Tag: Puzzles In Progress

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! 😉

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?

Grin & Bones In Progress…

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Grin & Bones – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces

And here I thought I had all my Halloween puzzles done and ready to publish – NOPE! Saturday I received my monthly subscription box from MicroPuzzles and it had two more spooky holiday puzzles for me. Normally the MicroPuzzles aren’t completed at my big puzzle board, but there are exceptions to every rule.

There are already enough puzzles in the queue for the entire month of October, so now things are going to have to be moved around a bit to make sure these puzzles are published before Halloween. It isn’t too much of a big deal, but usually I post about my puzzles in the order they are completed. But like I said, there are exceptions to every rule. 😉

The first of the two new puzzles is already finished, and this one has just begun. There wasn’t much puzzling done yesterday because I hurt my shoulder just moving around in bed (getting old ain’t for sissies), so I wasn’t at my puzzle board for very long.

I will get this little guy finished today though, it’s too cute to sit here for very long, and at only 150 pieces it won’t be that difficult. Hope you’re having as much fun with your current puzzle as I’m having with mine. To all members of the puzzle posse everywhere – happy puzzling! 🧩

Quilt Farm In Progress…

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Quilt Farm by Eduard – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

This is one of the Country Life images from Buffalo, and as usual it’s an entertaining and well-made puzzle. There was zero progress made yesterday, but today I’m feeling as though there will be some good progress made. It seems like a good day for puzzling, doesn’t it?

My next section to tackle is the quilts; both the ones in the back of the truck and the ones set up on display behind it. It may take a while, but it’ll be so beautiful and colorful once it’s done!

Most of the fruits and vegetables are already done, as are the house, barn, and both trucks. The most difficult part seems as if it will be the grass/driveway in the middle of the picture. It shouldn’t be too terrible though, I’m actually looking forward to it. 😎