Bring your jigsaw loving friends together for an evening of fun and laughter.A little careful planning and everyone will have such a great night they will be asking you when is the next one! Everyone will just love doing the puzzle, chatting and catching up, and of course your hospitality.
•Firstly choose your puzzle. This may be one that suits the theme of your party, or may suit the time of the year - Spring, Christmas, Easter. Check out our website for ideas.
•Set aside a large table with excellent lighting
•Prepare non greasy snacks, and drinks
•Have background music to match your theme
•Send invitations in plenty of time
•Sit back and enjoy yourself
•The finished puzzle could be donated to a local charity, or raffled
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
New Shaped puzzles!
We have a new shipment of beautiful shaped jigsaws from Sunsout. Visit our website to see the full range.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Tutankhamen jigsaw
We don't have the smallest jigsaw, but we certainly do have a standard 1000 piece jigsaw of Tutankhamen. Its a delight to do, with lots of images around the outside to add interest. See the detailshere
Friday, January 21, 2011
How small is the smallest jigsaw puzzle?
Along the same theme, how small is the smallest jigsaw?
Small can mean many things, but one candidate is “King Tut,” a wooden puzzle, approximately 6.55cm x 5.5cm, made by KARNAN, in Sweden that has about 90 pieces.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
How old is the oldest jigsaw puzzle?
This is a question I was asked recently, which set me to doing some research...
The Oldest Jigsaws, or dissected puzzles as they were then called, were the dissected maps made by John Spilsbury, map maker and owner of a print shop in Russell Court, London. He was born in Worcester in 1739 and Linda Hannas' book ' The English Jigsaw Puzzle 1760-1890' gives a detailed account of his life.
In 1785 John Wallis published the first really light hearted puzzle 'John Gilpin ' an illustration of William Cowpers ballad.
In 1787 William Darton was the first to dissect a chronological table of English Sovereigns with the grand title 'Engravings for Teaching the Elements of English History and Chronology after the manner of Dissected Maps for Teaching Geography.' The puzzle was as boring as the title, and the next year his rival and neighbor, John Wallis produced a lighter version that went on selling for the next ten years.
I'd love to hear from you if you can add any further thought to this discussion.
The Oldest Jigsaws, or dissected puzzles as they were then called, were the dissected maps made by John Spilsbury, map maker and owner of a print shop in Russell Court, London. He was born in Worcester in 1739 and Linda Hannas' book ' The English Jigsaw Puzzle 1760-1890' gives a detailed account of his life.
In 1785 John Wallis published the first really light hearted puzzle 'John Gilpin ' an illustration of William Cowpers ballad.
In 1787 William Darton was the first to dissect a chronological table of English Sovereigns with the grand title 'Engravings for Teaching the Elements of English History and Chronology after the manner of Dissected Maps for Teaching Geography.' The puzzle was as boring as the title, and the next year his rival and neighbor, John Wallis produced a lighter version that went on selling for the next ten years.
I'd love to hear from you if you can add any further thought to this discussion.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays to all our customers, and readers of this blog. If you are holidaying away, at the relatives, the bach or camping, be sure to take a jigsaw. They are great for the evenings without TV, or those days of inclement weather when you can't get outside.
Worried about losing the pieces? - try the pieceless puzzle.
Need to occupy everyone? - there is our family puzzle with two sizes of pieces.
No room? Try a travel puzzle or a scramble square.
Jigsaws keep everyone entertained during the holidays!
Worried about losing the pieces? - try the pieceless puzzle.
Need to occupy everyone? - there is our family puzzle with two sizes of pieces.
No room? Try a travel puzzle or a scramble square.
Jigsaws keep everyone entertained during the holidays!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Rosina Wachtmeister puzzles, beautifully framed
Sandy from Kaiapoi, New Zealand, recently sent us this wonderful photo of herself and her framed Rosina Wachtmeister jigsaws - 'Window' and 'We want to be together'.
She has them hanging in pride of place in the room her Grandchildren use when they visit. Thanks Sandy!
If you have photographs of jigsaws you have completed, and would like to share them with other puzzlers just email them to us at puzzles@xtra.co.nz.
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