The strangest puzzle cut I’ve ever seen

[@KarenPuzzles]

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[@TempusSolum]

Thank you :) I don't know about anyone else but I'm looking forward to it.

[@rebeccawicks5111]

these ''here's a unique puzzle concept, let's deep-dive into the history of their creation'' videos are my favorite

[@KarenPuzzles]

They're my favorite to make too!

[@ll5974]

I want to let you know, i have very much been enjoying your videos. Life these days feels scary and full of conflict, chaos and hate (to me, at least). Your wonderful sense of humor and the simplicity of finding joy in doing a puzzle has inspired me. I just purchased 4 challenging, beautiful puzzles - something I would have never guessed i would have done - and i look forward to slowly doing them - getting lost in the image and the search for a next piece - at the end of my exhausting days teaching. This will be meditative and an escape. Thank you for providing such fun, good-natured and often quite interesting content. ❤

[@koffeekat8106]

Same! Well said!

[@paigetardif2606]

I work at a preschool, and the (chopstick style) Stix puzzles are very similar to what we give our littlest kids. A little simpler though, we just print out a picture on paper and cut it ourselves into ~10 strips and call it a puzzle!

[@valeriechetwood2732]

To be honest, they would have taken me a lot longer than 15 minutes to complete. You are just too good Karen!

[@IssieAngela]

I love the speed puzzling videos, but it also nice to see you come back to the research videos you do so well. Thanks for the great content! Stixs!

[@martihurford]

Happy Belated Birthday, Karen. Hope you enjoyed your time with your family. Thanks for updating us on how you were doing once you got back to LA. TAKE CARE ♥️

[@Zardox2]

It was my understanding that "jigsaw" puzzles were called that because (originally) you used a jigsaw to create the curved pieces. That would apply to the old push fit puzzles as well, as the pieces may not lock, but they are curved. The straight sticks, double side images, would be (if this logic is correct) table saw puzzles, as the straight sides could easily be created with a table saw. Just my brain trying to make sense of things, I guess... But interesting puzzles nonetheless. 😁👍

[@KarenPuzzles]

Sounds like we have a new category of puzzle!

[@jwolfe01234]

@@KarenPuzzles Yeah, these are circular saw puzzles, because you would tend to make them with a circular saw.

[@royannegw1004]

Wow that makes so much sense but hadn’t thought about it that way before!

[@milk4079]

I actually think its kinda cool that the vertical lines from the wooden sticks show up when they are displayed. It gives me vintage vibes which i really like

[@KarenPuzzles]

Make sure to watch until the end to find out how to get a bonus video from me! All of the info is in the video description 🙌🏻

[@orangecountyspeedpuzzlers]

Love it!

[@alonabeck713]

Happy belated birthday, Karen! Hope your day became a great start to a fun year ahead. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@HandMadeina_baku]

I'm so happy to see you safe and sound 🙏🙏🙏 and happy birthday to you 🎉❤🌺

[@judygibson5386]

What fun! And thanks for flipping over that pop art one on camera; I wondered if the back side would be in the proper order, and it was. Since the pieces don't lock together, they didn't need to do that.

[@nikibordeaux]

The art style is actually called Op Art ( Op is short for optic, IIRC). Just adding this in case someone wants to look up more pictures.

[@leothompson2777]

Glad you aren't effected by the LA fires. Was a little worried that was why you hadn't uploaded in a bit! Cool cut to those pieces, not seen that before.

[@geraldluntungan1114]

happy birthday Karen 🎉 we are so grateful to watch your videos, thank you for putting so much effort to every video you posted 💕

[@karengrosz1231]

I have done a Puzzle Stix puzzle. It was fun to do. I also have a CatTails one in my to do pile. Thanks for sharing about the Stix. Glad you are doing well and are safe.

[@patavalttia]

Stix Fun video. I like these where you do a lot of research: you learn and we learn 😍

[@monikalala3810]

I didn't like to cook either, but I learned how to throw together delicious meals in a short time by watching KZbin tutorials. I did not have a precooked meal in years now and am very happy about it. There is hope!

[@barbarama]

I'd feel so guilty about all that plastic packaging. 😐 @ Karen, I hope you'll find a different sponsor. You realise what you're promoting isn't healthy?

