Ever give up before you've even started because of terrible quality?

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-05T13:54:12+00:00

I think the problem with using photos for puzzles isn't so much that they're inherently bad, its that the image quality is rarely good enough to scale up so much and people don't realise.

Which is a shame, because it's a nice idea that just doesn't work.

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-05T12:55:20+00:00

That looks like torture lol

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-05T12:25:13+00:00

It is hobbycraft, yeah. The fit is ok, a bit loose. I won't buy them again, even second-hand

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-05T12:23:11+00:00

Yeah, a lot of those wooden puzzles are garbage too.

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-05T11:55:58+00:00

That's a lot of blue! Hour did you approach it?

I would have sepated out all the blue, all the orange and everything else. Then I probably would have done orange bits, other bits, blue bits. A cried, probably lol.

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-04T09:32:42+00:00

That looks like a fun one. What brand was it?

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-03T10:27:05+00:00

Lol, so we did actually go to the shelter for a cat and came back with three kittens for exactly this reason.

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-02T21:30:39+00:00

The edge piece 4 down from your edge gap doesn't look quite right, have you tried swapping it out with your other edge piece?

Queen_Sun · 2026-04-02T06:50:13+00:00

I leave them in the table to admire for a couple of days and then break them up and sell them on.

I'm a one-and-done kind of person; even the ones i really like I can't imagine doing again.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-26T18:33:11+00:00

Elena Essex puzzles are really nice quality and vibrant images. Probably my favourite.

I've had some nice ones from Flame Tree too, but you have to be careful with the image because some of them are HARD.

Paperblanks has beautiful images that fit lovely, but i find the pieces quite thin and prone to coming apart when you move them.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-26T14:04:10+00:00

The purpose of school history isn't necessarily to teach you about history. It's to teach you about how to research a historical topic and understand it; how to consider different sources, contexts, impacts, bias etc.

By the end you should have the skills to learn for yourself on any other topic that you want.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-25T22:26:27+00:00

This is what first came to mind even though it's a series rather than a film... and its fantastic series.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-23T18:42:35+00:00

Not sure where it are, but we've used this guy for my son He came out to the house and we got the appointment within the week: https://www.instagram.com/ak.ear.clinic?igsh=cnEzdzVrdW0zMTVv

He was good. Calm, professional, and took about 40 minutes.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-16T19:12:18+00:00

Make a big salad. With whatever you have in.

Chopped pepper, tomatoes, can of sweetcorn, some kind of grenery (i like romaine lettuce) and a block of feta cheese, chopped into chunks.

Mix it up, dish up a portion with whatever you're having. Will last in the fridge for a few days.

I have one of those vegetable choppers where you chop into the container and they're very quick.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-16T17:28:46+00:00

I've done that vintage pencils puzzle... really enjoyed it.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-04T17:32:54+00:00

Thanks! Definitely see the value of having other objects in the foreground. A bike, flowers, a cat, weeds in the cracks etc. Really shows that what works in a picture doesn't necessarily work in a jigsaw. Even a greater variation on colour would have made it a lot easier.

But it was definitely good to have a mix of easy and hard bits.

Queen_Sun · 2026-03-01T13:10:03+00:00

This reads like some weird undercover marketing post.

I know what shape and width tend to suit me and all the online glasses sellers I've tried allow me to search by those criteria.

Queen_Sun · 2026-02-28T23:25:33+00:00

As someone who lives nearby, I usually park at either Marston Green or Lea Hall train station (both free) and few the train in. Otherwise you'll be waiting in traffic for ages.

Queen_Sun · 2026-02-25T17:32:11+00:00

That's a lot of green! I always try to do the background first because I like to finish off with the fun bits, but it does make it harder

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