Thanks Donnalouise for all your smiles and puzzling videos. You’ve helped us so much. Warm wishes from us two in Melbourne. Mark+Chris😄😎
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
MARK AND CHRIS!!!! Thank you so so very much!!! This is too sweet of you! I so appreciate you both always watching and commenting. Sending you big kiwi hugs and kisses from over the ditch!!!
@kimgarrs4 ай бұрын
This looks like so much fun! Looking forward to seeing it as you go.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It is so beautiful!!
@50sRockChick2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful image.
@fortheloveofpuzzles2 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see it all up on the wall together!
@Marlene73884 ай бұрын
What a beautiful puzzle and your narrative is excellent. Very nice Clementoni story! Thank you for sharing Donnalouise 😊😊😊
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed it.
@hmmurray4 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see the rest of the journey with this puzzle!
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It's so beautiful - I can't wait to see it all together.
@smaranda2354 ай бұрын
Amazing puzzle!! I am very excited to see you complete this masterpiece ❤
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It is going to look so lovely all together up on the wall! I can't wait!!
@Derek1986forever4 ай бұрын
I am glad you are enjoying a big puzzle again after the bad experience you had with the last one. Clementoni, along with Ravensburger, are my two favorite puzzle companies. Really love their pieces and quality! Last October I bought my first big puzzle and it was one of the 13200 pieces of Clementoni, the Band of Thunder! Although, I am taking it very very slow. I worked on it on November and then on April and I have done the two of the six bags. I am really enjoying it and I was sure you would enjoy yours as well the moment I saw you had it on your list! Have fun and can't wait for the next part! 💛
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
The one with the horses - BEAUTIFUL! But a lot more difficult than the one I'm doing. I'm glad you are really enjoying it. It'll look amazing all done!
@Derek1986forever4 ай бұрын
@@fortheloveofpuzzles Yeah, the truth is that the yellow grass is a living hell but, I love the image so much that I am just thinking how it will look when it's done and getting strength to go on. I started with the grass to get it out of the way so, the two bags I finished are the 2/3 bags of grass! One more and it's done! ☺
@joedolceland4 ай бұрын
I did that puzzle about three months ago, I won't tell you my total time, but I opened all the envelopes and mixed up the pieces, finished in three days, back massacred but between bed and on the floor I finished it. I had a lot of fun and liked it. A big hug. Tomorrow I'll go home and do the competition puzzle if I feel it.🧡
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
You mixed all the 6 bags?!?! I can't even imagine! I am loving it so much - the colours are beautiful! I can't wait to see how you do on the BOTYP puzzle.
@glendaanderson58884 ай бұрын
So glad to see you enjoying another large puzzle
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
And I am really enjoying it! Once I get over those initial nerves of doing a large piece count puzzle.
@heather66684 ай бұрын
So glad to see you've started this one - I tried to sort a bag a while ago and was being too picky and put it away to do at a later point. I need to sort in larger bundles instead of having 20+ piles of what I think it is. Very nice so far. Looking forward to more.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
We had to stop being super picky with the pieces or else the sorting would have taken forever. Paige just helped me with the second bag and she did subsort a lot of the greenery - which maybe wasn't needed but will make the building so much easier. I think a faster higher-level sort is fine and then subsorting when you get to a big pile. Are you going to try and get back to it?
@heather66684 ай бұрын
@@fortheloveofpuzzles Hi Donnalouise. I opened it out again this morning and managed to actually do most of the edge and a lot of the bird in the first bag. I still need to sort half that bag but the sorting I had done seems pretty good. Yes to bigger piles to get it done and subsorting later. Like you said LOL I'd be there till December if I tried to do it the way I was. Enjoying it so far.
@ITM954 ай бұрын
So excited to see this! What a beautiful puzzle 🧩🤩
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It is absolutely beautiful and the detail on the pieces is mint!
