I find it funny how much I enjoyed this puzzle given how few Charles Dickens books I have actually read – maybe 2 at the most; LOL Anyone who knows me though will know the sole reason for my picking out this puzzle to begin with has everything to do with it representing one of my favorite puzzle themes — buildings! And boy does this puzzle have plenty of those! Each building is pretty distinct which made it a lot…
I believe this is the official title of this cute little 300-piece puzzle from Ceaco. I think they released a few puzzles during their 100 year anniversary with various images. This one was really cute, but I can’t say as I completely loved this puzzle. There was a lot of plain white pieces that were on the tricky side to assemble. Quality wise it was typical Ceaco with thin pieces and a pretty decent fit. The part I did enjoy…
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…
I lived in Seattle for a very brief time (about six weeks) back in August 2002 when I moved there to join households with my then boyfriend, Randy. He was living there doing a consulting assignment for Starbucks headquarters at the time. Once we knew for sure that we were going to take our relationship to the next level I moved in with him from northern California. We decided we would start looking for a more permanent job back in…
I wish I could say this puppy puzzle was fantastic as it is adorable, but quality on this one was less than optimal. It didn’t lay completely flat for some reason like most White Mountain puzzles I’ve done. The image reproduction was excellent, but in the finished image you could see where some pieces were slightly raised above the others. This was really annoying. I was happy to be finished with it, only to discover there was one piece missing….
Finishing out my Christmas in July theme with this syrupy sweet image. I absolutely loved this puzzle from Vermont Christmas Company. It was super fun and an easy build too. I have done quite a few of their puzzles and have been thoroughly impressed with all of them so far. I have a bunch more (at least 20) still to do in my puzzle closet, and I look forward to them all. They are one of the fewer manufacturer’s I’m…
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…
Continuing on with my Christmas in July theme, I wanted to share this really fun and easy Dowdle puzzle. This was another one that I completed with my brother Russ during one of his visits. It was a relatively quick and easy build and I enjoyed it very much. I really do love a lot of the Dowdle images and have many of them still waiting patiently in the puzzle closet for their turn on the board. I will get…
This puzzle was a lot more fun than I originally thought. I was thinking for sure the rain / glare of the street at the bottom of the image was going to be really troublesome, but in fact it was very easy and I really enjoyed putting this particular area together. The image reminds me of a forgotten era in American history — one where people still liked each other for who they were and for their mutual love for…
I completed this puzzle several years ago, but since I was not good about posting on the blog during this time, I never wrote up anything about it. This was my very first Magnolia brand puzzle and to say I immediately fell in love with the brand would be a huge understatement. Ironically, I am not big on Alice in Wonderland as a story / movie. It’s very fantasy based and unrealistic, and I struggle to enjoy movies like that…