The biggest decision in starting a new blog on "Puzzles with Stories", was "What puzzle do I start with?" It didn't take long to pick the most unique puzzle I could find. It was the one that I technically didn't finish.
I got this puzzle from Winners compliments of a gift card I got from my sister in 2020. It is a 1000 pc puzzle and I thought it looked colourful enough to have a successful go at it. I did well up until the pale blue water that makes up a good portion of the puzzle. The puzzle is ribbon cut with all the puzzle pieces being the same size. It became a chore to even imagine finishing it. So what I did was bring a little creativity into it.
I went to the Dollarama and got a piece of baby blue poster board. I was amazed that the colours matched so well. Then I took some of the remaining puzzle pieces and glued them sporadically on the poster board where I could fit them. Voila! A finished puzzle.
I am pretty proud of this piece of artwork, because it is the picture of what is possible when the task seems impossible, or a big waste of time.
I am not a rules person when it comes to jigsaw puzzles. I find a way to break most of them. But for the most part, I do like to finish my puzzles and keep them intact. This one proved an exception, but in the end, I found a way to creatively finish it anyway.
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