Jigsaw Puzzle Hobby - Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Reviews

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Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Title: Matilda puzzle, Pieces: 500 Poster Included, Size: 19.25" x 26.625"

I did my usual sorting routine for this 500 pieces then merely laid out the pieces on the foam board. Then I used the handy Poster to assemble the pieces.The border went together fairly easy and then I started in the upper left corner, worked my way across the flowers over to the cookbook, then down across the brown table, leaving a gaping hole for Matilda. I saved her for last! The the 500 pieces are in very large format. Makes for good handling with odd shaped pieces for those with tender troubled hands.

Brand: Cobble Hills Puzzle Company, Title: Four Seasons Puzzle Illustration by: Janet Stever, Pieces: 2000 Cobble Hill The Four Seasons Size: 39.25x26.625 or 99.7x67.6cm.

The size of this Four Seasons Puzzle is quite large and takes up 2 standard size foam boards. When laying the pieces out, it takes four

foam boards, so six foam boards in total. That said, once this one is

accomplished, your will be very impressed with the way it looks!

I started with the text letters first as shown in the image below. There were a lot of tricky areas. With so many diﬀerent clusters of images, I was basically building these clusters within the puzzle board, like the Snowman, acorn and flowers shown on the image on the left side below.

Therefore I had many small sections I continued to build on. I felt I was finally over the hump at about the halfway mark when the big sections started to slide into place. At that point it became mostly smooth sailing to the end.

Brand: Cobble Hills Puzzle Company, Title: Frog Business Puzzle, Artist: Lori Anzalone, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25 x 26.625″

First thing - I did not assemble the Frog Business puzzle. It has been put to the test as a first-time user of Cobble Hill Puzzles by my adult daughter and her Man. You should know they are Gen-X and the idea of doing puzzles for all the years I have been doing them, to both of them, puzzles never appealed to them. Also being new to puzzling, they had a puzzle spill and seemed to have lost 1 piece even though we did look for it....maybe it will show up someday.....Newbies.... tsk, tsk

They actually started a different puzzle first and they experienced the same negative process as they did many years ago as teenagers.....the pieces were ribbon-grid-like cut and pieces fit into more than one place....I encouraged them to try a different puzzle. They picked the Frog Business puzzle upon my few suggestions for great colors and random cuts.

They did not really sort the pieces, as sorting pieces (to them and many other puzzlers) is boring. Instead they opted out for picking through the boxes for the colors they were assembling and just laying them out.

They also thought they might work from the bottom to the top but soon abandoned that idea once they seen that eliminating colors was the better direction in this Frog Business puzzle's case.

The great quality and random cut on Cobble Hills Puzzles and is exactly what sold this Gen-X couple to have a renewed look at puzzles. Here's some of the comments I got on their feedback;

It's VERY mindful to do puzzles
This was an enjoyable image to assemble
The random cut pieces made a huge difference for easier assembly
The feel of the matte finish was impressive
It's good to be puzzling rather than watching TV
We enjoy coffee and puzzling to start our day
We will certainly do another one

This is the first 1000 piece puzzle they have assembled since childhood and now it seems they are still willing to puzzle more - truly a good sign here. SO many thanks to Cobble Hills Puzzles for getting my daughter into puzzling as it is hoped that she will continue to share my hobby during her spare time going forward.

ps.....eventually we did find the piece that escaped them which completed the Frog Business puzzle.

Brand: Cobble Hills Puzzle Company,Title: Common Quilt Blocks Artist: Cobble Hills Creations, Pieces: 1000, Size: 48.9 x 67.6cm or 19.25 x 26.625″.

The border went together quite easily. I started with the reds and pink patterns....then as I moved along, I did this one in patches like several mini puzzles. As I completed a square I placed it into position on the board. Eventually all the patches were on the board so I only had the inside frames to complete.

In the top sections there is little text titles for each pattern quilt block. Of course there were many pretty colorful patterns. This puzzle reminds me of my oldest sister who does extremely fine quilting.....I do not have the patience to do such finesse work.

Brand: Cobble Hills Puzzle Company, Title: Cat Library Puzzle By: Cobble Hills Creations/Russell Books, Pieces: 1000, Size: 48.9 x 67.6cm or 19.25 x 26.625″

The pieces turned into piles of dark colors, maybe seven different tones. Fear not though as it is not as bad as it appears....

