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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!

Star Wars

I picked up a Star Wars puzzle for a puzzle along on Instagram that I was participating in. The theme … More

1970s, Buffalo Games, Colours, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Milton Bradley, nostalgia, Sci-fi, Star studded cast, Star Wars, Thrift store finds, Vintage

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Summer

I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s summer! How do we feel about summer? Me? Well, it’s complicated, I … More

1000piece, Birds, butterflies, country chic, Countryside, flowers, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, Nature, nostalgia, painting, Seasons, Summer, the Diary of an Edwardian Lady., Wilderness

Navajo Sand Paintings

Our feature today was very intriguing to me. It depicts Navajo sand paintings, which previous to this puzzle I hadn’t … More

1989, indigenous paintings., Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, Navajo Sand Paintings, Random House Publishing, Thrift store finds, Vintage

Patchwork Pals

Take two fluffy teddy bears with an affinity for patchwork quilts, dress them in 90s fancy outfits, and you’ve got … More

1990s, 1997, 550 pieces, Colours, country chic, fluffy, Friends, Hoyle, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Pals, Patchwork, Quilting, Teddy Bears, textile art, Vintage

Beach Walk

Today’s puzzle post is very special for a few reasons. I’m participating in my first travelling puzzle, which is exactly … More

Artists, Canadiana, Colourful, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Countryside, Darlene Kulig, flowers, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Nature, nostalgia, painting, PEI, Stumpcraft, Wilderness, Wooden Puzzles

Alien

When it comes to movies and sequels, I am a big fan of the Alien movies. They’re terrifying, the aesthetics … More

1979, 500piece, Alien, AVP, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jonesy, nostalgia, Prequels., Ridley Scott, Ripley, Sequels, Sigourney Weaver, Star studded cast

Pig House

What could be more natural than a family of pigs living the life in a mansion with a grand staircase, … More

1986, 500piece, animals, Artists, Colours, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Pigs, Susan Sturgill, The Great American Puzzle Factory, Thrift store finds, Vintage

Paperweights

After my last puzzle which just felt like a sad moment, I wanted to turn to an old reliable puzzle … More

1980., Collections, Colourful, Colours, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, Nordevco, nostalgia, Paperweights, Thrift store finds, Vintage

Beyond the Kelp

Today’s feature is a puzzle that I was looking forward to but I am sad to say that it fell … More

1000piece, Beyond the Kelp, Colours, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, Neon, Odd Pieces, Puzzles with a Twist, Underwater

Cats and Kittens

My good friend, Tracy, sent me this puzzle for Christmas, and I finally pulled it off the shelf to put … More

1000piece, animals, Cats, Cavallini and Co., Christmas gift, Colours, Complete, fluffy, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, kittens, Masterpiece, nostalgia

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