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Flight of Creativity

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Flight of Creativity by Jena Dellagrottaglia – MasterPieces – 300 pieces

Gorgeous, colorful, bright, beautiful, quality – so many words to describe this stunner of a puzzle. Loved every piece from beginning to end.

This is one time where I think it was the perfect piece count. Many times I’ve wished for a puzzle that was great fun to be available in a larger size so that I could work on it longer and enjoy the process even more; and sometimes I’ve wished that a puzzle had fewer pieces because it was so challenging or frustrating. This one though, 300 seems like the exact right amount of pieces. I think in a higher count it would have been more difficult, perhaps so much so that it would have become frustrating and taken away from the joy of the assembly.

Assembling larger puzzles is difficult for me at times, especially when I’m having trouble with my chronic pain or depression. It’s so nice to have a choice of smaller piece counts here so that I can continue to puzzle even when puzzling is challenging for me.

Hanna-Barbera Collage

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Hanna-Barbera Collage – MasterPieces – 500 pieces

This puzzle was lots of fun, and the pieces felt almost luxurious! What’s not to love about a great collage image like this on an excellent quality puzzle?

I’ve been doing a lot of MasterPieces puzzles lately, and have enjoyed every single one. Their catalog of images has great variety to it, and their quality is even better than I remembered. They have a random cut which makes for interestingly shaped pieces, and the fit is exceptional. The image reproduction is crisp and clear, and the matte finish makes it easier to work with under artificial lights. Overall they’ve got great puzzle images on wonderfully made puzzles and I’m a fan!

As a child of the 70’s and 80’s, of course I watched all four of these tv shows – my favorite of these four was Scooby-Doo, but I liked them all. These shows are from way back when many tv shows actually had theme songs and again Scooby-Doo wins this battle, it was the best theme song of all these shows, with the Flintstones coming in a close second. I’ve been singing these songs in my head for quite a while now, and I’m having a great time reminiscing.🎶🎶

It’s getting less impressive, isn’t it? All these puzzles standing up, ho hum – so boring. Doesn’t matter to me, taking these pictures still makes me happy!

Fast Food Craving

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Fast Food Craving by Graffi*tee Studios – MasterPieces – 500 pieces

I enjoyed this puzzle, and even though it was a little more challenging than I bargained for it was an entertaining build – and I love the look of it!

This one came from a shopping trip out in the world where I picked up some 300, 500, and 1000 piece puzzles. I cannot seem to stop myself from buying more, even though there are PLENTY of puzzles here to keep me busy for a very, very, very long time. Most of the ones I purchased were MasterPieces, and I have to say I am truly loving their quality. Interesting shapes, great fit, beautiful reproduction, nice chipboard – they seem to have it all under control.

I never really thought about this, but there was a time when drive thru windows didn’t exist and people needed to be taught how to use them. So of course a sign like this might have been necessary. As a person who used to work in a fast food place I can tell you that people STILL don’t know proper etiquette and have to be told what to do or not to do. Turn off your windshield wipers people! You’re just throwing water on them.

How would you like this place? A restaurant with a sign that says JUST EGGS and maybe bacon? Yes please! I love breakfast and a good plate of eggs with some potatoes, toast, and maybe a little bacon sounds just about perfect right now. Yum.

You guessed it, I just had to. Apologies if these pictures don’t tickle your fancy, but they definitely make me smile. With all the crap companies out there making crap puzzles for a quick buck, having a great quality puzzle that fits so well you can stand it on it’s edges is quite a blessing to me. Standing up puzzles has been going on for more than a decade in my house, and it will continue till I’m gone or can’t puzzle any more. It just makes me happy, and what a great reason to do it, huh?

Frenchie

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Frenchie by Karen Burke – MasterPieces – 1000 pieces

I really had a good time with this one, I love the artwork by Karen Burke, and it was relatively easy with bright colors and sections that were easy to pick out and put together. The random cut makes it very interesting (at least for me) and I enjoyed it from beginning to end.

MasterPieces has impressed me very much lately, there hasn’t been any quality issues with any of the puzzles I’ve assembled. That’s rare really, at least for me. I can be quite the puzzle snob, and very exacting about what characteristics of a puzzle are important to me. The MasterPieces puzzles I’ve worked since I started back up in April have all been excellent quality all around. Either I’ve been very lucky or their puzzles are getting better – whichever it is, I’ll take it!

Everyone doesn’t love dogs as much as I do, but for those who do – how do you not love that face?! The smooshy little face just makes me want to give belly rubs and kisses!

There were a lot of flowers in this image, and they are usually difficult for me. The colors and placement of each different flower made it easier for me this time around. I might actually start liking them. 😮

Overall this puzzle was entertaining, beautiful, and excellent quality – couldn’t ask for more.

Twilight Flight

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Twilight Flight by Alan Giana – MasterPieces – 300 pieces

Isn’t this a beautiful relaxing image? Wouldn’t you love to sit on the porch with an ice cold glass of lemonade just watching the swans at twilight? Sigh. I picked this one up after a doctor’s appointment, and was pleased as punch to find many different puzzles to choose from, most from MasterPieces. Since I returned to puzzling a few months ago, MasterPieces puzzles have continued to impress me with their excellent quality. I picked up several of their puzzles of 300, 500, and 1000 pieces. Excellent day of shopping!

The tightest fit that I’ve worked with in a very long time. I knew immediately when I had only put three or four pieces together that this puzzle would stand up when it was complete. Amazing fit! This would be a great puzzle for a senior center, I think the oldsters would really enjoy this one.