I say we start a petition to ban all Lupins from any puzzle images! Great job on the puzzle! Larger piece counts are truly next level compared to 1k. There is just so much more to consider but are very fulfilling to complete. Love the advent calendar - hope you can figure it out. It would be cool to see one day at a time but that’s a lot of work so a compilation video would be great. Miss you! Love you!
OMG YES!!!! 😂😂 Thank you! 🥰 They're very fulfilling I agree - but strangely the 2k one was more fulfilling for me, than this 3k one - maybe because I liked the picture more, or because I had the other one out for so long, that I just wanted to get rid of it already 😂😅 I'm doing it one per day as shorts 😊 Miss you and I love you too!! ❤
Hi Janette, firstly thank you for this great video and congrats on the first Slovenia puzzle competition starting soon 🥳👍. You’ve given us a lot of hints re bigger size puzzles, very helpful . Artists doing these puzzles if they are good give us puzzlers clues, hints even. Waterfalls, gradient sky/contrails or clouds. Forests may have vines that you can follow. We’ve found the real art to cracking puzzling is working out the sorting. And sorting more than once. Ha! We’ve only done up to a 1000 working towards our 1500 for new year👍. We’d like the advent calendar on the first December if possible. From Australia, a big thank you for all your videos and help. Mark+Chris🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you! 🥰 I'm glad to hear that! Yes, I agree! There was a lot of detail on this puzzle as well, just the colours weren't that obvious to separate 😅 Sorting more than once haha...more like 10 times hahaha 😂🤪 I'm sure you'll really enjoy 1500 one! Thank you for letting me know! 🤗
Great job stretching your comfort zone! How to do a larger puzzle ? Piece by piece 😄 Did my second (first in a long time) 3000 piece, Asterix and Family earlier this year. I did it as you suggested in the end, pulled out the section to work on, and leave the rest. Good luck on the competition! Sounds great too
Thank you! 🤗 Haha yeah well literally piece by piece 😅 I think it's best to puzzle that way, otherwise it can get overwhelming 😬 Thank you! Will let you know how it goes 😁
Congrats on completion of your 3000 pc!! The image is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for all the tips, I have never done a puzzle that large..lol. Thank you for sharing 🧩🧩🧩
I complete several 3000 plus puzzles a year. I turn up all the pieces on cork boards (no sorting except pulling out the edge pieces). Once the boarder is done I choose the section I want to work and pull all those pieces. I continue this section by section, until the puzzle is complete. It is interesting how everyone uses different methods. Looks like a fun puzzle. Congratulations on your milestone and completing your first 3k puzzle.
Wow! I admire your patience! 😲 That's an interesting method! That's normally how I do 500 piece puzzles, but it never occurred to me to try it on larger ones 😅 I might have to try this with the next larger puzzle! Thank you! 🤗
That's ok! 😊 I felt intimidated by this one too, but at the end of the day, it's just a puzzle - if you can put 1k together, you will be able to do 3k too! As long as you have space to leave it out, so you don't have added pressure on finishing it in certain amount of time 😉 Thank you! 🤗
Hi Janette! such a beautiful puzzle. congratulations! your puzzles are always so beautiful and also congratulations on reaching 3000 subscribers, you and Ric from Ric's Nifty Puzzles have the best videos on RUclips and seem to be on very similar journeys with puzzles, I am so happy for both of you for reaching 3000 subscribers.
Great video Janette and congrats on achieving both 3,000 milestones! My family completed a 5,000 piece puzzle many years ago and it was so hard I think I have PTSD and I stop at 1,000 pieces now. But I love to watch time lapses of bigger puzzles. Maybe one day I’ll try a bigger piece count but there’s so many beautiful 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles to do before then! Good luck with the Slovenian event - I look forward to seeing your vlog! Starting the Advent calendar on 1 December would be good - I don’t have one so I’m going to live vicariously through yours 😛
Thank you! 🤗 Hahaha well I completely understand! Having a bad experience, can definitely change the way you feel about certain puzzles! 😬 I agree! I prefer 1-1.5k puzzles the most, probably because of the size as well. But I'm challenging myself with some bigger puzzles - I don't think they will become a new norm though 😂 Thank you! I'm really looking forward to the event! I hope it runs smoothly 😁 And yes, I'm doing 2 advent calendars, so go nuts haha 🤪 I hope you enjoy watching them! 😉
If you end up having a competition monthly, I might come over in spring :D I'v been to Slovenia once, and I'd love to visit again, why not combine it with the puzzling competition 😊 My first 4000 piece puzzle was Tower of Babel painting by Peter Breughl. It was one of the very first puzzles I did as an adult, I had no strategies but plenty of time (it was 2020 after all 😅). If not for the advice from RUclips, I'd never finished it. It was sooo satisfying, but if I'm ever doing such a big piece count again, it's not going to be a classical painting. I think Disney is much more likely, once I have space to do it.
That would be amazing!! 🤩I totally agree with you!! 😁👌🏻 Oh god.. that puzzle look difficult! 😬 Well done on finishing it! 👏🏻👏🏻 And I completely understand - I would never do a classical painting as a higher piece count puzzle (unless someone asked me to do it for them, so they can put it on the wall 😅). Disney's designs are beautiful, and also makes it so much easier and more enjoyable to assemble! 🤩
Awesome puzzle! I’m working on Clementoni Venice Evening Sunset 6000 piece (I blame Vicky Makes and Builds) and finding your observations to be true for this one as well. I’ve done a couple of 5000 piece puzzles - they averaged about 10 hours for the initial sort and around 90 hours to complete the build. The Clementoni is going together much more slowly. I’m finding that when starting on new sections they start out with several 2-3 piece bits that eventually coalesce, and I just have to be patient with the process. I’m curious - do you think speed-puzzling changed the way you think about puzzles in general? Did you find that experience helpful in doing this one?
