Freak Shakes – Cra-Z-Art – 500 pieces
So I started this one in February of this year, and just now finished it in October. I think that this may be, officially, the longest amount of time to complete a 500 piece puzzle for me – EVER. Anyway, another fun set of puzzles from the Cra-Z-Art line, I simply adore having so many smaller puzzles to assemble. 💖

Peanuts – Vista Puzzles – 100 pieces
I think this is the first puzzle I bought this year. It was fun to start and finish it in one sitting, and it was pretty good quality for a kid’s puzzle! 👍

Pentatonix – Unknown Manufacturer – 200 pieces
I adored this puzzle because I adore this group – I’m a Pentaholic! The puzzle wasn’t the best quality ever, but it wasn’t terrible either. Regardless, I enjoyed myself putting it together and that’s all that matters. 😉

Laundry Day by Adrian Chesterman – Vermont Christmas Co. – 100 pieces
I assembled this earlier in the year when I visited my bestie and her sons. My honorary grandson and I worked on this together, we had a great time.

Pretty Kitties by Keith Kimberlin – Cra-Z-Art – 500 pieces
I try not to do a bunch of these smaller shaped puzzles too close together, but it seemed less daunting to do this than a different 500 piece puzzle that would involve more sorting and one whole image. So…..here ya go. Aren’t they adorable?

Rainy Day – Re-marks – 1000 pieces
I was apprehensive to start a 1000 piece puzzle after so long away from puzzling in general, but the collage here made it pretty painless. It’s beautiful, it was fun, and that’s what counts – I enjoyed myself.

SpongeBob Squarepants by Romero Britto – Cardinal – 300 pieces
My puzzle pal Penny sent me this puzzle, cause she knew I’d enjoy it – she was right. Of course! I do enjoy smaller piece count puzzles, and bright colors, and interesting artwork; this one checked all the boxes. It was lovely. And it was my first puzzle with Britto’s artwork. Thank you my friend. 💗

African Afternoon by Gerold Como – Ravensburger – 100 pieces
I truly do love a kids puzzle with exceptional quality. And according to the label on the box we only paid $1.99 for this one. Cheap is one of my favorite prices, especially when the quality is far from cheap. Fun puzzle!

Wool Shop USA by Steve Crisp – Milton Bradley – 300 pieces
A beautiful image, really nice quality with a great hand feel to the pieces – a lovely time was had by all. And by all, I mean me.

Dinosaurs – Puzzlebilities (Hinkler) – 500 pieces
Even though this one was much more difficult than I assumed it would be, it was still very entertaining to put together. I even learned about a few dinosaurs I’d never heard of before.

Vintage Poster – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces
It was a rough day when I put this one together, couldn’t sleep too – so it went together in just over 12 hours. It’s a beautiful collage and was very enjoyable to assemble. That border was a b*tch though!

Frog Pile by Lori Anzalone – Cobble Hill – 500 pieces
Beautiful puzzle that is harder than it looks to put together. It’s a sneaky one! Still, the pieces felt great in my hand and I enjoyed myself very much.

Reconciliation Quilt by Lucinda Ward Honstain – Pomegranate – 300 pieces
A fantastic quality puzzle with an interesting image that was challenging but entertaining to assemble. I wish this one was available in 1000 pieces, it would be great fun!

9 PM by Karla Gerard – Art Puzzle – 1000 pieces
Beautiful artwork by a favorite puzzle artist, she uses such great colors and textures in her art – it makes for quite fun puzzling. I wish it were more like 3 PM in this image though, that dark sky put me to the test!

Giraffe With Bubblegum by Coco de Paris – Cardinal – 300 pieces
Ok quality, funny image. Sorry, I’m just not feeling overly chatty today – or about this puzzle in general.

Imagination by Robert Williams – Mr. Bob Puzzles – 525 pieces
This is the most fun I’ve had puzzling in a very long time, this image was perfect for a jigsaw puzzle, and is not nearly as difficult as it looks. The perfect amount of challenging! Such a great puzzle.

Fun collage with a few quality issues, but still a quick and entertaining assembly. Collage puzzles are awesome, and the fact that it’s a collage makes up for whatever issues this puzzle has.

Happy Meow-o-ween by Michele Ridgeway – Wentworth – 40 pieces
This is a rerun of a Halloween puzzle from two years ago, but I’m allowed to revisit old friends every once in a while, right?

The Seven Chakras by Phil Lewis – Liberty Puzzles – 661 pieces
This was my birthday puzzle from hubby, and it’s FANTASTIC! I picked it out myself, but even I didn’t know how wonderful it would be. What a stellar puzzle. Truly.
October Stats:
- Puzzles completed 19
- Pieces assembled 8926
- Brands 16
- Cra-Z-Art *2
- Vista Puzzles
- Unknown Manufacturer
- Vermont Christmas Co.
- Re-marks
- Cardinal *2
- Ravensburger *2
- Milton Bradley
- Puzzlebilities
- Cobble Hill
- Pomegranate
- Art Puzzle
- Mr. Bob Puzzles
- White Mountain
- Wentworth
- Liberty Puzzles