Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 congratulations!!!!!!!!!! This is one of my dream one too, it’s quite the price!!!

Enjoy! Looking forward to the progress! It sure is pretty!

Congratulations on getting your puzzle! And thank you for mentioning the rare puzzle site. I'll be keeping my eye out for some of my unicorns to show up as well.

I understand why you're so excited about it 😍

Congratulations on acquiring your dream puzzle ! The art work of Christian Riese Lassen is truly amazing and Clementoni is such an excellent puzzle brand. You have hours and hours of enjoyment ahead of you with this gorgeous puzzle. The name Lassen rang a bell for me and I put your video on pause while I rushed to my puzzle closet. Although my Lassen pales in comparison to your magnificent puzzle, I discovered I have two of the 1997 deluxe puzzle set of the art of Christian Riese Lassen featuring 3 puzzles in one long rectangular box - (1) Crystal Waters of Maui (550 pieces - similar to a small portion of your puzzle); (2) Rainbow Sea (700 pieces); and (3) Jewels of the Sea (100 pieces). This is a Ceaco brand puzzle and these puzzle pieces from 1997 have a surprisingly good quality. You are so lucky to find this rare 13,200-piece exquisitely beautiful Clementoni puzzle.

I'm so happy you found one of your dream puzzles! I'm from Hawai'i, and Lahaina (lah-hi-na) is a beautiful place to WHALE watch, even today! Congrats!

Well done for finally getting hold of your dream puzzle! I hope you enjoy putting it all together.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I cannot wait, I really can’t - I am still in shock I managed to get hold of it! 😍

Love it!

You must have brought a *really* large, empty suitcase to Spain! Not sure if my largest suitcase would have been sufficient. The one I used in Spain was half empty when I came there and I could take all the small puzzles (500+1000) with me back home... 🙂 Congrats to finding your unicorn!

My other dream one pride your shelf on the top 😉😁

I'm just amazed about you mixing it all into one puzzle. This is gonna be a challenge of the decade for puzzling, I feel.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

He he! I have wanted to mix one of the Clementoni 13k puzzles for a while, was just waiting for the right one. This is it 😍

Love the colours in it

@Vickymakesandbuilds

8 ай бұрын

I agree! It has beautiful colours 😍

@Llanellimagnetfishers

8 ай бұрын

@@Vickymakesandbuilds I know right when are you gonna start it

I loved watching you compete in Spain. You did brilliantly. Congratulations on getting your dream Unicorn puzzle of Lahaina.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching along! We had such a great time, and I was really pleased with my performance, much better than I expected! I am over the moon about Lahaina, really really excited to start it 😍

Thx for links. Tried to see you all live during the streaming, but no luck. La-HIGH-nuh :)

Such a gorgeous and colorful giant puzzle. So happy for you. A really nice bonus from the Spain’s trip.

No doubt you felt as though you could fly when you got that puzzle. 🦋 Congratulations on finally getting it. Oh my, all that sorting to do, what a task! I can never really understand why puzzlers wish to mix bags on these very large puzzles, but if that's what floats your boat......⛵ I shall look forward to seeing your videos about Spain when you are ready. You all did very well for a first time visit to Worlds.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really did feel that way. I never expected to find it so soon after I’d added it to the wish list, so when it pops up unexpectedly like that, it feels even more exciting! Opening it up in Spain felt like Christmas!! With mixing, it’s something I am building up gradually, to see if I can rise to the challenge. I don’t necessarily want to do it with all of them. I did it on the 9k Disney Museum, but won’t do it on the Dragon Forest for example as I think I will enjoy that more done in the sections. I knew I wanted to mix a 13.2k next. After that who knows, perhaps one of the 18k Ravensburgers…but yes, sorting is a hassle! 😆 Thanks, I am going to start work on the Spain videos, hopefully this week. I am so pleased with how we all performed at the Worlds, as you say, not bad for a first go! 🥰

❤❤❤

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

😍😍😍

Congratulations on getting one of your dream puzzles, Vicky! You are a very brave person to mix all the bags together. I am looking forward to seeing you put this puzzle together. So glad you had fun in Spain; it was fun to watch you on the stream when the timezones allowed. 🙃 Happy puzzling! 🧩

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I think this puzzle is doable mixed, but there will be a looooot of sorting to do, that’s the only bit I really dread 😆. I had an absolute ball in Spain, the livestreams in English were such a great addition this year I agree. At least they are still there to watch afterward if your time zone isn’t that compatible with Spain’s. Happy puzzling to you as well 🥰

Congratulations on finding one of your unicorns! Thanks for sharing the delight. Looking forward to seeing you build it!

