About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Flowers (March), Optimago

Another in the Optimago flowers series.  Fine, except a piece went missing somewhere along the line!  :(  2.5/5 (because of the missing piece)

starting out

progress

All done except for sad missing piece along the top of the image (below the border)

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Raining Cats and Dogs, Wentworth

330 pieces. Adorable shapes! Not quite tesselated, so there are a couple of surprise shapes, including a single cat curled up on one edge. 5/5
starting out

repeating cats/dogs; nonrepeating cat not shown because I didn't find it until late

progress

all done

Feline Fulfilment (after Klimt), Wentworth

750 pieces. A cute riff on Klimt, though putting it together makes Klimt look more complex. Nice difficulty especially with the brown surroundings. 4/5
starting out

progress; also a story about my lunch

The story continues; my lunch does not

done

Monday, December 5, 2016

CrowPrints, Christmas Train

225 pieces.  Classic boxy cut, with very thick and small pieces.  Good hand feel.  3/5
starting out

halfway there

finished

J.K. Straus, Tranquility

500 pieces. I didn't much like the print on this, but it was solidly cut, and some of the ripples on the water were nice. 3/5
starting out

mostly done


all done

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Gustav de Marchen, bridge view

350 pieces.  Nice cutting style, no broken pieces.  3/5
many similarly colored pieces increased the challenge

mostly done

all done


Penelope, another landscape/pier

200 pieces.  I like the swoopy shapes of Penelope puzzle pieces, but I'm not a huge fan of landscapes.  3/5

starting out

mostly done

all done