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Choose Joy Giveaway Winner!

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Miscellaneous7 Comments

Choose Joy – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces

The random number generator has spoken and the winner of this adorable little MicroPuzzle is………….

Entry #2 – Jess

Congratulations Jess! I hope you enjoy this charming little puzzle as much as I did. I will be sending you an email shortly, and will hopefully get this on it’s way to you very soon.

Thank you to everyone who entered, I always enjoy holding giveaways here on the blog; putting a little bit more puzzle joy into the world is a good thing, and I am extremely grateful that I am fortunate enough to be able to do that here every once in a while.

And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who stops by here at My Jigsaw Journal, it is much appreciated that you spend even a few minutes of your day here, and you are always welcome!

*For those of you who don’t enjoy the tiny little puzzles, don’t worry, I’ll be holding another giveaway next month, with a regular sized puzzle!*

As always, happy puzzling my friends. 💚🧩💚

Shopping Trip

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous8 Comments

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!

Nothing’s In Progress…

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous4 Comments

I finished the 300 piece puzzle on my board yesterday, and also finished up the puzzle in the bathroom – so unfortunately I’ve got no puzzles going at the moment to tell you about. Normally I would have made sure to at the very least start sorting another puzzle to post about (every third day is an “in progress” post), but it’s been a rough week and I just didn’t get around to it.

We got home from our trip on Sunday evening, and I immediately had to go to the doctor. Because of a problem with my good leg I’ve been put on bedrest for the next week and am temporarily taking a medication that makes me extremely dizzy and lightheaded (and I still have to take my pain meds with it). So even if I wasn’t ordered to stay off my feet, I would absolutely need to – because me walking around feeling dizzy is a recipe for disaster. I’m a klutz. A big one.

Anyway, yesterday was spent in bed almost all day long and I never got around to starting a new puzzle. I’ve chosen what’ll be next both on my puzzle board and in the bathroom, they just haven’t even been taken out of their packages yet. And there are still eight puzzles to write posts for that were assembled on our trip or since we’ve been home; there’s plenty of puzzle stuff to keep me busy, that’s for sure.

Regardless, I will definitely get a puzzle going today. Hubby has to be away during the day this weekend, and I’ll be able to sneak off to the puzzle room if I’m feeling well enough. And if I’m not – there are plenty of trays here and if need be I can start sorting and/or working on the next puzzle in bed! 🧩🛌

Home Again…

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous2 Comments

We’re traveling back home today, after another extended stay with family. We had a great time full of memories, laughter, and fun (not to mention a few puzzles).

Just as we’re finishing up with the puzzles from our last vacation here on the blog, we’re coming home from another holiday with more. In a month or so you’ll be seeing the posts of all the wonderful wooden puzzles we put together during this visit – it’s safe to say a fun time was had by all!

I’ll be back at my board this evening, and I am very much looking forward to it. 👵🧩💖

What’s Next?

On By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling, Miscellaneous2 Comments

We went to town with the puzzles on Saturday! We completed two smaller wooden ones (one was quite challenging), a micro puzzle that was only 40 pieces, and a 500 piece cardboard puzzle. That was everyone at the house working together; me and hubby and my sister and brother-in-law.

I don’t know what will be next, but we’ve still got quite a few to choose from – although I’m feeling very worn out and lazy today – perhaps there won’t be another one completed for a day or so. I may need to get some rest and focus on doing as little as possible.

What’s next for you? Working on something fun?