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I am over the moon 😍. I really cannot wait to start…in spite of all the sorting! 😆

Congratulations 🎊 on finding and getting your dream puzzle. Looking forward to seeing your videos of your trip to Spain. Enjoy your new puzzle! Happy Puzzling

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I need to get working on the Spain recap vid - it’s tough to know where to start with it, it was so jam packed and exciting! 😃

You're the first puzzler that I watch that's posted after Spain. Thank you . I loved every minute of the competition. I haven't worked a puzzle in awhile due to having 2 dogs, but after the competition I got a puzzle board with 3 sides with edges so we shouldn't feed any pieces to the dogs. lol Glad to hear that you got your dream puzzle. Looking forward to watching you putting it together.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

You’re most welcome! I’m amazed I managed to get a video out to be honest, I only got back on Wednesday and there is all the unpacking, as well as back to work on Friday. Never a dull moment! 😆 I’m grateful though, it’s a much shorter trip for me than for say, Donnalouise, who had to get all the way back to NZ and is no doubt suffering the jet lag again 😩 Ah, our furry friends aren’t always a good mix with puzzles are they. That board you have sounds ideal though, that must be frustrating to have your pieces go missing inside a dog! Lol. I can’t wait to get started on Lahaina Vision, it’s going to be amazing 😍

Loved your excitement. Congratulations on your puzzle purchase.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really am over the moon 😍

Beautiful puzzle, looking forward to you building this and your videos about the worlds 🥰

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I can’t wait to make a start 🥰 I’ll get right on with the Worlds videos, so much to share 😍

What a great puzzle and an exciting find! I've done so many puzzles by that artist, and this one looks amazing too. You're right--I think this one would be pretty doable all mixed together.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

The artist has some gorgeous images on puzzles. The first one I bought from Rare Puzzles was also by him - called Daybreak, he likes to do sunsets I have noticed. They are so stunning! I agree, I think it would be doable mixed - Visionaria too. As long as there are lots of sections to sort into, it will be fine. It’s really just the sorting that is the pain 😆

What a stunning puzzle vicki. Looking forward to seeing you doing it❤

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I can’t wait to make a start on it! 😍

Yay! So exciting to get one of the puzzles of your dreams! And what a beautiful one it is! You know, I have no experience doing large puzzles, however, it is on my list of things to try someday, and I have thought about whether I would want to mix the bags or not. Keeping the bags separate almost defeats the purpose of a large puzzle, because it's basically like doing several "smaller" puzzles that link together. But mixing them presents the challenge of endless sorting. I have thought of a solution that I think would work for me, but am curious what other puzzlers would think of it... What I would do is sort one bag at a time into the different colors and patterns, then take the next bag and keep adding to the piles of the previous bags. Then, once I got through all the bags, I would take each pile and mix them up separately. This way you could get a sense of accomplishment after completing each bag. And I think one of the advantages to doing it this way, is that if there were to be a color or pattern that only appeared in one of the sections, you wouldn't have to search through the entire several thousands of pieces for that one little bit of the puzzle. You could even start assembling that little part before you even go on to the next bag. I haven't thought of all the pros and cons of this method compared to the other two methods, but I thought it might be something worth sharing. :)

I knew it!!!!! I am so incredibly happy for you!!!! Also congratulations on another amazing milestone 8000 plus ! I had to pause the video to congratulate you 😊

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

😃😃 Thank you!! I can’t believe it’s mine, I’m over the moon 🌙 Thank you for the congratulations too, I really am staggered by all the support for my channel, and so grateful. Did you catch the Spain unboxing on Patreon? It’s a fun one 😍

i was able to get my top 3 wishlist puzzles this summer. first I got the Ravensburger 9000 new York metropole, and than in one week time I found the Ravensburger 12000 New York the city that never sleeps and the Ravensburger 32000 Keith Haring puzzle. still on my wishlist. an education 8000 an evening in Times Square

