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King Lion

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King Lion by Marjorie Sarnat – Wentworth – 140 pieces

Holy crackers is this puzzle BEAUTIFUL! Every time I was working on it in bed my hubby commented about how striking it was, how the colors were so gorgeous – every time I took it out to add some pieces. Either he was just trying to keep my spirits up or he really thought those things; I think he really liked the image.

This was one that took loads more time than anticipated. The box image wasn’t used as a reference and with all the colors and patterns it took more brain power than your average cottage scene, landscape, or photographic image. But that was a plus in my book. Even if I was only able to put in a few pieces at a time I enjoyed searching for just the right one and hearing that satisfying “plunk” as it dropped into place.

Love all the whimsies, they completely fit in with the theme of the puzzle – and the details are amazing. Excellent puzzle all around, so much so that I’m looking forward to completing it again. 🦁

Chaos on the Board!

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1960s Flower Power by Andrew Farley – Wentworth – 250 pieces

Since getting up at 2 am I have finished and taken pics of the previous puzzle and written up the post for publication at a later date, updated the June completed puzzles page, updated the sidebar on the homepage, and decided which puzzle was up next. My decision was mostly based on how I wanted to complete the puzzle…

I honestly felt the need to dump a puzzle out on my board and just start working on it – no sorting, no trays, no order at all – apparently chaos is what my brain is yearning for this morning. Please don’t ask me why, I can’t even explain it to myself. 🤷‍♀️

The puzzle that I chose is a relatively chaotic image as well, a collage called 1960s Flower Power; ugly fabrics, tie-dye shirts, flowers, buttons, and psychedelic patterns everywhere. It’s puzzle anarchy!

The only slight bit of sorting that happened was to put all the whimsy pieces in one place so that I could take a picture for today’s post; other than that it will remain puzzle pandemonium on the board until I can bring order to the image and make a pretty picture for you all to see.

I hope y’all have as much fun with puzzles today as I plan to – happy puzzling my friends! 💟

Reservoir of Succulents

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Reservoir of Succulents – Wentworth – 40 pieces

This was much more difficult than it looks, to be honest I was a little intimidated when I poured out those 40 pieces. They all looked so similar and like they knew I wasn’t up to the task. Oh dear, perhaps I’m a little sleepy this morning. 😴

I had to get one more puzzle in the morning before I went off to the guillotine (oral surgery), so this one was it.

Great whimsies – Wentworth doesn’t always have the whimsy pieces match the image, but they got it perfectly right with this one. I couldn’t tell you any of the names of these succulents (other than the general term cacti), but I do know that they are succulents. 😎

Parisian Charm

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Parisian Charm by David Maclean – Wentworth – 40 pieces

I took the picture at the wrong angle on a truly bad day, I’m sorry for the shine. By the time I checked the image it was already taken apart and put away and I just wasn’t feeling up to putting it together again even though it was only 40 pieces.

This is what it’s supposed to look like….

Normally this isn’t really my kind of image, but at only 40 pieces pretty much any artwork is worth a shot in my book. It’s pretty, don’t get me wrong, it just doesn’t really excite. Just my personal opinion; we can’t all like the same things.

Very Parisian whimsies too!

Vortex Spiral Tunnel

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Vortex Spiral Tunnel – Wentworth (Mini Mindful) – 40 pieces

This little beauty was MUCH harder than it looks, at least it was for me. Once half of it was finished I realized I had to start all over; both the repetitive tessellating pieces and the image gave me a run for my money! It’s beautiful though, and conquering it gave me a great sense of accomplishment.

The Mini Mindful puzzles from Wentworth have been very enjoyable to assemble. The interesting cut of the pieces and the great images make for an almost meditative experience. They truly do make you slow down and be more mindful of what you’re doing and in the moment. Loved it! 🧡

When I was done I disassembled it and put it in the powder room for hubby to do; he saw the pieces and loved that they were geometric. When he brought it to me once it was finished he said he would have preferred either the same image with regular pieces, or the geometric pieces with an easier image.

Apparently the two of them together put him to the test as well. 😇