This was a perfect puzzle for when I wasn’t feeling up to much puzzling – it was easy to sort and assemble – which was just what I needed. It had a quality problem, but it was still a fun one to put together.
I normally don’t have problems with Buffalo puzzles, but there was an issue with the image on this puzzle. There were tears in the image, as if the pieces weren’t cut all the way through and they tore when the pieces came apart. They were small little rips, but still noticeable to me. I emailed Buffalo about the problem, and have yet to hear back from them other than the automated response.
It was so easy to sort that it was no problem at all to assemble this line by line. The most difficult colors were the first three lines, after that it was even easier!
Even though this would have been easy to finish in no time at all it was on my board for a few days, I took my time because I wasn’t really in the mood to puzzle – but I needed to just the same. When my mood gets very low I don’t want to do anything at all; puzzling can help me out of it, but sometimes I need to force it and that’s when these smaller piece count puzzles are the best choice.
Another holiday puzzle already on my board, and we’re not even halfway through November! Surprised that I have so many Christmas puzzles here? So am I! Although, thinking about it just now I realized that almost all of them were given to me – they aren’t ones I purchased, because….well, you know.
In fact, of the twenty-one holiday puzzles here at the house left to be assembled, I purchased ONE of them. The set of 12 advent calendar puzzles was a gift from hubby, three are thrift store puzzles mom bought, five (including the one I’m currently working on) were sent to me by my bestest puzzle buddy Penny, and only one of them was actually purchased by me.
When I tell you the title of the Christmas puzzle I bought, you’ll get it. It’s called Ruby the Red Beaked Emu. I just gotta be me! 😁
I’ve already put together three holiday puzzles, and I gotta tell you – I’m sick of them already. Yep. Once I finish this one I’ll be taking a break from them. In fact, there are two 1000 piece Christmas puzzles that perhaps will be put away for next year because I just don’t want to make myself put together puzzles because it’s the right season. I’m supposed to be having fun!
Eighteen of the puzzles are 100 pieces or less, so I’m planning to save those until December; I can assemble them in the morning with a hot cup of coffee and start my days with a completed puzzle. Doesn’t that sound lovely? It does to me.
This collage puzzle I’m working on right now is going pretty quickly, and other than a very loose fit I’m enjoying it. Collages make me happy.
I Read Banned Books by Laura Korzon – Mudpuppy – 500 pieces
You’re damn right I do! In fact, when I do a puzzle like this or read about banned books, it only makes me want to read them even more; I wonder if those book-banning d**che-bags understand that at all. Probably not, that would take critical thinking skills, logic, and comprehension.
This was a fantastic puzzle with very good quality that went together quite quickly – in fact it was almost too easy and I found myself wishing it was 750 or 1000 pieces to make it last a bit longer.
Although I don’t care for the backing Mudpuppy uses, and wish there was more than one piece shape, it was otherwise a very good quality puzzle. The fit was excellent, and the image reproduction was stellar. In fact, the fit was so good that….
I don’t know why it makes me so happy to be able to take pictures like this, but hey, if it makes me happy to take a stupid picture of a puzzle standing up – why not? It’s a little thing, and it really does make me smile. 😁
On the back of the small poster that comes with the puzzle is a little blurb about each of the books with one or two sentences describing what they’re about. A couple of the books I’d never heard of, and a few I’ve heard of but haven’t read. Finding out what they’re about has made me want to read them all. I’ve only read three of the nine books shown, but I’d definitely be interested in reading the rest of them.
This really was a fun, good quality puzzle. If it looks like it would be your pile of pieces, go for it! It’s very highly recommended – two stacks of banned books 📚📚 and two thumbs up! 👍👍
*Heartfelt and special thanks to my dear friend and fellow Puzzle/PADS Posse member Penny for this lovely birthday gift. I absolutely adored it! 💖*
This collage of horror book covers was so much more entertaining to assemble than the Stephen King covers puzzle that I posted last week. The quality was much better, which made for a more satisfying experience – loved this one!
I usually tell you how many books of those shown that I’ve read; and you’ll be able to tell that horror isn’t exactly my genre when I let you know that I’ve only read 4 out of the 55 books shown. Yikes, it make me seem like an illiterate troglodyte, doesn’t it?
Whatever. Even if I am, my mom said I was adorable and my family loves me – so there! 😜
Typical Re-marks quality; random cut with a variety of piece shapes, good image reproduction, very good fit, and a slightly shiny finish. Pretty good, all around – and it made for a great assembly that went quite quickly.
I haven’t read this book, but I loved the cover – doesn’t it seem perfect for Halloween? Spooky!
Haven’t read any H.P. Lovecraft either, but I know he’s quite popular in the horror/sci-fi genre; and I’ve even seen an episode of Supernatural about him. Plus, look at that creature – yikes! I think it’s called Cthulhu. Do you think Mr. Lovecraft just banged his face onto the keyboard to come up with that name?
Now this one I HAVE read, it’s by my favorite author; it’s one of my favorites of his too – though I wouldn’t classify it as a horror novel. Suspense, sure. Thriller, yep. But not really horror in my opinion. Still, it’s a great book.
I enjoyed this puzzle from the first piece to the last, and highly recommend it if you can find it. When I purchased it the cashier told me this particular puzzle was selling out very quickly. No wonder, it was such fun!
What better puzzle for this month? October is the month with the absolute best candy holiday ever – Halloween! If you think it looks pretty easy, I was right there with you until the sorting started; but once I saw the pieces I knew it would be quite a difficult assembly. And it was, but I’m pretty darn proud of myself for completing it.
The quality of this puzzle was amazing, and really I enjoyed working with it. The cut is actually a modified ribbon cut (Cobble Hill calls it random/quirky), with quite a few interestingly shaped pieces that made it extremely entertaining to assemble. The fit was excellent; entire sections could be picked up easily to move them around. The finish is matte which helps with the glare caused by artificial overhead lighting. There was quite a bit of puzzle dust, but that seems to be an increasing problem with every company lately. I don’t hold it against them, because it doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the assembly for me.
The caramels were the first thing I assembled, it was easy to find the pieces because they had the shiny wrapping on them. I used to love eating these but I haven’t had one for a very long time. I have specific memories of my sisters and I sitting around the table unwrapping entire bags of these so that mom could melt them to make caramel apples in the fall – how we loved eating them! There was a huge apple orchard in our hometown, and we’d all go to pick apples in the fall. Some of them turned into homemade apple pies, some became canned filling for pies and crumbles to enjoy in the middle of winter, and the best ones ended up as caramel apples that were made with love by our momma – and they were so unbelievably good. 🍎💖
This was another section that was easy (somewhat) to find and assemble. When hubby came into the puzzle room to kiss me goodnight he pointed to this section and in particular the candies with the sugary beads on them and said “those are sooooo good!”. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the flat square-shaped candies anywhere before. Have you? What do they taste like?
The jelly candies at the bottom and top of this picture were easy to sort, but not as easy to assemble. With all the shine on many of the candies it was difficult to know what piece was next. The shine looks white, but it could be shiny where the pieces connect and your brain tricks you into thinking you need a certain color, but actually you don’t. It made for a somewhat difficult assembly, but I enjoyed the challenge of it.
Once I had put together each bowl of candy that was relatively easy to find, I resorted to sorting by color and putting things together that way. When I got to the end, the only pieces left were red, yellow, and the white of the bowls; those pieces were then sorted by shape to finish it up. It wasn’t to difficult to finish it, but getting there certainly was more of a challenge than I bargained for.
An enjoyable, but definitely difficult puzzle. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, beware. It isn’t as easy as it looks!
My Jigsaw Journal 