Wallace & Gromit Christmas Pudding by Nick Park – Wentworth – 40 pieces
Now here is your “not the usual” Christmas puzzle! I love the special whimsy pieces, the image, and the exceptional Wentworth quality. I’ve never seen an episode of the show, but I love this image – it’s so cute!
This is unusual for Wentworth too, this image is only available in the micro puzzle size, you can’t get it in a larger puzzle. It’s a pity, I’d have loved to have seen even more of these fantastic whimsies….
I’ve never had a Christmas pudding – as a matter of fact, I had to look up what exactly it was! It doesn’t sound very appetizing to me, but I’m sure that’s because it isn’t something I grew up with (and also because I’m an extremely picky eater). I’m sure some of the things I love to eat would not seem appetizing to many others. 😉
This was such a fun puzzle! Merry Christmas pudding! 🎄
I adore this new image from Wentworth, it makes me laugh. I have a whole new batch of micro puzzles for a couple of reasons; 1) I’m a jigsaw puzzle junkie, and 2) I needed more very small puzzles that I can work on in bed. I think the puzzle addiction is the biggest reason though, if I’m being honest. 😏
I actually assembled this puzzle this morning specifically to post today. There are almost no puzzles left in my queue! Oh dear. My readers have a lot more “chatty” posts to look forward to in the next few weeks while I build up my stash of completed puzzles again. Don’t worry though, I’ll be keeping the chit chat to puzzle topics.
This puzzle has one of the cutest whimsies I’ve ever seen – a nun ice skating! Love it!
This puzzle would be a fun challenge in a larger piece count, the bigger areas of both black and white would be a bit difficult – but entertaining I think. The artwork itself is a bit fuzzy, which I think would help with the larger areas of one color. There’s something so wonderfully whimsical and sweet about the image, it just speaks to me.
Tower of London Remembrance – Wentworth – 40 pieces
It’s Veteran’s Day here in the US, and Remembrance Day in the UK and the Commonwealth (in other nations as well); a day to remember those who have served and those who gave their lives in service to their country (in many countries, the day specifically honors those who died in the first World War). Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I – “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”. We honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and those men and women who gave of themselves to give something back to their country. “Thank you for your service” is not nearly enough….
This puzzle shows many of the 888,246 ceramic poppies in the moat at the Tower of London – from an art installation in 2014 that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the day Britain became involved in World War I. Each poppy represented a British fatality in the war. It’s a beautiful image; stunning in its scope, and the reminder of lives lost. 888,246. That number takes my breath away.
I enjoyed this puzzle very much, and was happy that it gave me an incentive to spend some time researching Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, and Veteran’s Day. I even did a bit of research on one of the puzzle pieces! I had to email Wentworth to find out what one of the whimsy pieces represented; being the ignorant Yank that I am, I had no idea that the circular piece below is a sign for the London Tube! (London Underground, subway)
The first 4 whimsies were easy, but I had to rely on the lovely customer service administrator at Wentworth to educate me about the last one. Thanks Amanda!☺
To all those who have served (including my handsome hubby, his brothers, and my son-in-law), thank you. Thank you. ❤
The Gardener’s Cupboard by Colin Thompson – Wentworth Wooden Puzzles – 40 pieces
I’m celebrating National Jigsaw Day by posting an awesome puzzle from the UK, The Gardener’s Cupboard from Wentworth. I’ll also be celebrating by working on a puzzle, big surprise, huh?
In the US we have National Puzzle Day on January 29; it isn’t specific to jigsaw puzzles, but includes all types – sudoku, crossword, brain teasers, etc. In the UK this is the 4th annual National Jigsaw Day, especially for us dissectologists! (That’s just a ten dollar word for someone who enjoys assembling jigsaw puzzles – with today’s exchange rate that word is worth about 7.7 pounds sterling 😎) I’m way over here across the pond, but I’m an avid puzzler so I’m down with celebrating any day that celebrates jigsaw puzzling!
Wentworth is celebrating by offering 10% of any regularly priced puzzles, and having a Golden Whimsy Piece Competition. Buy any of their micro puzzles from their Stocking Filler Collection this weekend (Nov. 2-4, 2018) and you may receive a Golden Whimsy piece. If you find one of the 3 special pieces you win a year’s worth of puzzles – the prize is 12 x 250 piece puzzles of your choice. Wow! My puzzles are already ordered, wish me luck. 🍀 Check out their website for all the details, and happy National Jigsaw Day!
Now to this beautiful Colin Thompson puzzle – it was so much fun! The whimsies were perfect for gardening…
I love the spade stuck in the dirt (top right), although it took a few seconds to register exactly what it was. It’s so enjoyable to open a Wentworth and find all the whimsies to see what they are and how they relate to the puzzle image! I need to get out more, right? I’m WAY too excited about these things. 😉
The micro puzzles from Wentworth are a godsend to me, allowing me to puzzle when I’m unable to get out of bed and sit at my puzzle table, or even when I can’t sit up in bed to work with a puzzle on my whiteboard. I can put all the pieces on a cookie sheet lined with paper and complete one of these beauties while laying down. That’s exactly how I worked on The Gardener’s Cupboard.
I think I’d like to work this image in a larger piece count, there’s just so much to see! Colin Thompson’s cupboard puzzles are filled with interesting (and weird) things – and all those adorable little pink people! Even though it might have been better with more pieces, this puzzle was great fun. Two thumbs way up! 👍👍
Still to Life by Dominic Davison – Wentworth Wooden Puzzles – 40 pieces
This micro puzzle has beautiful, deep colors and was great fun to assemble. I love the images of Dominic Davison; they’re serene, beautiful, and calming.
As usual, this Wentworth puzzle was excellent quality. It has the loose fit that almost all wooden puzzles have, but I don’t find it as distracting as I do with cardboard puzzles. It’s probably a bit hypocritical on my part, but for me the added pleasure of working with wooden pieces makes up for dealing with the loose fit. The image reproduction is excellent, and adhered well to the wood. There are a good variety of piece shapes, including some whimsy pieces – shown below….
This puzzle had another rerun of whimsies; these are the same pieces in the Sky Roads micro puzzle. They made much more sense for this image than they did for the hot air balloons puzzle, in my opinion.
My to do pile of Wentworth micro puzzles is dwindling, there are only 5 left. They’re perfect for when I don’t have much time, when I might have to spend time in waiting rooms, or for when I have to work on puzzles laying down. I’m going to have to make these 5 puzzles last – or perhaps I should purchase some more. 😉
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