Welcome to the letter H of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. This is a holographic puzzle called “Above the Clouds.” It was the first puzzle in my puzzle collection. It’s one thousand pieces and its dimensions are twenty inches by twenty-seven inches. The artist of this puzzle is Circo Marchetti. The puzzle box refers to… Continue reading Holographic puzzle
Author: Writing Sparkle
General Store
Welcome to the letter G of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” – Doug Larson This is a new puzzle brand share since the 2024 A-to-Z challenge started. My go-to puzzle brands are Buffalo Games and Ravensburger, but every once in a… Continue reading General Store
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Intentional Disclosure
The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall - 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm
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Fun Fair Food
Welcome to the letter F of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. This puzzle is titled Fun Fair Food. “Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art.” – Grant Achatz This Buffalo Games 1000-piece puzzle comes with a poster to reference while fitting the pieces together. The image is fun and playful with vibrant… Continue reading Fun Fair Food
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Coffee and pictures—COFFEE 2024-14
Would you rather drink your coffee in a new mug or your old favourite mug? **I love using my favourite mug—okay, mugs—I have a couple. Would you rather drink your Java in the forest or beside a lake? **This is a hard question. I love sitting outside by the campfire in the summer, sipping my… Continue reading Coffee and pictures—COFFEE 2024-14
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Everyone is mad—a lighthearted insinuation of insanity
Welcome to the letter E of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “‘Have I gone mad?’‘I am afraid so, you are entirely bonkers. but I will tell you a secret… all the best people are.‘” – Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll For anybody who doesn’t know, I love Alice in Wonderland. So, this puzzle—Everyone is Mad—was… Continue reading Everyone is mad—a lighthearted insinuation of insanity
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donut worry, be happy—Another donut puzzle?
Welcome to the letter D of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. What? Another donut puzzle? Yes, this puzzle is a 1000-piece Buffalo Games puzzle from their Collage Collection. They aptly titled it “donut worry, be happy.” Besides using brain power to fit the pieces together, this puzzle with its bright colours has a positive mood-altering… Continue reading donut worry, be happy—Another donut puzzle?
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Coffee—It’s a puzzle.
Welcome to the letter C of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. Jigsaw puzzles have been around since the mid-1700s. Puzzle use includes education and entertainment. Do you find puzzles frustrating, satisfying, or perhaps a mix of both? For me, a puzzle can be a mix of both, but I love the challenge of completing them.… Continue reading Coffee—It’s a puzzle.
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Baker’s Dozen
Welcome to the letter B of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge Did you know that puzzles are good for several aspects of visual perception? Puzzles help develop the ability to remember what is seen, to see similarities and differences, to make sense of what you are seeing, to recognize shapes, to see patterns, to put… Continue reading Baker’s Dozen
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Artist’s Desk
Welcome to the letter A of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. Do you think that puzzles boost creativity and artistic skills? This puzzle is called “Artist’s Desk.” It’s a thousand-piece Ravensburger puzzle in the Disney Pixar series. I picked this puzzle because the artist’s desk called to me with the whole idea of bringing characters… Continue reading Artist’s Desk
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 