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Rice Krispies

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Rice Krispies – Rose Art – 50 pieces

This was a very quick 50 piece puzzle that my son wanted me to do, so I did. 😎

I found this one at Ollie’s (discount store in the US) for a very reasonable price, and I just can’t resist a small puzzle! The pieces of this were quite large though, it was surprising how large the completed puzzle was – 7 x 9 in. (18 x 23 cm). For only 50 pieces! I could assemble two 150 piece MicroPuzzles and lay them on top of this one and still have space left over and lots of image peeking through. Wowza!

Love the reproduction on this one, it’s very crisp. And in the end it made me hungry for/want to make Rice Krispies treats, which I plan on doing this morning before it gets too late in the day for me to function. Mmmmm, love Rice Krispies treats. 😍

BTW, have you ever noticed that Snap, Crackle, and Pop have red, blond, and brown hair respectively? I can honestly say I’ve never paid attention to it before now; I don’t know why or if it matters, but I did notice.

Liberty Leading the People

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Liberty Leading the People by Eugéne Delacroix – Professor Puzzle – 50 pieces

While my daughter and I were loitering around the bookstore she found this little 50 piece puzzle in a tiny little box, how could I not give it a try for only $3.99? It’s another of those fine art puzzles where the only way I would ever assemble it is in a mini puzzle; I can’t imagine how difficult this very dark and indistinct image would be to assemble in a larger piece count like 500 or 1000 pieces.

I know I’ve seen the image before, but honestly I didn’t know the name of the image or the artist. I wish I’d looked around where my daughter found this little guy to see if they were any more fine art images to choose from. There’s a blurb on the back of the box that tells about the artwork. A key figure in French Romanticism, Eugéne Delacroix painted Liberty Leading the People to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830, which dethroned King Charles X. The painting suggests that the people of all classes came together to rally against royalist oppression and fight for a better society.

It’s a great quality puzzle for one so small, and I love that it isn’t all ballerina pieces like many mini puzzles. The main shapes are these…

Other than the edge pieces these are the only shapes there are to work with. I found it interesting, and even though these were the only shapes it wasn’t boring to put this puzzle together. They were a good thickness, very sturdy, and fit together well. Although the backing was the sharp, white paper that I don’t care for, with only 50 pieces it wasn’t too bad to work with. The image reproduction is lovely, as far as I can tell with such a dark image. Overall I was impressed with the quality of this little puzzle, and would love to find all the rest of the mini fine art puzzles in this series.

Momma always told me when a puzzle is very big or very small that you have to give perspective, to place something next to the puzzle to let you really appreciate the size. It’s a small puzzle, that comes in a very small box. Isn’t it a cute little thing?