Originally I had planned on posting this while I was in Spain for Worlds, but I had it ready to go, so I figured I might as well post it today. Which puzzles are you most interested in seeing me make videos about? As I said at the end of the video, next year I’m planning to take a break from the speed puzzling content and get back to the vintage puzzles, which will also include figuring out some new storage solutions now that the collection has outgrown my apartment. Stay tuned to see what I come up with 😅 And stay tuned until next week, because my next video will be all about our team practice weekend and how we’re preparing for Worlds!
By a break, do you mean no content at all about speed puzzling next year, or just less? Either way is okay, I just hope you continue enjoying making content and solving fun puzzles :)
I was a middle school teacher in the 2000s and I was also zooming in on the bookshelf. The Uglies series and Jerry Spinelli books were staples in my classroom.
I was thinking how no matter the mood I am in it makes me so happy when you upload a video, it never fails, I truly mean it. Been dealing with some tough stuff but your videos are always a big treat :D thanks for sharing your joy about puzzles with the world Karen!
One thing you could consider as a special (or even a series) at some point maybe is focusing on people who prefer a digital puzzling experience. Not only do websites exist with different features, but there are also paid games on platforms like Steam (for PC) or google/apple app stores that are all about puzzling. Puzzling video games obviously aren't the hottest thing around so they rarely get attention, but I think it'd be intriguing to get your takes on the strengths and weaknesses of the different digital puzzling experiences. They are a different beast than speed puzzling and physical weird and old puzzles, but it might be a nice change of pace that could even draw in a different demographic to boot.
How amazing that you are featured in Highlights! That magazine was my absolute favorite as a kid... the universal "waiting in the doctor's office" reading material. Diamond!
It took me a few tries to get through this entire video without falling asleep, and I’m not saying that as an insult, but as a compliment. Let me explain… I am a zookeeper who went through a traumatic event getting bit by a 6.5ft snake the other day, and it kind of destroyed my relationship with snakes and has made me very sad. I don’t like being scared of something I do genuinely love, but despite my logical brain saying there’s nothing to be afraid of, that Anne was just hurt and asking for help, my more instinctual side just fills me with terror now when I have to work with any snake. I also haven’t been sleeping well since the bite, because I keep dreaming about being bit. All of this is to say that I find this channel and its videos incredibly comforting. This video made me feel calm enough to actually sleep for a while without having a bad dream, and I did go back to it so that I could watch all of the cool things Karen got. I really love when people really love things, and this channel is a perfect example of it. It’s so very sweet and wholesome in a way that I find uplifting. Keep loving puzzles and sharing that love with all of us, Karen, because it brings me incredible amounts of joy. Edit: forgot to say diamond 🙃
I totally get what you're saying! I haven't got the same issue (I would HATE to suddenly have to fear an animal that I once loved, and I really sympathize with you), but I find myself mesmerized, just watching someone else do a puzzle. My dad loved jigsaw puzzles, and doing so many of them with him as a kid, actually helped me in my effects animation job at Disney later! (Being able to distinguish between the slightest differences in shapes, and thus able to a draw perfect line that splits that difference, so the animation is smooth). It's also so nice to see someone share something that they really love with the rest of us! (She actually inspired me to finally go ahead and buy some of the new puzzles I'd been seeing on Facebook, and had been thinking of buying). And I went down a rabbit hole of looking at vintage puzzles on eBay, too!
Absolutely adore your videos, and your passion to puzzles. Found your channel during the pandemic, and ordered a bunch of puzzles for my parents, brother, and I to do during lockdown. We laughed, and shared a lot of time together doing something we weren't interested in doing before..puzzling. You inspired a great time for us all. Even if we don't puzzle much now, still appreciate you and your videos, and your continued passion. You helped inspire making a lot of memories, and good times during a tough moment. You keep going, Karen!! You're dedication to your passion is so awesome!
If you're a world class champion at what you do, then you shouldn't apologize for you collections that got you to that level. 😊 It's your personal passion and something that you love.
