Just a quick little post today to appreciate a new mini that I found recently. It’s a 55 piece Lion … More
Author: thepuzzlesivedone
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!
Ski Fever
Introducing Ski Fever from American illustrator Gary Patterson! This is a puzzle image that I have admired in old catalogues … More
Antique Dolls
This charming little puzzle image is one from a set of four 300 piece puzzles created for Waddington’s by Barbara … More
Chip-Chip-Hooray
Now this is a classic retro Springbok puzzle image. I absolutely love these food images with the clean black background, … More
High Jinx on the High Seas
Ulli Schneider, an artist that I feel very familiar with but it could be that I’m thinking about Mordillo? Remember … More
A Star is Iced
Well, this was a bit of a bust! I finally picked up this mystery puzzle from Springbok, I say finally … More
Mother’s Spring Planting
I must say the title feels a bit off – Mother’s Spring Planting – something about it feels a bit … More
Nascar – Bill Elliott
Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, as he has been called in the past, also Million Dollar Bill or Wild Bill. This … More
Micronauts – Baron Karza VS. Force Commander
Have you ever heard of Micronauts? Micronauts were a line of science fiction action figure toys in production between the … More
Prism Kaleidoscope
1967! The late 1960s see so much political and social change, and the art of the day reflects all of … More
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