That's a very pretty, but by the looks of it, quite a difficult puzzle as well! I have also noticed, that starting a new section is always slower, with a puzzle of a larger piece count. And I definitely agree - patience is the key! 😅 Oh I never even thought about that. That's a very good question! It did change the way I feel about puzzles. First off, it gave me more confidence in myself, as I know that I can easily do a 500 piece puzzle in one sitting now (I have never known before, because I have never tried it). It also gave me a completely new way of puzzling to explore - different techniques and variations, in order to become quicker - I had the exact same method every time; sort, frame, build. And since starting speed puzzling, I have discovered so many new options and variations of puzzling, that I might even enjoy more sometimes 😁👌🏻 And yes, I think it helps with larger puzzles as well, because I got really comfortable working with pieces flipped and spread across (which would always frustrate me before), and it really helps being able to do that now, as you have a better view of all the pieces. Thank you for asking that! I have just learned so much from this question! 🤩
I'm impressed with the piece count of this puzzle!! The biggest one I've ever done was a 2000pc puzzle and it took me a month to complete it!! I read somewhere that a 1000pc puzzle is not twice as long as a 500 pc puzzle but 4x as long!!!! I dont want to do the math for the 3k puzzle!!!! The puzzle is beautiful!! And I love how you climb on the table to work on the top parts!! How exciting for the speed puzzling event!!!! I hope it goes really well!
I have a 2k out now, and it's been out for a month already, and is not even 1/4 done 😅 Yeah, I can see that - I takes me on average around 1 hour to do 500 pieces, and 4-5 hours to do a 1000 piece puzzle. This one took me 20 hours so I guess 4x longer than 1k 🤔 Haha well I had to climb on top, my eyes don't see that far 😂 Thank you! I hope it goes well too!! 😊🤞🏻
Congratulations! It is a beautiful puzzle. I agree that it's easier to get into a flow of puzzling rather than stopping and starting. Oh, and my knees were hurting as I watched you kneeling on your table 😂
Thank you! 🤗 Glad to hear I'm not the only one! 😁 Hahaha well my back was in more pain if I tried to lean over 😂😅 I used to puzzle on the floor and on my bed, so this is actually quite comfortable for me 😂🙈
love this video!! i started a 2000pcs puzzle for the first time two days ago and i was a bit dicouraged bc there are soooooo many pieces. thank you for the video! 🥰 (only managed the frame so far - still a slow puzzler ☺)
Thank you! 🤗 It can be a bit overwhelming, but it will get easier, the more pieces you put in. Just remember to take it easy, and enjoy the process 😉 I have on 2k puzzle out now for about a month already, and I had barely done anything. Some puzzles just take longer 😁
I have a lovely rotating puzzle board, but it only goes up to 2000 piece. I am now enjoying 2000, 1500, and lots and lots of 1000. Thank you for this fun workout.
Puzzle boards normally go up to 2000 pieces - probably wouldn't be space efficient to go beyond that 😅 I bet you have an amazing experience assembling on that board! 🤩 I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🥰
The clemontoni one you didn’t do is one I’m doing atm, but the 6000 piece version 🙈 big congrats on completing this tiger puzzle! You smashed it! Loved watching the process.
Oh wow, well done!! 🤯👏🏻 I was scared of tackling the 3k version, so I couldn't even imagine doing it as a 6k version 😅 Thank you for your lovely comment! 🤗 Good luck with your puzzle! 😁🤞🏻
I did my first 3000 piece puzzle beginning of the year. It was the ravensburger zodiac puzzle. Fell in love with it when I saw it. It took me 2,5 months to put it together. It is on the wall now, no way it was going back in to the box 😂
Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻 I think you have to be in love with the images for the higher count puzzles, otherwise the motivation is gone! 😅 It must look really nice on the wall! 🤩
That 3000 piece zodiac is my favorite puzzle I’ve ever done! I’m currently doing this 3,000 tiger puzzle. The zodiac image was just the PERFECT image for me. Vibrant, detailed, easily identifiable sections… I hope Ravensburger makes more like that! I’m not as excited about this tiger image but maybe it will grow on me!
Great job Janette! You did so well👏🏻😊🧩Everytime you say in your videos when you have a challenge “Oh my God, what have I done”? I think of you standing on a diving board and looking down on the water inside a giant Olympic pool😂😂😂I think that the numbers scare you, just ignore the numbers😃😂Congratulations!!! By the way, your sister is so nice to separate the pieces in bags. You have a good sister. I am very excited about the Slovenian jigsaw puzzle competion, YAY!!!! I wish I could be there. I will cheer for you :)
Thank you! 🤗 Hahahahaha omg this is such a good comparison 😂😂 They do scare me, but you're right, I should ignore them 😊 Yes, she was very kind to do that, I also reused the bags, and separated it, for whomever gets it next 😁 Aww thank you! I will definitely make a video out of it, and I really hope it goes well! 🤞🏻
I'm so proud of you!!! I have yet to be brave enough to do one of these. I definitely do not have the table space and I have to assume that makes it more challenging.
Thank you! 🤗 Trust me, I wasn't brave enough - YT made me do it 😂 That would definitely make it more difficult yes! I think having space where you can leave the puzzle out for longer is a must, so you don't put extra time pressure on yourself, because it will suck all the joy out. You don't need a table necessarily though - you could puzzle on the floor, if you find that comfortable. I will have to do my 5k and 6k on the floor, as I don't have any tables big enough anymore😅
Congratulations on completing this puzzle. It is such a beautiful image. You have such a positive attitude in doing this puzzle. Thanks for explaining your thought process in putting this together. Sometimes I'll start to get frustrated with a puzzle and I have to take a break. I don't want to lose the happy feeling of accomplishment I get when I put in that last piece. How exciting for you to be involved in getting together a competition near you.
Thank you! 🤗 I wanted to explain what was going through my head, because I'm sure that someone can relate 😅 So I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! Some puzzles or rather some parts of puzzles can drive you mad pretty quickly 😬 It's good that you notice that and take a break! I used to just power through a puzzle and it just wasn't enjoyable 😅
Exactly the same with me! I am also quite comfortable doing 1k-1.5k puzzles, and it was very intimidating to go for that next higher number 😅 It is very rewarding though! 🤩
I’m impressed that you can puzzle on your knees. I’m working on a 6000 piece and that would be helpful to reach the top part. Maybe when I was younger, but not now. Great job!
I actually really enjoy it - this is how I puzzled my entire life, before getting a table recently 😅 You could try with a pillow - I did that when I puzzled for longer periods on the floor, and it helped so much! Good luck with the puzzle! 😁👏🏻
LOL! Congrats on 3k! That must have been so thrilling to get those final pieces in. Quite a journey. Really proud of you. Hope the event in Slovenia goes well!
