Small Thoughts- Puzzles and Hobbies
Puzzles, crafts and other smaller thought activities!
Nice to to have some Small Thoughts today, beginning with one of my favourite puzzles to do this time of year, “Manfred’s Store from Bits and Pieces Puzzles. The artwork is by Rosalind Solomon. It looks like it could be watercolour and has Tons of hidden mages and small surprises to discover. I love this puzzle.
In this two-part puzzle video: Check out the two-part series of my fall and Halloween puzzle collection video!
I do a video walk-through of ALL (for now!) my fall-themed puzzles, including some adorable Halloween puzzles. Some of the jigsaw brands in the video: Bits and Pieces, Pomegranate Puzzles, Buffalo Games, Vermont Puzzle Company, Cobble Hill Puzzles and more!
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🧩 Buffalo Games – Country Store – 500 Piece Jigsaw
USA: https://amzn.to/3FNxVFn
Canada: https://amzn.to/3ALkySd
🧩 Buffalo Games-Days to Remember-Country Road, Hiro Tanikawa
USA: https://amzn.to/2YTIHJH
Canada: https://amzn.to/3p6Osyf
🧩 Bits and Pieces – Quilting Room, Parker Fulton
USA: https://amzn.to/3ANPscN
Canada: https://amzn.to/3j4O9A4
🧩 Ravensburger The Fishing Lesson, Mary Ann Vessey
USA: https://amzn.to/3FVgIda
Canada: https://amzn.to/3j5pUBF
🧩 Bountiful Meadows Farm puzzle review
USA: https://amzn.to/3DLsxAG
Canada: https://amzn.to/3p6P5b5
🧩 Halloween Town Puzzle
USA: https://amzn.to/3p9pBtJ
Canada: https://amzn.to/3ALk4eR
🧩 Read my puzzle review for Kawase Hasui: Autumn at Saruiwa
🧩 Bits and Pieces: Hens and Chicks
USA: https://amzn.to/3FVgcMg
Canada: https://amzn.to/3FVgcMg
🧩 Read review for : Cobble Hill: Halloween Buddies
USA: https://amzn.to/3aI8ZRd
Canada: https://amzn.to/3aI8ZRd
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Music: “Somewhere” from Leonard Bernstein’s Westside Story arranged and performed by Mr. Bill
Mr. Bill played bass professionally for over 40 years. He was classically trained. In his retirement years, Bill decided to learn how to play dinner jazz on piano. He has arranged mostly well-known, slow-tempo songs that have interesting chord progressions.
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The sheet music for “Somewhere” arrangement can be found at: https://musescore.com/user/4506351
I just finished another fall harvest puzzle! I have been doing a whole bunch of Country Store/General Store/ down on the farm type puzzles this past month, now they are taking on a fall theme.
Bountiful Meadows Farm is an adorable fall puzzle from Bits and Pieces Puzzles. And indeed it is! There are so many cute images of pumpkins, hay, apples and red barns off n the distant field.
The artwork is by Thomas Wood, it appears to be oil on canvas.
The puzzle pieces are random cut.
My overall puzzle experience was 7/10 and it was a medium level of difficulty. The challenge came from the similar textures in tree leaves and the similar shade of brown and there were some false fits at first. My current puzzle setup means there is more glare than I would like, the puzzle pieces are a bit glossy.
I am OBSESSED with fall and autumn puzzles and I am really looking forward to doing more in the coming autumn weeks.
Do you like fall puzzles? Do you have a favourite autumn puzzle you think I would like? Please let me know in the comments section here or on my Small Thoughts Youtube channel!
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I really enjoyed doing this bursting with Spring, Bits and Pieces’ “Inside Gnome Garden” puzzle
Bits and Pieces are well known for their “shaped” puzzles. Because of its unique shaped design, this puzzle was interesting and different from the standard square shape of most puzzles on the market. The ” Inside Garden Gnome” puzzle is shaped like a gnome! It has a border around it so not TOO challenging! I also liked the size, 750 pieces. It is not a common puzzle size, but I thought it was just right for me. A 1000 piece puzzle can be a big commitment and daunting! Inside Garden Gnome is full of little surp[ises to find while puzzling.
Bits and Pieces puzzle pieces are random cut as opposed to the standard grid. The negatives I can say about this Bits and Pieces puzzle are I did find a bit of puzzle dust and the pieces can be glossy. I also found the image themselves to be inconsistent, some were illustrations and others were digitized. The puzzle pieces fit very tightly- very few false fits. The quality of Bits and Pieces is very good overall.
I loved putting together all the flowers and keeping an eye out for the adorable little animals in this Spring-y puzzle. I hope you enjoy this jigsaw puzzle as much as I did! What do you think makes a puzzle the best spring puzzle?
You can read more about puzzle brands, like Bits and Pieces, and what makes a good puzzle on my recent post, Puzzle Brand Compared: What are the best puzzle brands?
Thank you for visiting!
I Just posted an unboxing video of new puzzles that arrived this morning! They were all spring and summer-themed puzzles and from Buffalo Games and Bits and Pieces. I got a nice mix of 300 and 500 piece puzzles and some perfect ones to do up North!
I like to start each season off with the same puzzle. Can you guess what is?
Do you have a favourite puzzle spring you’d like to share? I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to post in the comments section of my New Spring and Summer Puzzles! Unboxing! video/a>!
Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Root Beer Break at the Butterfields: https://amzn.to/3srTaVo
Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Cocoa Break at The Copperfields: https://amzn.to/3uYcY4b
Buffalo Games – Country Store Puzzle
-500 pieces: Buffalo Games – Country Store
-1000 pieces: https://amzn.to/2Q4lfFa
-2000 pieces: https://amzn.to/3uYcY4b
Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – The Three Sisters
300 Large Pieces: https://amzn.to/3strE9G
1000: https://amzn.to/3strE9G
Bits and Pieces Puzzles:
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Charles Wysocki – Cocoa Break at The Copperfields: https://amzn.to/3mTwrAk
Charles Wysocki – Root Beer Break at the Butterfields:https://amzn.to/3gfNQBX
Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – The Three Sisters: https://amzn.to/2QAknrG
Bits and Pieces: Time to Talk – 500 pc Herding Cows into The Barn: https://amzn.to/3ef44sg
Bits and Pieces: Lakeside Retreat
Bits and Pieces – 500 Pieces- Two Beach Belles and a Flirt: by puzzle Artist Mary Ann Vessey: https://amzn.to/32nVOkj
I just finished this puzzle and posted my review for Two Beach Belles and a Flirt: by puzzle Artist Mary Ann Vessey.
General Store Puzzle: https://amzn.to/32lVulV
