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Puzzler’s Retreat Puzzle from MasterPieces

It’s happened to us often. Maybe to you, too. You’re perusing the puzzles at a store. Seeing what’s new or what might catch your eye. Then a puzzle jumps out at you and you think “oh wow, what a pretty picture”. So you buy it, take it home, and jump in with both feet. Or hands. Minutes turn into hours. Hours turn into days… and before you know it, that pretty puzzle has taken a lot longer than you expected! That’s not a bad thing. You have to power through it. Because in the end you’ll be rewarded with that pretty picture that sold you on the puzzle to begin with. Like this Puzzler’s Retreat Puzzle from MasterPieces.

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Those Windows

Oddly, much of this Puzzler’s Retreat Puzzle from MasterPieces was pretty easy. Despite the many, many colors and objects. But then along came the windows. Or more accurately, the frames around the windows. For some reason those really gave us a fit. We ended up doing the glass portions first. That made the frames a bit easier to do.

The Last Piece

This puzzle did not include a poster. It would’ve helped if it had! The image on the front of the box was obscured in the upper right corner so it is difficult to know what that area was supposed to look like. There are 1500 pieces in this puzzle. The pieces were thick and fit very well. This puzzle was a great challenge that took us hours to complete. The colors were fantastic and the final result was great!

This puzzle includes a small easel for placing the box cover. This makes it easy to prop up alongside your work area.

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Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games

This Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games is the exact kind of puzzle that not only got us into puzzling but keeps us coming back, puzzle after puzzle. The colors are amazing. The pieces are made well. And the scene makes you feel like you are actually there. The assembly process was fairly easy. The colors were easy to distinguish. Everything fit well. It was fun, from start to finish.

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Used But Not Abused

We got this Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games used. I dunno even where we got it. Based on the sticker it was an antique mall. And it was ‘a gift from Bobby and Amber and the girls’. Someone got to enjoy it before us. It was in good shape and the pieces were placed in a resealable bag. That’s always a good sign. Usually I don’t have to worry about missing pieces if someone has taken the time (and expense) to re-bag the pieces in a good resealable bag.

The Last Piece

This puzzle includes a very nice colorful, quality small poster. There are 1000 wonderfully-colored pieces and they are nice and thick and fit fairly well. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Dad’s Shed Puzzle from Ravensburger

We usually do 1000 piece puzzles. And sometimes a 2000 piece one here and there. And we’ve been known to ‘take a break’ and do a smaller puzzle. Well, just because a puzzle has less pieces definitely doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s going to be easy. Nope. Not at all. The Dad’s Shed puzzle from Ravensburger is proof of that. We started out thinking we’d finish this puzzle in short order. Instead, we struggled with the browns. Lots of browns. But it was a fun struggle and we really, really enjoyed the result. This puzzle reminded us of each of our dad’s in so many ways. So many of the same things could be found in this puzzle as in their workshops.

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A Great Quality Puzzle

One thing you can always count on with a Ravensburger puzzle is quality. The pieces in the Dad’s Shed puzzle are nice and thick. And large. And they fit together perfectly. You can pick up the finished puzzle by a corner and not even a single piece will fall off. It’s that good. Ravensburger puzzles are more expensive for a reason: they’re better. And it’s not just the construction that’s better, the artwork is nicer. This puzzle comes from a painting. It’s super-detailed and a joy to assemble and look at.

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 500 high-quality pieces. The final puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. Our puzzle did not include a poster, but we bought it used so it’s possible that it came with one when purchased new. There are some challenging spots in this puzzle. This is a great, quality puzzle!

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The Potting Shed Puzzle from Eurographics

We have a fairly large shed behind our house. It’s where we keep the mower, pots, tools and stuff. It is nowhere near as organized as the one in the Potting Shed puzzle from Eurographics. Not even close. This puzzle was more fun to put together than organizing our shed could ever be. There are all sorts of neat garden things in it, many of them old. Some vintage. Kinda like our shed. And there is the obligatory cat. We no longer have a cat but we definitely have mice and a rather energetic ground squirrel living in our shed.

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My Pet Peeve

We really did enjoy assembling the Potting Shed puzzle from Eurographics. But… now it’s time for one my pet peeves. This puzzle did not come with a poster, which is fine. We can work from the picture on the box. Well, sort of. You see, there were little graphics, words, that covered parts of the picture on the box. It wasn’t a big thing, but it kinda gets me going. I know people that assemble puzzles without ever looking at the picture so I got a slight feel for what that’s like. I think I’ll stay to using a picture!

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 500 pieces. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 19″ high. There was no poster included and as I mentioned, a little bit of the picture on the box was obscured. The pieces are fairly big and thick and fit fairly well. The image is well-done and fun to look at.

