Two Cobble Hill Puzzles Ordered Today (Tea Time & Vintage Nancy Drew)

Today I ordered these two 1000-piece puzzles from Puzzle Warehouse. Both are by Cobble Hill. I'll post more details once I start them :)

I am SO excited about both of these puzzles. The first one is Tea Time.  I have never prepared a jigsaw for hanging, but I want this one hanging in my kitchen.  I can't wait! 

I love all of the details in this puzzle and I look forward to being able to read all the words, too. I love tea, tea parties, and everything tea-related.

The second puzzle I ordered is Vintage Nancy Drew.  I am an avid mystery fan, especially of the traditional/cozy variety. I blog about cozies at cherylscozycorners.com. I read many Nancy Drew (and Hardy Boys) as a kid and have not added any to my Goodreads list because I planned to do that as I re-read them. I think this puzzle will inspire me to get started on that plan.

I am not sure whether this puzzle is randomly shaped or not.  I'll add more info once I start the puzzle.

I am (slowly) writing a cozy mystery, too. If and when I put together a proper writing area, perhaps this puzzle should hang there. I'll have to give that some thought.  

Like these listed here, I tend to do puzzles that are about 1000-1500 pieces. Normally they are "normal" or "traditional" puzzle piece shaped. 

What kind of puzzles do you enjoy most? Do you have a favorite size (number of pieces) or puzzle piece shape you prefer?  I'd love to hear about it!  

Teapots by Cobble Hill - 1000-pieces

I'm currently working on Teapots from Cobble Hill. It is a 1000-piece puzzle. The puzzle pieces are random. 

I am enjoying putting this one together, but it is slower going than I'm used to. I chalk that up to the random puzzle pieces and there is a lot of white(ish) porcelain and red background. 

Here are a few photos showing progress up until yesterday.  I plan to puzzle more a bit later tonight. One of my cats has decided it is her time to hang out with me :)

Two close-up views:

Here is one with my cat Dot. She joins me within minutes of me getting to work. :)  

I have two cats and they are amazingly good at leaving my puzzles alone. When I'm not puzzling, I just cover the puzzle, the box, and my cookie sheet trays full of pieces under a towel.  In return, they get extra love.

Are you currently working on a puzzle?  I'd love to hear about it and/or receive a link to your progress photos/blog. Just let me know below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Plenty of Yarn by Cobble Hill - 1000 pieces - incomplete!

Have you ever started a puzzle and had to put it away without finishing it?  

In my life there have been several reasons for this:

• Life got busy and I knew I wouldn't have time to finish it within a reasonable time and needed to clear the space for other things
• Unexpected company came over and I needed to get it out the way in a hurry
• I just wasn't enjoying working on it
•  Etc.

Well, this one just met me at a point where I didn't have the patience for it.   Plain and simple.  I love the design and I knew it would be a difficult puzzle (for me), even at the best of times.  

I just *love* the design of it and the challenge I knew it would bring, but a few things happened in my personal life that was testing my patience long before I got home at night, and I wasn't up to the challenge of it, so I had to put it away.  It was this puzzle, with unique-shaped pieces and the coloring.  For those two reasons, I both love and feel challenged by this puzzle :) 

 

So, after starting it, I moved what I had done to a Bits and Pieces Puzzle Caddy to, which was mostly the edge and the start of a few balls of yarn, to keep completed work together, and then put the pieces I had sorted by color/pattern back into the box (this time in plastic snack baggies to keep them separate) to hold my place until I have the time and patience to finish this lovely puzzle.  I plan to get back to this puzzle in the next couple of weeks. When I do, I will post progress photos.

Have you ever put a puzzle on hold?  If so, which ones, and why?  How do you store the puzzle in the interim?

Have you completed this puzzle?  What did you think of it? 

I'd love to hear about it in the comments.