Today I want to take a minute to give a shoutout to two important friends in my life – both of whom I absolutely love and am grateful to have in my life. Gina, my first and forever best friend. We have known one other since the first day of kindergarten, and suffice it to say that was a LONG damn time ago! And more recently the friendship I have created with my good friend Stacey who lives about 1.5…
Well hello there! I don’t know if anyone will see this post other than Stacey maybe as I have been such a crappy blogger for the last five years at least, but I’m here now and am going to try to be a little more present in the blogging world. You may be wondering why I have been gone so long and I could come up with a laundry list of excuses, and ironically doing laundry every weekend is on…
Today I wanted to provide some guidelines for puzzlers who are wanting to glue their puzzles for preservation or display, but who may be a little afraid to try and risk messing up the puzzle, or who have tried unsuccessfully in the past and need more guidance. The most important aspect of choosing this method of preservation is the glue itself. Don’t cheap out and buy your local store’s brand of glue – it could cost you the entire puzzle. …
Brand: Paladone Title: Gingerbread Artist: Unknown Pieces: 108 (shaped) Assembly: This super cute Gingerbread House was a little more complicated than I gave it credit for initially. Took me longer to finish than anticipated, but it was well worth it. The thickness of the pieces and smooth matte finish were phenomenal! I loved running my hands over the pieces multiple times. So nice! Paladone is not a puzzle manufacturer I am familiar with at all. Purchased this one at Kohl’s…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! I had so much fun putting this adorable puzzle together on Christmas Day. Just the right fit size wise for a very busy day. Vermont Christmas Company makes the best quality 100 piece puzzles. The pieces are thick and huge for kid hands or senior citizen hands grappling arthritis too. Their images are super cute and fun and I just love them. This particular image really makes me smile. Santa’s face is adorable with…
Have you ever had a puzzle that you fell in love with immediately, couldn’t wait to do, and then half to two thirds of the way done, you were just over it and wanted it to end? That was me with this puzzle. I instantly fell in love with the colors and the buildings as soon as I saw the puzzle. Even as I grabbed a couple of other puzzles to do first, my mind kept drifting back to this…
A lip-licking teaser of what is currently in progress on my puzzle board. Much more to come soon on this one….
I knew this puzzle would be a lot of fun when I first saw it on one of my FB puzzle groups. Sure enough, I was right. It was a ton of fun! The vintage pictures of children from a long gone era were sweet and adorable, and the level of detail and quality of the image were also pretty wonderful. This was a new brand for me — even though they’ve been around a long time and I’ve got…
I miss my Camaro! In early 2001, I made an impulsive purchase of something I had always wanted, but knew my Dad would absolutely not approve of — he hated Chevy cars / trucks with a passion. He was a Ford guy through and through. Regardless, I decided a Camaro was in my future and absolutely fell in love with a very slightly used 1999 Royal Blue Camaro. It only had 8,000 miles on it when I signed the paperwork….
Manufacturer: Eurographics Name: A Cat’s Life Series: 1 of 2 (A Dog’s Life) Artist / Photographer: Gary Patterson Piece Count: 500 Piece Quality: Excellent New / Used: New Fit: Not too loose, but not tight Assembly: This puzzle was so much fun to assemble! I bought this along with the second in the series — A Dog’s Life at the same time. I decided to do the cat one first as I wanted to savor the dog one a little…