[@aphetrerryac3603]

@@barbarama , WOW! -- how snobby and sanctimonious can a person possibly be? -- and without the facts. - First, I totally agree that home cooking is tops, but I do not think Factor meals can be grouped with your average pre-packaged frozen meals -- not even your _Lean Cuisine_ or _Healthy Choice_ meals. - Factor meals were actually recommended for my mother (who is 80 years old and insists on living by herself but needs helps with meals) -- and she is a picky eater... - And as for the main comment regarding _trash -- plastic concerns_ -- I suppose you buy absolutely no food items in plastic containers/wrappings, at all? -- even cans? None of your food purchases create/contribute to filling a landfill somewhere? If you think about it, ordering pre-packaged meals, in the long round, is less trash creation.

[@chlorophyllheart]

​@@aphetrerryac3603I also think it's too much plastic waste with those prepared meals. The thin plastic on the top usually isn't recyclable. I still buy plastic, but I try to get recyclable plastic at the very least. Fruit and veg can be put into reusable mesh bags instead of the thin plastic ones provided. Even if I buy a plastic packaged whole chicken, that makes multiple meals for me, so it's not as bad as plastic for every single meal. So for someone else that cares about plastic waste, it's too much and unnecessary. If you really have problems making food, obviously solving that would be better, but if that isn't going to happen it isn't the worst thing in the world. Considering we have tonnes of plastic waste just from polyester clothes.

[@aphetrerryac3603]

@@chlorophyllheart, respectfully, yes, it is commendable that you care about plastic waste, but I still think you need to take a step or two down from your pedestal. I think your worry of _planet devastation_ in subscribing to a meal service is negatable. - Just pointing out: have you even done your research on what materials are used in meal delivery services? -- I mean not just for Factor, but other meal services, as well. - Also, have you even considered something else: the elimination of food waste? Do you know how much food is thrown away in America because people forget they have purchased an item or did not get around to using the item before it perished? Delivered meals are precise. - Personally, I think it is in bad taste to _trash_ someone for opting, at this time, to choose a delivery meal service to obtain healthy meals. You do not even know the frequency of Karen's subscription -- it could be one box a month, which would more than likely be less plastic waste contribution than yours.

[@chlorophyllheart]

@@aphetrerryac3603 I explained in a civil manner, no trashing involved. I clearly said that if you really need it then fine. It seems you ignored that by still being annoyed at the original comment you replied to. Obviously less plastic waste is better, mostly because there will never be a perfect way to recycle them. I donate every month to a charity that stops food waste. Home composting for food waste is a good idea, if people don't want to then they can drop food waste off at community vege gardens, there is even a website where people can collect your food waste to home compost. Petroleum plastic isn't the only option for these meal delivery services, it's just cheaper. There is a myriad of plastics made from other sources. There are also more recyclable options like aluminium to heat in the oven, but people mostly want low effort which means just microwave.

[@jackappleton2795]

I loved the gradiant of rainbow coloured books in the background when Karen was filming at her parents house :)

[@Isle0MisfitToys]

Yessss Puzzle Stix! I have that exact same puzzle and recently started getting more from this line. I also have a Fish Stix puzzle.

[@KarenPuzzles]

Love that! I couldn't find any of the Fish Stix puzzles on Ebay.

[@Isle0MisfitToys]

@ they don’t pop up very often unfortunately. I’ve got a kinkade puzzle that is a Stix as well.

[@ijlayugan4149]

thank you for getting into the puzzles artists! Sandy Beram's work deserves recognition

[@coyoteartist]

That explains the Nancy Drew books and happy birthday. As to the puzzle, that woman sounds pretty cool and I love the concept of Fish Sitx. I probably never be able to do one of the Cat Tail puzzles. But I am so pointing out to my cat group, they were a thing.

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

If you want to flatten out your puzzle. While it is still together, you could VERY lightly mist it with some distilled water and then weight it down using a piece of foam core and some heavy books until it’s completely dried out. Even better if you have some sheets of acetate or something similar to put between the puzzle and the foam core - I’m worried about the surface paper sticking to the surface of the foam core and then tearing the image. But with just a very light mist of distilled water, like one single spray, it should be fine. Stix 🙂🐿️🌈❤️

[@dothedo3667]

It's probably best to mist the cardboard side and leave the image side alone

[@rosswille4336]

@@dothedo3667 Yes. The warping is probably due to humidity and that the top is "sealed" by the image. If you can get the puzzle to flatten out, seal the bottom with a clear-coat spray so that the top and bottom sides absorb similarly.

[@SophiaSaysSmile]

Happy belated birthday, Karen 🎉 The history is Stix was so interesting! I need to tackle some of my own research on early 1900s puzzles. Those looked fascinating! Best wishes for the puzzling marathon! I’m hoping to donate this week after I’m paid 😊

[@kristin-dan]

I did the cat tails Siamese cat puzzle this summer. It was challenging but quite a bit of fun. Unfortunately it was missing two pieces but it was lots of fun to see the image come together with such an interesting piece cut.

