Tag: Disney

Golden Age of Disney (Section B) In Progress…

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Golden Age of Disney (Section B) – Trefl – 1500/13,500 pieces

I should have planned better – I just finished my Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland birthday puzzle, and then went right into the Alice in Wonderland section of the big puzzle. Honestly, it wasn’t planned and I swear I’m not obsessed with the book or movie; it just worked out that way.

So far…..the Cheshire Cat is kicking my ass! Phew! It’s nice to be able to complain about it sometimes, even though I chose this puzzle to do at this time. My whining doesn’t mean I don’t like it or I’m not having a good time, it just means this section is difficult and sometimes I want to b*tch about it to my puzzle people who will understand.

The majority of the pieces for this brand (for this puzzle) are what I call ballerinas; two male/two female ends. That makes sections like the Cheshire Cat difficult and tedious at times. At the moment I’m working on the body and tail, but when it starts getting frustrating or tiresome I then switch to working on the border of the section. As you can see, the border is almost done – I’ve gotten bored and tired of the tedium A LOT. 😂

I started with the wording, as per my usual; surprisingly all of it was finished in one sitting. After putting the border together I couldn’t sleep much that night and ended up sitting in front of the board in the wee hours, not ready to go to sleep until I’d completed my task. The words were both easier and more difficult than I bargained for.

Now it’s the Cheshire Cat’s section, which I chose because it looked to be the smallest of the three. I stupidly thought that even though it looked like a challenge it would be the quickest to finish. What a moron I am sometimes! 🥴

And yet, even though I’m still moaning about this tough section – I’m also still having a great time.

Happy puzzling today my friends!

Phineas and Ferb

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Phineas and Ferb – Mega Puzzles (Multipack) – 150 pieces

This one was fun; the background was a little difficult, but once all the skateboards and characters were together it wasn’t too hard to fill it in. One missing piece on the border, but otherwise this one made me happy.

Like the rest of the puzzles in this multipack the pieces were extremely thin and the fit wasn’t great. But I enjoyed putting this one together regardless of the quality.

This was puzzle 7 out of 8 in the Mega Puzzles multipack that I found a couple of months ago at the thrift store for only $4.99. I’d say I definitely got my money’s worth out of them. Even if I didn’t love all the images it was still entertaining to assemble them, and it’s always good for me to have a few smaller piece count puzzles here to work on in between larger ones.

These were a good find. 🧩💚

Dressed to Shine

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Dressed to Shine – Mega Puzzles (Multipack) – 150 pieces

I avoided this image in my thrift store box of eight Disney puzzles for the longest time; but today decided that I needed to finish all of the puzzles that were left in this multipack and get the whole box out of here and back to the thrift store so someone else can enjoy them.

The quality is the same as the previous ones in this Mega Puzzles multipack; thin chipboard, loose fit, etc. But I knew what the quality would be when it was purchased and I still wanted to assemble them. This image is the one I really didn’t care for out of all eight puzzles; that’s ok though, there was still enjoyment to be had in the assembly itself and I did my best.

To me, the Disney princess images that are available for things like puzzles are just ridiculous these days. The face of Cinderella shown here is NOT the same face she had in the movie. What’s wrong with Cinderella’s face the way it was? Why did it have to change? Did the imperfection of an artist-drawn image really need to be changed into a male’s airbrushed concept of femininity? It disgusts me that she’s been updated to be more beautiful and modern; and I really hate that all the princesses seem to have the waistline of a small, sickly pre-teen boy. Ick. What a ridiculous ideal for girls to try to live up to. Just…ick.

*It’s hard to find nice things to say when you’re “in a mood”, and as you can no doubt tell I am most definitely in a mood today. Sometimes it just spills over and comes poring out of my fingertips and you get a post like this where I rant about Disney movies, how things were better back in the day, leaving good things alone, and feminism. I’m not apologizing for it, just explaining it.*

Disney 100 Years of Music

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Disney 100 Years of Music – Ceaco – 300 pieces

You’re shocked I’m sure, to see that there was a Ceaco puzzle on my board; don’t worry, I haven’t gone back on my word and I did not spend one bit of my own money on this one. Penny sent it to me in a swap!

Cute image, not great quality – that basically sums up this brand. Less than premium chipboard that tends to split or fan out at the edges, image lift on many corners, etc. They’re definitely not my favorite brand and since the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad advent calendar puzzles of 2019; and I have not spent any of my precious puzzle budget on Ceaco puzzles since – there are many great puzzle companies out there that I’d rather spend my money on.

If Penny has any of their puzzles with cute images that I feel like assembling then I won’t hesitate to continue swapping with her. As long as my money doesn’t make it into their coffers the ban is still on. My memory is long, and I can hold a grudge like nobody’s business!😉

Peter Pan

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Peter Pan – Mega Puzzles (Multipack) – 300 pieces

Here is a lesson in how much the image on a puzzle contributes to your enjoyment of said puzzle. The quality of this puzzle was exactly the same as the quality on Princess of the Sea; yet with this puzzle I found the quality to be much more annoying, and the assembly was just not as entertaining. It’s all about the image, baby!

I wasn’t keen on doing this one to be honest, but my son picked it out for me so off we went. It’s a good image for puzzling, and it was enjoyable, but just not what I was looking for at that time. That’s ok though, this puzzles makes five completed from the multipack of eight Disney puzzles, only three more to go. There are two 150 pieces (Phineas and Ferb, and Disney princesses) and a 500 piece called Dapper Dandies that I completed as a 300 piece puzzle many years ago, but think I will assemble again in this different piece count. There’s always a need for smaller puzzles here.

Five down, only three to go. I absolutely got my money’s worth from this thrift store purchase!