The World of Frankenstein by Adam Simpson – Laurence King – 1000 pieces
I was planning to have this puzzle going already, but a couple of things got in the way of puzzle time yesterday. No worries, spending time with my family is much more important anyway. 💜
At the moment there’s still several hundred pieces left to sort, and then I will ABSOLUTELY get started on this today. It looks like it’s going to be so much fun, but challenging too. Can’t wait!
Robot Repair – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces
Isn’t this the cutest little image? I thought it was anyway. It turns out that the cuteness doesn’t translate to ease of assembly – this was much harder than I thought it would be!
Does it sound dumb to you that after the hundreds and hundreds of puzzles I’ve done that I still can’t always tell whether a puzzle will be easy, difficult, entertaining, or a dud? It sounds dumb to me; yet I can’t always tell and can’t give you a reason either. You just do the best you can and pick puzzles that you like the look of, I suppose. Anyway, back to our puzzle…
This puzzle came in my MicroPuzzles subscription box, and the theme of that month was Mad Science. It was the companion puzzle to Tube-Tastic that I posted about in August. I love the image, but the size of the pieces and the number of pieces that constituted each little robot made it more challenging than I thought it would be. I ended up having to bring this one into the puzzle room in order to complete it under better lighting.
Even with the challenge I enjoyed this puzzle very much, and it’s too darn cute! 😍
Cabana Retreat by Nancy Wernersbach – Ravensburger – 500 pieces
This was an excellent quality large piece Ravensburger puzzle, with a beautiful image that was lovely to assemble. 💖
Nancy Wernersbach images are usually quite fun to put together, most of the artwork by her that I’ve done has been outdoor scenes; beachside, flower shop, cottage, etc. There’s something calming and beautiful about her work and it makes for excellent puzzling.
The large piece Ravensburger puzzles are quite fun for me, there’s a special something about the larger pieces that I find wonderful to work with. And the larger finished puzzle makes you feel as if you’ve accomplished something impressive when you’re done; it’s about the size of a typical 1000 piece puzzle.
A beach bag filled with books, drinks, perhaps a little puzzle, and maybe a snack or two sitting beside a bucket of champagne – doesn’t that sound like a lovely afternoon? If it weren’t for the sand (it gets everywhere!) and being out in the sun it would sound nice.
A plate of fruits with what could be a little pot of Nutella or chocolate sauce to dip them in – now that sounds amazing!
Great puzzle; excellent quality, beautiful artwork, and a good time was definitely had. Highly recommended!
Choose Joy – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces
The random number generator has spoken and the winner of this adorable little MicroPuzzle is………….
Entry #2 – Jess
Congratulations Jess! I hope you enjoy this charming little puzzle as much as I did. I will be sending you an email shortly, and will hopefully get this on it’s way to you very soon.
Thank you to everyone who entered, I always enjoy holding giveaways here on the blog; putting a little bit more puzzle joy into the world is a good thing, and I am extremely grateful that I am fortunate enough to be able to do that here every once in a while.
And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who stops by here at My Jigsaw Journal, it is much appreciated that you spend even a few minutes of your day here, and you are always welcome!
*For those of you who don’t enjoy the tiny little puzzles, don’t worry, I’ll be holding another giveaway next month, with a regular sized puzzle!*
As always, happy puzzling my friends. 💚🧩💚
The Party – Buffalo – 500 pieces
This very dark looking puzzle was difficult at times, but not nearly as challenging as I thought – it was much more enjoyable than anticipated!
The fit was looser than normal for a Buffalo puzzle, but it was otherwise good quality. The image reproduction was stellar, which it absolutely needed to be for such a dark image. Overall, other than the fit I was very happy with this puzzle.
The border was a little challenging, but not too awful. Sometimes a solid border like that can be extremely frustrating, but the shapes of Buffalo pieces make it a little easier and the system that I use to put edges together helped quite a bit as well.
I started with the kids, obviously. The faces were the easiest to pick out, and their clothing all had different textures to them that weren’t too hard to find. Then I put together those large letters, which other than the house below was the most difficult part of the entire image.
This dark bleeping house was the hardest part of the puzzle, but luckily it wasn’t too many pieces. It’s the only part of the puzzle that had me separating the pieces by shape, and even then I really had to pay close attention.
As a fan of the tv show Stranger Things I was excited to put this puzzle together, thank goodness it wasn’t disappointing!
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