Rockefeller Christmas

Brand: Ravensburger

Pieces: 500
Size:  36cm x 49cm

Product Code: 164240

I said I was going to post Christmas-themed puzzles for the month of December, and it seems somewhat weird to do that after the fact, but here is the last one anyway. 

It's been a great puzzling year! I have competed in two charity puzzle competitions, the Victorian state comp and the Nationals. My times weren't amazing (there's always room for improvement) but I gave them my best shot and I'm keen to improve on them next year when I compete again. 

I spent waaayyyyyy too much on new puzzles and have a lot that I need to move on within the new year, and I encouraged/ created new puzzlers at work with all my puzzle talk haha

I'm only 7 puzzles off beating the amount of puzzles done last year and I aim to smash out a few smaller ones in the next few days to finish out the year. 

I hope you've had an amazing year too, and have enjoyed following my puzzling journey. It's not as exciting as some, but I've enjoyed posting up photos of the beautiful puzzles I have pieced together.

Looking forward to continuing this through 2025 and beyond... until then, stay safe and keep on puzzling!

xo

All Good Things Are Wild & Free

Brand: Flow Workman

Pieces: 1000

Size: 67cm x 48cm
Product Code:  -

I wasn't sure which puzzle to put up this morning but then I was inspired by a fellow puzzling instagrammer who put up a photo of this design. Not long after, an outdoor-loving friend posted on Facebook that they had just bought a property which they will use as a retreat to get away from their busy lives. The pics of their new place look very similar to the above picture, so I considered that a sign!

And so we have the above picture.

This puzzle was great to do and had lots of little details (like the bugs on the flowers). It actually took me a bit longer to do than I expected too. The pieces fit together perfectly- my only complaint was that there was a dusty sort of residue on some of the pieces that was difficult to remove. It was obviously due to something in the manufacturing process but it was still disappointing. Nevertheless, I was overall quite pleased with the puzzle, and have to say that I enjoyed putting it together. 

I have done a couple from this brand now- they have wonderful illustrations and you should try them out if you get the chance.