[@kcranberries]

Happy birthday Karen! So happy to see a video from you ❤

[@evapreu3011]

I love your well-researched puzzle videos and I won't discourage from making them at all, I never knew there is so much to learn about puzzles! But I would love if you would post more timelapses of you just doing a puzzle. It's so satisfying to just watch it all come together 😊

[@johnhmaloney]

Happy belated Birthday, Karen🎂Those are fascinating puzzle designs, I've never seen anything like them. Thanks for sharing them with us. And filming on your birthday shows some very impressive commitment to your channel. stix

[@biancana]

Happy Birthday 😁 I finally got my hands on a couple of your puzzles (they were a bit hard to find in Australia) and I’m 30 hours deep into the 3000 piece one and im LOVING IT!

[@georgeannwiles6892]

Happy Birthday, Karen!!! Thank you for inspiring me to get back into puzzling!

[@782ez]

Happy birthday, love your videos. I happen to have the times square/ las vegas puzzle. The best part about that is only paid 2$ from a thrift shop!!!!! Yay!!! Love that puzzle.

[@wendyinthegarden523]

Happy birthday! Very interesting and fun puzzles. I love the Stix cuts. Funny how the ads I got were for Hello fresh and a frozen food company lol!!

[@aubreyfeatherston]

This is such a fun style of puzzle! I’d love to try the long piece shape. Happy belated birthday!

[@annejusttryintobecreative9934]

Happy belated birthday 🎉! I'm guessing that these stix images would drive "border first" folks a little nuts. They look very challenging!

[@TszLongHung-b4w]

I am so happy Karen's finally posting again 🎉 I wanna say it's a puzzle sunday but it's already monday in where i live. 😂😂

[@KarenPuzzles]

I'm happy to finally get a video finished too!

[@mariannatatarska1140]

oh wow it's 20: 40 (8:40pm) where i live(Poland), it's been 2 hours since video release

[@tinahooper3470]

Hi Karen. Happy Birthday! Love this puzzle. I don't have it but I do have the haunted mansion stretching room puzzle set. Their pieces are elongated to go with the theme. Noticed you didn't do the edge first. Wow, what a fantastic concept for cutting puzzles!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Oh that's so cool, I'm going to look that up!

[@Greens_gamingYT]

Happy Birthday Karen 🎉🎉🎉 and wow these are cool puzzles I like the idea with the stix and I love the joke with the “fish stix” as well as the the fact that the curved ones are called tails not stix

[@ijlayugan4149]

Happy belated birthday!!! This puzzles artstyle is also very charming i love it. STIX!

[@jigsawlving]

I love your deep dives into older puzzles -- so fun! 😊

[@LJG7654]

Good to see you back! I missed your regular puzzling videos and you going into the history of them. These STIX puzzles seem like something I'm going to have to keep an eye out for! Love the shapes.

[@andreaelliott728]

If you could flip the puzzle over and maybe lightly spray it with water, then put something flat and heavy on it while it dries, the pieces may flatten back out.

[@dees3179]

Perhaps safer putting a damp layer of fabric over it , then a weight rather than spraying to try and avoid lifting any of the printed surface. But good idea.

[@deebeewhale]

The more recent iteration of the puzzle stix makes me think it would be really cool to see you solve puzzles that are recreations from survivor!

[@JustAnne27]

I was just looking for you and saw this was uploaded seconds ago. What a great way to start a Sunday! Happy birthday!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Puzzle Sundays are back! 🎉

[@Sentient_Goose]

Donation sent! Thanks for everything Karen, I love the idea and can't wait to see the puzzle marathon, hope theres a stream!

[@KarenPuzzles]

I don't think there is a plan for a livestream, but I'll be filming and I'll make a video about it!

[@toramenor]

I agree, that puzzle cut on the 500 piece puzzleStix looks amazing and interesting.

[@sstone6563]

Thanks for putting the underside in illustrator. It was a challenge trying to find that very small piece, but I finally located it. What a fun puzzle.

[@Natg6]

Happy birthday Karen!! I'm about to puzzle while watching this video 😊

[@Niki1968-s2f]

Welcome back and Happy Birthday! 🎉 I love this one. I learn so much about vintage puzzles from your videos. Vintage puzzles are so fun. It’s funny every time you do a video on vintage puzzles, eBay sellers sell those puzzles at a premium 😄

[@KarenPuzzles]

There have definitely been times when I've featured a puzzle, then decided I wanted others from the series, and then couldn't find them anymore 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@theresavaughn5864]

The Stix puzzles are so interesting. Beautiful artwork. Thanks for showing us!

