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for wondering if anyone else enjoys jigsaws?

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Samcro · 27/09/2019 23:14

i was on a now deleted thread. where I said I did them and some else said they did.
so does anyone else love doing them??

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BackforGood · 27/09/2019 23:17

I used to.
All got put away when I had toddlers.
I think I will start again when I retire though Smile

northernruth · 27/09/2019 23:17

ha I like them a lot, guilty pleasure - I buy them for my daughter, bully her into starting them then finish them when she loses interest. She said to me recently "are we going to buy you another Christmas jigsaw this year mummy?"

Butttons · 27/09/2019 23:19

Love them but struggle to find the time and space for a nice big one these days

FrenchBoule · 27/09/2019 23:20

The same as @BackforGood.

FurnitureAndBackgammon · 27/09/2019 23:21

Ooh love a good jigsaw at Christmas and a nice wintery one for the New Year, when it's all dark and dismal outside.

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Samcro · 27/09/2019 23:22

i am an addict lol love them. me and DH always have one on the go(empty nest)

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MillieMoodle · 27/09/2019 23:23

Love them but don't seem to have the time these days! My favourite are the Wasgij ones where the picture on the box is the scene before or after the scene on the jigsaw.

PeacefulInTheDeep · 27/09/2019 23:23

I really enjoy them Smile they keep my brain just the right level of engaged - not too taxing but not so light that my mind wanders and I start worrying about work stuff etc. I like to listen to radio 4 or podcasts while doing them. I got my husband to join me once by buying a Star Wars one!

cantpooinpeace · 27/09/2019 23:24

Love them! But only in winter with the log burner on, crap TV on, brew & a bowl of crisps Grin

GroggyLegs · 27/09/2019 23:24

Every Christmas, once the day is done & kids are in bed, I get out my new jigsaw - probably of a steam train or something - and stay up until the wee small hours happily clicking away with a glass of port & some cheese.

It's the best night if the year IMO Grin

(I'm not 80)

SachaStark · 27/09/2019 23:25

Sounds like exactly the sort of thing I would be into! I’d like to give jigsaws a go this winter.

Quick question, what do you all do with your jigsaws when you’ve finished them? Do you frame them or charity shop them or what?

Floopily · 27/09/2019 23:29

I love jigsaws! I've not done one for a while and it's a rainy day here tomorrow.....

Peridot1 · 27/09/2019 23:29

I do! Have a friend who does too so she passes hers on to me.

I love Lego too. Jigsaws are cheaper though!

I’d love a table to do them on. I have one of the big flat cases but I’d like to be able to just leave one out.

BaronessBomburst · 27/09/2019 23:34

DS and I are currently doing one we bought in the Efteling. It's devilishly hard!

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Samcro · 27/09/2019 23:35

i have a table

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Mrsmummy90 · 27/09/2019 23:36

Dh and I love them. The last one we did was a 3D map of the world in game of thrones

BaronessBomburst · 27/09/2019 23:39

We keep it on the floor, but on a mat so we can drag it out of the way if required.
We play Lego too! There's usually some kind of work in progress on the sitting room floor.

Sarahlou63 · 27/09/2019 23:41

I have a magic jigsaw app which means I can make a 550 piece jigsaw of my photos - I do at least 2 a week and take pics simply because I think it’ll be a good jigsaw 😳

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Samcro · 27/09/2019 23:41

Mrsmummy90 omg that must have been hard.

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littlehappyhippo · 27/09/2019 23:47

@Samcro

Oooooh, I love jigsaws, 🧩 but like a few others, I prefer doing them in the winter months. We have a decent sized dining table to do them on, and I always get one for Christmas, so tend to start it off on Christmas evening, with a glass of red wine and some cheese and crackers.

I had one for my birthday actually... I really feel like doing it now. May get it out and do it this weekend. Grin

PuzzledObserver · 27/09/2019 23:47

I’ve just started one - a 1000 piece of MC Escher’s Drawing hands. It’s murder, and I love it.

MissSingerbrains · 27/09/2019 23:50

I love jigsaws. I find them so relaxing.

DeltaAlphaDelta · 27/09/2019 23:52

Bloody love a jigsaw in winter! I want to get a fold up holder thing for them!

5foot5 · 27/09/2019 23:56

We always have a jigsaw on the go at work. It lives on a spare desk and people have a go in their lunch break.

Suze1621 · 27/09/2019 23:57

Love them, however invariably results in some very late night's when I've got one on the go ... just got to finish one more bit (or maybe two, or three!)