Jigsaw Season

Week 42 Day 312 of 2023 October 19th

Rosieness Revue
October 19th, 2023

Actually, it’s always Jigsaw Season at our house, but with approaching family get togethers, it’s fun to have one out for everyone to work on. It’s not just cardboard anymore - nowadays you can select the picture you want as well as the number of pieces with a variety of materials wood, cardboard and plastic. Many puzzle makers also offer customized puzzles using your artwork or picture and novelty shaped whimsy pieces. In addition to traditional rectangular shaped puzzles, you can also find shaped puzzles.

Here are a selection of Puzzle makers and puzzle boards to work on - so you can move your work around.

Wooden

Liberty Puzzles | one of the original wooden jigsaw puzzle makers

Beautiful 100 to 750 piece puzzles - Full of odd-shaped "whimsy" pieces. They also sell frames, for wall displays and believe me you are going to want to fram these . Custom puzzles with your image are also available.

libertypuzzles.com

Wentworth Puzzles

Wooden puzzles from 40 to 1500 pieces. We are fans of their mini serenity and christmas cracker puzzles.

www.wentworthpuzzles.com/us/#_nfrd

Handmade Stave Puzzles

“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -according to Smithsonian Magazine, They Offer puzzle events, a rental club and replacement pieces. Their custom puzzles can be ordered with name, logo and other unique shaped pieces as seen in the photo. The most expensive puzzles we know of.

www.stavepuzzles.com

Cardboard

Cavallini Papers & Co.

Gorgeous Vintage Puzzles in 500 or 100 pieces.

www.cavallini.com/500-piece-puzzles

Madd Capp Puzzles

Take a walk on the wild side with Madd Capp's one-of-a-kind puzzles Unique shapes and animal and nature themes. Come face-to-face with Madd Capp. We'll make it fun!

maddcappgames.com/collections/puzzles

Galison Puzzles feature artwork of Michael Storrings

Michael Storrings Fall in Central Park 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison is packaged in matte-finish sturdy box, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storag

www.galison.com/collections/jigsaw-puzzles/products/michael-storrings-fall-in-central-park-1000-piece-puzzle

3D Puzzles - plastic pieces

Ravensburger - Easy Click 3D Puzzles

Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, The Eiffel Tower, Gingerbread Houses and More and Some Light Up!

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Puzzle Boards

Ravensburger Stand and Go with Easel

Lightweight, plastic for puzzles up to 1000.

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Jigthings -Jigsaw Puzzle Table on Wheels

Jigthings makes lots of great puzzle accessories. This is the one we have and it goes anywhere. We use with puzzle board to keep pieces from sliding off the edges

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Jigthings -Jigsaw Puzzle Board with Carry Case for Puzzles up to 29.5" x 20.5".

This Board Fits on the Jigsaw table and has a cover for works in progress as well as sorting trays and a carrying case. Jigthings puzzle boards have edges on four sides to prevent lost pieces with flocked- no slip material.

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Lazy Susan Turntable

Place one of these under your puzzle board to make it turnable - if you are puzzling with a crowd.

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Everyone can make a difference

Donate Your Jigsaw Puzzles For Alzheimer's Patients

Puzzles To Remember has distributed puzzles to over 7,064 Alzheimer's caregiving facilities in all 50 states and around the world. If you email them, they will find a facility near you to donate your puzzles to.

www.puzzlestoremember.org/2011/06/donate-your-jigsaw-puzzles-for.html

Word of the Week

Definition of Dissectologist

Dissectologist - A person who enjoys jigsaw puzzle assembly.

www.definition-of.com/Dissectologist

What to Read

The Jigsaw Puzzle: Piecing Together a History

A fascinating look at the origins and history of one of today's most popular pastimes looks at the development of jigsaw puzzles, from their beginnings as an educational tool for children in the mid-1700s, to the challenging puzzles of today, and profiles some of the world's famous puzzle fans, including Stephen King, Queen Elizabeth II, and Bill Gates. Currently out of print - check your library and used books stores.

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There's More to Jigsaw Puzzles Than Pieces

By Linda Richard - filled with the authors ideas, tips, and collections.

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What to Watch

Puzzle (2018) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama

Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world - where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined 1h 43m | R

www.imdb.com/title/tt6933454/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

From our Readers

Murder Most Puzzling: The Missing Will - 500-Piece Puzzle

For anyone who loves jigsaws and classic mystery stories

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