Hahahah I climbed 🤣🤪 Thank you! 🤗 Oh it was!! It took me so long to finish the puzzle, I was honestly so thrilled when it was finished! Also thrilled I got my dining table back 😅🙈 Thank you so much! I hope the event goes well too! Only a week away now! 😲
Congratulations on your first 3000 piece puzzle ❤ . Such a beautiful picture. And smart. My first 3000er was Ravensburgers Bombardement of Algier, and that was not a smart choice 😅. Also I am subscribed now, so I am looking forward to the 5000 piece Special. Good luck on the Adventskalender. I hope it is doable for you. I fear that some wordplay clues might get lost in translation.
Thank you! 🤗 Oh my.. that one looks difficult! 😅 Aww thank you again! Well, Google translate might not be as good as I thought, so I'm only hoping it's good enough, for me to be able to solve the puzzles! 😁🤞🏻
Loved this video! I felt your struggles, sorting, and resorting many times. Did you keep track of your times? You said 20 hours at one point. Did you make it? However long it took, you are amazing and the puzzle is beautiful!! Great job!!
Congratulations on your first 3k puzzle! I'm still working up the courage to break out one of my 3k puzzles but it is just so hard to start one of them! The puzzle you did was really pretty and I enjoyed the video :)
Thank you! 🤗 You just have to trust the process. Like you know how to puzzle, you'll be able to get through (unless it's a really bad quality), so just take your time and you'll be fine 😉
That is such a beautiful puzzle. I’m just finishing my first 2000 piece puzzle and planning a 3000 piece one over Christmas. I know exactly what you mean about the number of pieces in a section. I mean it’s logical but you just don’t understand the impact till you’re doing it. It takes persistence. Can’t wait to see the next step on your journey to large puzzles. I’ hoping to work my way up to 6000 and beyond. How about you? How high do you hope to go?
Thank you!! Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻 I'm sure you're gonna enjoy the next milestone as well! 🤗 Yeah, you're right - it is logical, but there will be a point when you actually get it 😅 I'm also planning to go up to 6k right now (in one bag that is), not sure if I'll have the guts to go beyond that point 😂 It's also a space problem, as I really want to avoid puzzling on the floor, and having the puzzle out for months in my living room 😬 So I think beyond 6k I'll just use separate bags 😁
Great video ❤. I have this puzzle and have had it partially sorted for more than a year. I just get frustrtated every time I try to sort it. Thank you, thank you for confirming thst it's ok to not perfectly sort it all the first time through. Other RUclips creators stress the importance of doing a detailed first sort so you don't have to keep resorting. I don't sort well, I have a hard time determining what each piece is. This makes more sense to me. Resorting as you learn the puzzle gives you a better chance at recognizing pieces. I love watching videos like this. It is just fascinating to me to see how everyone puzzles differently. I don't think those other creators are wrong to do a detailed sort, I just feel this is going to be better for me. 😊
Thank you! 🤗 Oh yeah, for sure!! You can't sort it perfectly the first time around - too much detail and honestly for me, it sucks the joy out, if I have to sort for too long before starting the puzzle. Some people don't even sort to begin with. I got a comment saying that they just flip all the pieces, eliminate the edge and then decide which section they will work on, and just eliminate those pieces 😁 I think everyone has to do what's most enjoyable for them. If some like detailed sort, that's great for them, I tend to like to move to puzzling quicker 😂🤷🏻♀️ I'm really glad to hear, that this video has helped you! 🤩
It is a beautiful big puzzle with good seperate sections. I did my first 3000 not long ago. It was Noah's ark from jumbo. Really pretty but also tricky, only the standard puzzle pieces and not much seperate sections. I am doubting if I want to do a 3000 pieces puzzle again. Maybe in a couple of months ...
Noah's ark looks difficult! There is so much green all over the puzzle! 😬 And yes, the cut definitely didn't help. But don't let that put you off of doing another one - now you know what to look for in a puzzle, and you can find an easier one 😉
I started puzzling almost a year ago. Have done 2 - 3000pc puzzles, the original Karen Puzzles puzzle and Ravensburger Oceania. Both difficult for sure but so gratifying to finish! I think I left both of them out just to look at for 2 or 3 weeks😋
Oceania looks way more difficult than the tigers 😅 Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻 I completely understand! I had to put mine away the next day, as I needed my dining table back 😂🙈
Congratulations on getting to the end of the puzzle. 👏 Not surprised it took you longer than you thought it would. A lot of sorting and even micro sorting has to be done when puzzles are big. Great news about the puzzle competition in Slovenia. 👍I hope it all goes well and that everyone enjoys the experience. No doubt you will tell us how it all went at a later date. 😃 I'm currently working on the Ravensburger Animal Crossings Challenge puzzle. Slow going but I'm getting there bit by bit. 🧩🧩 Look forward to your next video whenever it appears.
Thank you! 🤗 Yeah, that was one thing I wasn't expecting and it threw me off a little 😅 And of course I will tell you all about it! Planning to make a vlog video out of it! 🤩 Oh wow, why would you do that to yourself? 🤪 It looks difficult! I have one Marvel impossible puzzle by Clementoni, and I just can't get myself to do it 😅
@@janetteandherpuzzles Normally I wouldn't do a Challenge puzzle. I made an exception for this as I realised that every single face is different. Some of the differences are subtle but they are there. I estimate that I have done about half the puzzle so far and on the third day of doing it. I do short stints, take a break, another short stint etc. It can get hard on the eyes hence taking frequent breaks! 😵💫
I just bumped onto your channel... so, for some reason I thought I had to push the subscribe button... well... I did it. 🤪🤪 I also need get out of my comfort zone... maybe now is time to try the 3000 pieces jigsaw puzzle that has been getting dusty for so long here. Very nice content!!! Keep on the good work.
Welcome!! I hope you enjoy the content! 😁 And I'm glad you pushed the button!! 😂👌🏻 Well, to this day, this is the only 3k puzzle I've done - it's definitely a different kind of experience, but it's worth it. Just prepare yourself, that it'll take longer - it's a marathon compared to a 1k puzzle! 😅 Thank you! 🤗
I recently completed the 3000 piece Ravensburger "Puzzles on Puzzles." It seemed way easier than your puzzle. It was also my first 3000 piece puzzle, and I really enjoyed it.
