Love this series, especially the haughty look on that man’s face. So entertaining! I’m certainly looking forward to finding and assembling the last one in this series. 🙂
Locally Grown
Category: Thrift Store Puzzles
Rock Around the Dock
Love the bright colors and fun atmosphere of the artwork. I wish they’d given the artists name somewhere on the box. It had a great fit, and was very entertaining and more challenging than it looks.
Great American Puzzle Factory usually has very good quality, although I have found a few puzzles of theirs that were less than optimal. This was a great one though, with a fun random cut, very nice fit, and stunning colors.
All of these parrots were having a great time! Good thing too, cause I had a great time assembling it. It’s a very different image than your usual jigsaw puzzle, and that was part of the fun. 🙂
Americana Town
It certainly wasn’t my plan to do two puzzles by the same artist one right after the other, but that’s just how it worked out. This one was very busy and fun to do.
It must be a very old scene, the sign that says “and soon the telegraph” tells us that the technology is out there somewhere, it just just hasn’t made it to this small town yet. And for some reason I love the look of the tin peddler’s tent.
Review: Mary’s General Store
Ravensburger’s 300 piece puzzles make me very happy; their wonderful, thick pieces were a joy to hold in my hand, and the beautiful image made for an entertaining assembly with just the right amount of difficulty.
The all around quality of Ravensburger puzzles has (almost) never disappointed me. There’s the odd manufacturing snafu that happens, but I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. On the whole, they’re one of the best puzzle brands around in my opinion. The pieces are thick, have a good variety of shapes, and fit together well. The image reproduction is crisp and clean with beautiful colors and a finish that isn’t too shiny and feels good in your hands.
I’ve assembled a few puzzles by this artist, and it seems he’s always able to convey a certain warmth and feeling into the artwork even when the images are vastly different. This image has a small town homey feeling to it, it seems very welcoming to me; plus it was lovely to put together.
It looks as though this puzzle is no longer in production, but if you come across one at a thrift store or yard sale, it’s highly recommended – loved it!
Details:
- Title: Mary’s General Store
- Artist: Joseph Burgess
- Brand: Ravensburger
- Piece count: 300 pieces
- Size: Approx. 27 x 20 in. (69 x 51 cm)
- Purchased: Used
Quality:
- Board: Excellent
- Cutting: Excellent
- Image: Excellent
- Box: Very good, quite large for a 300 piece puzzle
- Fit: Very good
- Puzzle Dust: Small amount
- Piece cut: Grid cut
- Piece shapes: Very good variety
- Finish: Slightly shiny finish, lays flat
Overall Rating: Excellent, highly recommended
Doggie Heaven
This puzzle was bright, fun, and almost had too much cuteness! My son and I counted 45 dogs in this image (yup, he helped me finish it ❤).
I love the pooches being pampered under the hair dryers, and the dogs seem to love the kennel corn.
I really enjoyed this one! The pieces were actually thicker than other TCG puzzles I’ve done, and there were a variety of piece shapes as well. Much better quality than most other puzzles from this brand that I’ve worked.
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