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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!

UNICEF – The Earth is but one Country

I came across another UNICEF brand puzzle. I did my first one last year in August and really enjoyed the … More

animals, Circular Puzzle, Colours, Friends, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Made in Germany, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, painting, Rainbow, UNICEF, Vintage

A Fruitful Experience!

I found another copy of Springbok’s A Fruitful Experience! from 1985. If you’ve been a friend of this blog for … More

1985, 500piece, Colours, Complete, Fruit, Fruit Salad, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Second time lucky., Springbok, Vintage

Western Industry

Well, this is a new rabbit hole! Warren Paper Products based out of Lafayette, Indiana, manufacturing puzzles from 1947 to … More

1960s, 500piece, Americana, animals, Countryside, History, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, mountains, Nature, nostalgic, Union Pacific Railway, Vintage, warren Paper Products, Western Industry

Hybrids

What possessed me to buy this puzzle? I think I was really excited at the thought of finding a Cloudberries … More

1000piece, animals, Cloudberries, Colours, Horror, Jigsaw Puzzles, Pastels, Thrift store finds

The Jungle

Ahhhhh, the forest. I can’t think of a better place to be! In the trees, surrounded by green, listening to … More

1000piece, animals, Artists, Birds, Cats, Colours, Complete, Falcon, flowers, Frogs, Hummingbirds, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, John Francis, Landscape, Nature, painting, Rainforest, Toucan, Vintage, Wilderness

Colourful Wild Owl

Wow, another puzzle that I checked off my wish list at the thrift store! Another Pomegranate too. This moody but … More

500piece, animals, Artists, Birds, Canadiana, Colours, Contemporary Artists, Inuk artist, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, Nature, Ningiukulu Teevee, Owls, Pomegranate, Wilderness

Vintage Books – Best Sellers

Remember last week I mentioned we went away a couple of times while my parents were visiting? We also visited … More

1000piece, Bestsellers, Book Covers, Colours, Complete, graphic design, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Literature, nostalgia, Pulp Fiction, Vintage imagery

Cholla and Sahuaro

I just love when you find that puzzle you’ve admired for a long time second hand. Something about ticking that … More

500piece, Americana, Artists, Cactus, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, flowers, Gustave Baumann, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Nature, Pomegranate, Wilderness, Woodblock prints.

Out of This World

My parents were recently in town for a visit, so we booked a couple small little getaways over their trip. … More

500piece, Airbnb, Artists, Charlottetown, Collage, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Nature, PEI, space, Winter vacation

Mini Plants

I can’t find names for these little puzzles, but there is a cactus and a monstera plant (I think that’s … More

Cactus, Colours, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Mini puzzle, Monstera., Plants, Shaped Puzzle

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