Popeye Village, Malta

Brand: Colorluxe
Pieces: 1500
Size: 58cm x 84cm
Product Code: -

When it's bleak and cold in your home country (winter!) you sometimes need a little sunny-side-pick-me-up. Besides going on a holiday, one way to do this is to do a puzzle with a lovely sunny image that immediately transports you to a warmer climate- hence my puzzle this week of Popeye Village in Malta.

While it doesn't appear to be a tropical location, the beautiful colours of the water and the bright red tiles of the buildings certainly make a difference when considering the dismal weather and overall greyness of life where I live at the moment! 

This puzzle was a little bit challenging to do when it came to working the background mountains and some parts of the ocean, but that only made it more interesting. There were plenty of colour shades to keep the design fresh and prevent boredom. 

I'd never heard of Popeye Village before, but apparently it's where they filmed the musical production of Popeye, and due to its popularity, they changed the village's former name to reflect that. 

I definitely wouldn't mind visiting it!

Sailboat Village

Brand: Cardinal
Pieces: 500
Size: 35.5cm x 27.9cm
Product Code:   -

It's autumn here in the southern hemisphere and the days are starting to get colder. 

Perfect weather for sitting inside and doing a jigsaw puzzle, that's for sure! Especially when the wind outside is blustery and chilly, and we keep getting rain storms that make you want to avoid going outside. 

I decided to do this puzzle to remind me of the slightly warmer months, where a trip to the local marina in beautiful weather can brighten up your day. This puzzle was relatively quick to do, considering all the colour blocks of the buildings. The only part that took some time was working out where each of the buildings in the design were, because there were so many of similar colours! This was a bright and cheery design to complete and the quality of the pieces was excellent. 

I wouldn't mind visiting a picturesque place like this in the future!