The Cat Library puzzle has a nice poster. It is clear and gives you many little details to help set up sections of assembled puzzle which will eventually join together. I can only imagine how much fun it was to put this image together AND how long it would have taken - HA!

There are 'clumps' of sections I started with first and as usual, I picked out the most outstanding colors on the books and then did the cats.

As I eventually completed all the cats on the Cat Library puzzle, I lined up all the wood-shelf pieces and matched them up with the books. I found the dark vintage books, mostly in the brownish colors to be the trickiest of all.

Enjoy the following video sharing more details on the assembly process.

teatime jigsaw puzzle

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Teatime Puzzle - Poster inside, By: Mary Lake-Thompson, Pieces: 1000, Size: 26.625" x 19.25"

I did my usual sorting routine; Sorting to locate all the outside border pieces, while placing the pieces into the 'general-color' piles.

Then I carried on with a second round of sorting (similar colors sorted by shades/patterns) while placing the pieces flat out on the poster boards.

The border was fairly doable. I thought it best to start with the least of colors which was quite outstanding and that was little tippets of images and text.

I started with the large TEATIME text and the colored smaller text in and around the board. The striped teacups were outstanding enough and the blue/white teapot. Then I assembled the colored flowers, jar of honey and lemons.

The rest of the pieces (about 200 pieces) were not difficult as there was enough details to easily find the correct areas.

Berry Sweet Puzzle

Title: Berry Sweet Puzzle Amazon Link, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Jane Maday, Cut: Random, Size: 18"x 24", Pieces: 275

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: Large random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Linen

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 2 hours

This is such a delightful Spring puzzle which is just around the corner already. The pieces are large enough, known as easy handling pieces so it's easily done in one sitting. The Artist, Jane Maday, has captured these furry little animals with bright colours embedded for attraction. Super fun times!

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Title: Be Mine puzzle, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Barb Tourtillotte, Cut: Random, Size: 26.625" x 19.25", Pieces: 500

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: Large random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Linen

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 4 hours

How pretty is this puzzle for Valenitne's Day? It's a perfect gift with medium size pieces. I started with the border which assembled quickly. I picked out the colored birds and butterflies first then worked the colored laces. Even the Valentine hearts have their own colors so the challenge was not difficult.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Diary of an Edwardian Lady Spring Puzzle

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Short Title: Diary Spring Puzzle - Diary of an Edwardian Lady, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25x26.625 or 49x68cm. I love puzzles in a series and when you see all four assembled together in the article as you scroll down the page you'll see the beauty of them side by side. Diary of an Edwardian Lady jigsaw puzzle Amazon link

Diary of an Edwardian Lady Winter Puzzle

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Diary of an Edwardian Lady Winter Puzzle, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25x26.625 or 49x68cm. Each puzzle comes with a mini poster for use with more than one Puzzler or when assembling the area where the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company logo is situated on the bottom right side of the box. It also shares a blurb on the Edwardian Lady and the three other puzzles available in this series. Diary of an Edwardian Lady Winter Puzzle

Diary of an Edwardian Lady Autumn Puzzle

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Diary of an Edwardian Lady Autumn Puzzle Amazon Link, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25x26.625 or 49x68cm. Each puzzle comes with a mini poster for use with more than one Puzzler or when assembling the area where the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company logo is situated on the bottom right side of the box. It also shares a blurb on the Edwardian Lady and the three other puzzles available in this series. Diary of an Edwardian Lady Autumn Puzzle

Diary of an Edwardian Lady Summer Puzzle

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Diary of an Edwardian Lady - Summer Puzzle, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25x26.625 or 49x68cm. I sorted out all the pieces that appeared to have an edge and then 'weeded' out the pieces that did not fit the border colours and put them back into the non-edge pile. The border required looking at the edges on the box image. The random shaped pieces were also helpful. Diary of an Edwardian Lady - Summer Puzzle Amazon Link

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Great Horned Owl Puzzle, Artist: Simon Bolyn, Pieces: 1000, Size: 26.626" x 19.25"

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Great Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: Dark foliage

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 12 hours

The border was a tad tricky and I thought this is likely an indication of testy this puzzle could be however the placement of the green colors according to the box was most helpful.

I started with the 2 owls as the baby Owl's eyes were outstanding pieces. I built on that. The brown on the Mama Owl were pretty clear, then I dug out the soft feathery white on the baby bird was pretty distinctive. Of course the yellow fern was a give-away section.

