Another hobby of mine that I only seem to do when I'm home from college (because I have the time and a large card table in the living room) is jigsaw puzzles. So I figured that I would post a few up that I've done. Most of them are from a set that I got a year ago from my aunt for Christmas. In the box there were four five-hundred piece puzzles, four three-hundred piece puzzles, and two one-hundred piece puzzles. I've since done all of them except one that I have left of a jaguar drinking from a pool.
This one's of a tiger, obviously - 14x18 inches like all of the puzzles belonging to the set. The only thing about it is that there's a piece missing in the top left corner (not sure that it can be see from this photo...maybe if you squint). So technically it's sort of worthless if it's missing a piece; I glued it together anyway though. Just in case I find the missing piece.
Yeah, it's our current president! Personally, I don't like any of the Republican candidates running in the primaries right now. Obama has done what he could with the resources he had in my opinion...but, not bringing politics into it. This puzzle was such a pain to do because all of the pieces were exactly the same! (Besides the bottom bit with Obama's biography.) Personally I think it's a bit cheesy - on the bottom it says: "Obama - a great African-American." But I got it for Christmas and it was fun to put together.
This one isn't a pic of the whole puzzle - just a section that I liked from it. Bunch of fairies on it; it's a pretty nice puzzle. Nothing I would ever hang on my wall, but it was fun to put together.
This one actually didn't come from the set that all of the rest of them did; I got it from the thrift store for fifty cents...and it had all of the pieces in it! Since I love cats so much, I'm going to hang it up on my wall at school, despite the background and flowers being pink. I utterly despise pink on most things, but this contrasts nicely.
The thing about these puzzles is that after I'm finished with them, I usually don't want them for myself. I don't know anyone that would want these though - so if you're reading this and any of these catch your eye - I will send one of them for FREE. (Only if you're in the US, though. I can't afford international shipping, being a poor college student and all.) The dolphin, fairies, and Obama puzzles are all sealed with puzzle glue and are all complete with no pieces missing. The dolphin puzzle and the fairies are 14x18 and the Obama puzzle is (I think) maybe 10.25x18.
In other news, figured out the other day that the only bookstore in this town, First Edition, is going out of business. Geez, pretty soon the main street's gonna look like a ghost town. The Fashion Bug in town is going out of business too. Not that I'm interested in anything that Fashion Bug has to sell anyway - I'm not very fashionable at all and prefer being comfortable over looking sexy. But the bookstore...now there I can get some deals. Right now everything's only 20% off, but if I wait the prices will probably drop even further. I'll wait and see.
I don't have the space or patience to put jigsaw puzzles together. It took me forever to learn that lesson and quit buying them so often.
ReplyDeleteSad abot the bookstore though D: There's always the library right?
Most people don't do puzzles, but I like them.
ReplyDeleteWell, the one going out of business is the one in my town where I stay at on breaks. (Hesitating to say hometown because I actually didn't grow up here). There's still a delightful bookstore that sells new books in my college town and a used bookstore as well, which is good. :) So I'm not shedding too many tears about this one closing down.
I would go to the library while I was at college more often, but I have a very terrible fine on my card that's not my fault. I may just borrow my sister's when I go back.
I wouldn't mind having more bookstores around here. I have easy access to a Hastings at least - I just wish there was a closer Barnes and Noble store.
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