All the Books by Jenny Zemanek – Wentworth – 140 pieces
Wonderful little puzzle. This was maybe a two coffee puzzle, it took a little bit longer and was more difficult than expected. I loved the colors and all the interesting patterns on the spines of the books, such a great image.
We couldn’t figure out one of the whimsies, perhaps one or more of you can help us out. The piece in the bottom righthand corner, what in the world is that? A book of some sort? Whatever it is, I don’t seem to be able to recognize it.
Pop the Champagne by Aimee Stewart – Wentworth – 80 pieces
This challenging and beautiful little puzzle was SO much fun to put together! It was the last one in a day where we put together two mini wooden puzzles, one larger and more difficult wooden puzzle, and a 500 piece cardboard one. Luckily, we had just as much fun with this last one as we did the first.
I’ve done a few shaped Aimee Stewart images, and they’re always a bit challenging but lots of fun – this one was no different. The swirling shapes of the pieces and the gorgeous colors made for a great assembly.
There was only one whimsy piece with this mini puzzle, a bunch of grapes right near the center of the bottle…
We had such a great time with this that it ended up staying with my sister-in-law, she kept saying how much fun it was and I just couldn’t resist leaving it for her just like the Tea Bath puzzle we put together at their cabin on our first trip. I know it will be well loved and put together many more times. 💕
Hubby and his sister worked on it by themselves for a few minutes, and I got in there closer to the end and sis and I put in the last few pieces together. Love, love, loved it!
As beautiful as this image is, I have to say this Mini Mindful was a bit disappointing for me. All of the other puzzles in this line that I’ve done have had tessellating pieces, or a repeating pattern of interestingly shaped pieces – this seemed just like a regular micro puzzle from Wentworth.
There’s not a thing wrong with Wentworth’s micro puzzles, but I was hoping for more of a challenge with the Mini Mindful; one that makes you really focus because it’s more difficult than a “regular” puzzle. This is just my opinion of course, but that’s what this blog is – my opinions about the puzzles I assemble.
Cute whimsies to go along with the outdoor image. They made the puzzle even easier to assemble, the shapes around them were very easy to find. 😢
Still, it’s a lovely image and I enjoyed putting it together even if I was a little let down by the piece shapes.
This little beauty was one of the most challenging of the Mini Mindfuls that I’ve done – it’s right up there with Space Flare. But it is a lovely image, and perfect for assembling at my cousin’s boathouse that is decorated with pink flamingos.
Although during our weekend at the boathouse there was a LOT of family there with their kiddos and it was a bit noisy. That made it a little more difficult to concentrate sometimes, but being with family is worth it; and I just decided to finish it later in the evening after everyone had settled down – kids and adults alike.
As a dissectologist I see patterns all the time in the puzzles I assemble, and recognizing the pattern of how these pieces fit together was easy once you got a few pieces together. With so much pink you really had to pay attention, and I placed a few incorrectly at one point – but eventually all was put to right.
Excellent image, amazing piece shapes – just an all around wonderful puzzle that had me engaged and focused the entire time I was assembling it. The repetitive shaped pieces were a joy to work with and the colors in the water made for a stunning finished puzzle.
*Sorry about the cockeyed picture. I was on vacation! What do you want from me?!* 😉
This little one didn’t take long to assemble at all, but once I started working on it all I could think about was the next piece, what color fades into the next, and how this shape fits into that one. It was pure puzzle pleasure. 💟
