I just love puzzle challenges! What about you? 👀🧩

You make puzzling fun. Your channel has its own personality and with your attention to detail and great camera work, I want to puzzle more!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤗 This is such a lovely comment! 😊

It's nice to see another person like me that doesn't like to look at the box SO much because it loses the enjoyment of the puzzle!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

It's nice to know I'm not the only one too! 😅 I had also done the Jan Van Haasteren one, that so many people recommended, and I didn't really enjoy it for the same reason - constant referring to the box image 😬 I thought something was wrong with me for not liking it, but it seems like we all just have different tastes 😁👌🏻

@bettyc.6280

4 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles Great to hear that! I have a used Jan V. H. that with your comment, I may do but if I see I constantly look at the box and dread puzzling it, I will not complete it....and I am not a person that likes to leave puzzles uncompleted! Dreading to complete a puzzle is neither fun nor relaxing, and that's the reason why I puzzle!!!

The links between the pieces look IDENTICAL! If this were a gradient, you'd have LOTS of mis-fits!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

They weren't completely identical, because I did put some pieces in the wrong place, and I noticed that it's not a perfect fit. But I do think it would make it very difficult indeed! 😅

Wow - you don't refer to the art on the box or poster normally? If you are going to refer to the box or poster, might I suggest a few things. Orient the "reference" image the same as the puzzle to avoid repititively turning you head and neck in just one direction. Also, mount the reference image near vertical so it can be viewed more closely and easily. We have or make stands for this purpose. Also, when we have a poster we affix it to something sturdy like poster board to make it as flat as possible. We often just glue the poster to something sturdy to make it as near flat as possible and remove as much of the "faceting" of the bent sections to reduce uneven lighting of the poster. I made a swivel so that we can rotate the poster throughout the day to avoid glare from the changing position of the sun.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I don't! 😅 Which I think makes me slower at times, as I don't know what the picture is 😂 Thank you for your suggestions! I have never puzzled with a poster before, so this was a completely new experience for me, but I'm used to referring to the box image, when I really have to 😊 I borrowed my friend's box stand, and it was very helpful when puzzling, but I wasn't able to find it anywhere online, to buy it in Slovenia 😬 I think I really need a box stand, because it takes time to keep reaching for the box and putting it back 😅

Here in The Netherlands our only speedpuzzling competition is Teams and ONLY Jan van Haasteren puzzles. Can you imagine. The struggle with everyone wanting the box the whole time?

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I heard that on IG as well yes! This is insane! 🤯 So much detail and only one picture between 4 people 😅 I remember when we did the finals puzzle in Spain last year, and it had a busy artwork, so we had to keep referring to the box - it was tough! 😅

7:20 - You can certainly say that the piece-fit is tight!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

It was, but it wasn't too bad to separate. Some puzzles are easily damaged when being separated, which wasn't the case with this one! 😁👌🏻

Puzzle quality aside, the picture im this puzzle looks really fun to do. Lots of things going on, and various things to puzzle, such as buildings, trains, and so forth.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

There were so many details! 🤩 I just wish I had more daylight, because the reflection was making it more difficult to see all the details on the puzzle. And I loved the story as well! 😁👌🏻

I’ve got a puzzle from this collection - mines is the World of Shakespeare. It’s quite a good puzzle and I enjoyed it as there’s a lot going on.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I am hearing about so many different versions of 'The World of', this is brilliant! 🤩 I didn't realise there were so many. I want the Agatha Christie one now! 😅🙈 I do love the amount of details on those puzzles! 😍

I’ve done several of this brand and some are made in China and some are made in (if I’m remembering correctly) Netherlands. Some have nice bright colours and some don’t. Also some have paper on back and some don’t. The one on tutors was so fun and bright and colourful. Maybe try another. Happy puzzling!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for that! 😊 You're not the first to say that. So I will make sure - if I ever decide to buy another one - to check that it was made in the Netherlands! 😁👌🏻

Great you found a puzzle to fit all prompts in the 3 in 1 challenge. I did the challenge last week but don’t have channel or post on Instagram so a sharing with you and your viewers 😜🤣, I did The Knitting Club by Falcon de Luxe, middle row, knitting is my other hobby, more than 2 people and a beverage. Great challenge from Sandra and thanks Janette for doing the video on it. As always great videos and still can’t believe you don’t have quadruple the amount of subscribers you so deserve more with the entertainment you provide 💕

