Thursday 03-16-17

On March 16, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

I know it doesn’t look like it, but that little bit right there is over 450 pieces assembled! I got a pretty good start today because the filmstrip is so fun that it just flies by and before you know it you’ve gotten the whole thing done 🙂

After putting the filmstrip together and seeing all the scenes, I want to watch the movie again. It’s been so long since I’ve seen a lot of these movies I’ve forgotten how good they really were. Thumper was adorable and funny, Flower was shy and sweet (and my favorite), Bambi was so cute and innocent – such a great movie!

There are a few flowers that aren’t white and I sorted those out and got those put together too. If the white ones are as much fun as the colored ones they’re going to be fun to assemble. Well, to be honest I think the whole puzzle is going to be fun!

I’m also a little upset with myself for putting together 452 pieces today – that’s not the way to make this final section last! But on the other hand I’m doing this because it’s a fun challenge and I’m having fun. Sigh. So I guess I’m just going to do what makes me happy and some days that may mean stopping early and working on another puzzle. Some days I may just want to keep going and going cause I’m on a roll. I’ll have to do my best no matter which mindset I’m in that day. 😎

Finally!

On March 15, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

It took waaay too long, but I’ve finally gotten Beauty and the Beast off the board and Bambi is sorted. I’ll be able to start assembly tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to getting back to work on the puzzle and posting updates every day. Stay tuned!

Wednesday 03-08-17 90% Done!

On March 8, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, World's Largest Puzzle Progress10 Comments

I don’t know how it happened so quickly, but this entire 40,320 piece puzzle is 90% finished! There is only one section left to assemble, wow!

Beauty and the Beast was as much fun as I thought it was going to be, and I’m glad I saved it till the end. Belle was so much fun to assemble, and so was the Beast. The colors are gorgeous and I loved assembling each of the smaller characters as well. I usually know all the names but I looked up the feather duster’s name because I couldn’t remember it. Babette! It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie, so I don’t feel too bad that I couldn’t remember her name. I’m sure she forgives me. 😉

I enjoyed the whole puzzle, and I’m sad it’s done already. I was torn between wanting to work on it as much as possible, and wanting it to last. In the end it took about at much time as the rest of the sections, 15 days.

So now there’s only one left. Bambi. I want to just go for it and work on it as much as possible! Will I? I’m not even sure myself.

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Bambi, Thumper and Flower – look how cute they all are! I love this image, and think it’s gonna be a ton of fun to do. The carpet of flowers on the ground, the pink flowers in the trees and each of the characters are going to be fun and challenging and I’m super excited to get going.

By the way, did you know that each section has a hidden Mickey Mouse symbol? It’s easy to spot in some of them, in others you really have to search for it. You can find the one in Beauty and the Beast pretty easily, but it’s not as easy to see in this picture of Bambi. Peter Pan was the hardest to find for me, did you spot them all?

Of course it’ll be a few days before I get started (as usual) – gotta get this section off the board and sort Bambi, but I’m not in a huge hurry for that either. I’ll probably stall like last time and work a bunch of other puzzles for a few days. At least this time I’ll be conscious of the fact that I’m stalling. 🙂 Onward to Bambi!!!

Tuesday 03-07-17

On March 7, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

Only around 200 pieces left to go by my count, so it will definitely be done tomorrow! OMG!

The banister is all done and it looks gorgeous if you ask me. All that is left is a small bit of one of the candelabras and the wall. It feels like I just started this section, how can it have been 2 weeks already?

I can’t believe it’s almost done, I’m a little bit sad. I guess I have to keep reminding myself that there are still hundreds of puzzles to be done between my house and mom’s. She keeps going to the thrift stores several times a week and we keep accumulating more and more puzzles. Sometimes I think 😮 – but then I say 😎

Monday 03-06-17

On March 6, 2017May 19, 2023 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn World's Largest Puzzle ProgressLeave a comment

Two more days oughta do it, I’m almost there!

This is always the best part of the puzzle for me, the number of pieces is dwindling and each piece is easier and easier to find. It makes you feel like you are AWESOME at puzzles, look how quickly I found that piece! Or maybe that’s just me, whatever. 😉

I’m off to bed to rest for the remainder of the day, I’ll be back puzzling again tomorrow.