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House of 7 Gables Jigsaw Puzzle
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This House of 7 Gables jigsaw puzzle was a must have...but to assemble it was another story. I appreciated the detail in the artwork, however, assembling those details proved to be a challenge which gave me a real sense of gratitude upon completion. |
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Brand: Dowdle jigsaw puzzles Title: House of 7 Gables jigsaw puzzle Artist: Eric Dowdle Size: 20" x 27" or 48.89 x 67.63cm Pieces: 1000 |
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House of 7 Gables Jigsaw Puzzle Review
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Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Awesome Board Quality: firm Shape Cut: Random and various sizes Image Quality: super Hardest Area: The trees in dark sky Puzzle Dust? minimal |
Finish Quality: Smooth Box Quality: Good and solid Sealed Pieces Inside Box: yes Was this purchased new? no Price: $2.00 Recommend Level: Highly Time: 15 hours |
House of 7 Gables Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly
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I did my usual sorting routine.
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I was nervous for the dark colours and very odd shapes but I wanted so badly to have it for Halloween.
For some reason I thought the siding on the house was going to be challenging but it turns out the windows and trees were tricky.
I started with the Halloween Trick or Treaters along the bottom, along with the sidewalk area. Slowly I built up the building walls and the main tree in front of the house. Since the house the windows were tricky, I moved up to the dark sky around the tree, moon and rooftop.
Then I built each window so the building itself finally came together. AND it looks fantastic....loads of dark though but well worth putting it together.
Take a look at these closeup to get a great view of the images and quality of this House of Seven Gables jigsaw puzzle.
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House of 7 Gables Jigsaw Puzzle Comments
This House of Seven Gables jigsaw puzzle is a keeper for me. Scroll down to read about the FREE book. :)
I also had the pleasure of assembling the Dowdle Banff jigsaw puzzle which is an image of a historic mansion/hotel in the Banff area mountains of Alberta, Canada
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Meet the artist Eric Dowdle. He has been painting folk art for over 20 years with a collection of over 200 pieces. He lives in Utah, USA when not travelling the world. |
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The House of 7 Gables Book
Here's the 1915 version of The House of Seven Gables which is actually still a museum today in Salem, Massachusetts. Photo is in the Wikipedia - CLICK HERE for more reading.
I told my Mom I was doing the House of Seven Gables jigsaw puzzle and she told me she read it as a young adult. Myself, I have never heard of the story or house. I only noted the jigsaw puzzle at the Thrift Store (luckily for me ALL the pieces were there) and loved it.
I asked her what the story was about and she told me it was a bit of witchery and romance. So I decided to do a bit of research on it. I thought I would add a little extra to my Halloween season by buying and reading the book. Then I will send it to my Mom so we can both chat about it. {She lives 1690 miles away from me now :( ....}
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Click here to read/download a FREE copy of The House of Seven Gables story. |
I managed to locate a vintage copy from 'Fast Eddy' on Ebay. He sent me this copy and according to the information I located on the internet this edition of The House of Seven Gables was printed between 1892-1895 and therefore it is available in the Public Domain.
That allows us to share this version of the story in the PDF format. To get your FREE copy to read this Halloween simply CLICK HERE
My Mom certainly was correct (her 84 year old long term memory is fantastic) about what the story is about however....WOW what a read it was.....
I have NEVER read a writer's work like that.....I guess we have adapted to the grade 7-8 level of reading - this one needs a dictionary on standby and very superb 'deep' writing.
If this was a painting it would have had tons of very intricate details to it - well let me sum it up this way....I will never forget this story and not so much for what it is about but for how the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, wrote it.
I hope you take the time to enjoy this little extra during the Halloween season......happy puzzling!!!
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