MikesAPuzzler, Author at Puzzling For Fun

Birdwatching Fun Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We have assembled a number of puzzles from one our favorite artists, Aimee Stewart. This time, this Birdwatching Fun puzzle from Buffalo Games is from Lars Stewart, Aimee’s husband. What a talented pair, they are! We really loved this puzzle a lot. The great imagery. The wonderful colors. This was fun to put together and fun to enjoy when completed. For us, this is what drew us to puzzling. A good relaxing time when a wonderful result.

Buffalo Games – Lars Stewart – Birdwatching Fun – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults -Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Size is 26.75 x 19.75

Nothing But Fun

There weren’t any really super-challenging spots in this Birdwatching Fun puzzle from Buffalo Games. We didn’t have any overly-frustrating areas, though that’s not to say we were done with it in 15 minutes either. We concentrated on the birds and window frame first. The rest of it kind of fell into place after that.

This puzzle is one of those that you keep. We often trade or donate our puzzles, but this one goes into the ‘keep’ pile for sure.

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle included a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is very, very good. The colors were great and bright.

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Breakfast Table Puzzle from White Mountain

We have a love/hate relationship with this Breakfast Table puzzle from White Mountain. We love the vintage kitchen. The pots, the stove, the fridge, the radio… everything. Except one thing. The toy truck on the floor just isn’t right. It looks like an after-thought. Like it was pasted in at the last minute because someone had some leftover clipart. We feel the puzzle would’ve been great without it. But, fortunately, it’s small enough that it really didn’t detract from us enjoying the final result.

Puzzling The Day Away

This Breakfast Table puzzle from White Mountain is just one of those puzzles you can work on all thru the day without realizing the time has passed. It was fun to do and fun to look at when completed. That’s not to say that there weren’t challenges. The cabinets are similar throughout, making the green pieces a bit tough to place. Same with the flooring and wall paper. Most of the rest of the puzzle was fairly easy but still quite fun.

White Mountain Puzzles Breakfast Table, 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle included a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 30″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces fit fairly well and the image quality on the pieces is good. The pieces are cut into really interesting sizes and angles, making them rather fun to put together. And it’s almost impossible to put a piece into the wrong place. The colors were great and bright.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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American Diner Puzzle from White Mountain

What a fun puzzle the American Diner puzzle from White Mountain was! We really enjoyed it, from the moment we opened the box and saw the large, thick, quality pieces to the moment we stepped back and enjoyed the assembled work. There are so many great nostalgic elements in the picture. Classic diner food. Great styles. Cool cars. And blast-from-the-past signage. This was a fun one!

White Mountain Puzzles American Diner, 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Let’s Do The Twist!

You can almost hear the tabletop jukebox blaring out classic tunes while you’re assembling this American Diner puzzle from White Mountain. It took us a while to put this one together. We had plenty of time to listen to plenty of music that’s for sure! There are very few simple spots in this one. Challenges can be found everywhere. But, we hardly noticed how tough it was since it was so much fun to do!

The Last Piece

This is a 1000 piece puzzle. It includes a very colorful poster. The assembled puzzle is about 30″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces are thick, fit well and the image quality on the pieces is good. The colors were great and bright. This puzzle was fun to assemble and even more fun to sit back and enjoy.

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Virginia’s Nest Puzzle from Buffalo Games

It’s not that the Virginia’s Nest puzzle from Buffalo Games was super-easy. Not at all. But it was a whole heck of a lot easier than the puzzle we’d just completed. We needed a little break, a little peaceful puzzling time. Less stress. The artwork on this puzzle is by Charles Wysocki, who has quickly become one of our favorites. This is a very enjoyable puzzle, like all of the others we’ve done from this artist.

It’s Not All Happy Chickens

Now, as much as the Virginia’s Nest puzzle from Buffalo Games is great to sit back and enjoy, there were a few difficult spots in this puzzle. Many of the buildings were the same colors. There’s plenty of similarly-colored grass around to challenge you a bit. Along with the water. But the buildings were the most challenging, and in a good way.

