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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!

Summer’s Delights

A puzzle to celebrate summer! I do find this puzzle strangely dark for that, but I like to think that … More

500piece, Berries, Colours, Complete, flowers, Garden, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Picnic, Springbok, Summer, Summer Fruits, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

Classic Cookbooks

In 2022, My boss at the time, gifted me a thrifted puzzle, called Classic Paperbacks. The artist was Richard Baker, … More

1000 piece, Artists, Book Covers, Colours, Complete, Cookbooks, Cooking, Jigsaw Puzzles, nostalgia, Richard Baker, Still Life, Vintage

Archie

Did you ever read Archie Comics? I remember always reading a few panels in the checkout line at the grocery … More

1000 piece, Archie, Betty, Cobble Hill, Colours, Comics, Complete, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, nostalgia, Otto and Alomar, Pop Culture, Veronica, Yard Sale

A Peaceful Night’s Sleep

Don’t we all just want a peaceful night’s sleep? These gorgeous big cat babies know how to sleep! It appears … More

animals, Art Impressions, Astral Projecting, Big Cats, Cats, Colours, Contemporary Artists, Home, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Milton Bradley, nostalgia, Planet Earth, Schim Schimmel, Sleepy time, the Universe, Vintage

Tetris

Well, well, well, what do we have here? The 500 piece version of the Tetris puzzle I assembled in 2021. … More

1980s, 500piece, Colours, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Made in USA, Master Pieces, nostalgia, Pop Culture, Retro, Simple but Effective, Tetrimino, Tetris, Video Games

Zodiac Cats

One of my favourite things about all of the cats that I’ve known in my life to date, is their … More

500piece, animals, cat personalities, Cats, Chester, Colours, Galison, Horoscope, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Otto and Alomar, Tile Format, Zodiac

Wooden Puzzle – No Picture to See What It Is!

Only at a thrift store will you find someone’s handcut wooden jigsaw puzzle in a nondescript golden box. I came … More

500piece, Chickens, Colours, Complete, cottage, country chic, Countryside, flowers, handmade, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, mystery, nostalgia, painting, Thrift Store Find, Wooden Jigsaw

Charles Wysocki’s Americana – 402

Remember these sweet minis I posted about last summer? From Milton Bradley, 3 100 piece minis featuring Charles Wysocki images, … More

Americana, Charles Wysocki, Colours, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, Mini puzzle, Missing Piece, nostalgia, Teddy Bears, Thrift Store Find, Vintage

Dinosaur Gathering

I was super excited to find another good dinosaur puzzle, not the best, but another good one, that isn’t very … More

500piece, animals, Colourful, Colours, Complete, Dinosaurs, Educa, Grin, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jurassic Park, T-Rex, Thrift Store Find, Volcano

Jiffy Jigsaws: Raccoon

Jiffy Jigsaws! A 60 minute puzzle, at 144 pieces these puzzles were designed to take 60 minutes or less. Take … More

144 Pieces, 60 Minute Puzzle, animals, Canadian, Colours, Jiffy Jigsaws, Jigsaw Puzzles, nostalgia, Parker Bros., Raccoons, Vintage

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