Tag: Puzzles In Progress

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. 😎

…Banned Books In Progress…

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I Read Banned Books by Laura Korzon – Mudpuppy – 500 pieces

If you are a regular reader you know how I feel about banned books. 🤬 A regular reader and member of my puzzle posse (and charter member of the PADS posse) who knows how I feel about both collages and banned books sent me this puzzle for an early birthday present. Of course it had to be next on my board – I love it!

It got sorted yesterday, but I wasn’t feeling well and spent much of the day in bed resting. Perhaps I got a bit too much rest during the day because about 1:30 this morning I was up and at the puzzle board getting this one started. 😴

As you can see I sorted them by section and started with the bottom row, but didn’t get all the pieces sorted correctly. It isn’t too surprising, I almost never get things sorted perfectly on the first try. That’s ok, nobody’s perfect – besides, it makes it more fun when I find the piece that’s missing.

It’s going really quickly, and I almost wish it had more pieces; it’s going to be over too soon! I’ve never done a Mudpuppy puzzle larger than 500 pieces, though I do know they make 1000 piecers. Has anyone ever done one of their larger piece count puzzles? If so, I’d love to hear what you think about the quality.

I’m not a fan of the sharp white backing that they use and I wish there was more than one piece shape, but the fit is excellent as is the image reproduction. The image is so entertaining to put together, of course I’m loving it!

Thanks again Penny, you chose a great puzzle! 💙

Stephen King Books In Progress…

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Stephen King Books (?) – Unknown Brand – 1000 pieces

While I like the image of this one, it’s the absolute worst quality cardboard puzzle I’ve worked with in quite some time. It’s almost as frustrating to assemble as the bad quality wooden Crafthub puzzles I completed earlier in the summer.

This must be a Chinese knockoff, quickly produced without any care taken towards quality. So far it’s missing one piece and there is an extra corner. In addition it’s incredibly thin, so thin that it’s hard for me to even pick up the pieces from my board or the trays that I keep them in. The fit is horrid and not even two pieces can be picked up together to move; it’s important to assemble the pieces close to where they will be placed or there will be a struggle to move them without everything coming apart.

I’m pretty sure this one will be completed today, I’m motivated to finish it quickly and get it off my board so I can start working on a puzzle with better quality – I’d even be willing to work on a Ceaco if that’s all I had here! 😂

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!