Crystals

Brand: Cloudberries

Pieces: 1000
Size: 68cm x 48.5cm

Product Code: -

I'm going all New Age today with this pretty crystals puzzle from Cloudberries. 

My reasoning? 

One of my closest friends has a small business where she sources and sells beautiful crystals and she will be holding a market stall today. I'm not sure if I'll have the chance to visit her, so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and put up a puzzle of crystals in solidarity.

This puzzle was of exceptional quality and featured a lovely matte finish so when I was taking my photos, I didn't have to worry about the glare that some puzzles give off when hit by light. I also liked the gradient pastel background that complemented the crystal images and made the puzzle feel that tiny bit prettier than featuring a plain white background. 

I have a few crystals puzzles in my collection- as well as the real deals on display! Do you collect items other than puzzles? Or do you have puzzles of some of the items you collect?

Monopoly

Brand: Impact Merch

Pieces: 1000
Size: 50cm x 70cm

Product Code: IMPZ0111

Wow! How quickly did this week roll around? It feels like hardly any time has passed since I last sat down to post up a puzzle image for Mother's Day (and it was only last week!)

But it is indeed that time again, and so I have selected a new puzzle image for today- Monopoly.

I have no real reason for choosing this one today- besides the fact it's been in my photo pile for quite a while- so I thought I'd get it out there regardless. The weather is lousy outside today and I don't know about you, but that always makes me want to cosy up and do something like a games night... and no games night is complete without a few rounds of monopoly! 

The above puzzle wasn't too hard to do when you sorted the pieces by section on the gameboard- I enjoyed putting this one together. The pieces fit together nicely and I didn't have any problems with the quality. 

Do you enjoy game nights with family and friends? Or would you just prefer to cosy up with a puzzle or good book instead? 

Mother And Son

Brand: Mr Bob Puzzles

Pieces: 252
Size: 30cm x 38cm

Product Code: -

Tomorrow is Mother's Day so I thought this puzzle would be appropriate to commemorate the day!

I absolutely love this image-it's so cute! It was designed and illustrated by Australian artist Rebecca Cool, who has collaborated with and released quite a few puzzle designs with Mr Bob Puzzles. 

This was one of her designs that jumped out at me. 

This wooden puzzle features your usual whimsy pieces like a flower and a heart, but it also has a baby crawling and a onesie in there too. 

I haven't done a lot of wooden puzzles- I think all the ones I have done have been from this brand- but I really enjoyed the finish of this one. 

If you're celebrating Mother's Day tomorrow, I hope you have a good one!

Green Haven

Brand: Okay Lady

Pieces: 400
Size: 52cm x 52cm

Product Code: -

I'm so disappointed with myself! 

I was so sure that I had a Star Wars puzzle photo lying around that I could put up to commemorate Star Wars Day on May the 4th, but I didn't have any available at all (except a Christmas one which I will put up in December). Then I was like, "surely I have something royal to commemorate King Charles' coronation" (which is also happening this week). 

But no.

So I have instead put up this tranquil looking image from Okay Lady, featuring a woman tending to her multiple plants. 

I have to say, I've started to build a bit of a collection of puzzles featuring women and plantlife. There's just something so therapeutic about it. I have trouble keeping real plants alive so I prefer to buy succulents or lifelike  plastic plants (including plastic succulents) to meet these needs. And now puzzles featuring plants are becoming part of this collection too! 

I only have a few puzzles from this brand because they're quite expensive but the quality is lovely and the images are pretty. Next week I plan on being better organised for my Mother's Day post!