That's a pretty image, and I agree with you even though I haven't done it, but it does look slightly easier 😁 I bet you enjoyed it! It's a very fun puzzle! 🤩
Nice!! I have one 3k Jumbo by Jan as well - Wild Water Rafting. Honestly it looks very difficult with all the whites, but I love Jumbo puzzles and their quality, so I'm sure that it'll be doable! 😁 I hope you managed to finish it during the break! 🤩
Thank you Kay! 🤗 That's ok, this was my first time doing a 3k as well, and it's only because of the channel. I don't think I'd have the guts to attempt it myself for fun 😅
Oh sorry! They haven't opened the registrations, and neither have put any posts out about it yet 😬 I had put the link to their FB in my description now, and hopefully, they will sort it out soon enough 🤞🏻 Here is their FB page: facebook.com/parkenigma/
I have never done anything like that, but I think I'd prefer that, than a 4400 pieces in one go 😅🙈 I love the fact that they split bags - makes it more enjoyable and also less space consuming! Thank you! 🤗
Hi, the advent must be started on 1st December. Love your energy. On holiday in Tenerife for 5weeks and been binging jigsaw videos. I found the World Championships fascinating. Btw…i don’t own any jigsaws.🤦♂️
I will definitely start it on the first, it was just about when to release the videos 😁 Thank you! And enjoy your holidays!! I'm a bit jealous! You're in a warm place, and here is just getting colder every day 😅🥶 The Worlds were amazing! I'm planning to go every year now! 🤩👌🏻 That's ok, some people just enjoy watching them being put together, and some enjoy putting them together. Each to their own 😉
Thank you so much! 🤗 Uh that's a tough question 🤔 I didn't do any other 3k puzzle, so for me, doing this puzzle as my first 3k puzzle after only doing 500 and 1000 piece puzzles, I'd say it was a 6 - it wasn't difficult, but it just took longer. The searching process is a lot longer with larger puzzles and there was a lot of sorting, but I managed to solve the entire puzzle without any additional help, which I count as not that difficult 😊
I am so happy and jealous about the Slovenian event! I messaged a shop/company here in Lithuania that mainly deals with board games and does a lot of board game tournaments, just asking them about anything jigsaw related like that, and I've been completely ignored T_T
Ooh I feel you! I did exactly the same thing - contacted a place that organises game nights and tournaments, but with more luck than you. Maybe you should visit them personally? 🤔 When I messaged them, they weren't really that interested, so I literally went there to talk to them, and only then I had them interested. Even though I had been waiting for the schedule that was supposed to be done by last Sunday, so I'm a bit worried, that they won't go through with it 😬🙈
Thank you! 🤗 I have already picked my 4k puzzle, and it is not Educa. I actually don't like the new Educa puzzles anymore - the cut is just not great for me. I don't enjoy their 500 piece puzzles, so I wouldn't dare to go for a 4k 😅🙈 The image is beautiful though! 🤩
Yeah it starts off fine, but then it's all the same colour 😅 The pattern repeats itself in the middle of the puzzle, so you can help yourself with that 😉
Jigsaw puzzles can be very difficult, but also very easy! It is very important to pick a smaller piece count puzzle to begin with (200 or 300) and pick a picture that you absolutely enjoy! 🤩
Well if we manage to get the first one rolling 😅 still no reply from them so far 😬 Yes, we love speed puzzling here in Africa, that's why we're trying to bring competitions here as well 😂 Stijn, people won't understand what we're talking about, and will just think that we are stupid for not knowing Slovenia is in Europe 🤣🤣
Thank you everyone for supporting me!! 🥰 Hope you enjoy the video, and it maybe even helps you to tackle your next bigger puzzle! 🤗🧩
By now you have 𝝅 amounts of subscribers :D (3.14k) so you should also celebrate with a pie.
I say we start a petition to ban all Lupins from any puzzle images! Great job on the puzzle! Larger piece counts are truly next level compared to 1k. There is just so much more to consider but are very fulfilling to complete. Love the advent calendar - hope you can figure it out. It would be cool to see one day at a time but that’s a lot of work so a compilation video would be great. Miss you! Love you!
OMG YES!!!! 😂😂 Thank you! 🥰 They're very fulfilling I agree - but strangely the 2k one was more fulfilling for me, than this 3k one - maybe because I liked the picture more, or because I had the other one out for so long, that I just wanted to get rid of it already 😂😅 I'm doing it one per day as shorts 😊 Miss you and I love you too!! ❤
Hi Janette, firstly thank you for this great video and congrats on the first Slovenia puzzle competition starting soon 🥳👍. You’ve given us a lot of hints re bigger size puzzles, very helpful . Artists doing these puzzles if they are good give us puzzlers clues, hints even. Waterfalls, gradient sky/contrails or clouds. Forests may have vines that you can follow. We’ve found the real art to cracking puzzling is working out the sorting. And sorting more than once. Ha! We’ve only done up to a 1000 working towards our 1500 for new year👍. We’d like the advent calendar on the first December if possible. From Australia, a big thank you for all your videos and help. Mark+Chris🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you! 🥰 I'm glad to hear that! Yes, I agree! There was a lot of detail on this puzzle as well, just the colours weren't that obvious to separate 😅 Sorting more than once haha...more like 10 times hahaha 😂🤪 I'm sure you'll really enjoy 1500 one! Thank you for letting me know! 🤗
Great job stretching your comfort zone! How to do a larger puzzle ? Piece by piece 😄 Did my second (first in a long time) 3000 piece, Asterix and Family earlier this year. I did it as you suggested in the end, pulled out the section to work on, and leave the rest. Good luck on the competition! Sounds great too
Thank you! 🤗 Haha yeah well literally piece by piece 😅 I think it's best to puzzle that way, otherwise it can get overwhelming 😬 Thank you! Will let you know how it goes 😁
Congrats on completion of your 3000 pc!! The image is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for all the tips, I have never done a puzzle that large..lol. Thank you for sharing 🧩🧩🧩
Thank you! 🤗 Well if you ever do, I hope you can learn from my mistakes 🤪
I complete several 3000 plus puzzles a year. I turn up all the pieces on cork boards (no sorting except pulling out the edge pieces). Once the boarder is done I choose the section I want to work and pull all those pieces. I continue this section by section, until the puzzle is complete. It is interesting how everyone uses different methods. Looks like a fun puzzle. Congratulations on your milestone and completing your first 3k puzzle.