[@klaudiaczarnecka5251]

I came across your channel because of a project for a marketing class, we had to discuss a marketing strategy of a company and my friend suggested Ravensburger 😅 you and the world championships were also mentioned in it, we got a maximum grade, because our professor had never heard about speed puzzling before 😄 and I became a fan of your channel and got myself some puzzles too, before checking out your channel I hadn’t solved them in years

[@r.k.2823]

Happy Birthday! That looked like a fun puzzle.

[@Sleepy_james]

Hope you had a great birthday 🎉 I used to love doing puzzles in my younger days and it’s been many a year since but ever since I came across your world champs videos I decided to give them another go so I went out and bought some and Its been so much fun I’ve got the puzzle bug again 😂 for sure would love to give them stix puzzles ago! appreciate your videos and thank you ❤

[@jendesign5537]

Happy Birthday Karen! Thanks for sharing 5his awesome puzzle with us.

[@cherisserich4912]

Those stix puzzles look so fun. I probably would just put them all in the box as i flipped them over and assured to stay matching them that way. I need more puzzles i guess. 😁

[@joshuahorton001]

Omg enjoyed the Stix puzzle 🎉 happy belated birthday you look so amazing love your video and the joy you being to the world

[@GamerAdrian]

Feliz Cumpleaños Karen, me encantan tus videos, es bueno saber que tanta gente mira a alguien hacer lo que le gusta

[@Shan-2024]

Happy belated birthday 🎉. Never seen this puzzle shape before, fun video great watch to end my weekend. Grateful for you ❤

[@alikigeorgiou8499]

Firstly - HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!! 🎂🍾🥂 - hope you had a great day celebrating with your family. I loved this video and the Stix puzzle you put together was great - the puzzle cut was really interesting. You're right, it would be awesome in wood - they have their own beauty and are so mindful to put together, especially when they have uniquely-shaped puzzle pieces. Thanks again for another great video! 🥰🥰

[@nylagordon1915]

i’m late to this vid but happy birthday karen!! i love your videos and disposition so much; you reminded of how much i used to love solving puzzles as a child! thank you for everything you do and i hope you had a good birthday !! 🥳🩷

[@celestinoiiicaneca5657]

Happy birthday, Karen! I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@kennethalfonso3241]

Happy Birthday!! Thank you for sharing your puzzles 💜

[@puzzlesbypam2442]

Wow those look challenging. Those Stix ones at the end I would barely consider a puzzle, but they are pretty!

[@theempath8244]

Happy Birthday Karen 🍾🍩🎂🥧🍸I hope you had a wonderful day.

[@twentynineducks]

Oh how fun! I had the dinosaur one at 14:45 when I was little!

[@normat.8532]

Those 2 sided puzzle stix 😮 I told my brother "she's done and I'd still be starting at them" 😂 I'm so not a pro😅 I have always liked puzzles but only up to 500pcs. And just barely getting back into doing them. They're so relaxing. Btw, I picked back up after watching your coverage of the 2024 championships.

[@cateredtomato816]

Happy birthday! I have also just bought all three of your puzzles I am very excited to put them together!

[@mariannatatarska1140]

that looks so fun! I'd like to see more puzzles with this cut Happy birthday Karen!

[@jmg999]

These were really interesting puzzles. Thanks for showing them off and giving us some background on them!

[@Adiseus]

I just wanted to stop by and say Happy Birthday!! I hope you had a good time with family. I love this interesting puzzle and funny to see you had a series in your parents home already, lol one of thoes full circle moments.

[@BeautifulKittenOfLove]

Happy Birthday! The joy and excitement you have for that puzzle simply amazed me.

[@porterspnwadventures610]

Enjoyed these Stix puzzles. Donated! Great idea

[@savannahsimpson4320]

I also had that Thomas Kinkade puzzle! I was doing it a few months ago and was wondering what your thoughts would be of the puzzle cut. So excited to see you actually talking about it!

[@sheenasapunkrocker]

I missed your videos! Happy birthday and happy new year!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Happy New Year 🎉 Here’s to more puzzling adventure ahead!

