Tag: Jigsaw Puzzling

Antique Market In Progress…

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Antique Market by Eduard – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

This image is quite difficult to walk away from; there are so many small things to discover and one piece leads to finding something else…it’s hard for me to stop because I know what the next piece looks like. All I have to do is find it!

The colors are so bright and while the image could seem crowded it doesn’t feel that way as I’m assembling it. My one issue is the finish seems unusually shiny, more so than your average Buffalo puzzle. Perhaps it’s just me and this is how they always are, it’s hard to tell.

As usual I started with all the words, except for the ones on the teal colored roof; those were done separately. Otherwise I just worked with whatever small section seemed like it would be fun to put together. It’s going rather quickly, and I’m enjoying myself immensely.

Working on something fun today? I hope so. Happy puzzling my friends!

Puppets…In Progress…

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Puppets & Marionettes by Jay Burch – Pomegranate – 300 pieces

Creepy, right? I know! I specifically bought this one because these puppets and marionettes look extremely disturbing – at least they do to me. I thought it would perfect for Halloween; can you imagine these things coming to life and coming after you? Yikes!

Most of the easiest pieces to pick out have been put together and once the VERY ominous-looking clown at the bottom is done it’ll start to get more difficult. Luckily I think all the strings coming down will help out a bit, so maybe it won’t be as bad as it would seem.

I’m really enjoying the Pomegranate quality, the pieces are very thick and the fit is exceptional. Whatever puzzle comes next is going to pale in comparison.

I’ve got one more puzzle I want to get finished soon in time for October/Halloween and one for the Day of the Dead; otherwise I’m all out of macabre, spooky images. It’s my favorite holiday, I should have more puzzles for it!

Oh dear, I feel a PADS flare-up coming on. 🛒💸

Maleficent Still In Progress…

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Maleficent (Disney Villainous) – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

Normally I don’t post more than once about an in progress puzzle – not for regular ones anyway. Both the 40,320 piece Disney Memorable Moments puzzle and the Mystery Box puzzle had many, many updates but those were special. This is just your run-of-the-mill 1000 piece puzzle, and although it started out going really quickly the progress has slowed a bit.

It’s mostly my fault, I’m still not feeling my best and have spent more than a bit of time sleeping the last couple of days. But it’s also getting more time consuming to find and place pieces as it’s down to just dark colors most with a bit of frame in them.

The frames aren’t as distinctive as I’d hoped, or my powers of concentration and eye for detail are failing me – or perhaps it’s a bit of both. It’s taking longer now, and the overhead lighting isn’t doing me any favors either.

Anyway, it should be done today. I’ll be proud of myself when I get it finished, but I’m not sure I’ll be working on a Disney Villainous puzzle again any time soon. They’re not easy!

Maleficent In Progress…

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Maleficent (Disney Villainous) – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

Unfortunately the only progress I have made is to start sorting this one, and the sorting tells me it isn’t going to be a quick assembly either. I’ve only done one other Disney Villainous puzzle, Queen of Hearts, and it was very entertaining even though it was a bit of a challenge.

The image for Maleficent seems much darker than the Queen of Hearts though, and I’m certain it will be a bit more difficult. But I’ve looked at the image closely, and I’m hoping it won’t be as hard as perhaps it seems. Except the border, the border is gonna suck just like the last one did. 🤔

My youngest has been trying to get me to assemble this one for weeks and I’ve kept telling him no, that it’s too dark; well, now is the time. I have no idea why, he didn’t even pick it out this time. Maybe I want to get it over with. Maybe I’m looking for a bit of a challenge.

Maybe I’ve lost my mind.

Robot Repair In Progress…

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Robot Repair – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces

This is my bathroom puzzle in progress right now because I don’t have my next bigger puzzle on the board yet. My son and I picked out the next puzzle and the sorting started yesterday, but I wasn’t feeling well and ended up spending most of the day in bed so this is my only puzzle currently in the works.

Despite the bright colors around the edges, the rest of the image seems so similar on the pieces that it’s difficult to put in even a piece or two under the less than adequate lighting in there. It definitely shows that I need to ask hubby if we can do something about that; otherwise there will always be images that need to be finished under the better lights in the puzzle room.

After taking the picture I immediately found a couple pieces and put them in place, so perhaps this puzzle will stay in here to complete the assembly. Lighting really does matter!