Once I completed the work in progress as shown above I felt the rest of the image was going to be daunting. I just dug in with shades of green...once I got as far as I could go with green, I changed to dark brown, then light beige, then whites, then back to dark green, then beige rocks. I moved along at a steady pace and with the use of the shapes I felt the challenge was not as bad as first anticipated. That said, I have just come off of doing 2 - 2000 piece puzzles so maybe the 1000 piece seemed easier???? LOL!!

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Dusty Plains Puzzle Amazon Link, Artist: Rosemary Millette, Pieces: 1000, Size: 19.25" x 26.625″

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Great Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: goldish grass

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 10 hours

First off, you should know that I did a really 'solid' sort when it came to colours and patterns on the pieces. I don't normally start with the cloudy sky, but for some reason it seemed to be the easier place to start because it had that most definitive orange line starting just above the dark hills on the left and right sides. It was a small amount to start with but it got me going. Then I found myself looking at the different shades of the sky and suddenly it seemed like putting a 'rainbow' type areas together. I simply followed the colour shades which led to the darker clouds and lighter centre area. That let to the dark hills and that let to the beasts themselves.

It appears that I was able to assemble this one from top to bottom because of the difference in the treelike and water reflection Next it was the Bison I assembled. The heads were tricky but the areas were small and the colours had blue/grey strokes on them. That followed the gold fur, light brown skin and the 'dusty' area under their bellies.

This is the first time I have assemble artwork by Rosemary Millette that Cobble Hills Puzzle Company sells. I am very pleased to say the Dusty Plains puzzle looked terrific on the table as I am very impressed with artwork which gave me a closeup look at these mammoths!

Brand: Cobble Hills Puzzle Company, Title: Cat Library Puzzle Amazon Link, By: Cobble Hills Creations/Russell Books, Pieces: 1000, Size: 48.9 x 67.6cm or 19.25 x 26.625″.

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Great Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: behind cups

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 11 hours

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Baristart puzzle, Pieces: 1000 Poster Included, Size: 26.625" x 19.25" or 67.6 x 48.9cm.

A new fad had started and is perfect for a BaristArt puzzle. Now it is so common they even have competitions. Some of the artwork is incredible. Baristart puzzle Amazon link

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Great. Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: behind cups

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Linen

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 10 hours

As you can see now above, the lovely close up images of the coffee swirls. I can't even imagine being that creative although the coffee does look quite tasty. That said, I can highly recommend this puzzle for those who enjoy a little extra challenge with their coffee/puzzles ;)

Title: Under The Cherry Tree Amazon Link, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Jane Maday, Cut: Random, Size: 19.25"x 26.625", Pieces: 350

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: Large random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Linen

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 2.5 hours

A perfect puzzle for Family Day as it can be done in one sitting and the image is quite delightful. With children on the left and adults on the right, nature will appear quickly enough to keep the young ones interested. Such a lovely picture by the Artist!

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Title: A Yen for Yarn puzzle Amazon link, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Cobble Hill Creations, Cut: Random, Size: 18"x24", Pieces: 275

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: Large random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Linen

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 2 hours

This is a perfect puzzle image for yarn crafters and would do well in any craft room. I thought it might be tricky as some of the colours are dark but the larger size easy handling pieces really assisted with that.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Title: Seed Packet puzzle, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Jane Shasky, Cut: Random, Size: 26.625" x 19.25", Pieces: 500

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: Large random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 4 hours

Easily this was 18 mini puzzles that assembled very quickly. I started with the border which is basically color cooridinated. Then I started with the flowers. I do not know much about flowers but these flowers were quite distintive between each other except for a few of the 'purple/blue' flowers. So that basically left the borders in between the flowers. This one was really easy and perfect for a new puzzler working their way into larger number of pieces puzzles.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

QUILT COUNTRY

Title: Quilt Country puzzle, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Deb Strain, Cut: Random, Size: 26.625" x 19.25", Pieces: 1000

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

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Recommend Level: Highly Time: 7.5 hours

Just another fun quilt puzzle image here that's like 17 mini puzzles. I started with the border which was a little tricky, then the red barn was first of course. I pulled out the quilt pattern and the flowers. The sheep were fairly easy but the borders between the images were accumulated until the end.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

back to school puzzle review

Title: Back to School puzzle, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Artist: Shelley Davies, Cut: Random, Size: 26.625" x 19.25", Pieces: 1000