We purchased this puzzle at Hobby Lobby but you can also find a larger version (1000 pieces) on Amazon.

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Winter Reading Nook Puzzle from Buffalo Games

The Winter Reading Nook Puzzle from Buffalo Games is a great example of Aimee Stewart’s amazing artwork. Fantastic scenes. Bright colors. And wonderful detail. Although at first glance this looks like it might be a terribly challenging puzzle, it actually ended up being completely frustration-free and a true joy to complete. That’s not to say there weren’t spots that made us go ‘hmmmm’, but there is still lots of fun to go around.

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Stop And Look

It pays to take some time after you complete this Winter Reading Nook Puzzle from Buffalo Games and just enjoy the many great objects you will find. A genie lamp. An Alice in Wonderland book. A snow globe. The northern lights. So many, many things. And of course, there’s Ms. Stewart’s signature fox. This puzzle is why we are big fans of her work. We know that we are always going to have a puzzle that makes us happy, from the first piece to the last!

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. There is a poster included in the box. The final puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit well and it was difficult to get a piece wrong, which is always a ‘whew’ thing. The artwork is amazing and the colors are fantastic.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Book Nook Puzzle from White Mountain

We often go from easy puzzles to hard puzzles and back again. The easy puzzles give us a little breather before diving in on the ones that are more challenging. Like this Book Nook puzzle from White Mountain. Although not super difficult, it did offer a few challenges along the way. There are some decidedly darker areas of this puzzle making it a little harder to tell the pieces apart. But the hope of a great looking puzzle kept us going until success!

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Kinda Spooky

I found parts of this Book Nook puzzle from White Mountain a little spooky. Not scary spooky. There are lizards around. And mice. Little things like that. You’ll find them as you go and think “wow, look at that!”. And the lighting made me think “spooky”. But it’s a fun picture and quite relaxing to sit back and enjoy. So I guess it’s spooky in a good way!

My wife did not find it spooky but instead thought it’d be a great place to read!

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a nice large poster. There are 1000 pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 30″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces are large, fit together very well and the image quality on the pieces is great. The colors were great and the pieces are cut perfectly. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Home Sweet Home Baking Bread Puzzle from MasterPieces

This Home Sweet Home Baking Bread puzzle from MasterPieces was one of the first puzzles we made when we started getting into puzzling. This is the kind of puzzle that got us to where we are now: addicted. We tend to make puzzles that remind us of days gone by. Old toys. Old trucks. Or Vintage kitchens. This puzzle has wonderful imagery and color. It’s not the hardest puzzle we’ve done, but it did have its challenges. And rewards.

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Smaller But Still Great

We started out our puzzling addiction with smaller puzzles, like this 550 piece Home Sweet Home Baking Bread puzzle from MasterPieces. We thought it was big enough at the time. And challenging enough for sure. Now, we find ourselves doing larger (but not crazy large!) puzzles, often with 1000 to 2000 pieces. But, as long as they have wonderful images like this one, we’ll do any size puzzle. It’s about enjoying the journey, from opening the box to putting in that last piece!

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 550 pieces. The final puzzle is about 24″ wide and 18″ high. There is a large colorful poster included. The pieces are large, thick and fit really well. The image is crisp and bright with wonderful detail. If you are looking for a quality puzzle that provides a whole lot of entertainment this is a great choice!

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Reader’s Paradise Puzzle from White Mountain

Some puzzles make you feel warm. Comfortable. Relaxed. Or at least they do me. I think a lot of that is the colors in the picture. Soft colors. Pleasant images. It’s not a coincidence that often those puzzles are made by artist Aimee Stewart. Her puzzle artwork is by far some of my favorite. The Reader’s Paradise puzzle from White Mountain has its share of challenging areas for sure. It’s a great puzzle to relax to. It’s fun to put on your favorite music and sit down and enjoy a pleasant puzzling experience!

It’s a Good Time For a Magnifying Glass

I made heavy use of my magnifying glass when putting together this Reader’s Paradise puzzle from White Mountain. The colors alone weren’t enough to distinguish many of the books.

There’s a bit of brown in this puzzle. That definitely added to the challenge. As did the white and more, the balusters. There are lots of great details in this puzzle. Fun things. You get that with Aimee Stewart‘s puzzles and that’s what makes them so great!

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The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. They come in a baggie, but it is not resealable. The final puzzle is about 24″ high and 30″ wide. The pieces are large and thick and fit really well. The image is crisp and bright. This is a great, quality puzzle! There is a poster included that is clear and easy to work from.

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