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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!

Party at Linette’s

Textile art at it’s finest! This impressive tapestry by Arlene Rose Gosieski has been made into puzzle form, creating the … More

1990s, 1993, 500piece, Arlette rose Gosieski, Artists, Collage, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, nostalgia, nostalgic, Quilting, Special Edition, Springbok, textile art, Vintage

Salamander

A Piatnik puzzle out of Austria, manufactured in 2000, a collection of different salamanders. I chose this puzzle because of … More

1000piece, animals, Austria, Collections, Colours, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, kids, Made in Europe, Missing Pieces, Piatnik, Wilderness

The Great Smokies

A while back, I guess maybe a year ago, I found three Time Life Books- Wilderness Puzzles manufactured by Parker … More

625piece, Americana, animals, Complete, flowers, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Landscape, Made in Canada, Nature, Parker Brothers, Special Edition, Time-LIFE, Vintage, Wilderness

Mountain Hamlet

A round vintage Milton Bradley puzzle from 1968! What a find. This is part of a series called Dorset Round … More

1968, 500piece, Circular Puzzle, Countryside, flowers, Gardens, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Landscape, Milton Bradley, Missing Pieces, rare, Round puzzle, Special Edition, Vintage, Wilderness

In Bloom – Butchart Gardens

A friend of mine recently loaned this puzzle to me. It’s a Springbok from 1993 of the beautiful gardens in … More

1000piece, 1993, British Columbia, Canadiana, Colours, Complete, flowers, Gardens, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Springbok, Tulips, Victoria, Vintage, Wilderness

The Japanese Footbridge, 1899

A Claude Monet painting always makes for a good challenge. Impressionism up close, seems very abstract so, in puzzle form, … More

1000piece, Claude Monet, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, flowers, Impressionism, Japanese, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Masterpiece, painting, Pomegranate, Reflection, Wilderness

Free Spirit

A Springbok gem from 1981, entitled Free Spirit. This was a very easy puzzle but so satisfying to put together. … More

1981, 500piece, Colours, Complete, Flying, Gradient, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Landscape, Made in USA, Reflection, Springbok, Sunset, Vintage

Bounding o’er the Billows

A Somerville Game product, from a series called the Artist series. I have no idea when this puzzle was manufactured, … More

460piece, artist, boats, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, nostalgia, nostalgic, painting, Somerville, tall ships, Vintage

Algonquin Park

Many of you have no doubt realized that I enjoy vintage. Very true, so it is quite something when I … More

1000piece, boats, Canadiana, Colours, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Lake Country, Landscape, Lantern Press, nostalgia, Ontario, painting, Provincial Parks, Reflection, Wilderness

Fur Ball

This image ties together three of my loves. Cats Yarn Puzzles Fur Ball is a 1000 piece puzzle manufactured by … More

1000piece, animals, Brand New, Cats, Cobble Hill, Collections, Colours, Complete, fluffy, Jigsaw Puzzles, Love, Yarn

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