Wow! I admire your patience! 😲 That's an interesting method! That's normally how I do 500 piece puzzles, but it never occurred to me to try it on larger ones 😅 I might have to try this with the next larger puzzle! Thank you! 🤗
Oh man… I have two 3000 piece puzzles and I’m so intimidated by them! Congratulations on finishing!
That's ok! 😊 I felt intimidated by this one too, but at the end of the day, it's just a puzzle - if you can put 1k together, you will be able to do 3k too! As long as you have space to leave it out, so you don't have added pressure on finishing it in certain amount of time 😉 Thank you! 🤗
Hi Janette! such a beautiful puzzle. congratulations! your puzzles are always so beautiful and also congratulations on reaching 3000 subscribers, you and Ric from Ric's Nifty Puzzles have the best videos on RUclips and seem to be on very similar journeys with puzzles, I am so happy for both of you for reaching 3000 subscribers.
Aww thank you so much! It's so nice to hear your kind words! 🥰 I'm glad you're enjoying our channels! 🤗
Great video Janette and congrats on achieving both 3,000 milestones! My family completed a 5,000 piece puzzle many years ago and it was so hard I think I have PTSD and I stop at 1,000 pieces now. But I love to watch time lapses of bigger puzzles. Maybe one day I’ll try a bigger piece count but there’s so many beautiful 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles to do before then! Good luck with the Slovenian event - I look forward to seeing your vlog! Starting the Advent calendar on 1 December would be good - I don’t have one so I’m going to live vicariously through yours 😛
Thank you! 🤗 Hahaha well I completely understand! Having a bad experience, can definitely change the way you feel about certain puzzles! 😬 I agree! I prefer 1-1.5k puzzles the most, probably because of the size as well. But I'm challenging myself with some bigger puzzles - I don't think they will become a new norm though 😂 Thank you! I'm really looking forward to the event! I hope it runs smoothly 😁 And yes, I'm doing 2 advent calendars, so go nuts haha 🤪 I hope you enjoy watching them! 😉
If you end up having a competition monthly, I might come over in spring :D I'v been to Slovenia once, and I'd love to visit again, why not combine it with the puzzling competition 😊
My first 4000 piece puzzle was Tower of Babel painting by Peter Breughl. It was one of the very first puzzles I did as an adult, I had no strategies but plenty of time (it was 2020 after all 😅). If not for the advice from RUclips, I'd never finished it. It was sooo satisfying, but if I'm ever doing such a big piece count again, it's not going to be a classical painting. I think Disney is much more likely, once I have space to do it.
That would be amazing!! 🤩I totally agree with you!! 😁👌🏻
Oh god.. that puzzle look difficult! 😬 Well done on finishing it! 👏🏻👏🏻 And I completely understand - I would never do a classical painting as a higher piece count puzzle (unless someone asked me to do it for them, so they can put it on the wall 😅). Disney's designs are beautiful, and also makes it so much easier and more enjoyable to assemble! 🤩
Awesome puzzle! I’m working on Clementoni Venice Evening Sunset 6000 piece (I blame Vicky Makes and Builds) and finding your observations to be true for this one as well. I’ve done a couple of 5000 piece puzzles - they averaged about 10 hours for the initial sort and around 90 hours to complete the build. The Clementoni is going together much more slowly. I’m finding that when starting on new sections they start out with several 2-3 piece bits that eventually coalesce, and I just have to be patient with the process.
I’m curious - do you think speed-puzzling changed the way you think about puzzles in general? Did you find that experience helpful in doing this one?
That's a very pretty, but by the looks of it, quite a difficult puzzle as well! I have also noticed, that starting a new section is always slower, with a puzzle of a larger piece count. And I definitely agree - patience is the key! 😅
Oh I never even thought about that. That's a very good question! It did change the way I feel about puzzles. First off, it gave me more confidence in myself, as I know that I can easily do a 500 piece puzzle in one sitting now (I have never known before, because I have never tried it). It also gave me a completely new way of puzzling to explore - different techniques and variations, in order to become quicker - I had the exact same method every time; sort, frame, build. And since starting speed puzzling, I have discovered so many new options and variations of puzzling, that I might even enjoy more sometimes 😁👌🏻 And yes, I think it helps with larger puzzles as well, because I got really comfortable working with pieces flipped and spread across (which would always frustrate me before), and it really helps being able to do that now, as you have a better view of all the pieces. Thank you for asking that! I have just learned so much from this question! 🤩
This is SO HELPFUL to watch you and listen to you as you process your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and strategy. xo
Thank you so much for saying that! 🤗 Sometimes it feels like I'm just blabbering 😅🙈
I'm impressed with the piece count of this puzzle!! The biggest one I've ever done was a 2000pc puzzle and it took me a month to complete it!! I read somewhere that a 1000pc puzzle is not twice as long as a 500 pc puzzle but 4x as long!!!! I dont want to do the math for the 3k puzzle!!!! The puzzle is beautiful!! And I love how you climb on the table to work on the top parts!!
How exciting for the speed puzzling event!!!! I hope it goes really well!
I have a 2k out now, and it's been out for a month already, and is not even 1/4 done 😅 Yeah, I can see that - I takes me on average around 1 hour to do 500 pieces, and 4-5 hours to do a 1000 piece puzzle. This one took me 20 hours so I guess 4x longer than 1k 🤔 Haha well I had to climb on top, my eyes don't see that far 😂 Thank you! I hope it goes well too!! 😊🤞🏻
Congratulations! It is a beautiful puzzle. I agree that it's easier to get into a flow of puzzling rather than stopping and starting. Oh, and my knees were hurting as I watched you kneeling on your table 😂
Thank you! 🤗 Glad to hear I'm not the only one! 😁 Hahaha well my back was in more pain if I tried to lean over 😂😅 I used to puzzle on the floor and on my bed, so this is actually quite comfortable for me 😂🙈
love this video!! i started a 2000pcs puzzle for the first time two days ago and i was a bit dicouraged bc there are soooooo many pieces. thank you for the video! 🥰 (only managed the frame so far - still a slow puzzler ☺)
Thank you! 🤗 It can be a bit overwhelming, but it will get easier, the more pieces you put in. Just remember to take it easy, and enjoy the process 😉 I have on 2k puzzle out now for about a month already, and I had barely done anything. Some puzzles just take longer 😁
I have a lovely rotating puzzle board, but it only goes up to 2000 piece. I am now enjoying 2000, 1500, and lots and lots of 1000. Thank you for this fun workout.
