Dean MacAdam produces some really adorable jigsaw puzzle images. Mostly with fun, fairytale themes like this one of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The images are whimsical, cute, funny, and pretty easy to put together. I did this puzzle quite some time ago, then set it aside for Stacey and just recently found it again when I was going through the massive effort of organizing my puzzle collection / closet before our house full of company arrived. For some reason…
The moment I first laid eyes on this puzzle I knew I had to have it. It combines two of my favorite puzzle themes — Christmas and buildings in a big, beautiful and wonderful way. I absolutely adore the artwork and how amazing each of the cookies look. They’re so detailed. I especially love all the little cars throughout the scene. Each house was very unique and therefore pretty easy to pick out and assemble. I sorted the houses initially…
I’ve been writing up a lot of blog posts lately as I took multiple long breaks from the blog where I didn’t write anything about the puzzles I was doing. So now that I’m trying to be much better at regularly posting, I have a pretty large backlog of puzzles that I did, took pictures of (most of the time), and am now starting to add into the blog. As I’m doing this, a few patterns are emerging that I’m…
Cozy Bathroom was the first puzzle I tried and completed in the Cozy Series and this was done several years ago. To say I loved it would be a bit of an understatement. This puzzle made me giddy with delight! It’s so vividly bright, colorful, and just all out adorable in my opinion. It was a quick and easy build with the added pleasure of being a typical, excellent quality Ravensburger image. I absolutely love the color palette in this…
The sharpness of the puzzle image; the smooth linen finish of the pieces; and the satisfying way the pieces fit together — all signs of a classic Ravensburger puzzle. This gorgeous image was a thrill from beginning to end and I plan to frame and hang it up in my downstairs guest bedroom. For this one I started with the border as it was pretty quick and easy to figure out. From there I assembled most of the lower section…
From the moment I first laid eyes on this puzzle I knew I had to have it. Not only because it is an adorable Mickey and Minnie Disney themed puzzle, but because the happy couple is pictured touring a country near and dear to my heart – Italy. Randy and I spent the 10 glorious days of our honeymoon visiting these very same areas. We stayed in Pisa one night after visiting the tower….we took a gondola ride in Venice…
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. …
I am starting 2020 off with something a little different – a series of posts garnered from “interviews” with fellow puzzle enthusiasts like myself. I want to get different perspectives from people around the world on various aspects of puzzling – what got them into puzzling, what types of images they love and / or dislike most, what their biggest challenges are (if any) to getting puzzles in their respective countries, etc. I think it will add a new dimension…
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! …
I fell in love with this puzzle from the first moment I laid eyes on it. I know…that happens to me a lot — what can I say, I am a sucker for puzzles! I am not sure yet whether I will mix this one or not. I actually started bag one about a year ago, the Snow White panel, but then just wasn’t “feeling” it at the time and set it aside to focus on a bunch of smaller…