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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!

The Between Meals Puzzle

Todays post is going to be a two-parter. I’ll be chatting about Springbok’s 1976 release – the Between Meals puzzle, … More

1976, 500piece, Chocolate Bars, Collage, Collections, Colours, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, Mr. Peanut, nostalgia, Peanuts, Snacks, Springbok, Treats, Vintage

Penguins at the Beach

Travel back to the 1990s to see a young Lina sitting on the floor of her bedroom assembling a puzzle. … More

1987, 500piece, animals, Artists, Birds, black and white, Brand New, Colours, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Kitsch, Landscape, Made in USA, nostalgia, Penguins, Reflection, Susan Sturgill, The Great American Puzzle Factory, Vintage, Wilderness

Travel Canada – Vintage Posters

Todays jigsaw is a simple classic. Vintage travel posters of various spots that can be found in Canada. The manufacturer … More

1000piece, animals, Canadiana, City, Colours, Complete, Countryside, Eurographics, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, mountains, Nature, North, nostalgic, Reflection, Travel Posters, Vintage, Wilderness

Ain’t Nothing Gonna Break my Stride

A tiny, sassy, jigsaw puzzle by Indigo, but manufactured by Andrew’s Blaine. I will be honest, this image did not … More

Andrew’s Blaine Ltd, Complete, Hobby, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Mini puzzle, Sassy

Tom Thomson, Autumn’s Garland

Back at the start of the Pandemic, I had a small-ish stack of puzzles and a lot of free time … More

1000piece, Artists, Autumn, Brand New, Canadiana, Colourful, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Group of Seven, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Nature, painting, Pomegranate, Tom Thomson, Wilderness

Common Quilt Block Patterns

Todays puzzle is so pretty! I’ve loved this one for a while now, and I found it at the thrift … More

1000piece, butterflies, Cobble Hill, Colourful, Colours, Complete, country chic, Jigsaw Puzzles, nostalgia, Quilting, Rainbow, textile art, Thrift store finds

Zebras

Happy Halloween everyone! Today’s post cover something really scary! It started On my birthday, we visited a few of the … More

500piece, animals, black and white, Challenge, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, Nature, Ravensburger, Repetitive, Wilderness, Zebras

Owl Magic

This week was the start of yet another Instagram Puzzle-along! I actually don’t have much in the way of classic … More

1000piece, animals, Birds, Brand New, Cobble Hill, Colours, Complete, Countryside, Gifted, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Nature, Owls, Wilderness

Dessert Cat

Another cabin puzzle! When we stayed on the Sunshine Coast, we actually went thrifting before we checked into our place. … More

animals, Cats, Ceaco, Colours, cottage, Dessert Bar, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Mini puzzle, Missing Pieces

Sinister Smorgasbord

Back in August, before Joe and I moved to Halifax, we stayed in a lovely little A-Frame cabin on the … More

1000piece, Colours, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Missing Pieces, murder mystery, Mystery Puzzle, Sinister, Smorgasbord, thepuzlesididntdo, Vintage

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