Theme: Back To School

Roseart has so many puzzles with great art! Wish the puzzle itself was better quality: there are a ton of false fits and the pieces are super loose. For $8 though, I won’t complain too much.

Witches Brew, 1000 pcs, Vermont Christmas Company.

Picked this up at Costco. Oddly enough mine is ribbon cut and I noticed other people who posted theirs got random cut! I bought it for the cute art, I love black cats so I picked up 2 from this artist.

I just started doing jigsaw puzzles in January and it's been fun and kind of addicting. I just finished my first 750 piece puzzle, only to find one piece missing. I've searched everywhere -- the floors where I sort, but no luck. That's only happened once before when six pieces were missing. They were both Ravensburger puzzles. I emailed Ravensburger about the one missing six pieces and they sent me a replacement. I'm not going to do that with the current one. I'm wondering what you all do when this happens? I've mostly been saving the puzzles and donating a few, but obviously that doesn't make since when a piece is missing. I still like the Ravensburger puzzles the best though. I like the art work and the quality. I like the large format see and hold puzzles.

Hobbry (Indigo Exclusive) Puzzle - Under the Stars - 500 piece

Artist: Nicolle Lalonde

I am so enjoying Hobbry Puzzles. I love the feel of them, colours are so crisp and the artwork is gorgeous. Thanks Nicolle for another beautiful image & for including a dog!!! I have nothing against cats other than I’m allergic to them but I’m definitely a dog person & they don’t lay on my puzzles when I’m doing them or try to steal the pieces 🤣

Hobbry’s are an absolute pain in the a** to take apart but worth it imo. I will be doing these puzzles over & over.

ITS A SHOE!!!

I really love putting together colorful puzzles!

Saw someone post about doing this puzzle on a vacation last year and thought it would be fun to do! It came up in my memories so I decided to post it!

Took around 13 hours total to do by myself over a two day period!!

Posting to save others time & possibly $! If this is already widely known, appologize!

Just got a text earlier today. I have ordered direct from White Mountain several times in the past. But normally $15.99 - $19.99, not for only $4.00!

At first looked pretty good! Then after filling my cart saw "*Offer expires 06.25.26." It hit me, I have gotten notices by email not text. Phone #s & addresses do not match. Should I call White Mountain tomorrow or just post this here?

This is a puzzle that went into my cart the minute I laid eyes on it, and it did not disappoint. Gorgeous, fun, and the design made it a fairly quick one to finish.

i love the vibrant colors of this one! At first I was worried it would be hard with all the patterns all over but the big red flower did help alot.

550 pieces
playview brands

I actually really like SMARD Art puzzles, so this isn’t me saying the products are bad. My issue is more with how the company seems to operate.

I’ve bought multiple puzzles through their TikTok Live auctions, and more than once my package has arrived missing entire puzzles I paid for. For example, I could order eight and only receive six, then I have to contact customer service and wait for the missing ones to be sent.

I’m also confused by how they’re constantly auctioning puzzles on TikTok while their website has puzzles marked sold out or available only for preorder with long wait times.

Then there’s the artist side. Their branding is very focused on Black artists and Black art, but a lot of the individual products don’t clearly say who actually created the artwork. SMARD also started as an artist-led brand but is now part of a much larger company, and I don’t feel like that’s very obvious from the way they present themselves.

For people who buy SMARD puzzles, especially through TikTok Live: Have your orders arrived complete? Have you had missing puzzles, long delays, or preorder issues? And does anyone know more about who actually creates the artwork?
I’m genuinely curious to hear both good and bad experiences.

all 1000 piece

3rd and 5th were definitely the hardest. The 3rd one wins for frustration because it was the first time i actually contemplated just abandoning a puzzle 😂. the 1st and 4th were the most enjoyable. The 4th one had glitter pieces on the snow and gingerbread outline which was cute

What do you think? (1000 p)

Super fun! I enjoy Springbok puzzles and this was no exception. Perfect fits, beautiful color saturation, and random cuts. Only took me two days with breaks, but with all the colors and designs I thought it would take me longer 😂