Pika-pi!

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Ah, the last pokemon puzzle for my husband! I’ve had a lot of fun assembling them, and the fact that they’ve all been Buffalo brand has only made the experience even more enjoyable!

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The pieces always fit perfectly, and are cut incredibly crisply! Combine that with a nice finish and crisp printing, and they’re a joy to assemble. Watching this cute Pikachu emerge was fun too.

I mean, look at him! His little rosey cheeks and cute little :3 smile!

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‘Detective Pikachu’ 1000 piece Buffalo

All around a really fun puzzle to put together, I’d definitely recommend if you’re into pokemon, or just think it’s cute!

Catching Up!

Hopefully this will be my last “late” post! Lots of puzzles to show!

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“Eeveelutions” 2000 piece by Buffalo

My husband and I are really big Pokemon fans, especially eevee and all it’s evolutions- and when we saw Pokemon puzzles for sale at Walmart, on my husband’s birthday no less, we both scored big! He picked three for me to assemble and glue for him to decorate over his desk, and of course the first I did HAD to be the eeveelutions!

This was a blast to assemble, and looks fantastic when it’s finished! Now if only they didn’t have to shove a Pikachu into every piece of Pokemon merchandise, regardless of what the main theme is…

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“Detective Pikachu” 500 piece Buffalo

Another of the puzzle’s hubby picked for his birthday…. And the one I least looked forward to assembling! I tried to impress upon him how ‘not fun’ this one would be, what with all the solid black, without telling him no outright, but he would not be detered! Ah well, it was only 500 pieces, and I only had to sort the last 50 pieces or so by shape and try each one until they fit… @_@;;; It’s nice looking finished off though!

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“Still Life with Watermelon” 500 piece Cardinal

A quick finish on my desk puzzling space, just a little dollar store beauty. Glued and hung in the kitchen!

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“The Astronomer” 750 piece by Master Pieces

This one is far more lovely in person, because it is holographic and nearly impossible to get a good photo of! I can’t say I’m a fan of the holographic pieces from an assembly point of view, as it adds an extra layer of challenge that I don’t find enjoyable. But it does look pretty cool when it’s finished!

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A snap of some of ‘The Astronomer’s pieces, which better shows their vibrant colors!

And last but not least, a Cobble Hill thrift store find! One hundred percent complete, and now going in my collection! I adore Cobble Hill!

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‘Fishing Lures’ 500 piece by Cobble Hill

Even More Completes!

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“Seaside Beauty” 1000 piece Ravensburger

One of three puzzles I got from a Puzzle Warehouse sale. I was completely convinced it was a photograph until I was literally sorting the pieces. I didn’t even know it was a painting as I was pulling the plastic wrap off the box. Talk about a surprise! Very fun to assemble, classic Ravensburger quality- thick cardboard, clean cut, and great finish. love it!

After that I tackled a Cobble Hill, which I think may be my favorite brand. I really dig their funky piece shapes, makes challenging images far more approachable!

Cobble Hill… just fantastic quality as always! Very excited to pick up more of them!

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“Waterfall Dragons” 1000 piece by Cobble Hill

And a few closeups- love those goofy piece shapes!

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I gave this Cardinal brand rooster puzzle a shot… but the pieces were TERRIBLE! They don’t lock at all, just slide apart at the slightest movement. I still want to do it someday, but I bundled it up for another day. Wasn’t in the mood for that frustration!

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“Dino Glow” 100 piece Ceaco

I’ll finish up this overdue update with this little 100 piece Ceaco. I’m a sucker for dinosaur puzzles, and man, the art on this is tops!

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Turns out the glow in the dark stuff on it works surprisingly well! :O

More Late Puzzle Posts!

I have come to conclusion I am not a very good blogger! I must work harder to make sure I update. I guess perhaps I’m too busy puzzling? Hah, I wish! Alas, mostly just housework, working on art, and trying hard not to spend funds! Life’s got a way of coming at you, doesn’t it?

This adorable 1000 piece Ceaco was my next project after my last post, one that’s been sitting on my to do shelf since last year! It’s part of a three puzzle set by the artist Lonely Dog, but this is the only one I’ve acquired. I wasn’t expecting the slightly depressing story on the back though!

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Normally I puzzle alone, as my husband doesn’t enjoy it at all. This doesn’t bother me, being a bit of a loner by heart- I throw on some podcasts and have a great time! I did however, get to spend a day chatting with my friend while we worked on putting this one together, finishing up all of the sky, and a getting a good start on the car. It was great fun! I wouldn’t want to do it all the time, but it was definitely interesting working together.

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It finished up very cutely, though while working the colors are quite bland. It was a fun one to assemble, and the pieces fit well enough, but it isn’t one I’ll be keeping long term and is now in my trade pile.

One of my cats, Taco, decided to invade my desk puzzling space while working on this 500 piece Ceaco brand ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ puzzle. Naughty girl! This puzzle is one of the Disney Thomas Kinkade’s that Ceaco puts out in multipacks. The pieces are quite thin compared to their single puzzles, and they’re generally pretty low quality compared to other brands, but for the price it’s workable.

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It was fun to put together, though I really should have waited until the morning and snapped a better photo… It’s currently sitting on my coffee table, waiting to be glued!

