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The following are three very delightful quick-fix 350 pieces, 14" round jigsaw puzzles that were sent to me by a Puzzle Fairy. I received this very pretty card in the package as well.....SO FUN! A huge shoutout to ALL the Puzzle Fairies who make other Puzzler's day! Thank you! |
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Brand: Lafayette Puzzle Factory Title: Red White Blue Balloon Ascension Pieces: 350 Size: 14" round |
Overall Experience: OK Cut Quality: Good Board Quality: Thin Shape Cut: Grid-like Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: Dark Brown areas Puzzle Dust? minimal |
Finish Quality: Smooth/shiny Box Quality: Thin but well sealed Sealed Pieces Inside Box: no Was this purchased new? Yes Price: $1.25 Recommend Level: Medium Time: 3 hours |
The border is quite colorful but matching it up to the box image helped with that. I did not do my usual sorting routine but as I sorted out the edges, I turned all the pieces face up onto the foam board. As you can see, it's colorful and its round so determining the edge pieces is tricky. I sorted out all the pieces that appeared to have an edge and 'weeded' out the pieces that did not fit the border colors back into the non-edge pile. |
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Then I built from the outside edges in, starting with the orange/white striped balloon, then down at the green-forest/mountain areas. Once I finished the other multi-colored balloons, only the red-white-blue balloon was left in the center.
This was actually the 2nd of the three puzzles here. I was mildly surprised to discover 3 pieces were missing however a little more surprised to see there were 2 extra pieces as you will see in the image below....that's kinda messed up.....
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Brand: Lafayette Puzzle Factory Title: Tiger Pool Pieces: 350 Size: 14" round |
Overall Experience: OK Cut Quality: Good Board Quality: Thin Shape Cut: Grid-like Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: Dark orange colors Puzzle Dust? minimal |
Finish Quality: Smooth/shiny Box Quality: Thin but well sealed Sealed Pieces Inside Box: no Was this purchased new? Yes Price: $1.25 Recommend Level: Medium Time: 3 hours |
For some reason I did not get a photo of the border but it did go together quite easily.
I did not do my usual sorting routine but as I sorted out the edges, I turned all the pieces face up onto the foam board.
I sorted out all the pieces that appeared to have an edge and 'weeded' out the pieces that did not fit the border colors back into the non-edge pile.
Then I started with greens, yellows, pinks and blues leaving the Tiger for last. Some areas of the Tiger were a little tricky but still I found this one to be the easiest of all three puzzles.
Here's some brilliant colors of the Tiger close up...
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Brand: Lafayette Puzzle Factory Title: New York Pieces: 350 Size: 14" round |
Overall Experience: OK Cut Quality: Good Board Quality: Thin Shape Cut: Grid-like Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: Bluish statue Puzzle Dust? minimal |
Finish Quality: Smooth/shiny Box Quality: Thin but well sealed Sealed Pieces Inside Box: no Was this purchased new? Yes Price: $1.25 Recommend Level: Medium Time: 3 hours |
This time I got a photo of the border but not a progress image.
I did not do my usual sorting routine but as I sorted out the edges, I turned all the pieces face up onto the foam board.
I sorted out all the pieces that appeared to have an edge and 'weeded' out the pieces that did not fit the border colors back into the non-edge pile.
At first it appeared there could be a border piece missing as I did this one last of the three. I think this was the trickiest of the three maybe due to the darker colors and muted harbour/water/reflection area. But you can see on the close up photos how pretty the image actually is.
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Even though the Lafayette Puzzle Factory seals the puzzles extremely well, one of the 3 puzzles here was missing 3 pieces and had 2 extra pieces. The boxes are of light-weight cardboard and the puzzle piece quality is quite thin.....however they do kinda snap into place and fit well.
One thing I like the most about Lafayette Puzzle Factory is their images which makes them most attractive along with their low price. I have enjoyed several during my years in this hobby. They can be purchased at the Dollar Tree Stores, however, since I do not have access to the Dollar Tree Store at this time and REALLY enjoy round puzzles, a Group member in our Jigsaw Puzzle Connections Facebook Group spotted my comments as I was admiring the Tiger Pool posted by another member, surprised me with these 3 delightful puzzles. So thanks VERY much for your kindness Puzzle Fairy!!!!!
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