Match Box Puzzle

I just love this collection of matches I made.  I chose a bunch of different scrapbook papers and glued them to small boxes of matches.  Now they work together as a kind of "artistic puzzle."


I leave them displayed together on a sofa table in the family room and check back periodically to see if they have been rearranged.  As often as not, someone has taken it upon themselves to move the boxes around, changing the arrangement to appeal to them.  I love that!  You wouldn't think that there was a lot of reasoning or placement to a collection of black and white patterns, but there is.  I think it is a bit like a crossword puzzle, finding satisfaction in the solution.


Would you rearrange these boxes if you had the chance?

Make A Puzzle

This would make a great puzzle, don't you think? I absolutely love Switzerland. Everything's a picture, in my opinion. I took this photo in the little lakeside town of Weggis. I had left the hotel and was trying to catch up with my Dad, who had gone for a walk. I found him on the path, just past a wisteria-draped pergola, looking at this view.

We stood there admiring this little harbor and talking about how easy it seemed to keep a boat on Lake Lucerne. I could have looked at this view forever.

And maybe I should! If I made a puzzle of it, I could soak it up even more. Have you ever had a puzzle made from a photograph? I order them online from Kodak - it makes a wonderful gift. The puzzles are small, but the impact is big.

Puzzling

I use the word "puzzling" not as adjective (meaning confusing) but as a verb (the act of putting small pieces together to make a really cute picture).

This week we have been puzzling.

I put up a card table in the family room and things are taking shape. This puzzle is a Joan Steiner "Can You Find It" puzzle of a kitchen. Small everyday items are used to look like a dollhouse-sized kitchen. Can you see the black stove? It is made from an old Walkman. And the brown turkey on the counter? It is actually an acorn. I think this style of puzzle is so fun and interesting.

My favorite puzzle of all time is of a general store! Ceaco Can You Find? - Trump's General Store

I have heard quite a bit lately about how puzzles are "good for your brain." While everyone is touting health and wellness this January, I am doing my part by suggesting you get yourself a puzzle and have fun watching it all come together.