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: Very good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

Was this purchased new? Sponsored Price: N/A

Recommend Level: Highly Time: 7.5 hours

I really enjoyed assembling this puzzle image. I started with the border, then the 'Back to School' sign and red/yellow apple area. From there, I started using my sorted colors like purple, blue etc and red was the last color. Some puzzlers consider these images to be 'busy' which I agree, however, I also find that many 'items' /details helps me find where certain pieces needed to be placed and it seemed to increase the speed in which I completed it.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes. Special thanks to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for allowing me to review their puzzles.

Squirrels on vacation Puzzle Review

Title: Squirrels on Vacation puzzle, Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Artist: Nancy Rose, Cut: Random, Size: 26.625" x 19.25", Pieces: 1000

Overall Experience: Great Cut Quality: good

Board Quality: Medium thickness Shape Cut: random

Image Quality: Great Hardest Area: None

Puzzle Dust? minimal Finish Quality: Matte

Box Quality: Solid New Size Sealed Pieces: yes

Was this purchased new? Sponsored Price: N/A

Recommend Level: Highly Time: 7.5 hours

I really enjoyed assembling this puzzle image. I started with the text letters first, then the color borders followed by the most outstanding colors. The rest of the pieces were defined by the color backgrounds and individual items.

I love the non-glare matte linen finish, random cuts and their new reduced size boxes.

Squirrels on Vacation puzzle Poster

Squirrels on Vacation Extra Piece

Check out the NEW Cobble Hill jigsaw puzzle boxes. This year, they have down-sized them making them more convenient for our puzzling experience AND they have a new BIGGER poster size at 14" x 10".

The new box size is 11.25" x 8.25" x 2". I love it and everything else is the same outside the new size poster.

Take a look at the new puzzles I will be reviewing in the near future too! A HUGE special thanks to Cobble Hill for giving me this opportunity to promotes their jigsaw puzzles.

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Brand: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company, Title: Elements - Earth Puzzle, Fire Puzzle, Water Puzzle and Air Puzzle, Created by: Shelley Davies, Size: 26.6x19.25, Pieces: 1000 pieces.

Air, Water, Fire Earth - Cobble Hill Puzzle Company and Shelley Davies.

The Earth, Air, Water, Fire puzzles are all part of the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Element Series.

Puzzle Comments

I chose the Elements Series of 4 puzzles titled Water, Air, Fire and Earth as part of my selection of annual reviews for Cobble Hill Puzzle Company. The Element Series is created by Shelley Davies. They are a new Series for 2019 and you can check the following link to locate the Preferred Retailers and the Online Stores for purchasing.

Archie Jigsaw Puzzles Series

The Archie jigsaw puzzles series was NEW for 2017. It is produced by Cobble Hill Puzzle Company. They make an excellent addition to my jigsaw puzzle hobby. Amazon Link

Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Archie Series – Classic Archie 1000 Pieces – 26.625×19.25”
Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Archie Series – The Gang At Pops 1000 Pieces – 26.625×19.25”
Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Archie Series – Archie Covers 500 Pieces – 26.625×19.25”
Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Archie Series – Love Triangle 500 Pieces – 26.625×19.25”

I also want to take this opportunity to thank Customer Relations at Cobble Hill Puzzle Company for selecting me to be the one to introduce this NEW line of jigsaw puzzles for 2017. That was a Christmas present in and of itself! I am one very happy and lucky puzzler!!!!!

I ended my 2016 jigsaw puzzle hobby year with the best series I have ever had the pleasure of assembling. This article will review and share photos on all four.

The back of the Cobble Hill Puzzle Company Archie Jigsaw Puzzles box displays all four images. They are bagged securely inside the sturdy box (my photo shows pieces are opened).

All four puzzle measure the same size, 26.625 x 19.25”, even though the puzzles are available in 500 or 1000 pieces. The following photos shows the difference in the size of the pieces. I have placed a 1000 piece puzzle over the 500 piece puzzle to show how the measurement size is the same.

The pieces are of top quality. The 500 pieces are cut looser than the 1000 pieces. The 500 pieces are like a 'ribbon/grid' cut and the 1000 pieces are cut in the random shape style.

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