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This one was a quickie I put together after finished the little Carnival Dogs. I wanted something that was bright and colorful after the rather drab colors of the last, and this Animal Crossing Summer puzzle by USAopoly really fit the bill. It was only 300, so it went together super fast, only a few hours. Bright, fun colors, nice crisp printing, and very thick pieces- it was a very nice one!

I have another of these, Winter. I’d put it together and glued it last winter. On New Years Day actually, while watching the yearly Twilight Zone marathon! There’s actually one for every season, Spring and Fall have eluded me, as they’re apparently fairly rare, and were produced for and sold by Gamestop exclusively. After finishing Summer though, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to glue it or not!

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I settled for reboxing it, carefully split apart into large chunks instead. I have plenty of time to decide it’s fate!

And that’s it for tonight’s update! There’s still more, because it’s been so long, but this has been plenty enough I think! Thanks for visiting my blog!

More Completes!

I’ve been slow to puzzle recently, and even slower to update! I’ve always got puzzles going, but have been too busy to sit down and get my blog posts written up. Whoops!

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“Balloons Over Cottage Cove” 2000 Piece MB Puzzle

I finished this one up back on the 7th of July; my first ‘real’ 2000 piece, and it was a total blast. Really fun to assemble, and the perfect balance between challenge, and making solid progress at every sitting.

The artist is Nicky Boehme; her art makes such bright and colorful puzzles. I’m always keen to snatch one up when I see it in the store.

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My husband was slightly horrified when he came in and discovered me reboxing it. He said for how long it took me to do (and it was on my board for about two months, I really worked it at a leisurely pace!) that he was certain I would glue it! Nope! This one’s going in the trade pile!

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‘Mickey and Minnie in Paris’ by Thomas Kinkade, 500 piece Ceaco
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“Fresh Fruit and Veggie Basket” 500 Piece PuzzleBug

Two more small completes, a Disney image from Thomas Kinkade- I just love the rainy scene. One of my desk puzzles, and I poked at it off and on for a few days. It’s been a while since I’d done a Ceaco; now I realize why people complain about them… I don’t think they’re bad, but I do with they had a thicker, hardier cardboard. Especially since they’re the same price (or nearly so) of the much nicer Buffalo brand!

The fruits and veggies was one I did and glued to hang in my kitchen- it’s glued, though not yet hung… I only did it because I had a number of other small puzzles to glue, and those are now happily in their place over the fish tanks, finally!

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And now for my latest complete, what filled my board after the veggies and the 200 piece:

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“Earth Angel” 1000 piece Buffalo, art by Josephine Wall

Hard to resist a Josephine Wall- such beautiful colors and stunning artwork!

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I chose to start with the wing, and honestly, I feel like it was the most challenging part. Very difficult to orient the pieces to each other when they’re just varying degrees of dark blue and black with small dots! Once that was done it was relatively smooth sailing!

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I’m always tempted to glue her puzzles, because I’d love to have the art on the walls… but they’re also really fun, so I’v decided to keep them in my collection instead. So back into the box it went this afternoon, and on to more puzzles for me!

Thrifty Completes

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‘Vegetarian Delights’  500 piece by Golden Guild

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One of the thrift shop finds I was most excited about, so I’m extra happy that it’s 100% complete! Not dated, sadly. Maybe 80’s or early 90’s?

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‘Murten Street Scene’ 500 piece Encore by Random House

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I love it when these thrift shop puzzles are complete, especially when they’re older ones. Makes me happy they were well cared for before they ended up with me, and now I can do the same.

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And here’s a little update on the 2000 piece I’ve been working at when I have the chance. Last week was SGDQ- a week long video games speed running marathon for charity, so I didn’t get much work into it during that time as I was watching! Really trying to push it now, but life is getting in the way. Ah well, puzzles are always there waitin’ on ya!

Prehistoria!

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“Prehistoria’ 300 oversized pieces by Ceaco

I love dinosaur puzzles! I wish I could find images like these in higher piece counts.

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I have a second puzzle in this three puzzle collection waiting for me to do, but I need to track down the third. I really think Dinosaurs are probably my favorite theme. They’re just so much fun! Such a shame there aren’t more adult puzzles of them kicking around!

Wonderful Wonderland

‘Wonderland’ 300 piece by Great American Puzzle Factory, art by Bill Bell

Been waiting for the perfect day to assemble this one, and today felt right!

I do wish it were a bit more challenging since I assembled it in less than two hours (and I’m not overly fond of the massive sized pieces), but it’s a special one to me! It’s from 1996, and we had it when I was a little girl. My mom framed the box art for me, and it hung in my bedroom for years, and now hangs in a bathroom in my own house! I’d tried to find the puzzle for years as ours was sold in a garage sale at some point, and finally got the info I needed to track it down, and got it on eBay a few months ago.

Worth the wait, and staying in my collection!

Woodland Near Annapolis, MD

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‘Woodland Near Annapolis, MD’ 304 piece Whitman Guild

I know this is quite old, but sadly it’s not dated. My best guess is maybe 1960’s? I found some online supposedly from the 1950’s with a price marked on the front of 39¢, and this one is priced at 49¢! Nice to find such an old one complete in a really solid box!

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Very much enjoying these vintage puzzles. Little slices of history.

Honesysuckle

‘Honeysuckle’, 1000 piece by Buffalo, art by the ever amazing Josephine Wall. Very fun to assemble! Buffalo puzzles are a very nice quality at an excellent price, and it’s impossible to be disappointed with the bright, beautifully colorful images that Josephine Wall creates!