjoy this gorgeous puzzle as much as I did. I will be sending you an email shortly, and will hopefully get this beauty on it’s way to you very soon.

Many thanks to everyone who entered, it truly did lift my spirits to be able to do something for someone else. Putting a little bit more puzzle joy into the world is a good thing, and I am grateful that I am fortunate enough to be able to do that here every once in a while.

Thanks also to all my readers and everyone who stops by here at My Jigsaw Journal – you are always welcome and very much appreciated.

Happy puzzling! 💚🧩💚