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Woohoo! All lovely puzzles, congrats on getting them - I hope you find your Time Square puzzle soon too 😍

Yaaaaas! A mega puzzle!!🧩🧩🧩🧩

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

😁 he he, gotta love a big puzzle! Well, I do anyway 😆. I am so excited to finally have this puzzle in my collection! 😍

Grats on 8k subs btw 👍🏼

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😍

Squeeeeeeeeeee! So happy for you 😄

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

Hi Vicky, and glad you had a good time in Spain. I watched all the live streams after they happened. I bought this puzzle at least 20 years ago and haven’t done it yet. I just bought a bunch of the Ravensburger Escape Room puzzles. I saw the 500pc Ludicrous Library in the pairs competition and had to buy it (reminds me of Escher). Congratulations on getting this puzzle. Looking forward to watching you do it. Maybe you will post a weekly short showing your progress.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

I really did, it was fab! Yay - I’m glad you enjoyed the livestreams, it was so great to have them in English this year! That’s great you got this puzzle early on, by the time I realised it existed, it was already rare. So glad I have it now though! I never got the Ludicrous Library in my pairs group, but I still brought it home, as I really loved the image as well. I love anything, weird, wonderful and fantastical like that! I’ll see how long it takes me to build it solo, I don’t really have a pairs partner I can do it with here at home. I’ll still enjoy it though. Good idea on the progress shorts! For a mixed bag project like this, that might be the best way forward on it 😊

Congratulations on the WJPC Vicky! I watched the whole livestream, it was great seeing all of you. Looking forward to your video about it. And congrats on your dream puzzle, can't wait to watch you build it! My dream puzzle is the Ravensburger 18000 piece Evening Walk in Paris, I may be getting if for Christmas!

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Oh wow! That Paris 18k is beautiful! I would love that puzzle too, but it’s another that is hard to get for a good price. I have a close friend who recently bought it. I hope one day he will let me help him build it 😁 I hope you do get it for Christmas 😍

I love how excited you are about this puzzle! It does look amazing😍

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Hi Siobhan!! So glad I got to meet you at Worlds 😍. I am over the moon with the puzzle, still can’t quite believe I have it even after having lugged it onto two planes! 😆. Did you catch the members only video where I open it up with Janette, Jubie and Donnalouise? That was fun, so glad I got to share that experience with them 🤩

@siobhanspeedy

9 ай бұрын

I did see that, you guys are a fun bunch. love the girls dancing in the background 😅

@Vickymakesandbuilds

8 ай бұрын

I know! They’re hilarious 😍

Beautiful puzzle ❤

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! It really is 😍

Congrats on getting the Lahaina puzzle. I've seen them around from time to time on ebay but very expensive and way out of my reach. I did buy the Visionaria one that I see behind you on the shelf. I also have the Disney Orchestra one and someone sold the Sellagrippe Dolomites one very reasonably a few months back and I bought it - only one bag opened but complete so i have a ton of work ahead of me. I just finished the Disney Favourites 5000 one and the If Fish Could Walk one. I really need to get busy in ebay and see if I can figure out now to list and sell some of the ones I won't do again

@Vickymakesandbuilds

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was lucky that one came up 😍 - yes, they are often extortionate on eBay, but you can get a bargain on there sometimes 😊. Visionaria looks truly beautiful and the Disney Orchestra remains my all time favourite puzzle to date! I also hope you enjoy the Dolomites - it’s very pretty! I like Demelsa Haughton’s artwork - I have the Novel Avenue by her - If Fish Could Walk would be another I’d love to have in my collection. I’m sure if you list yours on eBay you’ll get a good response. Good luck with it 😍

@heather6668

8 ай бұрын

@@VickymakesandbuildsI did the Novel Avenue one - I love it and will keep that one as I feel I will do again one day. I do really love your videos and watching those larger ones come together. I have one panel of the Educa Life one done and sorting the second one - but may do something else in between.

that’s exciting, congrats! that looks like an amazing puzzle, but i’ve never done one anywhere close to that size. if they had a 1,000 piece version maybe. looking forward to seeing the videos on it

