Browsed by
Category: 18000

Deal of the Century – Round Two

Deal of the Century – Round Two

In preparation for writing this blog entry, I went back and looked at two older posts, Life After “Life” and A New York State of Mind where I mentioned a bunch of puzzles that I wanted to get and do after I finished the Life puzzle.  At the time I wrote the first one, back in May, 2013, I had none of the puzzles I mentioned wanting to get.  Now, just over two years later, I have all of them except two!  Wow…I didn’t…

Read More Read More

Tropical Impressions (18,000)

Tropical Impressions (18,000)

Another puzzle that I had on my wish list is crossed off, and I realized that I never added it to the blog…shame, shame, shame!  I got this beauty from someone on Craigslist.  She had done the puzzle herself and was looking to pass it on to another enthusiast – enter, me.  I got it for a great price ($50 including shipping), and am quite happy about it.  It will be quite some time before I get to this one…

Read More Read More

4 Historic World Maps – Opening the box

4 Historic World Maps – Opening the box

Here are some of the first pictures of this beautiful puzzle.  I will not be starting the build on this one for some time yet as I want to finish the Life puzzle first, but I love looking at the pieces and feeling them as they’re just so much nicer than the Educa pieces of the Life puzzle. The big box! 4 Historic World Maps Poster 18,000 pieces in all its glory! The puzzle pieces are so nice and luxurious…

Read More Read More

18,000-pcs. – 4 Historic World Maps – Ravensburger

18,000-pcs. – 4 Historic World Maps – Ravensburger

4 Historic World Maps – 18,000 pieces – Ravensburger I saw this puzzle quite some time ago, even before I bought the Life puzzle, and I loved the looks of it.  My house is decorated with an Old World style and I knew the artwork from this puzzle would fit right in with my decor.  The main reason I never purchased it was because of the solid gold border around each map.  It looked impossible with so many pieces being…

Read More Read More