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Completing the Puzzle – December 2024

It took me more than a month to finish the four puzzles I got as my Completing the Puzzle subscription for December. I finally finished the fourth one last night.

Rooster from Cloudberries, 1000 pieces

Common Quilt Block Patterns from Cobble Hill, 1000 pieces

New York City Life from eeBoo, 1000 pieces

50 States Quilt Blocks from Cobble Hill, 1000 pieces

I enjoyed all four of them, even though the two quilt block puzzles were very similar. The New York puzzle had one piece missing on the upper left corner, but the 50 States puzzle came with an extra piece form some other puzzle, so I guess it all evened out! I will send the extra piece back in a separate bag with a note so the staff can look for where it goes.

I have 12 more puzzles on my wish list at Completing the Puzzle, so I’m planning to keep my subscription for another 3 months at least. I’m not guaranteed to get puzzles from my wish list, but so far all the ones I have gotten were from there.

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Swedish Fishing Village

Swedish Fishing Village is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeBoo, and the artist is Monika Forsberg. I have had this one on my shelf for a while and finally got around to doing it. It was a lot of fun. I find eeBoo puzzles to be very consistent. The quality is always good and the challenge level is just right – not too hard and not too easy.

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Marrakesh

Marrakesh is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeBoo, and the artist is Miranda Softoniou. It is a delightful and colorful image showing a street in a market area, and I had a lot of fun solving it. I really enjoy puzzles from this brand, especially the ones featuring scenes from various cities around the world. Even though there is a lot going on in the image, it was not overwhelming.

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Jane Austen’s Book Club

Jane Austen’s Book Club is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeboo. I got it from Ollie’s (a local bargain store) for only $4.99! They had a pretty good selection of puzzles and even had two that I had already purchased. Too bad I hadn’t gone there first as they would have been cheaper.

This was a bit harder of a puzzle due to the amount of detail in it. I didn’t find it frustrating at all; I was able to keep working through it section by section. I like the distinct qualities of eeboo puzzles, with the glossy pieces that are small but not too small and the square shape of the finished puzzle.

I would have loved to be a part of this book club, as it appears to include Jane herself as a member. It would have been fascinating to talk about books with her!

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Koala House Party

Koala House Party is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeBoo, and the artist is Uta Krogmann. I know some people don’t like glossy pieces, but I don’t mind them. I really enjoyed this one!

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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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A Puzzle Marathon

Last Sunday, I puzzled for almost 12 hours! I didn’t intend for that to happen, but that’s what I did.

I was feeling a bit out of sorts that day. I pushed myself to go to church and then I grabbed something for lunch and was watching a show for a while. Then I decided a puzzle would be a good way to relax, so I did Little Park Ranger, a 500-piece puzzle from Mudpuppy. It was an enjoyable, easy puzzle. The artist is Erica Harrison.

After that, I wanted to keep puzzling but I wasn’t sure about a 1000-piece one, so I did Pip’s Pizza Truck from Ceaco. That is a 500-piece puzzle from their Food Trucks line, and the artist is Stephanie Peterson Jones. I really like those puzzles, and this one was no exception. It is a nice, easy puzzling experience with a really fun image. Words really are my favorite, and this puzzle has lots of them!

It was still not very late in the evening when I finished the second puzzle, and I really didn’t want to stop, so I decided to start a third puzzle. My stash had gotten a bit low, so I ended up choosing a 1000-piece Eeboo puzzle called Berlin Life. The artist is Uta Krogmann. It is a pretty busy image so I spent quite a bit of time puzzling with the poster in hand, but that is just what I needed at that point. It started to get pretty late, but I felt compelled to keep going, so I stayed up until 2 am to finish the puzzle.

I really enjoyed all three of these puzzles. The pizza truck is my favorite image, but I like them all.

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Alchemist’s Library & Alchemist’s Kitchen

I love, love the Alchemist’s series from Eeboo! It is such a fun one. I had previously done The Alchemist’s Home and Alchemist’s Cabinet and loved them both as well. I have heard that a fifth one is in the works. The artist is Vasilisa Romanenko.

Both of these are 1000-piece puzzles and they can be somewhat challenging but are so engrossing and fun to do that it feels like the right amount of difficulty. I have found that puzzling is a great hobby for me because I am normally a very anxious person, but when I am doing a puzzle, my brain is so engaged that I don’t feel anxious at all and don’t even think about the other stuff that is going on in my life.

As far as my puzzling method goes, I used to always sort my puzzles, but I am finding that with these one that are more busy, it is difficult to do that. I have started just turning all of the pieces over and placing them in my sorting trays. I only pull out the edges so I can do them first. Then I just pick through the trays for whatever color or texture I am working on next. This seems to work pretty well and definitely saves some time upfront!

Alchemist’s Library
Alchemist’s Kitchen

Although I love them both, the kitchen one is my favorite. I love the vibrant colors and all the interesting details. I am definitely looking forward to the next installment in the series!

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Mother Earth

Mother Earth is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeBoo, and the artist is Maya Hanish. This is my third puzzle in a row from them, and they have all been great. I fell in love with this image the first time I saw it.

This puzzle was a bit more difficult than the last two I had done. There were a few decent size areas that I could put together, but a lot of it was done one piece at a time.

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Music in Montreal

Music in Montreal is a 1000-piece puzzle from eeBoo, and the artist is Caroline Bonne Muller. It is a great image that was a lot of fun to put together. There were a lot of distinct colors and textures, and the quality was just as good as eeBoo normally is.