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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween is a 1000-piece puzzle from Ravensburger, and the artist is Demelsa Haughton. I find her artwork so charming. I was thinking this was the first puzzle I have done from her, but then I realized my only 2000-piece puzzle Novel Avenue was one of hers.

This puzzle was more challenging than I thought it would be, probably because of how detailed it is. With that said, I love all the fun and spooky details in this image. The pumpkin houses are charming, and I especially love the colors of the sky.

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Halloween Crochet

Halloween Crochet is a 1000-piece puzzle from White Mountain, and the artist is Jessica White. This was challenging but fun. It had a lot of the same colors all over the puzzle, but I never got truly stuck.

I have done one other crochet image from Jessica White called Country Life Crochet. It was produced by Cobble Hill, however, and their random shapes combined with the intricacy of the stitches made it a lot harder than this one was. I would consider doing this one again but am not planning on keeping the other one.

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Dream Library

Dream Library is a 1000-piece puzzle from Villager Puzzles, and the artist is Tara Younggren. I was drawn to this image because of how cozy it looks and how it brings together my two favorite things, reading and puzzling!

The bottom portion and the left side of the puzzle were really satisfying to put together, but things got way more difficult when I got to the window scene with all of the foliage. This puzzle definitely taught me that I don’t like foliage. It was incredibly hard and I was tempted to give up several times. I did persevere, however, and eventually finished.

Even with the difficulty level, it is a beautiful puzzle and the quality was excellent. I plan to buy more from this brand in the future.

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The Farm

The Farm is a 1000-piece puzzle from Buffalo Games, and the artist is Charles Wysocki. I love this image so much. My favorite part about his artwork are the buildings, so I love that this building is so prominent in the image. All of the signs and decorations on the front add so much interest and make it easier to puzzle than a plain building would be.

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Street Market

Street Market is a 1000-piece puzzle from Ravensburger, and the artist is Angela Holland. I just love the cozy scene with all of the vendors. There is just so much to look at, and so many great colors and textures.

Because the image is quite busy, most of it was done by a pick and place method. That is just what it sounds like – you pick up a piece, look at the box, and put it where it goes on the puzzle. I was able to put together a few larger areas before starting that, but not a lot.

I have another street market puzzle on my to do shelf, so it will be interesting to compare them once I do that one. It has more buildings and a lot less people. Here is a picture of the box; it’s called Market Day and it’s from Elena Essex.

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The Beautiful Pirate

The Beautiful Pirate is a 1000-piece puzzle from Magnolia, and the artist is Romi Lerda. This is my second puzzle with Romi’s artwork, and I just think it is so pretty.

This puzzle was definitely challenging though. Magnolia has a difficulty star rating on their boxes, and they marked this one as 3 out of 5. I would have rated it higher than that, so I don’t think I want to try any puzzles they think are even more difficult!

I just heard there are some new puzzles coming out with her artwork, so I will definitely be checking them out. I wouldn’t mind getting a few more of her older ones as well.

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Pumpkin Spice Cafe

Pumpkin Spice Cafe is a 1000 piece puzzle from WerkShoppe, and the artist is Maria Taylor. I know it’s not quite fall yet but I just couldn’t wait to do this one. I just love the scene it presents, with the wind blowing the leaves all around and the cozy scenes in the windows of the buildings.

Solving this puzzle was so enjoyable. It didn’t have too much of any one color, and the piece shapes were really interesting.

The packaging was also beautiful. The pieces were in a plastic bag inside a resealable bag and the box slid open from the side via a small fabric pull tag. The only downside was that a lot of the pieces were still together, and when I tried to pull them apart, I found that they hadn’t been cut all the way through so the paper would tear. I had to apply a lot of pressure to compress the pieces as I pulled to prevent that.

I think I would do more from this brand despite the issue with the pieces being stuck together if I really loved the image.

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Stay Cozy

Stay Cozy is a 1000-piece puzzle from New York Puzzle Company, and the artist is Lore Pemberton. One of my favorite things to do is to get cozy in bed with a good book, so this charming image really drew me in. This was my first experience with New York Puzzle Company. I have bought a couple, so I figured it would be a good idea to try one out to see how I liked it.

The puzzle is very high quality, with a nice matte finish to the pieces. It is a random cut puzzle, which definitely makes it harder than other puzzles. Random cut is not my preference because of how difficult it can be, but it does increase the satisfaction level when I finish, so it’s not always a bad thing!

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Midnight in Rome

Midnight in Rome is a 1000-piece puzzle from KI Puzzles. It is part of the Cities at Midnight line, and the artist is Madalina Tantareanu. My son actually got this for me for Mother’s Day earlier this year. He has access to my Amazon wish list, so he usually picks something from there when he wants to get me something. It’s nice because I get to enjoy being surprised without worrying that I won’t like the present. 😊

The quality of KI Puzzles is pretty good, in my opinion. They are a good thickness and finish, and they fit together well. The image is challenging without being frustrating. I did have to sort by shape but only at the end, mainly for the sky.

I really enjoyed doing this puzzle. I generally like to start with the border, and I was nervous about this one because the edges are white, but there was enough color on the edge pieces that I was able to put it together. This artwork is so interesting because the buildings in the foreground have a different look than the ones in the background.

I have done two from this series and have one more on my shelf to do. There are three more that I have on my Amazon wishlist, so hopefully one day I will have them all.

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Toy Stamps

Toy Stamps is a 1000 piece puzzle from Ceaco, and the artist is Barbara Behr. I picked this up at 2nd & Charles when I visited their new location to check it out. This one stood out to me as being fun and whimsical.

It was a lot of fun to put together. I enjoy collages, especially stamps, and the subject matter of this one was especially appealing. I stayed up way too late so I could finish it in one sitting. I had to sort by shape when I was about 75% done, so it was a good challenge.