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! It is gorgeous, I fell in love with it the moment I first discovered it existed 😍. I don’t know if a 1k version of it exists, but I think I’ve seen a 2k version, only thing is I don’t know the brand. He does do other images with stunning sunsets in - there is a 5k Ravensburger called Daybreak by him. I’m sure there must be other smaller ones too. 😍

TA DA!!! Welcome back home! Love hearing the joy - looking forward to seeing more about your Spanish Adventure! Dream puzzle? I don’t know that I’ve found one yet, haven’t yet decided how big I want to go. We just put an 8x4 piece of plywood on sawhorses in the basement; if I want to do a 6000 it would require taping together foam boards to overhang. Doable! Meanwhile, I finally finished the 5000 piece Artistic Mickey. My amused partner asked me how long it took other people to complete it. Me: “Vicky says it took her about 35 hours.” Him: “How long did it take you?” Me: “109.” Him: 🤣 Me: “She *is* a professional in the Major Leagues!” Currently on the table is Colin Thompson’s “Bizarre Town” Ravensburger 5000 piece; started sorting it last night. I didn’t know he was an author/illustrator of children’s books. It turns out the puzzle is a massive collage of illustrations from several of his publications. There’s so much going on in every corner of the image I don’t know if I will have seen everything in it even after finishing the build. Maybe this one will only take 108 hours! 😃

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I will try my hardest to get the Spain videos out soon - I have so much to share and I want to make sure I don’t forget everything! 😍 Congrats on finishing the Artistic Mickey, it’s a lovely puzzle, I had so much fun with it. I don’t really have an inkling of how quickly I’m doing them, because I just get so immersed. Some puzzles just seem to fly together though and I often find that to be the case with Disney puzzles, and I think 109 hours is great too! Not sure I’d call myself a professional, but it’s lovely that you think so 😁 Bizarre Town looks so fun - I really like the Colin Thompson puzzles, including the 18k Library one, they are so busy, but really fun. I will get round to doing one, one of these days! I hope you enjoy it - I didn’t know that they image was made up of pictures from his other works. Thank you for sharing that 😍

YAY! I'm so happy for you! This puzzle is gorgeous :) I would never dare to mix all the bags together. I truly despise sorting 😅I'm mentally preparing myself to sort the 6000 piece Entering the Bedroom. It was my dream puzzle and I can't wait to do it!

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m not a fan of sorting either, but I just keep reminding myself that the build will be well worth it once it’s done. It was for Disney Museum 😃. I’ll just have to do it in lots of small bursts to make it manageable 😍. Yay! Entering the Bedroom is a great puzzle! I loved it. Sorting is a pain, but it’s a good one to sort - lots of distinct sections and textures. Enjoy every moment of it 🥰

Good luck I find those underwater puzzle incredibly hard.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I don’t think I’ve tackled an underwater puzzle yet, so I don’t know how I’ll fare with it, but I can’t wait to find out 😍

One factor that makes this puzzle especially poignant for some is that Lahaina is the historic town in Hawaii that was recently pretty much completely destroyed by wildfires. The scene you will be building is gone now. 😢

@bathilda1

9 ай бұрын

I had the same thought. The puzzle is especially poignant now.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

I know, it is poignant. So very sad 😢

Vicky- so glad for you. Warning on the Star Wars puzzle- apparently there was a boxing? issue with some of them. I bought a shrink wrapped box, ended up with bag A, bag B and 2 bag Ds :( I contacted Ravensburger and since puzzle out of print they couldn’t resolve. So just to be aware and something to look out for.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Oh my, that’s such a shame! That must have been so disappointing. Thank you for warning me. Maybe an open box, but sealed bags would be the way forward when purchasing this one then, just so I can see which bags are in there! Of course it all depends on what’s available I guess.

Just out of curiosity: What is a "reasonable price" for these kinds of puzzles? I'm pretty sure I have seen that Starwars one pop up in stores here in Germany sometimes for around 160€ (which seems super cheap to me compared to even old/rare 1000-piece puzzles). But that might have been some years ago... I want to keep an eye out.

