2017-03-31

Development process of "Eton College" by Canaletto - 2000 pcs. - completed

Given to me as a present for my birthday last year.
I was wondering how Mondopuzzle jigsaw puzzles (Italy) are and decided to open the box


The original painting is on display in the National Gallery, London.
Truely italian baroque by Giovanni Antonio Canal (*1697 in Venice, +1768 in Venice)
Information about this famous college may be found here

I started assorting and assembling last tuesday...


this will be challenging!

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update 4th April

this is the cathedral - I love the windows

I need my time. It is amazing to see, how easy they fit but the cohesion of the pieces is really poor.
Don't even think about moving two pieces inside the frame... they break up.

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Update 8th April


Time to take care of the trees and the sky....

9th April:


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12th April - still working on the sky


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17th April


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20th April


Left to be assembled piece by piece


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21st April


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23rd April 


 next step: completion! :-)

2017-03-26

Finished 25th + 26th March 2016

A very kind and lovely lady from our german forum, a friend, visited me during this weekend. 
It was such a joy assembling jigsaw puzzles together with her and Saphirengel - you know Saphirengel from this amazing "NYC window"

Friday evening we started with this nice EDUCA 

 1000 Pieces
  Misstigri 'Umbrella' 



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While the ladies worked onthe dress and hair of 'Umbrella' 
I chose a Wentworth Wooden jigsaw puzzle

 250 Pieces

Springtime
by Richard Telford


In the meantime my lovely husband had fun assembling another wooden jigsaw puzzle

250 Pieces
Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes
by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), 2 June 1953
Vivtoria and Albert Museum, London

 Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown including some of the most famous gems in the world

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On Saturday we  started a new project 

 1000 Pieces

Fantasy Star Signs

a collage of 12 zodiac signs by Garland
including 2 new pics



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a nice present

40 Pieces

The cross on the high altar, St. Paul's Cathedral, London
A Wentworth jigsaw Puzzle in a green box.

the reverse side
 whimsies: bell, mitre, cross, crozier of a bishop, bowl






2017-03-23

Finished 23rd March 2017

54 Pieces

Common kingfisher 
(Alcedo atthis)
Bird of the year 2009

a picture by Lukasz Lukasik for wikipedia, 2006
An Ulbrig & Papenburg jigsaw puzzle edited by idee concept, Germany



Finished 22nd March 2017

500 Pieces

Chinese New Year
Jan van Haasteren

A Jumbo jigsaw puzzle



Finished 21st March 2017

150 Pieces

The Fair. Bumper Cars
Jan van Haasteren

A Jumbo jigsaw puzzle