PUZZLE REVIEW: St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City, Italy

PUZZLE REVIEW: St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City, Italy

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Manufacturer:  Trefl Name:  St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City, Italy Series:  None Artist / Photographer:  Unknown Piece Count:  1000 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Great; very snug Assembly: I was pleasantly shocked when I received this beautiful puzzle from my husband for Christmas a couple of years ago.  He NEVER buys me puzzles!  Mostly because he would have no idea what I have and don’t have, but I’m sure it’s also because he knows I have way…

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Eyes for Pies

PUZZLE REVIEW: Eyes for Pies

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Manufacturer:  Ravensburger Name:  Eyes for Pies Series:  Food Porn Artist / Photographer:  Unknown Piece Count:  500 Piece Quality:  Excellent New / Used: New Fit:  Great; snug Assembly:  Believe it or not, I am still a relatively NOVICE puzzler.  Even though I have completed a puzzle with 24,000 pieces, it was just ONE puzzle.  Overall, I have only done a very small handful so it might really surprise you to know that this puzzle was only my 3rd Ravensburger puzzle ever! …

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Raining in Paris

PUZZLE REVIEW: Raining in Paris

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Manufacturer:  Buffalo Name:  Raining in Paris Series:  Cities in Color Artist / Photographer:  Unknown Piece Count:  750 Piece Quality:  Very good New / Used: New Fit:  Good – not super loose, but not tight Assembly:  I was immediately drawn to this image as it’s both romantic and travel based – two of my favorite things.  This was a puzzle that was hard to walk away from and thereby, one I finished pretty quickly.  Each night I worked on it, I…

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PUZZLE REVIEW: Pretty in Pink

PUZZLE REVIEW: Pretty in Pink

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Manufacturer: Brother Sister Design Studio, Oklahoma City, OK sold by Hobby Lobby Name: Pretty in Pink Artist / Photographer: Unknown Piece Count: 100 New / Used: New Quality of Pieces: High; with a non-glare, smooth finish Fit: Good — not super loose, but not tight Assembly: This adorable little puzzle was a pleasant surprise. At first, I thought the pieces were a little thin, but as I put the first two or three pieces together I quickly realized they were…

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My Journey Begins in the Far East with the Forbidden City

My Journey Begins in the Far East with the Forbidden City

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On my first night of sorting, I was seeing a bunch of pieces that stood out from all the others. For some reason, I decided to pull these pieces out onto a separate tray. At the end of that first night, I quickly took a closer look at these pieces, and found I was able to already make a few connections. I don’t know why, but for some reason these few pieces reminded me of a carrousel you might see…

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Sorting Landmarks Around the World Has Begun

Sorting Landmarks Around the World Has Begun

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On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, I officially started working on Around the World. The task of sorting 42,000 small pieces of cardboard is NO JOKE. I have pieces everywhere! Initially, on paper, I thought I would categorize the first rough sort into about 19 categories. As I have been going through the pieces this week, it has turned out to be a few less. Mostly because it’s just too difficult to tell for sure on a lot of pieces what…

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Completed: Luke Skywalker

Completed: Luke Skywalker

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This harder than it looks puzzle is finally finished. And after a thankfully short-lived freak out moment over a missing piece, I can put a checkmark on this one and get it glued for Derek’s room. The quality was superb, and I think this one is going to look awesome mounted on his wall. This also means one more thing — Around the World here I come! Woo hoo!!

IN PROGRESS: Star Wars Fine Art Collection — Luke Skywalker

IN PROGRESS: Star Wars Fine Art Collection — Luke Skywalker

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This 1,000-pc. Buffalo Games puzzle puts up a good fight. It has been way more challenging than I thought it would be initially. The quality of the image and the fit has been top notch, and other than the small, 300 piece Wysockis’ I have done recently, it has been the best Buffalo puzzle I have done. Certainly wayyyy better than the piece quality of the 2000 piece Winterland Fun puzzle I did earlier this year by Aimee Stewart. I…

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Winterland Fun — Aimee Stewart — 2000 pieces

Winterland Fun — Aimee Stewart — 2000 pieces

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One of my most favorite puzzle “themes” is Christmas or wintery scenes. I most especially love doing them in the middle of the hot FL summer. I know it’s all in my head, but somehow it always makes me feel just a tiny bit cooler to do a winter puzzle when it’s 95 degrees out with a humidity factor making it feel over 100! I also love Aimee Stewart puzzles. She is one of my favorite puzzle artists so of…

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