Home For Christmas

Brand: Gibsons

Pieces: 500
Size:  48cm x 34cm

Product Code: G3608

Time for the third Christmas-themed puzzle of the month! 

This time, we're going with Home For Christmas, which was illustrated by Josie Shenoy for Gibsons Puzzles. Although it's somewhat difficult to tell from my photo, this puzzle features gold leaf highlights throughout the design, making it extra special to do.

This design was whimsical and cute, and the quality was wonderful. This is one of those puzzles that borders on both traditional and modern, and was a nice quick one for the holiday season.

I'm going to put up one more Christmas-themed puzzle next week (most likely) even though the holiday season will be on its way out, but in the meantime, I hope you have a safe and merry Christmas and I'll see you next time...

Retro Vibes

Brand: Gibsons

Pieces: 1000
Size: 68cm x 49cm

Product Code: G6609

Today I'm all about the Retro Vibes! I was really in need of a hit of nostalgia so I unearthed this puzzle that I completed a little while back, featuring my 90's childhood. 

This puzzle includes so much that I used to have in my life when I was younger, and when I first saw it, knew I had to have it in my collection. I also love the colour palette and style of the illustration. The pieces fit together well, and had an almost velvet feel to them. 

This puzzle brought back so many fond memories of toys, bands, fashion and ideals, and I'm so glad someone else had the same idea and was able to bring it to life through their artwork- and that Gibsons were kind enough to commission it and print it as a puzzle! 

Are there any puzzles you have bought/completed simply for the nostalgia hit it brought?

Lazy Sunday

Brand: Gibsons

Pieces: 1000
Size: 68cm x 49cm

Product Code:  G6610

Hi all!

Today I have decided to put up a picture of a Gibsons puzzle that I recently did for the World Puzzle Days 2022 event. It is called Lazy Sunday, which is what I plan on having after the busy birthday festivities of last weekend! Our baby's 1st birthday celebrations were fantastic (and busy, as I said), so not much puzzling happened but we still had a great time.

The above puzzle design is a mixed media style format. I was drawn to the unusual style of the illustration, with its many textures and patterns. I thought it might be difficult to do, but actually putting it together was quite easy (working in sections and blocks). The quality of the pieces was wonderful- they were thick and sturdy. I quite enjoyed doing this puzzle and will more than likely seek out more from the brand in the future.