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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!

Unicorn Reading

I picked this up at Value Village for a friends daughter earlier this week. I wanted to check that it … More

500piece, animals, Books, Colours, flowers, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Missing Pieces, Mudpuppy, Nature, reading, Unicorns, Wilderness

Frank Lloyd Wright – Saguaro Forms & Cactus Flowers

A 1000 piece Galison puzzle that I’ve been coveting for a couple years. I had first seen it in the … More

1000piece, 1926, Americana, Architecture, Art Deco, Artists, Colours, Contemporary Artists, flowers, Frank Lloyd Wright, gold foil puzzle, History, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, Nature

Midnight’s Delights

I loved the font on the box of this puzzle! It really made me laugh when I saw the picture. … More

1990s, 500piece, Colours, Complete, full fridge, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, midnight snacking, Springbok, Vintage

D.O.A. War on 45

About a year and a half ago…. Joe had gone record shopping with a good friend of his. He came … More

500piece, Artists, black and white, Brand New, Collections, Colours, Complete, D.O.A., Hardcore Punk Rock, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Joe, Local music, Neon, Shawn Kerr, Special Edition, Vancouver bands, War on 45

Vincent Van Gogh – Almond Branches in Bloom

Wow! What can I say about this puzzle? It was hard! I’ve said this before but impressionist style paintings make … More

1000piece, Artists, Colours, Contemporary Artists, Countryside, Eurographics, flowers, Gardens, Impressionism, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, Nature, painting, Reflection, Vincent Van Gogh, Wilderness

Wild Canada

I’ve been seeing this brand of puzzles in shops around Vancouver called Stand Out Puzzles. Their packaging is pretty unique, … More

750piece, animals, Arctic, Artists, Birds, Canadiana, cartography, Collage, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Landscape, maps, Nature, North, painting, Sandra Dumais, Stand Out Puzzles, Wilderness

Williamsburg, Virginia

When I come across a vintage Guild puzzle by Whitman I do pick it up. The quality went down to … More

1000piece, Americana, Colours, Complete, Countryside, flowers, Guild, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Photo puzzle, Tulips, USA, Vintage, Virginia, Whitman

The Happiest Times…

What can I even say about this vintage Springbok puzzle?! Three best friends – a bear, a bunny and a … More

1976, 500piece, animals, Ants, Bears, Birds, Bunnies, fluffy, Friends, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mice, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Raccoons, Springbok, Vintage, Wilderness

Designer’s Guild

My fourth and second last puzzle subscription from the best Christmas gift ever! A shaped puzzle by Galison of Peonies! … More

750piece, Brand New, Colours, Complete, Delicate, flowers, Galison, Gardens, Jigsaw Puzzles, Nature, nostalgia, Peonies, Pinks, Summer, Wilderness

Photomosaics – Tiger

You don’t find these Robert Silvers Photomosaics too often at the thrift store. So, when I see one, I make … More

500piece, animals, Buffalo Games, Cats, Collage, Colours, Complete, fluffy, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, MIT, Nature, Photomosaics, Robert Silvers, Tiger, Wildcat, Wilderness

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