|
|
Post by lugsbug on Mar 8, 2017 18:49:05 GMT
Finished last night and had stiff neck at work all day!  |
|
|
|
Post by profbooboo on Mar 8, 2017 21:07:10 GMT
Congrats. It doesn't look like it was an easy one.
|
|
|
|
Post by lugsbug on Mar 8, 2017 22:17:05 GMT
It's not one I would have normally picked - too much sky and greenery - but it's where we've stayed on holiday so had to give it a go. It will remain on the table another day or so then boxed back up and off to the charity shop
|
|
|
|
Post by profbooboo on Mar 8, 2017 22:49:56 GMT
I couldn't have done it, like you say too much sky.
You can get jigsaw glue to glue it together and then frame it if you wanted to keep it for sentimental reasons.
If you take it to a charity shop please put tape completely round the edge of the box. I got my brother a jigsaw, 1000pieces, from a charity shop which was a nice fun picture. I got it home and knew straight away there were pieces missing but only 354!!!! I stick with the regular shops unless it's an interesting picture or I know for sure all the pieces are there, but the last jigsaw was £12 and he only tends to do then once!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 10:13:57 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by goodhelenstar on Mar 9, 2017 10:58:59 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by sootycat on Apr 2, 2017 11:47:07 GMT
That middle one looks hard
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 12:10:00 GMT
They are not really hard if you take it systematically. Firstly I did the edges (17% of the picture); then I did the water which is made easier by the fact that it has a different texture from the rest of the picture, and patches with different colours, from the very bright area just under the bridge, to the dull green. It also helps that there are the lines of tree trunks and branches to follow. Then you do the actual trees and rocks, and you have the same there, different colours, trunks and branches which help you create the picture much more easily. Once you have things organised, it is just a matter of putting it together. It might just be how I think about it, though. More difficult would be if there were less clearly defined trunks and branches, and if the colours of the leaves were more uniform.
|
|
|
|
Post by Malyndi on Apr 2, 2017 16:04:58 GMT
I thought that bottom one looked the most difficult with those blocks of dark space and white space!
Good to see other jigsaw fans here; I've been an addict for years (conventional puzzles, none of this computer fancy stuff  ) and my favourites are 'House of Puzzles' because of the highly unusual shapes of the pieces. Dad gave me a thin but rigid board to do them on, though having no spare table, I have to put said board on the floor when not engaged in making the puzzle. It's not a problem unless the cat skitters across it and breaks up my hard work while she's chasing something else  Fortunately an uncommon occurrence as she's a bit of a lazy old thing  |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 16:36:37 GMT
The bottom one is, for me, very easy. The spaces have gradations of colour which give you visual cues about where they belong, for me, the most difficult ones are the extremely 'busy' ones.
|
|
|
|
Post by pandaeyes on Sept 6, 2019 10:45:45 GMT
I too enjoy doing jigsaws online. Some have a facility to enlarge the pieces. Very handy for my failing eyesight. Thanks Goodhelenstar for the national Geographic website. Will look it up.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2019 12:34:04 GMT
My husband has given me a jigsaw which is labelled as the world's smallest. 234 pieces, it measures 3 and a half inches by 2 and a half inches - it comes with tweezers.
|
|
|
|
Post by cakewalk on Sept 6, 2019 15:24:33 GMT
My husband has given me a jigsaw which is labelled as the world's smallest. 234 pieces, it measures 3 and a half inches by 2 and a half inches - it comes with tweezers.  Crikey ... I should hope it comes with a magnifying glass too! |
|
|
|
Post by yankee on Oct 22, 2019 19:57:35 GMT
preview.ibb.co/c2VEbF/Bird_on_a_Branch.jpgI see that Mike, who made the original post is not longer a member. But does anyone know what species of bird that is? The grey coloring and the red on the head, yellow beak and black nose make it look like a female cardinal. We get a lot of cardinals by me but I don't recall every seeing one with yellow tipped wings and tail feathers. Its very beautiful. Usually its the male cardinals and their crimson red plumage that are the pretty ones.
|
|
|
|
Post by Miranda on Oct 22, 2019 20:59:37 GMT
I think that's a waxwing WaxwingThey are arriving here now for the winter. They love rowan berries. And there's a lot of rowan by me so I'm hoping to see a few. |
|
) and my favourites are 'House of Puzzles' because of the highly unusual shapes of the pieces. Dad gave me a thin but rigid board to do them on, though having no spare table, I have to put said board on the floor when not engaged in making the puzzle. It's not a problem unless the cat skitters across it and breaks up my hard work while she's chasing something else 
Anymore to come?
