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The World of the Brontes

I finally finished my first puzzle since moving into the new apartment! I had done The World of Jane Austen last year and liked it so much I framed it. I want to put it up on the wall above my TV, but it’s a bit small for the space, so a friend of mine suggested I do another puzzle to put beside it. I decided to do this one because it’s from the same line and is a similar style and the same size as the Jane Austen one.

This puzzle is from Laurence King Publishing, and the artist is Eleanor Taylor. It is 1000 pieces.

I spent a couple of hours sorting pieces because I knew it would be helpful to have the different buildings separated as much as possible. The first day I worked on it I finished the sorting and did the border.

It took me a while to get back to the puzzle, but when I did, I made some decent progress on the buildings. The fit was pretty crumbly, but I was prepared for that because the Jane Austen one was the same way.

Finally, I sat down and finished the puzzle. It was challenging in spots, but not so bad that I ever considered giving up. I am really happy with the finished puzzle.

I will post a picture once I have both puzzles on the wall. Next puzzle is going to be a fun, easy one!

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The World of Jane Austen

My most recent puzzle was The World of Jane Austen from Laurence King Publishing. It was a 1000-piece puzzle featuring many of the buildings and people from Austen’s novels. The artist was Barry Falls.

This was a very difficult puzzle to do. It was hard from the beginning to the end. Part of that was because all the pieces were the same shape – 2 in and 2 out – and they had an extremely loose fit. The fit made it impossible to pick up sections and move them around. Anytime I wanted to move a section, I had to do it 2 pieces at a time. I also had a fair number of false fits, probably due to both the loose fit and the similar shapes.

Another thing that made this puzzle difficult was the image. It was so dense with details that it was hard to find the pieces you were looking for. It took several sessions of intense puzzling to get it finished. I am glad I stuck with it though because I am very happy with the finished product.

Here is the completed puzzle:

And here are some detail shots:

Another thing I wanted to share is my new puzzle mat that I used for the first time with this puzzle. It is big enough to hold a 1500-piece puzzle, and it has a felt backing. It also has a cover that I can place over the puzzle with stretchy pieces that fit over the four corners. This worked great to protect the puzzle when I had to leave my dog alone in the house. It’s so nice to find a solution to that problem!

Here’s a picture of a corner of the mat showing what the cover looks like:

My next puzzle is going to be a super fun and easy one, so stay tuned!