Continuing on with my Christmas in July theme, I wanted to share this really fun and easy Dowdle puzzle. This was another one that I completed with my brother Russ during one of his visits. It was a relatively quick and easy build and I enjoyed it very much. I really do love a lot of the Dowdle images and have many of them still waiting patiently in the puzzle closet for their turn on the board. I will get…
This puzzle was a lot more fun than I originally thought. I was thinking for sure the rain / glare of the street at the bottom of the image was going to be really troublesome, but in fact it was very easy and I really enjoyed putting this particular area together. The image reminds me of a forgotten era in American history — one where people still liked each other for who they were and for their mutual love for…
The final two shakes in this set don’t really appeal to me at all. I am sure they are good, but they are too busy for my tastes. Overall this 12 puzzle set was a ton of fun and I am glad that I finally sat down to do it. Way more fun than I had even thought. I would highly recommend these puzzles to anyone who enjoys the mini-shaped puzzles or absolutely freaky looking shakes.
“Shakedown” is just one of countless songs I love by Bob Seger. He has been one of my all-time favorite singers since I was a kid. I was lucky enough a handful of years ago to see him in concert with Randy. He has such a fantastic, next door neighbor approach to connecting with the audience. It was awesome as he really came across as someone you would invite to a backyard bbq and hang out with — especially if…
KC and the Sunshine Band is a great 70’s disco band who have produced numerous awesome tunes over the years. This one being one of my favorites and it felt appropriate for the second part of the Freaky Shakes puzzle series. i liked these next two shakes quite a bit. Love the inverted ice cream cone on the one to the left. This shake makes me think of sherbert, and I can imagine the different flavors I ate as a…
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift is one of the few songs I don’t immediately switch XM satellite radio stations when it comes on. I don’t know why, but I’m just not a big fan of hers. Yes, I think she’s an incredibly smart business woman to make her career what it is today, and I’m totally aligned with her stance on our government, but that’s about where it ends for me. Some of you will be disappointed to hear,…
I love a good Dowdle puzzle every now and again. They are usually gorgeous and he has a great way of capturing people, and even though in most of his puzzles they’re tiny, you can usually still make out a lot of detail. I give him and Aimee Stewart a lot of credit for being able to create such tiny details in a puzzle image. They are both excellent artists in my opinion. Plus, it certainly makes for entertaining builds…
I love the Dog Days series by Buffalo Games and have done a ton of them and have a bunch more still in my To Do Mountain. Pizza Time Pups was a super fun image. Who doesn’t love a good pizza party? These cute little guys certainly seem like they are more than ready to start chowing down. The head chef being a Corgi makes me laugh as a dog with that short of legs would have a difficult time…
This puzzle was so bright and colorful! I just loved it and would have been happy to do it in a large piece count too. At only 300 pieces, the fun was over way too quickly. The jeweled colorings on each mandala was satisfying to assemble. I am really enjoying mandala themed puzzles lately and have also started enjoying the online adult coloring websites that also feature mandalas. Some of them are simply gorgeous and I will upload a couple…
Isn’t this puzzle adorable?! I am in love with Gary Patterson’s artwork! I have a couple of his dog and cat images and they are so cute and fun to assemble. I only wish this one had been in a much larger piece count, then I could have stretched out the joy a bit longer. As with most Eurographics puzzles I’ve done, the fit was great and the matte finish lovely. Because of the small size of this puzzle at…