maker: puzzle companies
Alchemist’s Cabinet, Vasilisa Romanenko, eeBoo
Another of Vasilisa Romanenko‘s “Alchemist” series from eeBoo, “Alchemist’s Cabinet” is 1000-pieces, collage style. Glossy and strip-cut, and you can catch any false fits with careful attention to pattern / color. You can assemble almost the whole puzzle as a series of many small puzzles (the collage aspect); at the end, I was slotting into […]
Bakemono Zukushi “Monster” Scroll, Art & Fable
Loved this 500-piece puzzle from Art & Fable, based on the Bakemono no e (“Illustrations of Supernatural Creatures”), aka Bakemono zukushie, from the Edo period. The original scroll is held at BYU in Utah. (Repatriation ….?) more info: Wikipedia, Public Domain Review, and further close-ups & descriptions at pinktentacle.com (2010).
Autumn Tea Time, Meredith Dillman, Mosaic
Mosaic, “Autumn Tea Time“, art by Meredith Dillman, 500 piece. First, I loved the art by Meredith Dillman. Tea! Kitsune! Like Disney’s animated Maid Marian in a kimono. So I enjoyed spending time with this image. A few little criticisms of the puzzle itself, though. The print, directly onto wood, sadly had already begun to […]
Stave, Purrsian Rug
Beautiful cat and Persian rug puzzle from Stave, via Hoefnagel — “Purrsian Rug” (art by Candy Thun), 100-piece trick puzzle. Not the typical puzzle — you can’t solve from the image, because there are multiple identical connectors, and if you assemble to make a continuous image, you can’t assemble the pieces into a single continuous […]
Vintage Halloween, Bits & Pieces
Ash and I did a 500-piece Bits & Pieces, “Vintage Halloween”, “Finchley Paper Arts” — are these vintage-style Halloween images? or actual vintage images assembled from the public domain? Hmm. Anyway, it was a fun puzzle to do.
W-Woman, Romi Lerda, Magnolia
Really enjoyed this 1000-piece Magnolia puzzle, “W-Woman“, by Romi Lerda. I think this is my first Magnolia puzzle? It was really excellent — my only complaint was a few false fits. Otherwise, sturdy, and the pieces felt really good in the hand. It was listed as 3 out of 5 stars of difficulty (5 being […]
Ready for Prom, Kerri Ambrosino, Bits & Pieces
Ash and I knocked off a 500-piece “Bits & Pieces” puzzle, “Ready for Prom“, art by Kerri Ambrosino. We loved the art (her other art at Etsy also looks awesome), & the irregular cut was fun; but it was a little challenging in that false fits were relatively easy on the solid, non-patterned parts of […]
Manniquin by Susan Brabeau, SunsOut
This 1000 piece puzzle from SunsOut, “Manniquin”, art by Susan Brabeau, is so hilarious to me. It wasn’t a hard puzzle exactly, although there were a lot of (a) lace; (b) blue fabric; and (c) dark red wood / cloth. The 26″ x 26″ size does NOT fit on my board — this is the […]
Vibrant Village, CraftHub
I ordered a bunch of puzzles from “PuzzlesUp”, which was closing, and it turned out they were all labeled “CraftHub”. Hmm. Anyway, I liked the image. The pieces were pretty interlocking. This puzzle is called “Vibrant Village”.
Whisker’s Spell, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse
Ash and I finished a Lighthouse Puzzles puzzle today, the adorable “Whisker’s Spell” by Adolfo Valle.
Alchemist’s Library, Vasilisa Romanenko, eeBoo
Enjoyed this eeBoo 1000-piece puzzle, “Alchemist’s Library“, art by Vasilisa Romanenko. eeBoo: Alchemist’s Library, 1000 piece square jigsaw puzzle. The next installment in Artist Vasilisa Romanenko’s Alchemist Series. A meticulous glimpse into the life and home of a mysterious alchemist filled with books, portraits and scientific detail. I really enjoyed this puzzle — the cozy […]
River Otter, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse Puzzles
“River Otter” by Adolfo Valle, a 62-piece puzzle, 5.6″ x 6.25″, from Lighthouse Puzzles.
Whisper of Cactus, Lynn Weilin, Antelope Puzzles
“Whisper of Cactus”, artwork by Lynn Weilin, 1000-piece puzzle by Antelope Puzzles. Description from Antelope Puzzles: Whisper of Cactus puzzle tells the story of endurance and patience in the test of time. Allow yourself to be patient with life. Be patient with people. Be patient with yourself. Artist Lynn Weilin invites us to explore the […]
Jazzy, Greg Paprocki, Ravensburger
Enjoyed the retro vibes of “Jazzy”, image by Greg Paprocki, 500-piece puzzle by Ravensburger, used in the 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships. Ash and I started it a while ago, put it on pause & tried to save most of the work we’d done, opened it up again today & found … well, *some* of […]
Falling by Mandy Budan, Stumpcraft
460 pieces, puzzle design by Jasen Robillard of Stumpcraft, artwork “Falling” by Mandy Budan. Rental from Hoefnagel. There is a “deep dive” blog post discussing the puzzle and its cut. Like all Stumpcraft puzzles, this one was beautifully cut, and based on beautiful art. I pulled out the whimsies for the photo, and flipping them […]
Dia de Muertos, Ceaco
Ash and I did a fun 500-piece “Dia de Muertos” cat puzzle, by Ceaco, which were pleased to discover is actually headquartered in Massachusetts. Correspondence to Holyoke! Made in Newton! Cool. However, this puzzle doesn’t seem to be available directly from the Ceaco website; just from various retailers like amazon, target, wal-mart, etc.
Fantasy Orchestra, Delphine Jacquot, Djeco
Loved this 500 piece puzzle! It’s a panoramic landscape, and the pieces are rectangular, rather than squarish, which meant there was a clear orientation. The pieces were also large! So the whole puzzle did not really fit on my board. The pieces were quite thick and a pleasure to handle — the one quality issue […]
Monsters Night Out, SunsOut
This puzzle was haaaard. So many grassy pieces and so many leafy pieces and so haaaaaaaard. And then there was a piece missing! I have looked all over and can’t find it, but I sort of vaguely remember picking up a piece in the sunroom, that I thought belonged to another puzzle … but where […]
Ravensburger wooden, “Mysterious Owl” wooden owl
Ash and I did a little wooden puzzle from Ravensburger — “Mysterious Owl” — 150 pieces, “Have a hoot of a good time piecing together our 150-piece “Owl” Shaped Wooden puzzle and watch the hours fly by!” – 6.3″ x 8.7″ x 1.8″ I loved that it came in a paper bag. The whimsies were […]
Vintage Nancy Drew, Cobble Hill
A couple of years ago I got two Cobble Hill Nancy Drew book cover puzzles — one was labeled “vintage” and the other, which also had covers from similar eras, was not! The one I did last year around this time included a lot more and many smaller covers, many (not all) from the yellow […]
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