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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Around the World: Divide and Conquer Approach

Around the World: Divide and Conquer Approach

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As most mega puzzle enthusiasts know, puzzles large enough to come in separate bagged sections usually have a repeat pattern (or several) in each bag. They are generally around the 1,000+ piece mark, but there are definitely exceptions to this very general rule of thumb. In the case of Educa’s larger piece count puzzles (6,000 pieces and higher) the repeat pattern is exactly 1,000 pieces as they always include a couple of “half pieces” within each pattern to make up…

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New Puzzle Day – 5/29/20

New Puzzle Day – 5/29/20

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I don’t know if there’s anything more fun or exciting to an avid puzzler than when new puzzles arrive. Well, maybe putting in the last piece of a challenging puzzle or making a huge connection of a bunch of pieces might be slightly ahead. However, this is still WAAAAYYYY up there for me anyway. This particular new puzzle day post is completely the fault of White Mountain Puzzles! ?? They made the mistake of sending me an email to say…

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DIY Fabric-covered Puzzle Board

DIY Fabric-covered Puzzle Board

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THE BACKGROUND STORY Since I started following My Jigsaw Journal and chatting with it’s fab owner, Stacey, I have been envious of the great pictures she takes of her completed puzzles. Her photos are always well centered with the pretty rose colored board acting as a natural border around the puzzle. The best part being the pics are always taken vertically and not flat on the table like the ones I have been producing here. Several weeks ago I started…

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow friends, family, and blog readers. I hope your day is super special and spent with those you love the most! I am spending the day with the three most important people in my life — Randy, Derek and Cole. They are my everything. Unfortunately, I am unable to spend the day with my own mom (though equally as important in my life), but she is not far from my thoughts today and I…

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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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Around the World: The U.N. Building

Around the World: The U.N. Building

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In the times we currently find ourselves, where a horrendous and deadly virus has already claimed over 60,000 American lives, I take some comfort in assembling aspects of the Around the World puzzle which are not only famous American landmarks, but which also speak to me as a way to unite the world in common cause — freedom with the Statue of Liberty and now the UN Building – a true representation of global peace and hope. I absolutely loved…

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Around the World: Shanghai World Financial Center

Around the World: Shanghai World Financial Center

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This building is so cool looking I think. Due to its shape and the puzzle artist’s rendering of the color (mostly purple), the pieces really stood out as I was sub-sorting all the skyscrapers. I was excited to build this beautiful piece of architecture and learn a little more about this landmark along the way. I think my favorite part of the architecture is the upside down trapezoid shaped “cutout” way up near the top. This amazing and extremely complex…

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I Love the 80’s

I Love the 80’s

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Like my blogging friend Stacey has also said, I think I could write a book about this one individual puzzle. So sit back, grab a Pepsi Free or a Tab and some Fiddle Faddle. It’s gonna be a long one! I am a child of the 80’s, and every part of this puzzle brought back a great memory. One of my absolute favorite things to assemble in this puzzle was the Mix Tape in the top right corner. What kid…

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