Are you referring to Jorge? If so, recently bought from him too. Congratulations on this special puzzle! 😀🎉

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Yes I am! I know others sell on that site too, but it just so happens that he is the only one I’ve dealt with on that site so far. He has been so great, brilliant communication and careful shipping. It’s so great to find a seller who I can trust, particularly when it comes to the rarer puzzles 😍

Pausing, and guessing that it's "Life", the 24000 pieces one. - It wasn't, oh well. Looking forward to seeing that one. My local book store had a 20% off sale this week and I picked up the 6K Clementoni Venice Sunset one you did a while ago. Haven't sorted out the puzzle boards for it yet though yet (it was bigger than I had counted on).

@madametrafficjam8347

9 ай бұрын

Also, congratulations on the nice Team placement!

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

😍 Good guess, as Life is another one I’d love to build. This one has been one of my unicorns for a while though. Once I have the Star Wars one, Life will likely be the next one on my wish list. Oh Venice Sunset is a beautiful puzzle, and so enjoyable to put together, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it since it’s not usually the type of image I go for. It really is stunning though. I hope you get your puzzling space for it sorted soon. Enjoy when you do! 🥰

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! We were well chuffed with that 🤩

Will you get rid of it once you´ve built it or are you planning to keep it?

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Oh no, I will definitely keep this one. I’d like to display it one day, once it’s done 😍

Such a gorgeous puzzle! I’m glad you finally got it. I can’t imagine mixing all the bags 😮That image is bittersweet though. The town of Lahaina unfortunately suffered major damage almost two months ago due to wildfires. I hope they can rebuild.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

It is beautiful, but so sad as you say, that Lahaina was almost destroyed by the wildfires. I truly hope they can rebuild as well, it’s a real shame if they can’t 😢

Ahh, such a nice story how you got it and it added to your experience 😃 And you managed to bring it home still shrink wrapped! But mixing it all together 😐 That’s gonna be so hard! Which is the 18K Ravensburger you’re looking for?

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was a great experience to get it in Spain, and it meant Janette, Donnalouise and Jubie could all join in with the excitement too, which was lovely. Yes, mixing will be tough, well sorting will anyway, but I really want to try mixing a 13.2k, and hopefully, once sorted, it will be doable 😍. The 18k Ravensburger that I want is called Galactic Time Travel, it’s a Star Wars one, a collage of all the characters, from the original series at the top and the newer ones at the bottom. I’m a big Star Wars fan 😍

@ellies_world_of_puzzles

9 ай бұрын

@@Vickymakesandbuilds Oh, I know the Star Wars one, it’s pretty! Unfortunately I’ve not seen it in stock anywhere 🫤

@Vickymakesandbuilds

8 ай бұрын

It’s hard to get hold of now as it is discontinued. You can find used copies, but usually for an astronomical price 😩

I wanted 40k ravensburger Mickey puzzle and there was a lottery with it on worlds, but unfortunately I didn’t win 😌

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Hi! It was so great to meet you at the Worlds 😍. I know, I saw that Mickey through the years puzzle, I have the Moments 40k but not that one. Honestly though, if I’d won that in the raffle I have no idea how I would have got it home. It would have cost a fortune to post!! I hope you had a fab time there, and maybe I’ll see you again at other ones 🥰

So, to be clear, the Lahaina puzzle is pre divided into six sections You are going to mix them all up together, Spend hours resorting all those pieces, and then because of lack of room, you're going to do this puzzle in sections and assemble those into the whole puzzle. WHY would you do that when the puzzle has already been pre divided into sections, and you have those other puzzles waiting for you?

I saw that puzzle on Karen puzzles. And when I saw it I fell in love with it.

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Yes. I’ll admit to a little jealousy when, right after I say in my Q&A video that I really want this puzzle, it popped up in one of her videos. So glad I have it now though, sealed and for a reasonable price too! 😍

If I find the starwars puzzle I'll buy it and send it for free if you want ???

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

That’s a very generous offer. I couldn’t accept so large and expensive a gift though, but I do want to thank you so much for your kindness. Also thank you for being a member - I truly appreciate your support 😍

Steve Sundram "Museum Mayhem" 2000 Ceaco is the dream puzzle i found today. It's tough to find large piece count puzzles with dinosaurs in nature. 🧩🦕🧩🦖🧩🦕🧩🧩🦖🧩🦕🧩🦖🧩🦕🧩🦖🧩🦕🧩🦖

@Vickymakesandbuilds

9 ай бұрын

Ooo, I’ve not heard of that one! It sounds fun 😍 I hope you enjoy it so much! X