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Fall Festival

Fall Festival is a 1000-piece puzzle from Pieces & Peace, and the artist is Abby Jacobs. This is a French brand I tried for the first time earlier this year and loved, so I was happy to be able to get some more from them.

I originally had this on my shelf to do sometime this fall, but then someone else posted it on Instagram and I realized it actually had Halloween elements in it. So I pulled it out to do at the end of October. I finished it Halloween night, which I was happy about.

I love the fall vibes with the colorful trees and cozy market stalls. But my favorite part is the kids in their Halloween costumes all lined up for the costume contest.

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The Language of Flowers

The Language of Flowers is a 1000-piece puzzle from Reverie, and the artist is Winona Kieslich. This was my first puzzle from Reverie. It is an Australian brand and all of their puzzles have something to do with books.

They are a bit pricey and sometimes hard to get here in the US. I got this one several months ago when I had a free shipping code, which made the cost a bit more palatable. Now the US tariffs have driven the prices up even more, so I will not be buying them for the moment.

Now to the puzzle itself: I absolutely loved it! It was a fabulous experience and the image is just so charming! Everything from the packaging to the piece shapes to the level of detail in the image was perfect.

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Bear Country

Bear Country is a 1000-piece puzzle from Final Piece Puzzles, which has just launched its debut collection of 10 puzzles. This one was sent to me to try out.

I was very pleased with this puzzle. It came in a sturdy box with a good size reference poster, and the pieces were a nice size and thickness for the piece count. A few pieces were still connected but only by one corner so they were easy to separate. There was also very little puzzle dust, which was nice.

I did the border first and then the inside. In both cases, I started with the lighter pieces and worked my way to the darker ones. The pieces fit together well and had a lot of interesting textures. The only drawback was when I got to the darkest teal pieces, as they were very dark and it was quite a task to get through them. Once I was done, though, the finished puzzle was beautiful.

I am very glad I got the chance to try out this brand and am looking forward to doing more of them. The pic below shows all three of the puzzles they sent me. I am looking forward to the top one, Santorini, but am nervous about the bottom one, Eiffel Glow, because of all the really dark areas.

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Found Alphabet

Found Alphabet is a 1000-piece puzzle from Cobble Hill, and the artist is Shelley Davies.

This was such a fun puzzle! I had been putting it off because it is a random cut puzzle and those are not my favorite, but this one was such a joy to do that I hardly even noticed the piece cut.

There are so many interesting textures, and I love the fact that it’s a grid puzzle. Highly recommend!

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Bread & Butter Farms

Bread & Butter Farms is a 1000-piece puzzle from Buffalo Farms, and the artist is Charles Wysocki. This is such a classic fall image with the farm stand and all of the pumpkins.

It took me a few sessions to complete, so I would definitely put the difficulty a bit higher, but it was very enjoyable and definitely fits the mood of the season!

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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.