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I love to thrift, finding treasures that people have thrown away. The challenge and the quiet time focusing on assembling jigsaw puzzle pieces into a final image has interested and excited me for as long as I can remember. A few years ago I noticed that thrift stores always have a fully stocked "puzzles and games" section. Finally an endless supply of new puzzles to solve and a reason to keep thrifting!

Wooden Puzzle – No Picture to See What It Is!

Only at a thrift store will you find someone’s handcut wooden jigsaw puzzle in a nondescript golden box. I came … More

500piece, Chickens, Colours, Complete, cottage, country chic, Countryside, flowers, handmade, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, mystery, nostalgia, painting, Thrift Store Find, Wooden Jigsaw

Charles Wysocki’s Americana – 402

Remember these sweet minis I posted about last summer? From Milton Bradley, 3 100 piece minis featuring Charles Wysocki images, … More

Americana, Charles Wysocki, Colours, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mini puzzle, Missing Piece, nostalgia, Teddy Bears, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

Dinosaur Gathering

I was super excited to find another good dinosaur puzzle, not the best, but another good one, that isn’t very … More

500piece, animals, Colourful, Colours, Complete, Dinosaurs, Educa, Grin, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jurassic Park, T-Rex, Thrift Store Find, Volcano

Jiffy Jigsaws: Raccoon

Jiffy Jigsaws! A 60 minute puzzle, at 144 pieces these puzzles were designed to take 60 minutes or less. Take … More

144 Pieces, 60 Minute Puzzle, animals, Canadian, Colours, Jiffy Jigsaws, Jigsaw Puzzles, nostalgia, Parker Bros., Raccoons, Vintage

Afternoon Quiet

Behold! A view of my cosy spot in our office/puzzle room/extra bedroom! We still have some work to do on … More

1970s, 500piece, Colours, Complete, Croxley, Gasthaus, German Architecture, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Milton Bradley, nostalgia, photography, Vintage

Fairy Bird

Lately, I have found a couple of the small size Unidragon puzzles at the thrift store, that’s a fun find! … More

107 Pieces, animals, Birds, Colours, Fairy Bird, Fantasy, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Small, Thrift store finds, Unidragon, Wooden Jigsaw

Sunset Ski

I have a very not on theme puzzle for today, I say that because this puzzle depicts a wintery scene … More

500piece, art, Canadian, Canadian Artists., Colours, Complete, factory sealed, Jigsaw Puzzles, mountains, Pastels, Skiing, Thrift store finds, Trendy, Villager Puzzles, Winter

Clowning Around

My first puzzle in our new place! I assembled this about a month ago, I do have a bit of … More

500piece, animals, Clownfish, Colours, F.X.Schmid, fish, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Piece, Nemo, School of Fish, Thrift store finds, Vintage

Tiger

Cats are amazing, full stop. I have so much love and admiration for cats, and wildcats are most definitely on … More

animals, Cats, Colours, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Orange, Outlines, Professor Puzzle, Shaped Puzzle, Stripes, Thrift store finds, Tiger, Wildcats, Wooden Puzzle

Hors D’ouvre

Hors D’ouvre anyone? I think my readers know that I very much enjoy these quirky Areaware mini puzzles of food. … More

Areaware, Colours, Complete, Fish Eggs, Hors D'ouvre, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Limited Edition, Mini puzzle, Party, Roe, Stickers

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