Puzzle boards normally go up to 2000 pieces - probably wouldn't be space efficient to go beyond that 😅 I bet you have an amazing experience assembling on that board! 🤩 I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🥰
The clemontoni one you didn’t do is one I’m doing atm, but the 6000 piece version 🙈 big congrats on completing this tiger puzzle! You smashed it! Loved watching the process.
Oh wow, well done!! 🤯👏🏻 I was scared of tackling the 3k version, so I couldn't even imagine doing it as a 6k version 😅 Thank you for your lovely comment! 🤗 Good luck with your puzzle! 😁🤞🏻
I did my first 3000 piece puzzle beginning of the year. It was the ravensburger zodiac puzzle. Fell in love with it when I saw it. It took me 2,5 months to put it together. It is on the wall now, no way it was going back in to the box 😂
Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻 I think you have to be in love with the images for the higher count puzzles, otherwise the motivation is gone! 😅 It must look really nice on the wall! 🤩
That 3000 piece zodiac is my favorite puzzle I’ve ever done! I’m currently doing this 3,000 tiger puzzle. The zodiac image was just the PERFECT image for me. Vibrant, detailed, easily identifiable sections… I hope Ravensburger makes more like that! I’m not as excited about this tiger image but maybe it will grow on me!
Great job Janette! You did so well👏🏻😊🧩Everytime you say in your videos when you have a challenge “Oh my God, what have I done”? I think of you standing on a diving board and looking down on the water inside a giant Olympic pool😂😂😂I think that the numbers scare you, just ignore the numbers😃😂Congratulations!!! By the way, your sister is so nice to separate the pieces in bags. You have a good sister. I am very excited about the Slovenian jigsaw puzzle competion, YAY!!!! I wish I could be there. I will cheer for you :)
Thank you! 🤗 Hahahahaha omg this is such a good comparison 😂😂 They do scare me, but you're right, I should ignore them 😊 Yes, she was very kind to do that, I also reused the bags, and separated it, for whomever gets it next 😁 Aww thank you! I will definitely make a video out of it, and I really hope it goes well! 🤞🏻
I'm so proud of you!!! I have yet to be brave enough to do one of these. I definitely do not have the table space and I have to assume that makes it more challenging.
Thank you! 🤗 Trust me, I wasn't brave enough - YT made me do it 😂 That would definitely make it more difficult yes! I think having space where you can leave the puzzle out for longer is a must, so you don't put extra time pressure on yourself, because it will suck all the joy out. You don't need a table necessarily though - you could puzzle on the floor, if you find that comfortable. I will have to do my 5k and 6k on the floor, as I don't have any tables big enough anymore😅
Congratulations on completing this puzzle. It is such a beautiful image. You have such a positive attitude in doing this puzzle. Thanks for explaining your thought process in putting this together. Sometimes I'll start to get frustrated with a puzzle and I have to take a break. I don't want to lose the happy feeling of accomplishment I get when I put in that last piece. How exciting for you to be involved in getting together a competition near you.
Thank you! 🤗 I wanted to explain what was going through my head, because I'm sure that someone can relate 😅 So I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! Some puzzles or rather some parts of puzzles can drive you mad pretty quickly 😬 It's good that you notice that and take a break! I used to just power through a puzzle and it just wasn't enjoyable 😅
i have 2 3000 piece puzzle i never done that size before, 2000 pieces and 1500 and i usually do 1000 piece puzzles
Exactly the same with me! I am also quite comfortable doing 1k-1.5k puzzles, and it was very intimidating to go for that next higher number 😅 It is very rewarding though! 🤩
I’m impressed that you can puzzle on your knees. I’m working on a 6000 piece and that would be helpful to reach the top part. Maybe when I was younger, but not now. Great job!
I actually really enjoy it - this is how I puzzled my entire life, before getting a table recently 😅 You could try with a pillow - I did that when I puzzled for longer periods on the floor, and it helped so much! Good luck with the puzzle! 😁👏🏻
LOL! Congrats on 3k! That must have been so thrilling to get those final pieces in. Quite a journey. Really proud of you. Hope the event in Slovenia goes well!
Hahahah I climbed 🤣🤪 Thank you! 🤗 Oh it was!! It took me so long to finish the puzzle, I was honestly so thrilled when it was finished! Also thrilled I got my dining table back 😅🙈 Thank you so much! I hope the event goes well too! Only a week away now! 😲
Well done ✅
Thank you! 🤗
Congratulations on both 3000s!❤
Thank you! 🥰
Congratulations on your first 3000 piece puzzle ❤ . Such a beautiful picture. And smart. My first 3000er was Ravensburgers Bombardement of Algier, and that was not a smart choice 😅. Also I am subscribed now, so I am looking forward to the 5000 piece Special.
Good luck on the Adventskalender. I hope it is doable for you. I fear that some wordplay clues might get lost in translation.
Thank you! 🤗 Oh my.. that one looks difficult! 😅 Aww thank you again! Well, Google translate might not be as good as I thought, so I'm only hoping it's good enough, for me to be able to solve the puzzles! 😁🤞🏻
Loved this video! I felt your struggles, sorting, and resorting many times. Did you keep track of your times? You said 20 hours at one point. Did you make it? However long it took, you are amazing and the puzzle is beautiful!! Great job!!
Thank you! 🤗 Haha well yeah, I definitely didn't anticipate that much sorting 😅 I managed to finish in 20 hours yes! 🙌🏻
Congratulations on your first 3k puzzle! I'm still working up the courage to break out one of my 3k puzzles but it is just so hard to start one of them! The puzzle you did was really pretty and I enjoyed the video :)
Thank you! 🤗 You just have to trust the process. Like you know how to puzzle, you'll be able to get through (unless it's a really bad quality), so just take your time and you'll be fine 😉
That is such a beautiful puzzle. I’m just finishing my first 2000 piece puzzle and planning a 3000 piece one over Christmas. I know exactly what you mean about the number of pieces in a section. I mean it’s logical but you just don’t understand the impact till you’re doing it. It takes persistence. Can’t wait to see the next step on your journey to large puzzles. I’ hoping to work my way up to 6000 and beyond. How about you? How high do you hope to go?
