Completed 26th Januar 2025

1000 Pieces

Feathered friends

By Hannah Dale

Wrendale Designs, UK

Under construction: Hannah Dale "Birds", 1000 pcs. - Completedn.

 

A sturdy cardboard box, standing upright. Inside a paper bag with a pretty adhesive label.

Amazing, very subtle and beautiful illustrations by Hannah Dale

Hannah Dale began Wrendale Designs in 2012 on a crowded kitchen table in Melton Ross. Inspired by the glorious Lincolnshire countryside, Hannah started to paint hares; loving their expressive faces and wonderful personalities.

Since then the company has won many prestigious awards in recognition of their successes. In 2021 Hannah was awarded a NatWest Everywoman Award. Wrendale have also received five Henries awards (the Oscars of the greeting card industry!) for their wonderful greeting cards.

I got to know these magical puzzles (or one of them) at a forum meeting in 2024.

 

The only downer: the price is quite high (approx. 30 €), the puzzle smelled strangely strong when I poured it out of the bag for the first time - and it's “made in China”... 

But let us not talk about downers: I already started assembling it after a few days of

 

Usually I collect the outstanding colours first. The kingfisher bird with its majestic feathers had my full attention:

 

 

 I love these illustrations

Here we are: Friday, weekend and a bit of time before breakfast

... and time to work on the frame

Seems like sorting pieces will bring a quick finish! 

 

Will do it again now to fill the gaps 

Completed 17th Januar 2025

 

3x 40 Pieces

(no title available) 

Three vintage jigsaw puzzles, maybe 1970ies

Completed 14th January 2025

 

3x 49 Pieces

The Treasure-Trove by Janosch

(C) Diogenes, Zürich

Ravensburger, 1989

Completed 12th January 2025

  500 (-1) Pieces 

Cinqueterre, Italy

(C) ronnybas, Fotolia

Ravensburger, Germany (2015)

Completed 10th January 2025

 500 Pieces

Cute Kittens - Illustration by Barbara Behr

Anatolian, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Completed 8th January 2025

  

2000 Pieces

 Harry Potter

Trefl, Poland 

 

Completed 3rd - 5th January 2025

25th Megamarathon - silver jubilee!!

It was an honour to assemble jigsaw puzzles together with my friends of the german jigsaw forum again and we made it big this time.

These were my choices and they were good ones. Thank you to all my friends who sent me these jigsaw puzzles to assemble them once and quickly ;-)

Day 1

187 Pieces

Simba and Friends - Lion King, Disney

F.X. Schmid, Germany

150 Pieces

Outer Space - by Adrian Chesterman

Ravensburger, 2015

187 Pieces

No Prob Llama - Illustration by Getty Images

Innovakids, Germany

100 Pieces

no title (cute dog with a red heart cushion)

Eurographics, USA

100 + 60 Pieces

Lars The little Ice Bear: The snowball fight (100) + Evening Mood (60)

Schmidt Spiele, Germany

104 Pieces

Mickey Mouse and Friends

Trefl

 

104 Pieces

I Love London

Ravensburger, 2011

204 Pieces

The Tiger and his friends - by Janosch

Janosch and Diogenes Verlag

Ravensburger, 1997

104 Pieces

Trip Around the World - Illustration by Imke Kretzmann

Mauseschlau und Bärenstark, means smart like a mouse and strong like a bear. This is a trademark in Germany by Schmidt Spiele

Ravensburger, 2016

104 Pieces

Animals of the World - by Howard Robinson

Ravensburger, 2015

204 Pieces

Dinosaurs - by Mario Kessler

Ravensburger, 2000

 

I remember that I assembled this one many years ago. Just found out that it was in October 2009! 15 years ago!

500 Pieces

Cute Kittens - Illustration by Barbara Behr

Anatolian, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

 

> I removed the jigsaw puzzle back into its box before taking a good photo. 

Will assemble it again ;-)

 

Day 2

300 Pieces

Mickey and friends

Ravensburger, 2023

200 Pieces

Sledging through the wintry forest

Illustration: Thea Roß

Spiegelburg, Germany

300 Pieces

Moana (Vaiana, Disney)

Ravensburger Puzzle Moment, 2022

300 Pieces

Sushi (Shutterstock)

Ravensburger Puzzle Moment, 2023

50+80+100+150 Pieces

Avengers - by Marvel

Educa

100+100 Pieces

Captain America - Civil War (Marvel)

Educa

200 Pieces

Captain America - Civil War (Marvel)

Educa

 

Day 3

500 Pieces

Colourful Cupcakes

Educa

500 Pieces

Father's Day Ties

Cobble Hill

500 Pieces

Balls of Yarn

Cobble Hill, Canada

100 Pieces

Pirate Ship - by Gerold Como

Ravensburger Star Line, 1996

108 Pieces (-1)

From the movie "Frozen"

Clementoni

150 Pieces

Safari - Playmobil (Photo: B. Förderer, 1982)

Ravensburger,  1984

 

300 Pieces

Wallgau, Bavarian Alps - Photo by R. Kirsch

Ravensburger, 2012