Sugar Plum Fairies

On March 25, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store Puzzles2 Comments

Yup another 100 piece puzzle! If I do them I might as well put them on the blog – puzzles are puzzles no matter the size!

This puzzle would be difficult for a young child I believe, because a couple of more “mature” ladies were laughing while trying to assemble this because we found it a bit taxing!!! Not kidding. 😮

Typical Ceaco puzzle, nothing new in the quality category. Image reproduction and piece shapes are good, but the pieces are a bit thin and the puzzle doesn’t always lie flat when completed.

I know this is a bit feminine for a boy, but why not give him a chance to assemble it? He may find the increased difficulty a fun challenge, you never know, right?

Friday 03-24-17

On March 24, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

The rest of Bambi went so quickly I was shocked! 😮

Turns out there wasn’t as much left as I thought, and his little legs are only two or three pieces wide – they went so fast! And I even got Bambi connected to the flowers next Thumper. This section has been so much fun!

Pink flowers are up next I think. I turned the board upside down to work on Bambi’s head and it seems easy enough to just leave it there and work on the flowers at the top. For some reason, when I look at the poster for this section my eyes are always drawn to the pink flowers. I’m sure they’re going to be just as striking and gorgeous as they are in the picture!

I’m officially over the halfway point – today’s piece count brings the total to over 2100 pieces assembled. How in the world is this going so fast?

Thursday 03-23-17

On March 23, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

It’s Bambi! I know I keep saying it, but these guys are so cute!

Thumper now has both his ears (and he’s connected to the edge), and Bambi has a face. He was even easier to put together than Thumper! I’m enjoying this section very much, just like I thought I would. It’s my reward for sticking with this enormous project – saved the best for last! Although, if I had it to do over again (NO THANK YOU), I might have saved Snow White too. So many characters and bright colors, I may have enjoyed her more if I weren’t so overwhelmed with beginning the enormous project. Ah well, I had fun even if it was a little scary at the start.

There were several errands I had to run today, so I only worked in the morning before I went out and left it alone the rest of the day. I’m resting, watching my latest Netflix show, and working on a much smaller puzzle in bed.

Tomorrow will be continuing with Bambi, giving the poor little guy a body and some legs. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish him or not, but I’ll make an effort. It may take 2 more days, but it’ll be fun no matter. 🙂

Old Time Rockers!

On March 23, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles5 Comments

This Wasgij was so much fun! I love the destiny puzzles where they show you a scene from long ago and you have to figure out how it looks now or how the characters have changed. As usual, I’m only showing a tiny bit of the puzzle because I don’t want to spoil the fun for anyone who hasn’t done the puzzle yet. That lady in the picture sure doesn’t look like an old time rocker, does she? 😉

Jumbo is one of the best jigsaw puzzle companies in my opinion, they’re right up there with Ravensburger! The pieces have a wonderful feel, an almost waxy coating, they fit together beautifully (sometimes better than Ravensburger), the piece thickness is excellent, and the it’s just an excellent assembly from beginning to end. Add excellent artists and a wonderful selection and they are right up there at the top!

The rockers in this puzzle were playing a large arena in the 70’s, so where are they now? Still playing large venues, or maybe something smaller? What does everyone look like 40 years later? In some cases, it ain’t pretty! And how has their audience changed? It makes for a fun AND funny puzzle that I highly recommend!

Wednesday 03-22-17

On March 22, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle Progress2 Comments

Yup, I changed my mind – Thumper!

I wasn’t feeling it last night, but this morning I decided to keep going with the characters and cuteness, so here we are. Thumper’s pretty darn cute too, but not quite as adorable as my man Flower. 🙂 Thumper was much easier to assemble though; I’m not sure if it was because he has lighter colors or if I’m just having a better day than yesterday. I won’t try too hard to figure it out, I’ll just be happy that it was a fun, quicker assembly. As an added bonus, his tail connects to the purple flower I already assembled – I love the connections!

I have a few errands to run tomorrow, so I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to do. Hopefully I’ll be able to get a bunch put together in the morning and then after my errands I can spend the remainder of the day resting from the errands. The plan is to finish assembling Thumper and start on Bambi. He takes up much more of the image so he’ll probably take a couple days to finish. But I hope to get started and add some more delightful cuteness to this image!