Thoughts of an introverted bookworm and avid jigsaw puzzler
Tree of Hope is a 300-piece puzzle from Pintoo. I redid this one last week when I had some time to kill before my friends arrived to hang out. I knew it would be a quick build, and it was.
I just love the four seasons theme and the whimsical illustration in this one. This brand is interesting because it has plastic pieces that snap together in a very satisfying way. It can be a bit hard on your fingers by the end, but it is so fun to be able to pick up the puzzle and flap it around! 😄
Loving Kindness is a 300-piece puzzle from Buffalo Games, and the artist is Lisa Marie Thalhammer. I love how bright the colors are in this one. This was a super fun, easy puzzle that I got to celebrate Pride Month. It was so satisfying to pick out the colors one by one and assemble. One of the light blue pieces was damaged, but overall the quality was great.
Joe Cool is a 300-piece puzzle from RoseArt. This Peanuts puzzle was so fun! Snoopy is awesome, and I do love a rainbow grid. The pieces were thick and large, perfect for kids or people with grip issues.
I recently redid these two puzzles because I needed puzzles with specific items for a Facebook challenge. Both are from Ceaco and were illustrated by Stephanie Peterson Jones. Taco Truck is 500 pieces, and Canyon Camper is 300 pieces.
Ceaco’s quality has never been the best, and the Taco Truck did not hold up well for a second solve. The top border especially was hard to do because of false fits and the pieces not staying in a straight line. Canyon Camper held up much better, thankfully.
I am still going to hold onto them because I love both series and like having easy puzzles around for challenges and times I don’t want a hard puzzle.
I recently had a friend over for the evening, and we ordered Chinese takeout and did a puzzle together called Green Mountain Camper. After she left, I was still in the mood to puzzle, so I also did Downeast Camper and Cactus Camp-Out. All three puzzles are 300 pieces from Ceaco, and the artist is Stephanie Peterson Jones.
I think I have all the Happy Campers now and they have all been completed. I do still have some puzzles from her Food Trucks to do.
Cosmic Colors is a 300-piece puzzle from Buffalo Games, and the artist is Josie Lewis. I started puzzling pretty late one evening, so I decided to do a smaller piece count so I wouldn’t be tempted to stay up way too late.
I love the fun, swirly patterns in this image, and I really enjoyed doing this puzzle.
I did two more puzzles from Josie Lewis this week. I just love her artwork! Both of these are 300 pieces and come from Buffalo Games.
The circular puzzle is called Seed of Life. It was very relaxing to put together – I found the whole thing just flowed from one piece to the next. The square puzzle is called Square Petals. It was a bit harder to do but still enjoyable.
Rainbow/gradient puzzles are some of my favorite puzzles to do. It is so fun to be able to start a puzzle in one section and just work your way around the puzzle, and seeing the colors all lined up is so pleasant!
Wicked is a 300-piece puzzle from Buffalo Games. A friend gave this to me for my birthday because she knows how much I enjoyed the movie.
It was super quick to put together. Even though there is a lot of green and pink, the shades varied between sections so pulling out the pieces I wanted was easy. It was also a lot of fun to do; I love puzzles that are in a sort of grid like this one.
The puzzle she gave me for Christmas looks very difficult with lots of dark areas, so I’m glad I was at least able to do this one easily.
I recently did two more of the Happy Camper series from Ceaco, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson Jones. Both were 300 pieces.
Costa Rica Camper is my favorite Happy Camper puzzle so far! It is so bright and colorful, and there were lots of large sections with unique patterns that I could pull out and do. I barely even needed to look at the box!
Beach Camper is another fun one. I love the turquoise on the camper and the pink of the flamingo and the flowers. This one was secondhand so the pieces were a bit worn, but it was still okay quality.
Pumpkins & Gourds is a 300-piece puzzle from Ceaco that I got at a puzzle swap a few weeks ago. Thankfully it was still in good condition and had all the pieces.
This was an enjoyable build that didn’t take too long. I did it the same evening that I did the two MicroPuzzles. It would be a great puzzle for fall, but I didn’t want to hold onto it for that long, so I went ahead and did it now. This will be going back into my swap pile.
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