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Puzzle Review: Play Room

Puzzle Review: Play Room

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Manufacturer:  Vermont Christmas Company Name:  Play Room Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Mark Gregory Piece Count:  100 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly: This was the second in an order of three 100 piece puzzles I recently ordered from Vermont Christmas Company. I absolutely love these puzzles. The quality is amazing, and the thickness of pieces as well as the smooth non-glare finish feel great in your hands. Of the three I ordered this was probably…

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Puzzle Review: Laundry Day

Puzzle Review: Laundry Day

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Manufacturer:  Vermont Christmas Company Name:  Laundry Day Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Adrian Chesterman Piece Count:  100 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly: This was my third 100-piece puzzle from Vermont Christmas Company, and I can guarantee it will not be my last. These puzzles were amazing quality! The thickness and finish of the pieces were top-notch and made for a great puzzling experience. This was also a puzzle that my youngest son, Cole, helped with…

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Puzzle Review: Olde Buck’s County

Puzzle Review: Olde Buck’s County

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Manufacturer:  Buffalo Name:  Olde Buck’s County Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Charles Wysocki Piece Count:  300 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly: I loved the colors and the overall scene in this puzzle. As has been my experience with ALL of the Buffalo 300-piece Charles Wysocki puzzles I have assembled, the quality and fit were outstanding. Buffalo does a fantastic job on these small puzzles. The pieces are thick, very sturdy and have a nice fit….

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Paws Gone Wild

Paws Gone Wild

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If you can possibly look at this puzzle and those little faces and not smile — well then I have to seriously wonder if you’re even human! LOL This puzzle was sooo much fun to put together! Not only was the image adorable, but the quality of the pieces was amazing. Of course, as a small, 100-piece puzzle the pieces were rather large, but that’s to be expected when the biggest “do’er” of this type of puzzle is either young…

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Skate Night

PUZZLE REVIEW: Skate Night

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Manufacturer:  Buffalo Name:  Skate Night Series:  Vivid Collection Artist / Photographer:  Aimee Stewart Piece Count:  300 Piece Quality:  Good New / Used: Used Fit:  Extremely tight Assembly: I love an Aimee Stewart puzzle almost more than any other. Her images are always so brightly colored, highly detailed, and just flat out FUN to assemble. They make me amazingly happy when assembling. This one was no exception. My friend Stacey over at My Jigsaw Journal gave me this one because of…

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Despicable Minions and Those Who Love Them

Despicable Minions and Those Who Love Them

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Is it just me or do you also find yourself watching these adorable movies over and over again? Whenever I am flipping through channels and see one of the movies airing, I generally will stop and watch even if it’s just for a few minutes. From the moment I first saw Despicable Me in the movie theater I have been hooked. They are just the cutest little, banana eating, mischevious dudes. They always make me smile. So no big surprise…

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Play and Make Ice Cream Pops

Play and Make Ice Cream Pops

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I loved this puzzle! It was so much fun and a very easy assembly for sure. I haven’t heard of very many of these pops, but most of them look delicious, and I would love to try several. My absolute favorite one was the soccer ball — isn’t it cute? I also really liked the looks of each of these. The fit on this puzzle was pretty loose and there was only one piece shape other than the edges, but…

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Puzzle Review: Disney Friends

Puzzle Review: Disney Friends

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Title: Disney Friends Manufacturer: Ceaco Series (if any): none Piece Count: 200 Purchased New or Used: New Piece Quality: Great Assembly: Picked up this super cute little puzzle to do at my in laws the last time we were there. However, I didn’t end up doing it until well after we got back. Cole helped a little bit, but once Mickey’s face and Pluto’s butt were assembled he said he was done. ? This puzzle has a lot of nice…

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Minions — At Work

PUZZLE REVIEW: Minions — At Work

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Manufacturer:  Ravensburger XXL Name:  Minions: At Work Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Pixar Piece Count:  100 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Excellent Assembly:  When Cole was about 4 years old he was really into doing jigsaw puzzles all the time.  He was getting quite good and fast at the 48 piece puzzles so I got him a stretch goal puzzle – this 100 piece, high quality Ravensburger puzzle of The Minions.  This adorable puzzle was NOT easy. …

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Fresh Cut Puzzles

Fresh Cut Puzzles

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This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Koren, a 25-year-old software engineer and burgeoning puzzle designer living in Berkeley, CA. Alex is on the brink of bringing a unique and much desired product to woodie puzzle enthusiasts around the world — an affordable, high quality wooden puzzle with beautiful, theme-based whimsies! A couple of years ago Alex started puzzling with a group of friends. They completed numerous 500 and 1000 piece cardboard puzzles. Halfway through the build,…

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