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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!

Glow in the Dark – Jungle Illuminated

I have been so curious about these Glow in the Dark puzzles by Mudpuppy Puzzles for a while now. I … More

500piece, animals, Birds, Cats, Colours, flowers, Friends, glow in the dark, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jungle, kids, Kitsch, Landscape, Missing Pieces, Nature, Neon, Nocturnal animals, painting, Wilderness

Schimmel

A friend of mine is also a frequent thrift shopper, every once in a while he’ll DM me a photo … More

1990s, 750piece, animals, Artists, Cats, Colours, Contemporary Artists, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, kittens, lions, Majestic, Masterpiece, Milton Bradley, Missing Pieces, Nature, nostalgia, painting, Schim Schimmel, space, Vintage, Wilderness

North Country Pike

This past winter a friend of mine had to move out of her place, that she had been in for … More

625piece, Americana, animals, boats, Colours, Fishing, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, Nature, nostalgia, Pike, Pro, River, Sport fishing, time capsule, Vintage, Wilderness

Beer After Beer

I actually assembled this amazing puzzle a few month ago but I think I forgot to post it! How could … More

1978, 500piece, Americana, Beer, cold one, Collections, Colours, Complete, History, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, nostalgia, refreshing, snack time, Vintage

Joan Metcalf – The Cacades

Last autumn Joe and I were at Winners looking for some sweet deals when I noticed that they had a … More

1000piece, Artists, Brand New, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Nature, painting, Pomegranate, Wilderness

8 Ball

This was another mini puzzle that I found at the thrift store. A vintage mini Nordevco puzzle from 1979 of … More

1979, 8 Ball, Billiards, classic., Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mini puzzle, Pool, Pool Hall, Pool Shark, Vintage

Broccoli

I seem to be on a shaped puzzle kick lately! On a recent trip to the thrift store I found … More

70 pieces, Broccoli, Collections, Colours, Complete, food, Greens., Jigsaw Puzzles, Little Puzzle Thing, Mini puzzle, Shaped Puzzle, Special Edition

Jonathan Adler

This post is a little bittersweet for me as this is the last puzzle in my personalized puzzle subscription that … More

750piece, Artists, Blue and gold., Brand New, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Gold, Hot Lips, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jonathan Adler, Waves

Tetris

What a score! A 108 piece Tetris jigsaw puzzle. Each piece has the interlocking bits that regular jigsaws do but … More

108 pieces, Colours, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Master Pieces, Mini puzzle, Neon, nostalgia, Tetris, Video Games

Niagara Falls, Ontario

It’s kid tested! I recently found this vintage Guild by Whitman 750 piece puzzle at Value Village. I chose it … More

1970s, 750piece, Architecture, Brutalist, Canada, Canadiana, Collections, Complete, Guild, History, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Modernism, Niagara Falls, nostalgia, Tower Hotel, Vintage

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