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Ice Cream Truck (Repeat)

Ice Cream Truck is a 500-piece puzzle from Ceaco. It is part of their Food Truck series.

This is my second time doing this puzzle, but this is actually my second copy of the puzzle. I had done the puzzle several months ago and found that the quality wasn’t as good as the other food truck puzzles I had done. I thought that I wouldn’t enjoy doing it again, so I donated it to a local puzzle box. Later, I decided I *would* like to own the whole series, so I purchase it again, hoping the quality would be better, and it was.

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Cats in Quarantine

Cats in Quarantine is a 500-piece puzzle from Exploding Kittens. I first did this puzzle last Thanksgiving. I needed a puzzle with a TV in it for a Facebook challenge, and this fit the bill, so I decided to redo it.

I really love this puzzle! There are so many fun things going on in it, most importantly the fact that two of the cats are doing a puzzle inside the puzzle!

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Windmills at Kinderdijk

Windmills at Kinderdijk is a 500-piece puzzle from RoseArt. Being primarily a landscape puzzle, this is not my usual style, but I needed a puzzle with a windmill on it for a challenge I am doing on Facebook, and I found this one at Community Aid for $1.99.

I only chose this one because it was 500 pieces; I know I would have hated it in 1000 pieces. But this size was manageable, so I still found it satisfying to complete. It did unfortunately have one piece missing right in the middle.

After I did this one, someone else posted an adorable illustrated puzzle with a windmill, which I would have gladly bought for this event. I did put that one on my wishlist for later!

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Beside the Sea

Beside the Sea is a 500-piece puzzle from Galison, and the artist is Laura C. Moyer. I got it a few days ago at Books A Million, although I had first seen it on Amazon and added it to my wish list.

I found it very relaxing to put this one together. The colors were so pretty, and it had a lot of elements I like – words and buildings, especially. Everything came together to make a charming image.

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The Potter’s Shed

The Potter’s Shed is a 500-piece puzzle from Eurographics, and the artist is Jason Taylor. I got it from a local puzzle box, and this is my first time doing this brand. Unfortunately, it ended up having one missing piece, which was disappointing.

Despite that, I did enjoy the puzzle. It was somewhat difficult for a 500-piece puzzle due to the busyness of the image. The aqua blue color of the work table (which I loved) reminded me of the stove color in the Alchemist’s Kitchen puzzle I did recently. I liked it enough that I might hold onto for a while even though there was a missing piece.

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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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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!