I got a lot of the twinklies filled in, but still have about 100 pieces left that I should be able to fit somewhere around the edges. I think my poor old brain has thought enough for the day because I can’t seem to make the brain cells do the thinky thing. Guess that means it’s time to stop for the day before I get discouraged or upset. Happy thoughts – unlimited nap time and free puzzles! 😉

I do enjoy it when I have a frame to work with, it just seems more like a “regular” puzzle that way. It’s also easier to place things approximately where they go and helps to make the puzzle look more complete. This is all my opinion of course, but since I’m the one doing the puzzle, my opinion is the one that really counts.

Although I still have quite a few twinkly pieces left, I’m unsure whether or not I’ll be working on them tomorrow. I may decide to start working on one of the characters; either Bambi or Flower. Of course as usual, I won’t know until tomorrow when I get into it what I’ll be in the mood to do. Flower is so darn cute – but Bambi can be connected to the filmstrip at the top. Hmmm.

I was able to get a bit more done than yesterday. I finished the 2nd side of twinklies, and was able to get the very bottom row completed.

The pieces on the outside rows of each section have a distinct shape and are easy pick out. So once I got the two sides done it wasn’t too difficult to pick out the rest of the edge pieces and get the bottom row finished.

Tomorrow I’ll be working on finishing the rest of the twinklies if I’m able. There are still at least a couple hundred of them or more! I may not get them finished, but I’ll keep working on it. It’s a little boring right now, but in a couple of days I’ll be working on the inside of the puzzle, maybe one of the characters. That’ll be way more interesting to see! 🙂

Wasn’t feeling well today, so I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped to. But that’s probably a good thing – it’s helping to make this last section last longer. 🙂

One side of the twinklies is done, and I’m hoping to get the other side done tomorrow – perhaps even some of the bottom. I’ll have to see how I feel. Hopefully I will be able to get some rest/sleep tonight and tomorrow will be a better day!

It’s upside down, but that was how I was working on it today, so that’s how it was photographed. I tried flipping the picture, but the camera was at an angle and it looks really weird right side up. I’ve said it before, Ansel Adams I am not!

Filled in all the dark blue today, so the top of the puzzle is done. There’s still plenty left to do – including finding the 4 pieces of the filmstrip that I didn’t sort properly. That is so frustrating! I try to be careful when I’m sorting and make sure everything is where it should be, but not once have I gotten them all the first time. You would think the images in the filmstrip would be easy to sort, and for the most part they are; but there are always a few pieces that don’t look like filmstrip at all and end up sorted with a whole other section. I remember when I was working on Cinderella there were 2 pieces of the coach that didn’t get put in until almost the very end because they were sorted into the twinklies. Frustrating!

I did get the twinklies sorted by shape today, so tomorrow I will begin working on those. It’s probably the least fun part of this puzzle to do, but in the end it looks awesome and you feel like you’ve accomplished something.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Please party and puzzle responsibly 😉

I know it doesn’t look like it, but that little bit right there is over 450 pieces assembled! I got a pretty good start today because the filmstrip is so fun that it just flies by and before you know it you’ve gotten the whole thing done 🙂

After putting the filmstrip together and seeing all the scenes, I want to watch the movie again. It’s been so long since I’ve seen a lot of these movies I’ve forgotten how good they really were. Thumper was adorable and funny, Flower was shy and sweet (and my favorite), Bambi was so cute and innocent – such a great movie!

There are a few flowers that aren’t white and I sorted those out and got those put together too. If the white ones are as much fun as the colored ones they’re going to be fun to assemble. Well, to be honest I think the whole puzzle is going to be fun!

I’m also a little upset with myself for putting together 452 pieces today – that’s not the way to make this final section last! But on the other hand I’m doing this because it’s a fun challenge and I’m having fun. Sigh. So I guess I’m just going to do what makes me happy and some days that may mean stopping early and working on another puzzle. Some days I may just want to keep going and going cause I’m on a roll. I’ll have to do my best no matter which mindset I’m in that day. 😎