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Jigsaw Puzzles

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LIFE

Don't force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come together naturally.
When things aren't going so well, take a break. Everything will look different when you return.
Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little pieces only leads to frustration.
Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit by bit, piece by piece.
When one spot stops working, move to another. But be sure to come back later.
The creator of the puzzle gave you the picture as a guidebook.
Variety is the spice of life. It's the different colors and patterns that make the puzzle interesting.
Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security and order.
Don't be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches are surprising.
Take time to celebrate your successes (even little ones).
Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle can't be rushed.

according to a jigsaw puzzle

Pictures of my most challenging and interesting puzzles

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Deceptive little 9-piece puzzles which take hours to put together

 

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I found two solutions for the geckos

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VERY tricky to fit so many same-shape pieces into a puzzle mould

 

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1000 pieces

52cm x 62cm

500 pieces

46 x 62cm

Two brilliantly designed puzzles which were challenging yet not as difficult as I first thought

 

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50 pieces

12cm x 12cm

This simple cat puzzle has been brought out many times to entertain young and old

Thanks, Hatzy, for giving it to me for my birthday

 

 

These cats were not so simple

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529 pieces which are double sided

 

37cm x 37cm

The finished puzzle has the same picture, rotated 90 degrees, on the back

 

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Ian's puzzle

50cm x 75cm

Having been left with six blank spaces and nine extra pieces, we complained to the manufacturer

They wondered if we had put some of the pieces in the wrong place!

After all, they said, this was one of their difficult level puzzles

Who did they think they were talking to - amateur puzzlers?

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Waterloo Station 1939 - 1945

1000 pieces

50cm x 75cm

I just liked the thought of those two sedately rushing nuns

 

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Orchestra

2000 pieces

68cm x 90 cm

The Orpheus Mosaic

1000 pieces

43cm x  74cm

Where's Elvis?

513 pieces

54cm x 38cm 

 Jean-Jacques Loup's poster hung on the wall for a year and we still managed to find things we had not noticed before

Elspeth left this English Heritage puzzle because we too can see the remains of some Roman mosaics in Cyprus

I have tormented my young relatives with pages from Where's Wally for so many years, that  Helen took her revenge by sending me this

 

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The Glenmore Haunting

1000 pieces 

58cm x 74cm

Read the story and assemble the puzzle to find the clues

There is no guide picture to consult which increases the challenge

Be puzzled series challenges you to solve a mystery by clues in a short story and a jigsaw puzzle

Difficulty levels range from easy to impossible

 

 

The backwards puzzle

The picture guide shows the view as seen from behind

My challenge was to put it together as seen from to top of the hill

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1000 pieces