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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!

Penguin Plunge

Yet another puzzle spotted by a friend! A couple weeks ago, I went thrifting with my friend, she sews and … More

1989, 500 piece, 500piece, animals, Complete, Icy Waters, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Penguin Plunge, Penguins, Springbok, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

Documented Geography

Tuco, the unicorn brand of vintage puzzles. The images are usually very generic, but these puzzles are some of my … More

1975, 500piece, 500pieces, cartography, Complete, Friends, Geography, Globe, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, nostalgia, Random Cut, tripl-thick, Tuco, Vintage, Yarmouth

Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!

Is that really the title of my latest puzzle? Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!? Yes, Springbok strikes … More

1985, 700 piece, Alomar, animals, Cat Models, Cats, Colours, Complete, fluffy, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, kittens, Made in USA, nostalgia, Panoramic, Tabby, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

Bayberry Junction

This winter has been a perfect cold and snowy time in Halifax, I absolutely love it. I know most people … More

Americana, Betty's Baked Beans, Colours, Complete, Hometown Collection, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, New England, nostalgia, RoseArt, Trainstop, Vintage, Wysocki

Mole’s 1st Birthday

What’s better than finding a vintage mini Pic-Me-Up puzzle from 1976? Why two vintage mini Pic-Me-Up puzzles from 1976! Now, … More

animals, Birthday, Colours, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Min Puzzles, Mole, Nordevco, Norton & Williams Development Co., PawPrints, Pic-Me-Up, Tripp, Vintage

Turtle’s Sick Day

Just the sweetest little vintage mini puzzle from Norton & Williams Development Co. which is the company that would become … More

1976, animals, Colours, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mini Puzzles, Nordevco, Norton & Williams Development Co., PawPrints, Pic-Me-Up, Tripp, Turtle, Vintage

Dutch Bulbs

There are a few puzzle companies out there that I have been super curious to try and never fully expected … More

504 Pieces, Canada, Canadian Gardeners, Canadiana, Dutch Bulbs, Gardening, Ontario, Seed Catalogue, The Occurence, The Steele Briggs Seed Co., Tulips

Animal Awareness Ltd. – Marine Fish

We all know that I love a nature puzzle, so it should not be a surprise to see a puzzle … More

1995, Animal Awareness Ltd., animals, Colourful, Colours, fish, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Marine Life, Nature Puzzles, Sea Life, St Albans, Underwater, Vintage, Wildlife

We Are All in This Together

Remember back in 2020, “We’re all in this together” was a bit of a slogan or motto? This little Springbok … More

2013, animals, Collectors, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mini Puzzles, nostalgia, Pop-Art, Round Puzzles, Sandy Miller, Springbok Puzzle Thingies

National Geographic Society – The Mongolian Saurolophus Dinosaur

When I was a kid, my parents used to get the National Geographic Magazines and I have memories of this … More

1000 piece, 1993, animals, Crest, Dino Eggs, Dinos, Dinosaurs, Jigsaw Puzzles, Magazine Cover, Missing Pieces, Mongolian Saurolophus, National Geographic Society, nostalgia, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

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