Brilliant Princesses (Disney)

Brand: Tenyo
Pieces: 1000
Size: 29.7cm x 42cm
Product Code:  DW-1000-433

As you may have figured from viewing this blog and my accompanying Instagram account, I'm a really big fan of Disney, and have been since early childhood. There's just something about those familiar characters that makes me want to relive some of the moments I watched on video (back in the day!) and later DVD. As a result, when I see a Disney jigsaw puzzle available, I can't help but go a little bit gaga and get all nostalgic!

This puzzle covers the bases- it's Disney, it's made by one of my favourite Japanese jigsaw puzzle makers, Tenyo, and, best of all, it features six of the popular Disney Princesses. It's also slightly unique in its design, with a stained-glass window style (although the pieces are made of cardboard). I think there may be a similar puzzle (also by Tenyo) available, made using coloured plastic pieces, although I was not able to get a hold of that version. 

Another unique aspect to this puzzle is the piece sizes. Each piece is tiny- slightly smaller than an Australian five cent piece (the size equivalent to an American dime)- which means that the finished puzzle is quite small compared to other 1000 piece puzzles. 

The pieces in this puzzle are tiny

This puzzle has a bright and pretty design and would make a key addition to the collection of any Disney puzzle lover. I found that it was easier to work on each individual princess and then do the black border last of all to save on confusion, especially since some of the pieces seemed interchangeable.Make sure you look out for this one! 

Around The World

Brand: Ravensburger
Pieces: 3000
Size: 121cm x 80cm
Product Code:  170593

Over the years I have worked on a variety of puzzles, from 50 or so pieces to the one I'm currently working on (which has 5000 pieces and is taking me forever to complete!)

While I know that there are puzzles that are even larger than this- Ravensburger's Keith Haring Double Retrospect and New York City Window, and Educa's Wildlife, just to name a few- that contain over 32,000 pieces each, I am in no way inclined to start beginning one. For starters, I just don't have the time, and what about the space that would be needed to work on such puzzles!

For now, I'm just content to work on smaller puzzles, and might consider the challenge of completing a larger one some day in the future.

In the meantime, the largest puzzle I have completed (to date) is pictured above, from Ravensburger.

With 3000 pieces, this puzzle was quite large when it was finished. The colours were vibrant and the layout of the design made it easy to sort each city into sections, although there were some similar colours in each area. If you want to tackle a larger puzzle, it's probably best to pick one like this, where there are many focal points to work from, rather than one large block of colour.

This puzzle was challenge enough for me (size-wise) and is the perfect picture memento for the avid traveller.