Category: Jigsaw Puzzling

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

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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!

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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! 💚🧩💚

Happy New Year Puzzle Giveaway

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Fantasy Palace by Ciro Marchetti – Wentworth – 500 pieces

It’s been quite a while since I held a puzzle giveaway, so I’m starting 2022 by giving away some puzzle joy in the form of this beautiful, gently used 500 piece wooden puzzle from Wentworth. It’s a gorgeous image isn’t it? It could be yours!

It’s been nearly four years since I assembled this puzzle (you can click here to check out my original post) and there always seem to be new ones to do, so it’s only been assembled once. It was truly a pleasure to put together, and I’m feeling the need to share the wealth by sending it on to someone else who will enjoy it at least as much as I did.

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post (if you need something to say, I’d love to hear if you have any puzzle goals for 2022). Each comment will be given a number and I will use a random number generator to determine the winner one week from today; Wednesday, January 19, 2022. This giveaway is open to all puzzle lovers, no matter where in the world you live.

Good luck everyone, and here’s to another year of happy puzzling!

Happy Holidays!

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Merry Christmas to all my friends and family who celebrate the holiday; and to those who don’t, happy Saturday! I hope y’all are enjoying your day and the entire holiday season. ❄

As usual on days like this I’d like to express my appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to my readers for sticking with me through thick and thin, and for spending some of your precious time reading my little puzzle blog. You all mean the world to me, and I love hearing from each and every one of you.

I’m sending out holiday hugs and wishes for peaceful happy puzzling – Merry Christmas my friends! 💝🧩💝