There are also many great images in the puzzle, from the dog in its house to the people and horses to the fun chickens everywhere!

Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Virginias Nest – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Size is 26.75 x 19.75

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces are large and thick and fit really well. The image is crisp and bright and the colors are fantastic. There is a poster included that is clear and easy to work from. This is a great, quality puzzle!

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Farmer’s Market Sale on the Square Puzzle from MasterPieces

Busy! Busy! Busy! The Farmer’s Market Sale on the Square puzzle from MasterPieces is one busy place! All sorts of things are for sale. Pies. Fresh product. Flowers. Lots of colorful things. This is a fun puzzle to put together and an equally fun one to sit back and enjoy when completed.

MasterPieces 750 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults and Family – Sale On The Square – 18″x24″

Missing Pieces

We’re actually ok buying a used puzzle with missing pieces. If we know it upfront that is. Put a note on the box. Circle where the piece is missing. Something. Anything so we know. We might change my mind about buying it, but just tell us. This Farmer’s Market Sale on the Square Puzzle from MasterPieces (an antique mall find) was missing two pieces. Turns out that didn’t really bother us. But, there was no indication on the (tapped shut) box. Instead, there was a note on the poster inside! So we had to buy it to find out that it was clearly missing pieces! Argh!

Still in the end we enjoyed this puzzle. But knowing ahead that there were two missing pieces would’ve saved us going back thru all the pieces twice looking for the missing edge (we do the edges first).

The Last Piece

This 750 piece puzzle did not include a poster. We did buy it used, so perhaps a newly purchased puzzle includes one. The assembled puzzle is about 24″ wide and 18″ high. The pieces fit pretty well and the image quality on the pieces is good. The colors were great and bright.

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Love Is Sweet Puzzle from MasterPieces

This Love is Sweet puzzle from MasterPieces was one of the few random cut piece puzzles that we’ve done. Most puzzles we do seem to be ribbon cut, so the pieces are all fairly similar. Not with random cut, that’s for sure. The pieces are crazy. Some have all sorts of weird tabs or blanks. Actually a lot of them do. It’s challenging and fun at the same time.

Yummy Treats

What is it about puzzles with great-looking food in them? This Love is Sweet puzzle from MasterPieces is full of all sorts of colorful candies. Tasty candies. Though not overly difficult, the similar colors do make it a bit more challenging. We found the windows, though to be the most challenging. This puzzle didn’t take us long to complete but it was a joy to sit back and look at when it was done.

MasterPieces 750 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults, Family, Or Youth – Love is Sweet – 18″x24″

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a poster. And that’s a good thing because the picture on the box front is slightly obscured by a blue awning that is not part of the final puzzle. There are 750 extra-thick cut pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 24″ wide and 18″ high. The artwork is very nice and colorful.

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Andy Warhol Flowers Puzzle from Galison

This Andy Warhol Flowers puzzle from Galison was kind of a departure from our usual puzzles. It’s definitely not a picture of an old grocery store. Nor is it a peaceful 1800s countryside. And with only five different colors, it’s certainly one of the less colorful puzzles. But that in no way means it’s not awesome. In fact, I have to say its easily one of our favorites. Andy Warhol of course was a very famous artist. He did a number of paintings of flowers. This puzzle is of one of his paintings that was first displayed in the 1970s. Each painting was of the same flowers, but using different colors. They’re all quite amazing, as is the one in this puzzle!

An Enjoyable Challenge

Although this Andy Warhol Flowers puzzle from Galison didn’t take us too long to assemble, it was one that we found ourselves stopping to enjoy as we went. I think this puzzle opened our eyes to doing more puzzles containing famous artwork in the very near future.

There are some challenging spots in this puzzle for sure. The same colors are found throughout.