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

It's amazing right! 🤩 Thank you for sharing your challenge puzzle with me and my viewers! I think it's amazing, that people do different challenges and battles, because it just makes it a bit more fun to puzzle, or at least helps you pick your next puzzle! 😂😅 I have just learnt crocheting during the long break we all had in 2020, and I absolutely loved it - but for some reason, I just can't knit. I think my left hand just cannot keep up 🤣🤪 Thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying that! 🥰

Great video. I have done the Agatha Christie one in this series and really enjoyed it. The quality was excellent and the pieces felt kind of velvety. It depends where it's made I believe.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Uuuuuu Agatha Christie!! Now that's the one I would buy for myself! 🤩 I didn't know there were so many different ones! 😅 I think you're right - there have been a few comments, stating the variety of quality based on the place of production. I guess I have to find one that has been made in the Netherlands! 😁

I have done The Agatha Christie puzzle (same series). Puzzled it twice. And I love it 😊

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I want that one too! 😂🙈

I think combining speed puzzling with a time limit and leisurely puzzling was a great idea. You can work on speed and endurance without burning out physically or mentally. I have 3 "World of..." puzzles that I haven't done yet. I have Jane Austen, Bridgerton, and Dracula. From a lot of the comments, I'm hoping I got the good quality ones, but I'm sure they'll be fun anyway. 😊🧩💜

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I think so too! I really enjoyed it, it took a lot less time than normally, and it was also an endurance and speer practice, like you said! 🤩👌🏻 I'd love to have a Dracula one!! 😍 And don't worry, the quality is not that bad - it's just all ribbon grid cut pieces that really gets me haha 😅🙈 Apparently the Netherlands ones are similar to Jumbo quality (might be produced in the same factory 🤷🏻‍♀️) So good luck with yours, and I'm sure you'll enjoy them - if not the quality, at least the story! 😉

I also checked off all 9 boxes in the 3-in-1 challenge, totally by accident, lol. It was a lovely puzzle called Winter's Day, Pink Sky by Argento. I got it in a charity shop for $1 USD 😜

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

That's brilliant! 😂👌🏻 I checked the puzzle - it looks lovely, but also difficult! There isn't that many different colours! 😅

I really enjoyed this! I love Sherlock Holmes and puzzles....this was a great fit. I love your approach to puzzling and your honest critiques.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗 I love Sherlock and puzzles too!! 😁🙌🏻 I try to be as honest as I can - without being rude - because I want people to be able to trust my opinion, especially when they go and buy a new brand 😊

I enjoyed the video so much that I "liked" it, subscribed to your channel, and turned on notifications.

@janetteandherpuzzles

15 сағат бұрын

Awww thank you so much!! 🤗 I really appreciate your lovely comment! 😊

I’ve got a couple of the ‘World of…’. Puzzles still in the box. Time to open them up 😂.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I think this was your sign! 😂🤪

I just received this puzzle from a friend, I can’t wait to do it! I love your overhead shot - your camera is so clear, it’s so cool to see your process!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

That's great! 😁 I hope you enjoy the assembly and the story! 😉 And thank you! I have experimented with the camera a bit, but it was very difficult. Not sure if I can keep up with this angle, but I'll do my best to make it as close as possible! 😊

Your amazing I love watching you also find the right words to explain your puzzling process ❤ plus your eye makeup is beautiful

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Kay! 🥰

@kaytorrence8870

4 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles ❤️❤️❤️

I've done two of these "World of ..." puzzles and found them frustrating for the same reasons you mentioned. Also, the pieces in mine did not hold together. I couldn't pick up two pieces and have them hold together, let alone do a whole pick-up challenge! It's such a shame because I love the idea and so many of the themes look really cool. But I just didn't enjoy the puzzling enough to try another one. 😥 Bravo for finishing the puzzle and completing the puzzling challenge!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I have heard that there are many different cuts and manufacturers of these particular puzzles, and it seems like the quality can vary a lot based on that, which is not great! 😬 Apparently the ones made in the Netherlands are the ones worth having 😉 I hope you find one good one, of your favourite theme so you can enjoy it, and change the experience that you had 😅🤞🏻

@ms_hansel

4 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles I am visiting London and found the Netherlands versions of the puzzles here, so I picked one up to give the brand another try. Fingers crossed!