Thank you!! Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻 I'm sure you're gonna enjoy the next milestone as well! 🤗 Yeah, you're right - it is logical, but there will be a point when you actually get it 😅 I'm also planning to go up to 6k right now (in one bag that is), not sure if I'll have the guts to go beyond that point 😂 It's also a space problem, as I really want to avoid puzzling on the floor, and having the puzzle out for months in my living room 😬 So I think beyond 6k I'll just use separate bags 😁
Such a beautiful puzzle! Great technique too 😃
Thank you! 🤗
Great video ❤. I have this puzzle and have had it partially sorted for more than a year. I just get frustrtated every time I try to sort it. Thank you, thank you for confirming thst it's ok to not perfectly sort it all the first time through. Other RUclips creators stress the importance of doing a detailed first sort so you don't have to keep resorting. I don't sort well, I have a hard time determining what each piece is. This makes more sense to me. Resorting as you learn the puzzle gives you a better chance at recognizing pieces.
I love watching videos like this. It is just fascinating to me to see how everyone puzzles differently. I don't think those other creators are wrong to do a detailed sort, I just feel this is going to be better for me. 😊
Thank you! 🤗 Oh yeah, for sure!! You can't sort it perfectly the first time around - too much detail and honestly for me, it sucks the joy out, if I have to sort for too long before starting the puzzle. Some people don't even sort to begin with. I got a comment saying that they just flip all the pieces, eliminate the edge and then decide which section they will work on, and just eliminate those pieces 😁 I think everyone has to do what's most enjoyable for them. If some like detailed sort, that's great for them, I tend to like to move to puzzling quicker 😂🤷🏻♀️ I'm really glad to hear, that this video has helped you! 🤩
It is a beautiful big puzzle with good seperate sections. I did my first 3000 not long ago. It was Noah's ark from jumbo. Really pretty but also tricky, only the standard puzzle pieces and not much seperate sections. I am doubting if I want to do a 3000 pieces puzzle again. Maybe in a couple of months ...
Noah's ark looks difficult! There is so much green all over the puzzle! 😬 And yes, the cut definitely didn't help. But don't let that put you off of doing another one - now you know what to look for in a puzzle, and you can find an easier one 😉
I started puzzling almost a year ago. Have done 2 - 3000pc puzzles, the original Karen Puzzles puzzle and Ravensburger Oceania. Both difficult for sure but so gratifying to finish! I think I left both of them out just to look at for 2 or 3 weeks😋
Oceania looks way more difficult than the tigers 😅 Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻 I completely understand! I had to put mine away the next day, as I needed my dining table back 😂🙈
Congratulations on getting to the end of the puzzle. 👏 Not surprised it took you longer than you thought it would. A lot of sorting and even micro sorting has to be done when puzzles are big. Great news about the puzzle competition in Slovenia. 👍I hope it all goes well and that everyone enjoys the experience. No doubt you will tell us how it all went at a later date. 😃 I'm currently working on the Ravensburger Animal Crossings Challenge puzzle. Slow going but I'm getting there bit by bit. 🧩🧩 Look forward to your next video whenever it appears.
Thank you! 🤗 Yeah, that was one thing I wasn't expecting and it threw me off a little 😅 And of course I will tell you all about it! Planning to make a vlog video out of it! 🤩 Oh wow, why would you do that to yourself? 🤪 It looks difficult! I have one Marvel impossible puzzle by Clementoni, and I just can't get myself to do it 😅
@@janetteandherpuzzles Normally I wouldn't do a Challenge puzzle. I made an exception for this as I realised that every single face is different. Some of the differences are subtle but they are there. I estimate that I have done about half the puzzle so far and on the third day of doing it. I do short stints, take a break, another short stint etc. It can get hard on the eyes hence taking frequent breaks! 😵💫
I just bumped onto your channel... so, for some reason I thought I had to push the subscribe button... well... I did it. 🤪🤪
I also need get out of my comfort zone... maybe now is time to try the 3000 pieces jigsaw puzzle that has been getting dusty for so long here.
Very nice content!!! Keep on the good work.
Welcome!! I hope you enjoy the content! 😁 And I'm glad you pushed the button!! 😂👌🏻
Well, to this day, this is the only 3k puzzle I've done - it's definitely a different kind of experience, but it's worth it. Just prepare yourself, that it'll take longer - it's a marathon compared to a 1k puzzle! 😅
Thank you! 🤗
I recently completed the 3000 piece Ravensburger "Puzzles on Puzzles." It seemed way easier than your puzzle. It was also my first 3000 piece puzzle, and I really enjoyed it.
That's a pretty image, and I agree with you even though I haven't done it, but it does look slightly easier 😁 I bet you enjoyed it! It's a very fun puzzle! 🤩
Thanks for sharing 👍
Congrats on 3k!! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you! 🤗
Well done, you picked a tricky puzzle for your first 3000 pieces. Congratulations on finishing xx
Thank you! 🤗
My son and I have just started a 3000 pc puzzle by Jan van Haasteren for Jumbo for our Christmas break 😁
Nice!! I have one 3k Jumbo by Jan as well - Wild Water Rafting. Honestly it looks very difficult with all the whites, but I love Jumbo puzzles and their quality, so I'm sure that it'll be doable! 😁 I hope you managed to finish it during the break! 🤩
Janette, I did the Karen Puzzles 3,000 piece puzzle and to me it was very difficult and exhausting, but I finished it!
Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻 3k puzzles can be quite exhausting yes! 😅 You have to be very patient to do them 😁
Congratulations I haven't every done bigger then 1,500
Thank you Kay! 🤗 That's ok, this was my first time doing a 3k as well, and it's only because of the channel. I don't think I'd have the guts to attempt it myself for fun 😅
Where can I find more info about the speed puzzle comp in Slovenia 10. des? Didn’t se any link and couldn’t find anything when I searched on google 🙉
Oh sorry! They haven't opened the registrations, and neither have put any posts out about it yet 😬 I had put the link to their FB in my description now, and hopefully, they will sort it out soon enough 🤞🏻 Here is their FB page: facebook.com/parkenigma/
Way to go on your 1st 3000 piece puzzle!!
