subject: shelves
Agatha’s Apothecary by Helen Black (WerkShoppe 1000)
Another from my backlog (it will embarrassing to ultimately search all the posts with the word “backlog” — I went a little nuts in 2023-2024 in terms of buying puzzles!). This is from WerkShoppe, “Agatha’s Apothecary”, by Helen Black (Advocate-Art.com). The description says it’s “foil”, which I’m not quite sure what that means, but there […]
Winter Reading Nook by Aimee Stewart, Zen teaser
I think it’s fair to say that the decline in democracy in this country has made it difficult for me to do jigsaw puzzles. But Ash and I still manage to knock out a small one periodically. The small puzzles from Zen are very doable even in a highly distracted mindframe. “Winter Reading Nook” is […]
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Christmas Cats, Diane Dempsey, Cobble Hill
Diane Dempsey does fabulous midcentury / retro-style art for Cobble Hill (and has her own design firm, RetroChristmasCardCompany .com), and I really loved this 1000-piece “Christmas Cats” puzzle. The tree was the last & hardest part but it wasn’t that hard … just there was a lot going on visually.
Alchemist’s Kitchen, Vasilisa Romanenko, eeBoo
Did another in the fun eeBoo “Piece and Love” series of “Alchemists’ Stuff” by Vasilisa Romanenko. It was another 1000-piece, this one “Alchemist’s Kitchen.” I like seeing the recurring details — like the portraits of past alchemists! And the cat. (-: (Other entries in the series: “Alchemist’s Library” and “Alchemist’s Cabinet“, which I’ve done, and […]
Moroccan Spices, Blanc Puzzles
I have no idea where this puzzle came from — it was in our downstairs stack of puzzles, with a lot of pieces that were assembled, so someone had done it before. But it was a solid puzzle — like so solid, I was wondering, is this cardboard? or balsa wood? — with a white […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anthology, She Loves to Read, Leanne Poellinger
I did this, while Ash was doing art, and also helping me with the puzzle …. Anthology Puzzles, “She Loves to Read” art by Leanne Poellinger, in 125 very tiny pieces, 4.5 x 5.7″ :
Ravensburger “The Reading Room”
A “cozy crowded space” with books kind of puzzle. Satisfyingly cozy. “Ravensburger No. 80 104” — Copyright Eduard, Artist, licensed by MGL. I liked this description: Historically, Reading Rooms were often found in towns and villages and were places where residents could read books and periodicals of the day. The British Museum boasts one of […]
Frederick the Literate – Cats of Charles Wysocki
Buffalo Games, “Cats of Charles Wysocki” series, “Frederick the Literate“, 750-piece version. Ash did this 750-piece Buffalo Games puzzle sometime earlier this year, but it’s unclear when; we’re posting this on September 25, 2023, but I’m guessing it was done in the winter/spring earlier this year, so post-dating to May 31.
Ravensburger Space Observatory Escape Puzzle
Ash did this 759-piece Ravensburger puzzle (“Space Observatory Escape Puzzle“) sometime this year, but unclear when; we’re posting this on September 25, 2023, but I’m guessing it was done in the winter/spring earlier this year, so post-dating to May 31. Prevent a flaming comet hurtling toward Earth from destroying the planet by solving the puzzles […]
Vintage Bibliotheque
Trickier than I would have expected, because there were many, many Larousse’s in the picture. Cavallini, 1000, “Vintage Puzzle: “Library””
InGooood “Collection Pavilion”
“Collection Pavilion“, from InGooood; Ash did this back in the first part of 2021.
Bookshelf in a Box
Fun, figuring out the little clusters of stacks of similarly colored paperbacks in series … 1000-piece cardboard puzzle.
On the Shelf
An enjoyable 1000-piece puzzle, but I would advise NOT doing it on a tablecloth with so many of the same colors. SunsOut, “On the Shelf”, artist Chrissie Snelling.
Wine Gallery
A gift from my kiddo, for xmas 2016. A thousand pieces of careful puzzling fun.
