Puzzle Adventures - May 2021

 Since Mother's Day gifts arrived early this year, I started with those : 2 Ravensburger Puzzles. Great quality, love them!

I started with the 1500 piece cottage scene. Needed the larger puzzle board for this one, but it worked well, and for a 100% digitally generated image, it was not too bad. I rather enjoyed doing it and can certainly see myself doing it again. Besides is is so 'springy'!

Nice little details on the pond...

And loving this sewing room, packed with little details. As a person who likes to sew, I 'get' this room!

I was buying a puzzle via Facebook from a local person, only she 'accidentally' sold the one I wanted and I ended up with this one instead. Not a bad deal, it is a Cobble Hill and the picture was more enjoyable than I expected. It is called 'Ceramica' 

This puzzle was interesting. I was given it by a friend here locally. She had offered it for free on the local swap/trade group and nobody wanted it. I decided to take a plunge with it as those colours were so pretty. It was not easy to get under way, but once into it, I enjoyed it. And it is every bit as pretty as I expected!

There's little critters hiding in the vegetation...

I hope the next in line for this puzzle enjoys it as much as I did.

Puzzle Adventures - April 2021

 In between crocheting, and now knitting, for a new grandbaby, making greeting cards and spring cleaning...I've been doing a few puzzles this month.

I started with this very fun one that I traded some time last year and had not yet done. I really enjoyed it. It was not difficult but very interesting.

I did it for the 'Food' Monthly Theme Challenge. The title is 'Donuts' and the brand Jack Pine, with a 1000 piece count.

For the Alphabet Challenge I entered this one for 'E is for Elephant'

What a fun puzzle. I got this from a fellow puzzler here locally. It is called a 'sand' puzzle as all the sand coloured areas on the puzzle have a sanded finish. Small grains are embedded in the ink so that there is the added tactile experience when you assemble it. I liked it and loved the bright colours. It certainly has an African vibe.

'Elephants' by Clementoni at 500 piece count.

'Dolphins Dawn' by MB, also a 500 piece count puzzle.

This one has been on the pile for a few months, waiting for warmer weather.

It was quick to do, and the colours are nicely saturated.

Next one for the Alphabet Challenge was J - is for Jars for which I did this panorama puzzle 'Sweet Shoppe' by Bits & Pieces. It was okay to build, but not my favourite so I traded it as soon as it came off the board...

I'd been waiting for spring to do this 'Spring Birdhouse' beauty by Cobble Hill. Ahhh the quality...so nice! And since it was a new puzzle, that delicious smell. Cobble Hill puzzles have a unique smell that I really like.

And finally for April, this kitten one. Kitchen Capers ...or something to that effect, by Buffalo. It was fun to do, but the quality is not so good. Not the best if you start building with glue in hand to stick delaminating layers back in place. The price reflects that though, so I guess in the end it evens out, but straight after a Cobble Hill it felt pretty awful.

I'm behind posting, so I guess I'd better get on with the post for May! Yikes!

Puzzle Adventures - World Puzzle Days - February 2021

 Round up for World Puzzle Days for 2021

I was given this beautiful Cobble Hill for my birthday. Loved every minute of this one!

A few of my favourite details...

A fun Valentine Stamps one from Bits and Pieces

And of course...some fun details!

Love the variety of teacups in this Cobble Hill one. It is a great build!

And wrapping up this month with this chuckle-packed image by Jan Van Haasteren. It is by Jumbo.

This one, like all Van Haasteren puzzles, is full of fun details too...

It was a fun month, and not a bad effort for World Puzzle Days. Now it's time for spring and Spring themed puzzles!

Puzzle Adventures - December 2020

 Where did December go!?!

For the alphabet challenge I did I is for Ice Skating. A fun little Dowdle puzzle entitled 'Over The River'

Followed by a bunch of Christmas and winter Themed puzzles. I enjoyed every single one of them!

This one by Serendipity is older, and beautiful but the puzzle quality is quite ghastly! So many pieces are loosing lamination, I literally did it with glue bottle in hand. It was worth it though.

Lovely little details in these images...

For Gingerbread House Day on December 12th, I did this Dowdle one, aptly named 'Gingerbread House' it is such a fun image loaded with tongue-in-the-cheek characters.

Next up this stunning one by Eurographics. This is one sadly missing a couple pieces, but I was gifted a new one for Christmas, so this one will go up for trade.

Love this little image on the Christmas card

For the alphabet challenge, A is for Animals. The challenge stipulated more than one type of animal and I think 'Christmas Pies' by Larry Jones delivered. It was a great build and by now I know to just start anywhere with these Bits & Pieces puzzles, no point in trying to do the border first. Many inside pieces have straight edges, which defeats that effort. I do, however, store the edges separately for the next time I do them...

Adorable little mouse with a veritable feast at it's paws. No wonder it is smiling!

And to top it of a Christmas themed 'Santa's Workshop' by Dowdle. I enjoyed it, but it is not my favourite Dowdle. Rather dark and some of those character's faces look downright creepy. We'll see whether it makes it until next Christmas or join the 'to trade' pile before then...

And that's another year of puzzling done. And not a single Cobble Hill among them. That is unusual for sure!

On to World Puzzling Days next starting in January...