[@kated47]

It’s so wild to me that Caeco was in Watertown, where I live! It makes sense, Watertown is close enough to get into Boston in less than 20 minutes, while being a lot cheaper than Boston/Cambridge. (Plus the T/trains came here until the late 80s.) But also, from what I’ve learned, there were some seriously sketchy neighborhoods in Cambridge and Boston back then that you wouldn’t want to open a business in. Thanks for sharing, Karen! Happy belated birthday!

[@Serendipityismyfaveword]

Happy Birthday Karen. I hope it’s been filled with fun, laughter, love and of course lots of puzzling ❤ xxx

[@LindseyO]

Happy belated birthday, Karen! I hope you enjoyed it! This STIX video was fun! 🤩

[@davids7037]

Happy Birthday! I've never actually seen that type of puzzle, whoa.

[@peggyp5996]

Happy Birthday? Loved this video and the unique puzzles. I am working on a wooden puzzle now. Very cool!

[@Drgn8DDragonsDungeon]

I recently had a puzzle that I did where like half the pieces were very bendy because they were thin cut. IMO I just counter-bend my pieces, but I could see it being possible to spritz some water over the back (flip it over first) and place a board over the whole thing with an even weight to press it down, give it a couple days, and it should flatten back out as it dries. Should work I think!

[@danish_puzzler]

I have two of the House Mouse Tails and one Jane Wooster Scott. Very fun to do, but the warping pieces are a bit annoying. Doing similar cut in wood would be so fun! Great video!! Happy Belated Birthday 🎉

[@jacrae]

I love this kind of video! Thanks for always making fantastic content

[@tunelessmelody]

my dad brought home one of those fishstix puzzles when I was maybe 7 or 8, and when I tell you we failed to put even two pieces together lmao i'd been searching for the name of it, happy to see it covered here :)

[@opheliacarlson1100]

Stix 😂Happy Birthday Karen 🎉😊 thank you for another interesting video ❤

[@susanheld]

My 4yo loves puzzles and the stick style are great for travel!

[@PuzzlingSusie]

I thrifted CatTails -- "Sassy Lara" -- by Lowell Herrero, the one with the kitty peering through the blinds. It's curly shaped. Now I want to know if it is complete! Interesting STIX video. Thx!

[@Skittl1321]

Happy birthday, and glad you are safe.

[@essimom2]

Those were very cool stix puzzles. They look like they're a lot of fun.

[@Marlene7388]

I have never seen the "STIX" puzzles before. I really like the images on the House-Mouse ones! I am a fan of Joseph Holodook, Jane Wooster Scott, Charles Wysocki, Heronim, Bonnie White and A.M. Poulin...all folk art Americana artists. I just finished a Seesaw puzzle called Christmas On Main Street by Joseph Holodook. Thank you for sharing Karen!

[@kastanie7445]

Yay, new video! 🥳🥳🥳 Glad you're well, greetings from Germany 👋

[@amydixon9982]

Happy belated birthday Karen! The cut kind of reminds me of the Krypt puzzles 🧩 STYX

[@E.limelight]

OMG the right Colin Thompson Puzzle (30:37) is also a Ravensburger Puzzle! I have that at home! :D

[@E.limelight]

And as I watch the video some more the left one is also used by Ravensburger! Nice ^-^

[@booklover6963]

Happy Birthday ! That was such a relaxing video.. My favorite artist is Charles Wysocki....(stix)

[@OrigamiMarie]

I learned to carve wooden spoons this past autumn. And you know what the first project is in that class? Chop sticks! Or would that be stix? 😉

[@rgraika422]

Happy Birthday Karen! I loved seeing your childhood books in the background.

[@nokocchi1983]

this is also one of my favorite art styles for puzzles!! :)

[@NatalieYOT]

Very interesting video. I think the wooden stick puzzles, if they were not created as artwork but as more of a challenging puzzle, should be printed on the other side (the white side) so the pieces won't collapse when you're working on it, that way they could cut the pieces smaller, still not locking together, but cut in a way that makes you think a bit more of where they go (maybe some diagonal cuts and some straight cuts, and to keep them in place while you work you could work on a non-slippery surface of some kind.

[@chrispiasecki9324]

Funny you filmed on your birthday, I watched on my birthday :)

[@KarenPuzzles]

Happy birthday!

[@BadlyBentPub]

Stix is an interesting concept for sure. You could posaible flatten out the warped pieces by putting them in a heat press, like a t shirt press for example. Or maybe even an iron thats been heated, tuened off and allowed to cool down a little. Happy BDay btw 🎉

[@kathylynn1375]

what a great sponsor free food that you dont have to cook... Good for you... Oh and yea I liked the puzzle too.... and Happy Birthday....