I’ve noticed a real mix of quality with Laurence King. I did the Jane Austen one a few years ago and it was amazing quality but more recent ones have been much lower quality. I had a look at a few of their puzzles in the shops a couple of weeks ago and found 3 different looking piece cuts

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I have just read another comment stating that they are being produced in China and Netherlands, and if you get the Netherlands version, it's gonna be a better quality - like Jumbo. I didn't know there were 3 versions of the cut though! 😅

I have done World of Shakespeare and World of Dickens. They were the third and fourth jigsaws I had ever done. The pieces were a bit crumbly but the artwork and detail just had me so captivated I just kept at it. I am not keen on the other images in the collection so have not bought anymore but if I did find an image in a Laurence King brand I loved I would buy again. I could not have lifted the ones I did at all. You did well to finish as quickly as you did.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I didn't know there were so many different ones! 😅 I loved the details as well, and especially loved the addition of the story, to the puzzle itself. I would definitely buy myself another, if it's of someone I knew a lot about! 😊 Thank you! 🤗

Ok I'm impressed you didnt take at least one pic of the puzzle before you tried the pick up challenge!!!! Brave woman!! Glad it stayed together for you! I also did the 3 in 1 challenge. I love the different challenges out there. I'm also doing the Winter Bingo by The Casual Puzzler as well. It's always fun to find a puzzle that matches the most challenges! Agreed on the cut of the puzzle. I dont even do puzzles with only one shape anymore. Too many out there in my collection to work a puzzle I dont enjoy. Great video, I like your version of working for 3 hours on a 1000 pc puzzle to build up endurance. Great idea.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I was so scared to lift it up haha! 😂😅 But I was in the moment, and I just couldn't resist - but I think if I had an impression, that it won't stay together, I wouldn't attempt to lift it up 😅😬 I'm glad you joined the challenge as well! 🤩 I love challenges as well! I used to do a lot of battles on IG as well - absolutely loved it! 😁👌🏻 I think it's great you made that decision about the cut! There are too many puzzles out there to enjoy, that there's no point wasting time on the bad ones 😅 Thank you! 🤗 I also think it was a great idea, because it worked really well! I will do that with more puzzles now 😊

Great job! Thanks for sharing your hobby interests with us. Yes, people can have pigeons as pets. I love Sherlock Holmes.

@JiggyWiggyPuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I love Sherlock Holmes too! ❤

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, and no problem at all! 😁 I didn't realise people can have pigeons as pets!! I hope I didn't offend anyone by saying that! 😅🙈 Oh I love Sherlock as well!!! 🕵🏻‍♂️

@lavernehodge3320

4 ай бұрын

@@janetteandherpuzzles Oh Janette, I'm not offended. From my understanding, here in the states anyway sometimes in the big cities, people will build cages on the roofs of some of the older apartment buildings and have pigeons there.

I've done this puzzle a few times and always end up getting annoyed by how detailed and difficult it gets by the end 😅 it's all the identical rooftops!! But I've also done several more in the "World of..." series by Laurence King and they've been much better, I would especially recommend the World of Shakespeare and the World of Agatha Christie puzzles!

@janetteandherpuzzles

2 ай бұрын

Hahah so true!! I mean I've only done it once, but I know what you're talking about! 😂 I heard that they are different in quality depending on where they were produced as well! 😅 And thanks for the recommendations! I don't think I'd get Shakespeare (not that much of a fan), but I'd love to get Agatha Christie 🤩

My goodness, one jigsaw fulfilled all the criteria in the puzzle challenge! 👍I've never got round to doing any Lawrence King puzzles. I do remember it being said that the quality depended on whether it was manufactured in China or the Netherlands. From what I recall I think the Netherlands one is better than the China one. Apparently the Chinese one is mainly two in/two out but the Netherlands have more piece shape variety. Seems like you had the China version, the back of the box should tell you if that is correct.

@flechesbleues

4 ай бұрын

Yes, the ones made in the Netherlands are similar in quality to Jumbo/Cloudberries puzzles (blue board, varied cut), although apparently they've recently tried to standardize the cut/board quality between all their manufacturers, but I haven't tried one of the newer ones yet. It's very frustrating that they have been so variable up to now!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I know!! 😅 Ok, I wasn't aware of that! Unfortunately, I had already exchanged the puzzle, so I can't check where it was produced, but it is not the first brand, that I have heard, has different quality based on where it's being produced. I guess it's more common than we think! 😅🤷🏻‍♀️ I agree that it can be annoying, for one brand to have so many different qualities, because it makes buying the puzzles, and trusting the brand a lot more difficult! I wish they all had one quality, and you always know what you'll get! 😊

