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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!

Gradient Red/Orange/Gold

This was my Christmas gift from Joe this year. He was so excited for me to see this. I saved … More

1000piece, Areaware, Artists, Brand New, Christmas, Collections, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Gold, Gradient, Jigsaw Puzzles, Joe, Made in USA, Orange, Pink, Red

M.C. Escher Up and Down

To date some of the more challenging puzzles I’ve put together have been artworks by either M.C. Escher or Jackson … More

1000piece, Artists, black and white, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Den Haag, illustration, Infinity, Ink, Jigsaw Puzzles, M.C. Escher, Pomegranate, Reflection, Surreal, The Netherlands

Rubik’s Royal Brain Teaser

It’s only 440 pieces but that certainly felt like enough. Creator of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubrik designed this sequential … More

1990s, Brain Teaser, Colours, Complete, Erno Rubik, Gems, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Notions, Sequence, Special Edition, Springbok, Vintage

Dilemma

This image was hilarious on the box, but in puzzle form, it’s 10 times better! The pug’s eyes are magnified, … More

1000piece, Andrew’s Blaine, animals, Artists, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, dogs, Jigsaw Puzzles, Masterpiece, nostalgia, painting

Kitten

The last Photomosaics by Robert Silvers puzzle that I completed must have been over ten years ago, it was a … More

1000piece, animals, Artists, BV Leisure, Cats, Collage, Collections, Colours, Contemporary Artists, England, Impressionism, Jigsaw Puzzles, kittens, Made in the UK, Masterpiece, Missing Pieces, mosaic, nostalgic, Photomosaics

All Burned Out

A Buffalo Games Puzzle. This puzzle is more recent than the Where’s Elvis and The Talking Jigsaw Puzzle, so I … More

750piece, animals, Artists, Buffalo Games, Cats, Collections, Colours, Contemporary Artists, country chic, Countryside, Friends, Jigsaw Puzzles, kittens, Love, Made in USA, Masterpiece, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, nostalgic, painting, Special Edition

Birdwatchers

A wonderful find in a thrift store in New Westminster, BC. A friend of mine treated me to a little … More

1000piece, 1993, animals, Artists, Birds, Cats, country chic, F.X.Schmidt, Friends, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Missing Pieces, painting, Vintage, Wilderness

Picture No. 2 The Fishing Harbour

Vintage Blue Ribbon Brand printed in the UK. I have never found a puzzle by this company, it was such … More

Blue Ribbon, boats, Colours, Harbour, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in UK, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Sailors, Vintage

The Talking Jigsaw Puzzle: The Hospital

The talking jigsaw puzzle, a Buffalo Games Product dating back to 1993. This fabulous puzzle was found about a month … More

1993, 560 piece, Americana, Buffalo Games, Colours, Complete, Genius, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Kitsch, Made in USA, Nineties, nostalgia, Vintage, Where’s Elvis

Cats

Cats, the musical! This puzzle is double sided, one side we have the original poster art for the show and … More

500piece, animals, Cats, Collections, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Special Edition, Vintage

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