New Year = New Puzzles

In addition to hand cutting puzzles, we spent much of the fall testing materials, laser settings and cut designs. We still have a few more things to test and refine and new packaging (to distinguish laser from hand cut) to decide on. That said, we have some puzzle designs ready to order.

One of the things we’re focusing on with the laser cut puzzles is trying to take advantage of what lasers excel at that hand cutting doesn’t. (Note that not all puzzles will have these features.)

Laser cut puzzles are now available to purchase.

Never Ending Puzzles

Multiples of these puzzles can be combined to make one large puzzle or the pieces can be moved from one side to the other like in Jammin’ All Around from Puzzle Jam South. Inspired by the Community Puzzle from Puzzle Jam South, I have designed a series of Never Ending Togetherness Puzzles that you can decorate yourself. Each of the basic Togetherness puzzles has 71 pieces. If you need more pieces for the size of your group, you can order 2 or more sets and combine them. You could also decorate one set at your family reunion this year and another set at next year’s family reunion.

In addition, I am designing several themed puzzles that fit with the basic puzzle. The first available is Love. It has 52 pieces and is perfect for Valentine’s Day, weddings and anniversaries. If you need more pieces, add a basic Togetherness puzzle to it. A friend and his kids decorated this one for his wife/ their mom for Valentine’s Day.

Double Puzzles ^TM

These puzzles all have another puzzle hidden within. I have 8 of these in progress. They should all be available by March if not before. Currently, we have 4 Pocket Puzzles, Love, Luck, Tea, and Squirrel ready to purchase. They are all 2.25× 3.5”, 30-40 pieces and come in a plastic case.

Shipping change

To account for lower priced laser puzzles, we’ve changed the shipping policy to free shipping over $65 and $10 shipping if you order less than that. This keeps most all of the hand cut puzzles and many of the laser puzzles as free shipping, so little will change for most of you.

Hand Cut Puzzles

Yes, I will continue to hand cut custom puzzles. Right now I am still playing catch up on existing orders. I do have space in the winter subscription if you are interested.

Plant Corner

Just feeling grateful that I haven’t killed anything. Shockingly, almost all of the green tomatoes we picked before the first cold snap slowly ripened. Unfortunately, they tasted like grocery store tomatoes.