I do wooden jigsaw puzzles and take pictures of them.
Liberty, 519 pieces. Whimsies very heavy on fanciful animals--for some reason Blogger pasted these pictures in seemingly backwards order, but I persevere. Nice colors, busy picture. 3/5
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| winged unicorn |
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| boat (note faceless monster at bottom right) |
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| fire, firestarter, another monster |
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| centaur |
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| griffin and chunk of multiarmed monster |
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| various wolfkind |
Liberty, 519 pieces. Very pleasant Liberty with sizeable areas of similar color. I hadn't seen the lemonade pitcher whimsies before! Many multipiece whimsies including some nice trees. 3/5
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| some of the trees |
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| more trees, including one being climbed |
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| lemonade! |
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| artist with paints surrounding |
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| fish requiring two to hold it |
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| otter evading capture? |
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| anteater and sea creatures |
FoxSmartBox, 437 pieces. Finally, one I like enough to add to my permanent collection! Themed whimsies, including multipiece whimsies, and a nice mix of colors here. I like the thicker wood as well. 3/5
Liberty, 535 pieces. The standout here is the elaborate top border, which is as tricky as some Staves and has to be figured out with some trial and error; the colors don't even match to the connectors to the main puzzle. I enjoyed it despite struggling for a while. 3/5
Zumahs, 420 pieces. The spiky piece style is not my favorite, and large chunks of the puzzle are quite dark, but the design is interesting with lots of winged human figures and birds and a very elaborate edge that kept me uncertain to the end. 3/5
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| closeup on the winged (dragon?) topper |
Stumpcraft, 464 pieces. Just lovely colors here, and they mix slowly enough that the puzzle is nicely challenging--green leaves go away bit by bit, forcing you to hunt for smaller and smaller patches. Stumpcraft also continues a practice I like a lot--pieces that look like they should be part of larger whimsies but aren't. I saw half a maple leaf in there even! 3/5
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| closeup on one half with houses, though it looks like the Upside Down (thanks, Blogger) |
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| the other half with its sphere |
Liberty, 493 pieces. Beautiful pink sky makes up a big percentage of this puzzle but it assembles steadily, in part because of the three mega-multipiece snowflakes. 3/5
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| closeup on sled and dogs |
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| closeup on the fire and the cat wisely near it |
Liberty, 468 pieces. Good, standard Liberty with areas of similar color that allows steady assembly and nautical-themed whimsies. 3/5
Stave, 105 pieces. Amazing challenge for the piece count! Larger pieces than many Teasers. Really has that Teaser characteristic of seeming absolutely impossible until you find the right fit, at which point it seems inevitable, including some that had me smacking my forehead right near the end. 9/10 how is this possible?
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| the central bit |
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| the way that Clown fits in is a warning |
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| Look at that fit! |
