My mother-in-law gave me this puzzle on one of their recent visits from Port St. Lucie, FL. She indicated it was left in their community clubhouse during the pandemic and she had brought it home to attempt, but quickly gave up as she felt it was too difficult. Most likely she got scared off by all the brown in the puzzle — there is quite a bit. So of course I was happy to take up the challenge. I have…
How cute is this puzzle? I fell in love with it the moment I first saw it. There is just something very sweet about the whole image. I read to my kids before bed too so maybe that’s why I love so much. Huge Harry Potter fan too so absolutely loved the Harry Pawter book nod. Click here to order this cute puzzle for yourself from Puzzle Warehouse. You can also order directly on Vermont Christmas Company’s website. That’s where…
I don’t know why, but I love puzzles with trains. I’ve never been on one so not sure what my fascination is with them but I always love puzzles that have a train as one of the main focal points. The train in in this puzzle is more in the background and blends in with the rest of the buildings, but I still love it. It’s a Charles Wysocki as well which are always so much fun and easy to…
Manufacturer: Vermont Christmas Company Name: Meet Me in Paris Series: N/A Artist / Photographer: David Maclean Piece Count: 550 Piece Quality: Good New / Used: New Fit: Loose Assembly: When I first saw this puzzle on Vermont Christmas Company’s website, I really liked it and because it was by one of my favorite puzzle artists, David Maclean, I put it in my cart immediately. After opening the box and sorting through the pieces to pull out the edges, I saw…
Vintage Seed Packets (if I’m remembering the White Mountain Puzzle title correctly) was an extremely fun build. The old fashioned seed packets are so beautiful and colorful. This was another puzzle where I found myself saving the border for last as it’s all the peach colored frame and was much easier to place once I had the interior completed. Then it made the border quite quick and easy. When my mother in law saw this one she really loved it…
Manufacturer: Buffalo Name: Donut Worry, Be Happy Series: N/A Artist / Photographer: Lars Stewart Piece Count: 300 Piece Quality: Excellent New / Used: New Fit: Excellent Assembly: I had so much fun building this delicious puzzle. I could smell the sweet frosting and the heavenly aroma of freshly brewed coffee while doing this one, and it made the build all that much “sweeter”. I loved it. For those who don’t know, Lars Stewart is the husband of my absolute favorite…
I picked up several Aquarius puzzles recently that I thought would be really fun and would look good framed for my kids’ rooms. A few weeks ago I pulled out the first one which I titled Marvel Superheroes Collage as it does not appear to have any other official title on the box. There was a second puzzle which I also bought that’s got the Marvel Super Villians pictured so I had to differentiate them somehow. I will start that…
I fell in love with this puzzle the moment I first saw it for several reasons. FIRST reason being it totally reminds me of my Momma. Growing up, she and I spent countless hours baking together. Anything from cookies to fruit and chocolate pies, cakes, and even jam! SECOND reason — the handwritten recipes totally look like they could have been hers. THIRD reason — these rustic teaspoons and cookie sheet — they look just like the ones we had!…
My love of Stephen King began long before I became Penny Weiss. I was a young teenager when I picked up my first novel of his called Firestarter. While I enjoyed it, I wasn’t blown away by this author just yet. Next I read Carrie, and liked it quite a bit too. But it wasn’t until I watched the IT miniseries on TV in the late 80s that I truly began to see Stephen King for the genius that he…
Today is the final post in the Animal Selfies set of 12 puzzles by Cra-Z-Art that I have been blogging about recently. Each and every one of the puzzles was great fun to assemble and just hard enough to keep it from being boring. I love all (okay, well ALMOST all of the faces — sorry horses). For this final set, I chose my three favorites based on the shapes they include. I absolutely adore the gorgeous Orca in this…