Pixels in Progress

On July 27, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling4 Comments

Pixels in progress

I started this 1000 piece puzzle yesterday, and am enjoying it very much. It’s called Pixels and is made by Cloudberries, a UK puzzle company. They have some wonderfully interesting and different images in their catalog and this is one of two that I’ve chosen to review for them.

If you’re a regular reader you know how I like blocks of color; this image jumped out at me because that all it is! 😎 It’s going together pretty quickly, but I’m to the greens now and you can see that there are more rows of green and blue than the other colors so it’s starting to be a little more of a challenge.

I’m pretty sure I can handle it, though it may take me a little while; I still can’t sit for long periods of time and I’m still recovering from spending 2 months sleeping in hospital waiting room chairs.

Not as bad as I thought…

On July 26, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling8 Comments

So I put together a 300 piece puzzle on Wednesday, and yesterday I put together four 27 piece 3D Christmas ornament puzzles. I have to say that it wasn’t as terrible as I thought it would be.

At the beginning, before I start working, thoughts of mom and puzzling with her pop up – but as I get engrossed in the assembly I find that the focus is solely on the pieces and how they fit together. When I finished is when it was the most difficult for me, as that’s the time I would send mom a picture or a text and show her the finished puzzle; we would talk about it and what I was going to do next. I’m going to miss that so very much.

I’m thankful that the almost meditative state that jigsaw puzzling brings to me is still intact; and that even though I’m sad I can no longer sit with her at my puzzle table, jigsaw puzzles are still able to help me de-stress and turn off my brain for a while. I’ve never needed to stop thinking more than I do right now.

Today’s Reasons…

On May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling4 Comments

Puzzle pieces I puzzle because I love it. 💗

I puzzle to unwind.

I puzzle to manage my stress.

I puzzle to clear my mind.

I puzzle to take my mind off my chronic pain.

I puzzle to bring order to chaos.

I puzzle to get away from all the screens in our lives.

I puzzle to spend time with those I care about.

I puzzle to put together pretty pictures.

I puzzle to keep my mind active.

I puzzle to help relieve anxiety.

I puzzle for whatever reason today brings.

I puzzle because I love it. 💗

Never Satisfied

On May 16, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling12 Comments

Pieces

I have a serious addiction. I’m almost done with my current puzzle, and I have PLENTY more to do here at home; but for some reason I’m itching to go find more. Thrift store or retail store – it doesn’t matter, new puzzles to choose from is what I want.

I can’t be the only irresponsible puzzler who does this, surely I am in good company. My fellow PADS posse members understand, don’t you?

Collage in Progress

On May 14, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling6 Comments

In Progress

Normally I start with the edges, but that isn’t the best way to go with this image – all the edge pieces look mostly the same. I think it will be best to put them in once all the sections on the edge are mostly assembled.

I got the main character’s face assembled and am now working on her hair, along with filling in each of the small sections. I’m having fun with it!