Tag: Jigsaw Puzzling

Rainbow Tarts In Progress…

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Rainbow Tarts – Buffalo – 300 pieces

This puzzle is beautiful, fun, and relatively easy to assemble. That being said, there is a quality issue with it that’s quite disappointing for me, and I’ve already sent an email to the company about it.

There are rips in the image on the puzzle, as if it weren’t cut all the way through and when the pieces came apart they peeled off. I haven’t had a quality issue like this with a Buffalo puzzle before, and it’s a bit of a bummer for me as I really love the image.

Still, it shouldn’t take too long to finish, and the colors really are lovely.

Happy puzzling today my friends!

…Frankenstein In Progress…

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The World of Frankenstein by Adam Simpson – Laurence King – 1000 pieces

Well, I was hoping to finish this one yesterday, but as usual life got in the way. I wanted nothing more than to be able to sit down and play with my puzzle, but unfortunately I could not. Today though, at least I’m hopeful.

It’s going together quite haphazardly, not really the normal way I go about things – but I’m really enjoying myself and letting the puzzle lead. I started with the top of the image; the blue and green mountains, the purple sky, and the sun. Then I dove right in to the iceberg in the middle, and it wasn’t easy. Still, it was nice to sit and stare until I saw a couple of pieces that went together; had my music playing and was bebopping along in my head and putting pieces together. Love it!

My youngest son has been coming in every day and giving me little bits of information about Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (the author), and all the Frankenstein movies that have been made. Did you know the original book was written 205 years ago? I do, now. Did you know that the first Frankenstein movie was produced by Thomas Edison in 1910 and was about 15 minutes long? I do. Now.

I’ve got a lot more, but I won’t bore you with them. Besides, I’ll probably learn some new ones today while I’m finishing up! 😉

Almost In Progress…

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The World of Frankenstein by Adam Simpson – Laurence King – 1000 pieces

I was planning to have this puzzle going already, but a couple of things got in the way of puzzle time yesterday. No worries, spending time with my family is much more important anyway. 💜

At the moment there’s still several hundred pieces left to sort, and then I will ABSOLUTELY get started on this today. It looks like it’s going to be so much fun, but challenging too. Can’t wait!

Shopping Trip

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I had to leave the house yesterday, and found myself at the bookstore looking at jigsaw puzzles, I even ended up buying a few – who woulda thunk it???

Before leaving home I was sorting my next puzzle, but now that I’ve got these new ones the one I was preparing to assemble seems so boring! Plus, if I get Frankenstein and the horror books done quickly they can be posted this month for Halloween.🎃

Interestingly, after my jaunt to the store I now have a shopping tip for you, if you shop in person. The World of Frankenstein is a Laurence King brand puzzle, and if I were you and wanted good quality I would only purchase this brand if you can be sure where it was manufactured.

In the store today there were plenty of puzzles by this brand, including The World of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, etc. – but they were all manufactured in China. The World of Frankenstein was one of only two images by this brand in the store today that was manufactured in the Netherlands. There is a big difference in quality between the two, and after seeing the difference in person and talking with a fellow puzzle blogger in Europe about this brand I wouldn’t purchase a Laurence King puzzle if it was made in China. If you’re spending your hard-earned puzzle budget on a new LK puzzle, please be certain where it was manufactured.

I’ve never recommended a brand specifically depending on where it was made, but there’s a first time for everything. So, if you find a Laurence King puzzle that was manufactured in the Netherlands I highly recommend them. I just completed one of their puzzles and it was excellent quality (I adored it!). If you find the same brand but it was made in China, be wary. Just a friendly suggestion of course. 😊

Anyway, now that these three puzzles are sitting on my board, my fickle menopausal brain (currently being slowly boiled from the inside by hot flashes) has decided that I’m going to assemble the horror books collage. I haven’t started it yet, but I’m very much looking forward to it!

Happy puzzling today my friends!

Africa Map In Progress…

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Africa Map by Liv Wan – Artifact – 441 pieces

I’m REALLY enjoying this assembly, though it’s taking much longer than usual for a puzzle with this number of pieces. It doesn’t matter though, the enjoyment is the point – not speed or comparing myself to how long it “should” take.

This image isn’t one I would normally go for, but it was another puzzle I bought for 50% off earlier in the year when Artifact was having a sale. Honestly, I felt like buying just one puzzle for $18, Medicine Teepee, didn’t really warrant the free shipping that was offered. I know, if they offer free shipping I can buy however many or few puzzles I want; truth be told I wanted some cool wooden puzzles and getting only one at half price just wasn’t enough for me. The PADS took over and I make no apologies.

So I bought this one, and even though it isn’t an image I would normally go for, nor the piece shape I prefer in wooden puzzles, I’m loving it. 💕

When I work a wooden puzzle I do not look at the box image, it makes the puzzle last longer. Slowing down and having to pay attention to each shape, each color, each texture makes for more immersive puzzling – for lack of a better word. I become completely engrossed in how things fit together and the time spent puzzling is so relaxing and enjoyable.

If I were more familiar with the geography of Africa I might be quicker at putting this together, as the interior of the continent is crammed full of images from the many countries; food, people, destinations, animals, buildings, etc. Hopefully though, I’m learning and absorbing the geography as I go. (I did know where Madagascar was, so that little island wasn’t difficult to place!)

I’m having a great time puzzling today, how about you?