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Pixels & Pizza

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Pixels & Pizza by Aimee Stewart – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

Gee, I wonder if Stacey had any fun putting together this Aimee Stewart puzzle…of course she did! It’ll be no surprise to anyone that this was a fantastic puzzle that I adored assembling. It wasn’t any easy one, but the challenge was fun and there were so many small details to discover; another fantastic image by my absolute favorite jigsaw puzzle artist!

The quality was only good/very good – because there were quite a few bent pieces. Part of it was most likely that it was cut during the early part of the run while the fit was still quite tight and put into a box that only just fits all of the pieces. It didn’t break apart as easily as it should and when it was boxed some of the pieces were bent. It wasn’t a huge problem for me, it happens, but there were probably 10 or so pieces with bent tabs – so I’m letting you know.

There were no other issues with the quality; the fit was very good, the image reproduction was excellent, and the usual Buffalo variety of piece shapes. Overall I enjoyed the puzzle immensely, despite the problem with a few of the pieces.

Any other oldies like me out there that had a big ‘ol boombox? Mine looked somewhat like this, but it had two cassette players, that way you could make mix tapes and record from the radio, etc. There were no MP3 players, and we didn’t carry around phones that could hold your entire music library – we had to work a little bit harder for our music. You young’uns don’t know how good you have it!

Get off my lawn! 👵

Wow. These certainly take me back, remember when if you wanted to play a video game you had to leave your house and find someplace with an arcade game? I do! Times certainly have changed in just my lifetime. Sigh. I’m feeling positively ancient.

This actually made me laugh out loud – the button that says “Save Ferris”. 🤣 I graduated high school the year Ferris Bueller’s Day Off debuted in theaters, but if it had been available I definitely would have worn that button at school! Love it. 💜

Every time I complete an Aimee Stewart puzzle I immediately want to start another one. The colors, the details, the overall look – they are so entertaining to put together!

Disney & Pixar In Progress

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Disney & Pixar Toy Store – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

I sorted this puzzle before we left on our trip, and it was especially nice coming home to a puzzle all nicely separated and waiting to be assembled. If only I were wealthy enough to be able to hire someone else do my sorting for me! 💲💸

Pretty much all of this work was done on Monday, I spent yesterday going to doctor’s appointments and sleeping for the most part. This second trip has worn me out!

All that’s left now is the staircase on the left and the shelves on the right – it shouldn’t take too much time at all. I’ll have to sneak in a bit of puzzling as I’ve been ordered to stay off my feet with my leg elevated for the next week at least, but hubby isn’t around all the time and I can certainly be allowed a few minutes of puzzling, can’t I?

It’s good for my mental health!

Fantasy Golf In Progress…

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Fantasy Golf (What If? No. 18) by Geoff Tristram- Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

Obviously I cannot show you the puzzle that I’m currently assembling; it’s a mystery puzzle and showing the image, even just in progress, is a spoiler. Instead I’m sharing the picture on the back of the box. This is the artist, Geoff Tristram; his photo is on the back of every What If? puzzle that he draws, and he’s always dressed up in outfits that relate to the theme of the artwork.

The box says “What If? Golf suddenly became easier to play? Just imagine how delightful a round could be…” From what I can see so far, it’s going to be another beautiful bit of cartooning from the artist, and more fun and funny characters and situations to assemble.

Hubby is off at a golf tournament today, so I’m hoping working on this puzzle brings him good luck. 🍀⛳

*If he wins, we can use the cash prize to buy more puzzles! 😎*

Summer Books In Progress…

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Vintage Summer Books by Aimee Stewart – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

Once again I’m working on a puzzle with an image by Aimee Stewart, and I can’t seem to keep myself away from it! It’s too much fun, and it keeps calling me back. 😊

This picture is only one small bit of the puzzle, because the only way to get a good picture of the whole thing without glare from the lights is to stand the board against the wall the way I do when I finish a puzzle. Taking off all my trays and containers of pieces wasn’t something I felt like doing this morning, so you just get to see one corner. I would apologize, but…I don’t want to.

Finishing up the sorting yesterday I kept having an argument with myself about whether or not this was the puzzle to assemble next. Watching all the pieces line up on the trays, seeing all those flowers and all that greenery – I kept thinking that it’ll be too difficult and maybe I should do something else. As you can see I decided to keep going (or I couldn’t decide whether or not to stop and got caught in a loop of indecision). 🤷‍♀️

There have been one or two puzzles with Aimee’s artwork that were full of flowers and vines and lots of green things; they were the most challenging puzzles of hers that I’ve done. It looks like this one might get difficult once all the books are done, but for now I’m REALLY enjoying myself!

What are you working on? Any fantastic images that I might want to see? Do tell!

Alice

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Alice by Romi Lerda – Magnolia Puzzles – 1000 pieces

There’s just something about this artwork – Alice’s face – just something I can’t put my finger on…I love it! Luckily the artist is working with a puzzle company that has excellent quality, so the result is this gorgeous puzzle of a high caliber that I adored assembling.

This was my first Magnolia Puzzle (thanks again Penny for the lend), and I was duly impressed. The chipboard is a good thickness, the fit is exquisite, there are a very good variety of piece shapes, and the image reproduction is stunning with a matte finish that makes for easier puzzling under artificial lights and has a soft, almost silky feeling in your hands. Overall I was extremely pleased with the quality and am looking forward to being able to assemble more of these puzzles.

Because there really isn’t much in this image that needs zooming in on I decided to document my progress as I went…

Starting on the left, that was the result of the first day’s work, including the sorting and laying out on trays. Everything shown completed in that first picture are the sections that I pulled out while laying out the pieces.

It was slow going at times, I was enjoying the silky feel of the pieces and just let the puzzle take me where it wanted to go. In the middle picture I had just finished assembling everything I could find with stripes on it, and it’s filling out nicely.

The last picture is after putting together all of the dark, blue, and most of the gray pieces. The one eye staring out of the image seemed a little creepy at times, but it was still a fantastic assembly that I absolutely loved.

Magnolia Puzzles is based in Turkey, and they are manufactured there as well. They’re on the pricey side, but they’re worth it in my book. I’m not sure I’ll be making a huge purchase from them any time soon, but I would never hesitate to buy one of their puzzles if it struck my fancy – they are beautifully made!