Category: puzzles

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Birthday Mayhem

Birthday Mayhem is a 550-piece puzzle from Ceaco. The artist is Jane Wooster Scott, whose artwork reminds me of Joseph Holodook. I think this is the first puzzle I have done of hers.

This puzzle was a thrift store find. The only place I could find the title was in the lower left corner of the puzzle itself, which I thought was a bit odd. I enjoyed the bottom part more than the top, as the trees and sky were tedious. I would not have enjoyed this in a larger piece count, but in this size it was okay.

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The Artist’s Palette

The Artist’s Palette is a 500-piece puzzle from Ravensburger, and the artist is Lars Stewart. I have had this on my wish list for a while, and it did not disappoint. The pieces are extra large, which made it an easy build. And I love how colorful it is!

This puzzle is very similar to Needlework Station, which I did a few months ago. The pieces are the same size and it has a completely matte finish. It was a tiny bit harder than that one, but still not difficult at all.

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Colorful Fruits Rows

Colorful Fruits Rows is one of the Yummy Puzzles from Cra-Z-Art. It is 500 pieces. I think the title is a bid odd, but that’s all I could find.

I got this one for free at my local puzzle box. I did the green section first because it had the fewest pieces, but after that I ended up sorting by shape and doing it one row at a time. It wasn’t bad since it’s only a 500-piece puzzle, and it was satisfying to see it completed.

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Magical Amsterdam

Magical Amsterdam is a 1000-piece puzzle from Eeboo, and the artist is Anisa Makhoul. I have grown to love Eeboo puzzles, and this one was no exception. The rows of buildings with all the different windows were my favorite part. I guess this one could go in my Christmas collection, since it’s a winter scene and there are Christmas trees in some of the windows.

I shared a picture of the finished puzzle with my friend Renee and she commented that it would be hard to ride a bike in the snow. I hadn’t thought of that, but it is true!

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Daddy’s Coming Home

Along with the clue of books for the second week of the Facebook challenge I am doing, there was a bonus available for a puzzle with a lighthouse. I chose Daddy’s Coming Home, which is another Charles Wysocki puzzle, also from Buffalo Games. This one was 300 pieces.

I really enjoyed this puzzle. I especially loved the deep rust color of the lighthouse. I normally don’t love doing sky, but in a small piece count like this, it’s no problem.

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Frederick the Literate (Repeat)

The current puzzle challenge on the Casual Puzzlers Facebook group involves a weekly clue/puzzle theme, and the second one was Books. For that theme, I chose to redo a puzzle that I originally did back in 2021 – Frederick the Literate from Buffalo Games. This is a Charles Wysocki puzzle, and it is 750 pieces.

This was a lot of fun. I really enjoy putting together words in puzzles, and this one had a lot of those. All of the book titles are made up and cat-related – very cute! Of course, I found the cat fur to be the hardest part.

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Flowers (Repeat)

I wanted to do another rainbow puzzle to enter in the monthly contest on Reddit and chose this one from my stash. Flowers is a 500-piece Galison puzzle that I first did in 2021; it was actually my second puzzle. The artist is Julie Seabrook Ream.

This reminded me how much I enjoy Galison puzzles. The pieces were a nice size and good quality, and the image is so pretty!

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Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival is a 500-piece puzzle from Cobble Hill, and the artist is Nancy Wernersbach. I enjoyed it a lot. It does come in 1000 pieces, but I think I am happy with the one that I did since there is a lot of detail.

This image just has so much to like in it – a covered bridge, colorful quilts, autumn fruits and vegetables, and various other cozy elements. And of course, there are signs with words on them – always a treat!

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World Landmarks Map

World Landmarks Map is a 300-piece puzzle from Ravensburger. It was designed for age 9+ with what they call XXL pieces. I got it because there is a new puzzle challenge on one of the Facebook groups I belong to that needed a puzzle with a map or globe. This one definitely fit that bill!

Even though it was designed for a younger audience, I still found it enjoyable and just a bit challenging in spots. The quality was excellent, as usual with this brand.

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Welcoming All

Welcoming All is a Color Sauce puzzle from MasterPieces, and it is 500 pieces. I ordered this specifically so I could do something Pride related during the month of June.

This was a very fun puzzle to do. I love things that are in rainbow order because it is easy to separate the pieces by color and also very satisfying to see each section come together. I love the image with the wood grain look of the different color panels along with the solid black heart at the center.

I was a bit nervous to post this on Facebook because I have a lot of conservative friends. I did get one like that I was surprised by, and I only got one negative comment and he only said “Nah?”, so not too bad overall.

I also reactivated my Reddit account and started posting in the r/jigsawpuzzles subreddit. This was the first puzzle I posted there. I may go back and post older puzzles interspersed with the current ones, although that does offend my sense of order, so I’m not sure how I will do it.