Thank you! 🤗
I did four 1100 piece puzzles that all connect together to make one big one and that was just overwhelming to be honest. Like your videos
I have never done anything like that, but I think I'd prefer that, than a 4400 pieces in one go 😅🙈 I love the fact that they split bags - makes it more enjoyable and also less space consuming! Thank you! 🤗
Hi, the advent must be started on 1st December. Love your energy. On holiday in Tenerife for 5weeks and been binging jigsaw videos. I found the World Championships fascinating. Btw…i don’t own any jigsaws.🤦♂️
I will definitely start it on the first, it was just about when to release the videos 😁 Thank you! And enjoy your holidays!! I'm a bit jealous! You're in a warm place, and here is just getting colder every day 😅🥶 The Worlds were amazing! I'm planning to go every year now! 🤩👌🏻 That's ok, some people just enjoy watching them being put together, and some enjoy putting them together. Each to their own 😉
Yaaaaas! Grats!!
Thank you! 🤗
great job
Thank you! 🤗
Well done 👋 😊 and what a beautiful puzzle!!
❤Tina, Denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you! 🤗
So fun! Congrats on your success 🎉 how would you rate the difficulty level on a scale of 1 to 10? 10 being the hardest.
Thank you so much! 🤗 Uh that's a tough question 🤔 I didn't do any other 3k puzzle, so for me, doing this puzzle as my first 3k puzzle after only doing 500 and 1000 piece puzzles, I'd say it was a 6 - it wasn't difficult, but it just took longer. The searching process is a lot longer with larger puzzles and there was a lot of sorting, but I managed to solve the entire puzzle without any additional help, which I count as not that difficult 😊
@@janetteandherpuzzles Thank you so much for the information! Love your channel and hope it continues to grow!
I am so happy and jealous about the Slovenian event! I messaged a shop/company here in Lithuania that mainly deals with board games and does a lot of board game tournaments, just asking them about anything jigsaw related like that, and I've been completely ignored T_T
Ooh I feel you! I did exactly the same thing - contacted a place that organises game nights and tournaments, but with more luck than you. Maybe you should visit them personally? 🤔 When I messaged them, they weren't really that interested, so I literally went there to talk to them, and only then I had them interested. Even though I had been waiting for the schedule that was supposed to be done by last Sunday, so I'm a bit worried, that they won't go through with it 😬🙈
Janette what competition was the puzzle in was it worlds and I missed it ?
It wasn't in a competition - there was just a poll on picking the 3k puzzle for me to do 😊
Well done for getting 3k subscribers. You will probably need to be getting a 4k puzzle soon, perhaps The Savanna by Educa.
Thank you! 🤗 I have already picked my 4k puzzle, and it is not Educa. I actually don't like the new Educa puzzles anymore - the cut is just not great for me. I don't enjoy their 500 piece puzzles, so I wouldn't dare to go for a 4k 😅🙈 The image is beautiful though! 🤩
7000 puzzle soon🎉
Hahahaha thank you, but we have a while to go still! 😂
@@janetteandherpuzzles yeah goals haha
Because of you now I have this puzzle and I am doing it now. I am loving this puzzle
I'm glad to hear it! 🤩 It's a lovely puzzle and I'm sure you'll have fun putting it together! 😉
I finished the puzzle but I am missing two pieces but have one extra piece left
How long did it take for it to be ready?
It took me 20 hours to finish, across 7 days of puzzling 😊
Now I want this puzzle😅
It's a very pretty puzzle! 🤩
Interesting 🤔 wow good job 👏 👍 I am doing a macaw 550 I got the part of the head of the 🦜 2:27
Thank you! 🤗 Good luck with your puzzle! 😁
I’m doing his puzzle now… I started it on Christmas Day… it’s SO much harder than I anticipated … 😓😢
Yeah it starts off fine, but then it's all the same colour 😅 The pattern repeats itself in the middle of the puzzle, so you can help yourself with that 😉
@ I will try that!
Thank you!!
I’ve done challenging stuff in the past but not a jigsaw puzzle
Jigsaw puzzles can be very difficult, but also very easy! It is very important to pick a smaller piece count puzzle to begin with (200 or 300) and pick a picture that you absolutely enjoy! 🤩
Hey, is the advent calendar day 1 coming soon please. 🧩Argh you put it on shorts.🤦♂️
Yes, sorry! I wanted to keep them sweet and short 😅🙈 Hope you enjoy them! 🤗
A competition every month?! Slovenia is clearly the place to be for speed puzzlers! Not bad for an African country! 😮
Well if we manage to get the first one rolling 😅 still no reply from them so far 😬 Yes, we love speed puzzling here in Africa, that's why we're trying to bring competitions here as well 😂 Stijn, people won't understand what we're talking about, and will just think that we are stupid for not knowing Slovenia is in Europe 🤣🤣
@@janetteandherpuzzles 😂😂 Fair point! Anyway, I hope you get a reply, would be awesome to get a competition video from you every month!
what happens when you get to 1 million subs
Good question haha 😅 Well, I'll just say we'll cross that bridge when we get there 😂😂 (if we get there) 🤣
2000 is giant to me
It was for me too! Until I started doing the bigger ones 😅 Working on my first 6k puzzle now 🤯
Next goal: 5.OOO piece puzzle!❤
Ooh that number scares me! 😅🙈
Looks so small, once you get to tackle bigger ones, I am currently on 24000 😊…..enjoy!
On 24000?!? 🤯🤯 Of course this would look tiny compared to it!! 😅 Thank you! 🥰
I have my first 2000 piece puzzle waiting for Christmas break. I'm so nervous! The most I've done is 1000.
Don't be nervous, I'm sure you'll do great! If you're used to 1k puzzles, you will be able to do it. It just takes longer 😉 Good luck! 😊🤞🏻
Why did you edit out all the tears??? 🤣🤣😂😂😂
I didn't wanna scare people off my channel 🤣🤣🤣
Concord puzzle co
Start Dec 1. :)
Will do, thank you! 😁
I want to be talking about bothering me well I got to keep it slow down
Strange feeling that it is reversed. So from ready to beginning... And is your sister helping?
I'm not sure I understand what do you mean by that 😅 And no, my sister is not helping 😊
Karen's 3000-piece puzzle takes 6 days and 35 hours!
It's a challenging puzzle, from what I've heard. Looks beautiful though! 😍