@AméliaBelin4 ай бұрын
Hello! This puzzle is so beautiful! I began to do it in March 2024. I've mixed the bags A and D. It was horrible! All this blue pieces 😱! I did the bag B, and now I do the bag E. I did another puzzles between each bag. For me, the bag A is the most difficult because of blue pieces. I love to do this puzzle. I'm sorry if my English is not very good.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Your English is great! I saw your comment on my Instagram as well and I am so glad that I didn't mix any bags. Also, I'm glad to hear that Bag A was the most difficult which means every bag from now on will be easier for me. I can't wait to see this all done and up on the wall - it's going to look amazing!
@Laura_Stanford4 ай бұрын
It is a beautiful puzzle. I have puzzle with my husband before but I have to confess, I love puzzling alone and with no background sound.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
No background sound...interesting. You must be a very calm and at peace person - wish I was more like that.
@Cyanbirdie4 ай бұрын
That puzzle is so gorgeous! It's made me want to start on my 18k puzzle. I just have to mention..you've made me addicted to Whittakers chocolate. I'm in Australia and we've had it available here for years but I never tried it. I've now bought 4 blocks over 2 weeks! help I can't stop haha. The perfect puzzling snack for sure
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
HAHAHA Whittakers!!! I really need them to sponsor me for all the free advertising I do for them hehehe What flavour are you eating? And what 18k puzzle do you have?
@adelebryson4 ай бұрын
Ooo this has been ordered for our next large community event for NZJPA Donnalouise 🙌 so good to see what its like inside
@fortheloveofpuzzles3 ай бұрын
NICE!!! It's lots of fun. Please don't mix the bags...that first Bag A I'm told is the most difficult with all the blue. 💜🧩
@patriciajaynebavas71184 ай бұрын
Beautiful puzzle. I love watching high piece counts so was so happy to see this video.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It's so much fun to build - I can't wait to get it up all together on the wall!
@melissamayo31584 ай бұрын
Such a great video, it is a very beautiful jigsaw. So very glad you are enjoying a large jigsaw again.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Me again! I was a little worried it would be too much as I was so deflated from the last one...but I am loving this so much!
@puzzlesbypam24423 ай бұрын
What a beautiful puzzle. I enjoyed the commentary about Clementoni - I really like that brand.
@fortheloveofpuzzles3 ай бұрын
I always love learning something new and this was fun to discover about the brand.
@lilimaciell4 ай бұрын
Beautiful puzzle can't wait to see the other sections
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
The colours and the details are so lovely!
@concsim4 ай бұрын
Oba!! Que legal. Vamos lá acompanhar essa nova aventura! Abraços, fica bem!
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I am loving it so far.
@TCpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Excited to follow along on your journey! Looks so beautiful already!
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm loving every piece of it
@jeancarroccino85744 ай бұрын
Beautiful puzzle. Enjoying it. ❤🎉
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I can't wait to crack open every bag!
@dreadheadlover26274 ай бұрын
Yay a large puzzle! 😁🧡🧩
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I'm having so much fun!!!
@cecilia89574 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful puzzle but that many pieces is out of my range...1000 is my limit..I also love clementoni puzzles...I just got a Harry Potter one off Amazon...not a fan but I do love the images 🐨.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I would have loved if this came in bags of 1k pieces as 2,204 is a bit much. So glad that Paige is helping me with the sorting. Clementoni is a lot of fun to puzzle.
@ceciliekrebs76664 ай бұрын
I LOVED this puzzle all the way ❤ Have fun!
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Loving ti so far and glad that you did as well.
@ashleysworldincolor21954 ай бұрын
I’m so excited for this! I’ve been looking at purchasing this puzzle. I might have to do it! It’s stunning. LOVE the giant poster.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I love the puzzle so far! The colours and the details are beautiful! I think you would really enjoy it.
@andreagrasselli11694 ай бұрын
This giant is really beautiful!
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
The colours - the details - everyone is beautiful!
@morgandenoia31384 ай бұрын
Great to see you jumping into another giant puzzle, Donnalouise! This looks like it will be much more enjoyable than the Educa! Looking forward to watching your journey with this one.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It is so much more enjoyable - I'm sure you can all see it on my face.
