Sometime last weekend, just after I’d completed my latest puzzle, I was looking for a new one to do. I have plenty of options, but I realized that outside of the advent puzzles, I hadn’t done anything Christmas. Personally, I don’t confine myself to doing certain themed puzzles at their designated time during the year. It’s really what ever interests me at the moment. I pulled out this one and another one, I think it was a Wasgij, but I settled on this one because I’ve been liking collages lately.
Let’s get started!
Starting on the right side and working to the left wasn’t intentional. I never really pick ahead of time where I start. I just go by whatever pieces I’m finding more of. A lot of times this means starting with text because it can help to guide you as you’re sorting through pieces. It just happened that this time the pieces I was finding formed the bottom right corner and I just worked my way up and down the books in the puzzle.
Honestly, I think this puzzle took less than a day. I don’t really keep track of my time when I puzzle, but it was a quick one, but it was very fun. I’ve only done the larger White Mountain Puzzle puzzles and I can’t say that I’ve always been thrilled with them. Other than some issues with image quality, I think I just haven’t really enjoyed the pieces. This one, however, I loved. The overall size, which is smaller than the normal, was perfect for my table. The normal size is 24×30 inches, while the smaller one is 20×27 inches. The smaller size means smaller puzzle pieces.
These must be books from the 1960s because I don’t remember any of them. My mom does though. She got excited as she went through the puzzle, pointing out the ones she remembered and which was her favorite. I think I probably would have enjoyed the one about our Christmas customs, but that’s adult me. Child me probably would’ve liked the Candy Cane House. I was never too much of a fan of the Night Before Christmas or the Frosty story, so I’m going to guess that I would’ve liked something about candy canes. Other than the Berenstain Bears Christmas book, I can’t remember having any Christmas books. But my all-time favorite has to be How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It’s a timeless story and I still watch the cartoon every year.
No Pieces Missing 