OT .... Jigsaw Puzzles

8 years ago

I had a Barnes & Noble gift card burning a hole in my pocket, so I stopped in today with no plan in mind what I might spend it on. Surprisingly, it was not a book, but a jigsaw puzzle. How could I resist?

I really like working jigsaw puzzles. Any other puzzle aficionados here?

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gigirambles

8 years ago

I generally try to do at least one puzzle during my winter vacation. Unfortunately, in this house I don't have the space. So last December I bought a fold up card table to put in an out of the way area and that seems to work. Enjoy your new puzzle!

@msmeow...I had NO idea you could do them online now (silly me)! Off to investigate that fabulous idea.

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annpanagain
8 years ago
Fantastic! I am not a fan but that is something I might like to do!
yoyobon_gw
8 years ago
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I especially like the Wentworth puzzles because they are cut from wood ( I think) and have wonderful whimsies in them. However, I don't have an area that I can easily dedicate to a puzzle so i had a woodworker friend make a puzzle board with drawers on all four sides which can be stored easily between uses.

Kathy....a section of that image would make a great bookmark :0)
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msmeow
8 years ago
Kathy, what a perfect find! I love jigsaw puzzles. I also don't really have space (except for the floor) plus I have two cats who would love to make the pieces disappear! I do them on my iPad.

Donna
lemonhead101
8 years ago
What a lovely find! That 1,000 piece puzzle will be keeping you busy for a while. I adore jigsaw puzzles, but didn't have a surface to do them until now. I bought a really big desk for my new home office, and it's big enough for everything now. Happy days. School finishes next week, and I have a brand new puzzle as a reward... :-)
Rosefolly z5
8 years ago
I'm not very good at jigsaw puzzles. My brain doesn't work that way. In fact I even have trouble with left and right unless I have time to think about it. But I love the picture and would be delighted to move into a house that looked like that!
J C
8 years ago
Great puzzle! My mother loves them and does them often - she would adore that one.
carolyn_ky
8 years ago
My niece gave my sister a 1,000-piece puzzle that was of book covers with the titles and authors but with small pieces, of course, and cut in such ways as to be pretty difficult to work. She had it on a card table in her living room and worked on it for a couple of weeks and was quite pleased when she finished it. I helped a bit when I visited one day. The picture on the box top helped a lot.
kathy_t
Original Author
8 years ago
When I set up a puzzle, it goes on my 48-inch round dining room table, and the secondary activity of eating takes place in the kitchen. I try to stick with 500-piece puzzles, but when I happen upon an irresistible 1000-piece one, like Reader's Paradise, I ill-advisedly add two leaves to the table.

The Reader's Paradise puzzle became my Memorial Day weekend project, but even with the help of two other serious puzzlers, it has spilled over into the week - not yet completed. It has been a bear!
msmeow
8 years ago
But, Kathy - you're so close! LOL

Gigi, there are a number of jigsaw puzzle apps. Many are free. The one I use is called Magic Jigsaw Puzzles (I think - I don't have my iPad handy) and has an option to choose the number of pieces. There is a free "mystery" pack every month as well as packs you can purchase.

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gigirambles
8 years ago
Thanks Donna - I found them and am now hopelessly addicted! I've been using jigsawexplorer.com All of the puzzles are free (and you can upload a photo of your own and make it a puzzle) and on Friday they have a "mystery" puzzle where you don't see part of the puzzle.
msmeow
8 years ago
Sorry, Gigi! :)
dandyrandylou
8 years ago
kathy - a nice break from reading. My set-up is a large round antique table with a glass top, and anyone who walks by can try to find a few pieces if they like.
kathy_t
Original Author
8 years ago
I like houses where a puzzle is always set up!