Galison Andy Warhol 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle with Flowers, Andy Warhol Art Foil Jigsaw Puzzle with Vibrant Flowers – Fun Indoor Activity, Multicolor (0735357838)

The Last Piece

This is a 500 piece puzzle. It includes a poster that is the same size as the picture on the box. The assembled puzzle is about 20″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces are thick, fit well and the image quality on the pieces is very good. The colors were great and bright. This puzzle is definitely frameable and is quite worthy of display.

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50s Starlite Diner Puzzle from Bits and Pieces

Although we typically do larger puzzles, with 1000 or more pieces, we are always open to any puzzle if we like the design. This 50s Starlite Diner puzzle from Bits and Pieces caught our eye as we were perusing the puzzle shelves at our local Hobby Lobby. The puzzle captures a 1950s scene outside a neon -lit diner. Cool cars, classic drive-in food and the outfits people are wearing were all we needed. And although it took us very little time to assemble, this is one of our favorite puzzles.

Bits and Pieces – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults – 50s Starlite Diner – Classic Cars Drive in Jigsaw Puzzle by Larry Jones, Completed Puzzle Size: 18″ x 24″

Cool Cars. Cool Pieces.

If you zoom in you’ll see how fun the pieces in the 50s Starlite Diner puzzle from Bits and Pieces are. They are quite whimsical and random. They really add to the enjoyment of this puzzle. Between the piece cuts and the imagery, this is one to enjoy.

As an aside, you’ll almost always find puzzles like this one on sale at Hobby Lobby!

The Last Piece

This 500 piece puzzle did not include a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 18″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is good. The pieces are cut into really interesting sizes and angles, making them rather fun to put together. And it’s almost impossible to put a piece into the wrong place. The colors were great and bright.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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Birch Point Cove Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We had just completed a really, really challenging puzzle. It took us days and days to complete. That’s ok, we’re not in a hurry. But boy did we need a little bit of an ‘easy break’. So we grabbed this Birch Point Cove Puzzle from Buffalo Games off of our to-do pile and got to it.

This is another of Charles Wysocki’s great works. We always find puzzles of his art to be rather relaxing. Challenging in spots too, but they are always an enjoyable experience.

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Such A Pleasant Scene

You can almost hear the birds in the tree while you’re working on this puzzle. As with all of Wysocki’s work (or at least the puzzles of his art that we’ve done so far), the scene is very soothing. The Birch Point Cove puzzle from Buffalo Games was a great experience. We sure enjoyed it.

Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Birch Point Cove – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Puzzle Size is 26.75 x 19.75

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle included a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit fairly well and the colors were great. The original artwork is a painting, so the imagery on the pieces isn’t as crisp as you’d find on a puzzle drawn on a computer.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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Main Street Bakery Puzzle from RoseArt

Boy, was this Main Street Bakery Puzzle from RoseArt ever a challenging one for us. First it was big, a whopping 2000 pieces. We don’t do many of those. They tie up a good part of our large dining room table for days. Second, the pieces were small. And last, there were so many similar colors throughout the puzzle, making it difficult to match them up. From a challenging standpoint this was a great puzzle. And the final result so popped with color that the extra time it took to put together was more than worth it.

The Mysterious Extra Piece

Our Main Street Bakery Puzzle from RoseArt came with an extra piece! We’ve never had that happen. Sure, we’ve had missing pieces with used puzzles. But never have we had a duplicate piece in a new puzzle! You can see the extra piece to the right of the picture.

Quality. Not So much.

We both struggled continuously with the pieces to this puzzle not staying together. It was impossible to try and remove a wrong piece without taking several pieces with it. It was a real frustrating challenge to move completed sections together. We both complained a few times about it. But in the end the puzzle came together great and we were very happy with the resulting colors and image.

RoseArt – Kodak Collector – Main Street Bakery – 2000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 2000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 26″ high and 38″ wide. There is no poster included. The pieces are small and do not fit as well as we like. The image is crisp and bright. The final picture is worth the struggling with the ill-fitting pieces.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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