This one was a lucky find at Home Goods when I was Christmas shopping with my mom. I think it was between this one and another Christmas-y one, but I wasn’t thrilled with the image. I didn’t think that Home Goods would have puzzles, other than maybe a few novelty ones. But they had more than I thought. I’m always surprised by the places that do carry puzzles. I notice that the number of places increases during the holidays. At the same time, the places that normally carry puzzles, increase their inventory and variety. Is puzzling only a Christmas activity, or are puzzles viewed as an easy gift? I wish that places would just carry a better stock year-round. As much as I like the convenience of shopping online, there’s nothing like being able to physically browse the shelves.
Let’s get started!
These types of collage puzzles are a lot of fun because you can just start somewhere and keep working based on what you see next. I didn’t have any plans on where to start working. I probably started on that blue doughnut. I honestly can’t remember. I’ve done a handful of puzzles since this one. But that blue one, once I got it done to the edges, I used it as the next area for working. I could see then the color of pieces I was looking for. It just slowly came together that way and eventually I realized where those two corners went.
It’d been a while since I did an Eurographics puzzle. I don’t have anything against the brand, it’s more a matter of not finding images in their catalog that I love. This one, though, was a really fun puzzle. It went together quickly and there wasn’t really a struggle anywhere. Some of the decorations on the doughnuts looked confusing on the pieces and I had to pay more attention, but I don’t mind that. I used to do this type of image a lot because I could find them pretty easily, but they’ve gotten harder to find. So, it was fun to do this one.
No Pieces Missing 