Great video 😁. I have also done that puzzle and I love the image, but it's definitely a difficult one. I'm impressed that you tried to speed puzzle it 😬👏. The one I had was with their manufacturer in the Netherlands, wich is much better quality than the one you have, wich looks to be from the Chinese manufacturer. The ones from the Netherlands are the same pieces as Cloudberries puzzles, and they have all the different piece shape types. I might be wrong, but as far as I understand, ribbon cut just means that the pieces are cut in a grid, but that it can still have all the different piece shape types. So a Ravensburger puzzle for example is a ribbon cut. I'm not sure that there actually is a word for a puzzle with only the two in, two out shape 🤔. But perhaps there shouldn't be a word for that, because those puzzles shouldn't exist 😆😉

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗 I didn't really try to speed puzzle it - it was more like trying to see if I can puzzle for 3 hours straight 😂😅 I heard that the Netherlands one is much better yes, so I will definitely be more careful, if I ever trip across another one 😊👌🏻 I use ribbon grid cut as a standard piece yes, but I see what you mean! 😅 I Googled it at the time, and it said ribbon grid cut are standard pieces, and random grid cut are the ones with multiple shapes. And then you also have random cut pieces. It can become really confusing, because everyone uses different words 😅 Hahahaha I agree!! Those puzzles shouldn't exist! 😂😂👌🏻

Hi Janette, thank you for another interesting video. We’ve never heard of this brand at all. The image looks really hard to do so perhaps when we get a bit more experienced we’d give it a go. This 3 in 1 challenge is a great idea. Be well and as always from us in Oz happy puzzling. 😎😄🇦🇺🇦🇺

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Hey! 😊 I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it! 🤗 It's not a difficult image per se, but you have to heavily rely on the image. So in that sense, it might actually be easier than many puzzles, because you can't really get stuck, it just takes time, to find every piece on the image, and then place it in. I think you might enjoy it - it's a different type of puzzling 😉

8:00 - I *NEVER* use the picture while puzzling!

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Interesting! 🤔 I only use it when I get stuck, or as a reference where a specific section goes. But I prefer puzzling without the picture as well! 😁

My time (not speed puzzling) - 8:47, so you did great! I’d recommend to try speed puzzle Alice 1000 puzzle) it would be much better.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation! 😁 I think I might speed run all 1k puzzles from now on, up till 3 hours - it's a good exercise! 😊👌🏻 And you did great too! It's a difficult puzzle, and a lot of referring back to the image, so it takes time 😬

I love you love horses I forgot you told me I used to raise quarter horses years ago Horses have beautiful souls 🐴

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

That's brilliant! 🤩 Horses do have beautiful souls! 😍

I had the Jane Austin one of these. Hated it. The quality was so bad. It had white backing so slid everywhere. I have got the Shakespeare one which has grey back like yours but it’s not ribbon cut, so I’m hoping it’s better quality. I did Sandra’s 3x3 challenge. I went straight down the middle with Ravensburger Vintage Vinyl.

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

The quality of my puzzle wasn't the best (in terms of piece cut and glossiness), but it was still an alright quality! So I hope yours won't be as bad as Jane Austin one 😬 I heard they have 3 different cuts and the quality depends on where it was produced - China or Netherlands. Apparently you can check that on the box 😉 Glad you did the 3 in 1 challenge! It was a lot of fun! 😁👌🏻

Janette do you have their KZread links too for this challenge

@puzzlingread

4 ай бұрын

I believe the links are in the description. The one I remember off the top of my head is @thepuzzlingcanadian 🙂

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I put them in the description yes! I hope they work 😅🤞🏻

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I really like your positivity I wish I was able to see you in person

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

Awww thank you! 🤗 Well if you ever come to the Worlds, you could always come talk to me! 😉

I love that you participated in the 3 in 1 puzzling Challenge. So cool you found so many things in one puzzleI am a big fan of this challenge, I posted my puzzle choice on Instagram back in January. Sweet hobby, horseback riding is fun, I wish I could do it more but here I pay or rent a few minutes to ride one, once a year, maybe? Birds can be pets too. When I was a child my great grandmother had a pet parrot and when she passed away we inherited the parrot. It talked, Lol! it called my name a lot. It was our pet for a few more years

@janetteandherpuzzles

4 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVED the challenge too!! 🤩 And yes, I'm the same with horse-riding - I have a friend who has horses, so she would give me some lessons every time I was at her place, but that was back when I lived in London. In Slovenia I have to pay for lessons 😊 Oh I always wanted a parrot - the one that talks back to you haha! 😂😂 You must have had fun with it! 🤗

@Laura.jigsaw_journey

4 ай бұрын

She has so cute, her name was Robertina@@janetteandherpuzzles