Chilling Out With A 3000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle - Bluebird Collage Vintage

[@bonniewalker5225]

Love this puzzle. Some day I'll try a big one.

[@joeyotten2091]

I’ve been on vacation and had family in town but tomorrow I finally get my house to myself and I’m putting my 3000 piecer out on the kitchen table! It’s been on 4 different foam core display boards that go under the couches when I’m not puzzling…I can’t wait to spread it out!

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Sounds great. What's the name of the image?

[@joeyotten2091]

@@thepuzzlingcanadian it’s the Star Trek The Next Generation one from Aquarius

[@puzzlesbypam2442]

I need to choose my first large piece count puzzle well because it’s going on my wall-no way I’m taking it apart 😆

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

I completely understand. After so many hours working on a large piece count puzzle, it is very difficult to take it apart.

[@christiebarnes8593]

I’m working on the Ravensburger jungle one that you referenced for the puzzle Olympics now and I’m struggling. 😂. Yours is so very pretty. Love it!

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Thank you

[@fellowpuzzler]

I recently did the 3000 piece Pi puzzle by Bluebird and it was a lot of fun. It is more or less a gradient so not that difficult. When I do large puzzle, I prefer to take them apart and store them in multiple bags based on the number of repeated cuts to avoid perfect false fits. For example, a Ravensburger 5000 piece puzzle would end up in 4 bags as it is based on 4 repeated cuts. It he case of your puzzle, I would divide it in 12 bags of 250 pieces, one for each image to make it more fun to put together next time around.

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

That's a great idea. I usually just divided them in two bags - left side and right side. Do you usually redo your large piece puzzles?

[@fellowpuzzler]

@@thepuzzlingcanadian Yes, I usually redo my puzzles a few times before I give them away. Having them in smaller bags gives me the option to mix them up or not depending on how I feel and the puzzle itself. I also believe that it will helpful to the next owner as well.

[@kathylynn1375]

I realllly like that image....I have not tackled such a large piece count... limited space and soooo many pieces are stopping me.... I am glad you mixed the pieces you did a true 3000 piece... I have done similar images like the Collage and also the stamp one... I enjoy those images also..... Bluebird looks like a good brand... I have not tried one of those... nor have I seen them for sale... Will see what I can find on line.... enjoyed this video.....

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Thank you. The image is what enticed me to this brand.They seem to have a variety of images for those large piece counts.

[@puzzlepiece9509]

That was a really good image and one that I like but not in 3000 pieces! I doubt that it would be available as a 1000 piece puzzle. You will have to decide what kind of image you wish to do next in 3000 pieces and see what is available. I had a quick look at Puzzles Canada and they seem to have a decent selection in that piece count. I can appreciate why you are not keen on Educa because of the piece shapes they have. Just finished doing a Circle of Colors puzzle called Insects. Look forward to your next video.

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Thank you. It would be nice to see a variation of this image in 1000 pieces. I think it would be quite popular with puzzlers if they had it.

[@ThePuzzleRun]

Very nice puzzle ❤ I recently got 3000 pieces puzzle by Clementoni, but I guess it will stay on the shelf for some time. I am not sure if I am ready for my first big puzzle😅

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Clementoni has some nice images and the image does play a huge part in the experience you have with a large piece count.

[@Lori-lf9gx]

Great video! I haven't tried a 3000 piece yet, but hope to do this someday. In the meantime, I look at potential choices for me and thought I could share some with you that I love (I also don't want to do alot of animals, trees etc.). My choices so far that you might consider: from the Puzzles Canada website - Ravensburger, The Curious Collection, Anatolian brand - Mystery Writers Puzzle. And then, from the Jigsaw Jungle website - Masterpieces Signature Collection - On the Boardwalk Art Poulin, and Bluebird - Ready for the Garden. I hope you find what you're looking for!

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Those are my kind of images. I have completed the Anatolian Mystery Writers - it was actually my very first 3000 piece puzzle. The Masterpiece one is really nice. It's something I too would consider. Thanks for sharing.

[@Lyntintin1]

BEautiful puzzle!!!! Of all the large count puzzles you've worked on, which was your favorite brand? Which was your worst? I did a 2000 pc back in 2021 and it took me a month to complete!!!! If I'm investing that much time then I know I want a good quality puzzle as well. Because of that and from what others have encountered, along with myself, I wont do an Educa puzzle. I've done two 500 pc puzzles by them and I was ready to throw them out the window!!

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

All the large piece count brands I've done have very good quality. My favourite one was the Schimdt Rio de Janeiro. I love the Schmidt brand and that image was nice to assemble. The one that I didn't like was Animal Stamps by Ravensburger. I love Ravensburger puzzles but that image was much harder than I anticipated. That puzzle took me the longest to complete and it was frustrating with so much animal fur.

[@bathilda1]

Educa, Vintage bookshop, 4000 pieces. This one is fun and easy (as easy as a 4k puzzle can be). Took me less time than the Karen Puzzles 3k puzzle. I did not find the fit a distraction at all.

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Wow! That is lovely and doesn't look that hard. Thanks for the info. I will look into that one.

[@AHomespunHobby]

How do you choose your puzzles?

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

When it comes to large piece count puzzles, I prioritize image and quality. I make sure it is an image I really like since I will be working on it for awhile and the piece quality needs to be very good. If I have more than one 3000 piece puzzle in my pile, I usually just select the one I feel like working on at the time.

[@Suzie.G.]

I would say do Not do Aquarius or Grafika. Castorland is nice, Heye and Jumbo have cute cartoon images but a loose fit, and Enjoy just started doing 3000 pc, but the images aren't very good :( Loved your video!!

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

Thank you. Aquarius images do look very busy and not something I'm interested in. I do have a 3000 piece Grafika but it is a grid like puzzle similar to this one. Looking foward to trying a Castorland or maybe even a Heye. Thanks for sharing.

[@Dexter-ns4of]

I've started doing more larger piece count puzzles. I've done two 3000 pieces - Bluebird The Number Pi and Ravensburger Tigers in Paradise. I agree with the other commentor that Pi was fun and easy. Tigers not so much, I found it hard. I'm currently working on Ravensburger 5000 piece Pokemon All Star, so far so good but it's a lot of pieces. I'm agreeing with you that there aren't as many images that I like in the larger piece count. I recently bought Clementoni Downtown 6000 pieces, beautiful image but I think it terrifies me a little, and I had to order it from the UK. I've decided that 2000 pieces is my favorite piece count. More selection and they still feel like a big puzzle. As for other brands, Enjoy have a few 3000 piece options as do Grafika. I've never built a Grafika yet. I bought a 2000 piece but haven't done it yet. Maybe take a look to see if any of their images speak to you. Congrats on finishing the one in the video and I hope you others that the image speaks to you. ❤🧩❤️

[@thepuzzlingcanadian]

That Pokemon All Star is very colourful. I've never done a 5000 piece puzzle but I'll need to tackle one some day. I have noticed that the Enjoy brand has some 3000 piece puzzles. I'll need to take a closer look at them. Thanks for sharing.