Brand: New York Puzzle Company (Dream World by Emily Winfield Martin)Pieces: 1000
Size: 48.9cm x 67.6cm
Product Code: NPZEM1927
As soon as I saw this puzzle, I knew I had to have it!
Besides the cat in the image, I could completely relate to the prospect of sitting on a lounge chair, reading a book and listening to music- a fantastic way to spend the day in my opinion!
I really love the images of Emily Winfield Martin- her work is just so whimsical and pretty, and this illustration is no exception. She has produced a wide range of images for New York Puzzle Company, with a broad range of counts- from 48 to 1000 pieces (as far as I know). I'll have to see what other designs I can unearth!
The quality of these puzzles is great- the colours are vibrant, the pieces generally fit well together and are unusually cut to add a bit of a difference to the mix.
Brand: RavensburgerPieces: 1000
Size: 70cm x 50cm
Product Code: 195060
I decided to put this puzzle up for two reasons.
Number one is that it is the last week of summer 😞
Generally, I'm not a huge fan of summer cos I don't really like hot weather, but the end of summer also means daylight savings will end soon and our longer daylight hours at night will end. This means no more night walks and much darker mornings. So sad. End of summer also means end of 'holiday season'. Sure, I know that the holidays ended ages ago but I always think of holidays when I think of summer and this just hits it home.
Number two is that we have just booked our flights to the USA. In April, we will be travelling around parts of America on a three week holiday! Aaron's never been and although I did a Contiki Tour over seven years ago, I don't really remember a lot. It will hopefully be a fantastic experience and we're really looking forward to it!
Now that I've outlined the reasons for choosing this puzzle, I can talk about the actual puzzle! This one was quite easy to do when sorted by colour, even though there were a lot of blues and greens. The quality was fantastic as always and the pieces fit together well. I really like these collage design puzzles- they show a lot yet are 'neat and organised' in the way they are designed.
I'll have to see if I can find some more USA themed puzzles in the lead-up to our trip!
Brand: Cra-Z-Art (Keith Kimberlin Puzzle Collection)Pieces: 100
Size: 33cm x 25cm
Product Code: -
I am so surprised by this! I was trawling through my puzzle collection, trying to find a puzzle that I could post that would be relevant to Valentine's Day (yesterday) but this was one of the only ones I could find!
I had a few of different Disney scenes where the love interests were together, but no hearts, no chocolates, and no real love-themed puzzles otherwise! I'm definitely going to have to review my collection before next year haha.
This puzzle was a cheap one that I found at Kmart- there were several others in the series- which I thought was sort of relevant for Valentine's Day. It has the word 'love' in it anyway. I think the kitten is cute (in an ugly sort of way), and the design is quite simple- something a little bit different anyway!
How was your Valentine's Day? Did you do something special with your loved one? Or was it a day spent with your friends? Or alone? (No judgements). Hope you had a great day regardless!
Brand: Aquarius
Pieces: 1000
Size: 51cm x 71cm
Product Code: 65-340
In all the motivational women's books going around at the moment, Frida Kahlo is one of the resoundingly popular ladies that keeps cropping up. Although I have read about her in the past, I barely remember anything about her, besides the fact that she was someone who changed the art world against all odds and that she had a unibrow! I also know that she did a lot of self-portraits, but that is as far as my knowledge about her goes!
Regardless, when I saw the design of this puzzle, I was enticed to buy and do it. I thought the floral background was striking and the colours were amazing! This puzzle was quite easy to do when you sorted the colours by each flower style, and the pieces fit together perfectly as per typical Aquarius brand fashion.
Having completed this puzzle, I am kind of interested now to learn more about this iconic woman...