@danish_puzzler4 ай бұрын
You made me feel better about cutting up the poster for the 9000pc I'm working on. ✂️ 😂 Beautiful puzzle! Love Clementoni. Looking forward to seeing it come together.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
What I loved about the Grafika Travel Around Art - they had one large poster and then posters for each bag. But yeah, no way I was going to hold onto that but poster the entire time.
@LizaLikeMinnelli4 ай бұрын
I'm excited to watch you build this! Who is your puzzling partner? :-) Do the pieces fit well? Can you easily move chunks/sections around?
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
That's my friend and neighbour Paige who is puzzling with me. It's a typical Clementoni fit so a little loser than Ravensburger, can move sections around but need to be careful. It's not the snuggest fit but it's not crumbly.
@nicholasgeorge41564 ай бұрын
I haven’t even finished a puzzle near this big. 5000 maybe. That’s it.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
My largest piece count in a single bag was 6,000 - it was a lot but I loved the image. I much prefer 1,000 at most but so far these 2,204 pieces haven't been too bad. I think this will be the trickiest section and the others might be easier.
@heather66684 ай бұрын
Hi Again - probably about halfway now - lol that 3 pronged green piece in the bird - been driving me nuts - the same piece - finally found it a few minutes ago in among the dark greens. It doesn't look like it's part of the bird but i just quickly glanced over the 3 out 1 in pieces and there it was.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
HAHAHA Paige ended up finding it for me. 💜🧩
@heather66684 ай бұрын
@@fortheloveofpuzzles LOL well done Paige
@darrylbatchem89854 ай бұрын
That looks like a fun puzzle, if you want to swap one day I have Sellagruppe and New York.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I plan on keeping it and putting it up on the wall down at the jigsaw puzzle display. You need to get down to Dunedin to have a look!
@NatalieinIdaho4 ай бұрын
Ooh, I love this one! Is Paige your daughter? If so I have a daughter named Paige as well❤.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
No!! I'm not that old hehehe Well technically I could have had her really young. Paige is a dear friend and neighbour. Her pup Pixie plays with our girl Thora. 💜🧩
@puzzlepiece95094 ай бұрын
It's a super image but not a jigsaw I would do as it is far too big for me. I'm disappointed that you cut the poster, you could have folded it. Are you going to stick it back together again when you have finished or do you plan to keep the jigsaw? I'm currently doing a much more manageable 1000 piece House of Puzzles jigsaw called Sugar and Spice. A welcome relief from the Polygon Lion!! Look forward to the next instalment.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
I plan on keeping the puzzle so no need to tape it back together. Folding the paper would have ruined the edges. I want to put it up on the wall down at the jigsaw puzzle display. I think it's look amazing! I think any puzzle - even Lupins - would be a nice relief after Polygon Lions hahahaha
@mariannerapp4114 ай бұрын
I think Giacomo is pronounced Jacques-uh-mo
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Oh, that makes sense!
@puzzlingread4 ай бұрын
This is going to be so pretty when finished! I'm in the middle of Blue Kazoo's Sky High puzzle. The quality is excellent! It's definitely a tough one so I'm sorting like it's nobody's business 😛🧩💙
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It was so much fun but yes, Sky High is tricky! Lots of sorting and subsorting. Beautiful when done!
@user-jx8zu4 ай бұрын
Looks like Donnalouise grew an extra pair of arms to get this job done👍🏼
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
Yes! My dear Paige came to help me sort which was so very appreciated! I doubled my time when she was helping to give an overall time of 1 person.
@mariansandu6374 ай бұрын
I plan to buy it. Because I love this puzzle too. And I would overcome the large number of parts assembled. From 9000 to 13200. I would have thought of doing it that way. Unfold all the bags of pieces and assemble the puzzle on a board the size of the puzzle. Because I know you like to get involved. Success! The clip has been saved to my channel playlist to watch in your old age.
@fortheloveofpuzzles4 ай бұрын
It is a beautiful puzzle and if you do end up buying it, I think you would absolutely love it!