I love puzzle hauls so much! Just love seeing the huge variety that exists (or used to exist) in the world, and listening to someone so passionate talk about them. My favorite videos!
I'm not a diamond painting type, but I often think fondly of the various book nook kits I see out there, and I'm absolutely positive you'd be a great fit with one of those. I'd love to see you give one of them a try. In many ways, they are a kind of 3-d puzzle, and the results are charming.
Diamond 😊. I discovered your channel about 2 months ago. You gave me back the interest in puzzling and I bought and did your beautiful meta puzzle in 3 days! I’m interested in the happilly puzzle. I found that they do not only have the 80’s but also the 90’s. I will probably purchase these 2 . Tks and good luck at worlds!
I'm so grateful that YOU are the one buying all these puzzles. xD I only have a few in my collection and have absolutely no room for all of the ones I'd like to see, so it's great that I can enjoy so many vintage puzzle vicariously through you.
Diamond. Can't wait to see any of the Jane Wooster Scott puzzles. Honestly i love any puzzle content you put out, speed puzzling, haul, regular puzzles or any of the other stuff you put out. Good luck at worlds
I love diamond painting. When I started speed puzzling, my daughter asked what I was giving up to have time to puzzle. Yep, it is diamond painting. I still do it occasionally.
Omg those illusion images where you find the 3D in the picture used to be so easy for me too when I was younger but now I can barely do it too?? That's actually so funny that you can't either... getting older sucks lol
I really struggled as a child with stereograms, and even after I learned to do it, I was only able to do cross-eyed. Now, as an adult, I can see the images much more easily using parallel vision (where you stare through the picture) and struggle more with cross-eyed method.
What a joy to watch this video on a lazy Sunday evening. I am particularly interested in the new mini ' Happily' jigsaw puzzles. Great to take on holiday. Thank you, Karen, for uploading this super video.
Hi Karen, I know you touch on this a bit in lots of videos but I'd love to see a video dedicated to what you look for in a puzzle- what makes a puzzle better or worse when you're shopping, what stands out to you and makes you think "that'd be a fun one to solve " (obviously some of this is personal preference for different things) I've bought puzzles only to find that they are easier or harder or more frustrating than I thought they would be based on the image
Loved this video. Wrote down all the puzzle companies that you mentioned. Some I was not familiar with so I’m looking forward to checking them out. Several times you mentioned that you didn’t look at the picture. That’s how I work every puzzle I do. I go just by shape of the piece and the color. Don’t use the box beyond my first look at it. I need to do a 1000 piece puzzle soon. My friend has been coming over to puzzle with me, but she only likes 500 pieces or less.
Thank you for giving us a full frame shot of the Magic Eye Illusions Puzzle so we could pause the video and try to see the image for ourselves. It took me awhile, but I finally saw it!! Then I couldn’t unsee it!! 😂❤
I was thrilled to see that the Magic Eye got to you. I hung on to it for quite awhile until I connected the Samina/Yvonne dots and they agreed to mule it. I always keep my "eye" out for any interesting vintage puzzle now.
Please don't end all of the speed puzzling videos!! That is how I found your channel, and why I signed up for my first speed puzzling event next month. I love all of the vintage puzzle videos, but I really, really love all of the speed puzzling videos! Diamond :)
Diamond. Thanks to your videos I've begun saving my favorite puzzles starting my own small collection and donating the rest of the puzzles to my library.
Congrats on your vintage puzzle haul and all your write ups in the newspapers & magazine! I would love to see you make videos on the Jane Wooster Scott/Ceaco puzzles! I absolutely love the Americana style images. Looking forward to seeing your Diamond Art as well! Thank you for sharing! Always a pleasure 🙂
I love your speed puzzling competition videos but am looking forward to more vintage puzzle ones too- I may have to get myself a diamond art club set too!
You showing the circle puzzle made me remember I have 2! One from 1966 and the other one I can’t find a date/anything about it online. They came to my collection when my great grandmother passed and they’re very fun to do ❤
I think you have one of the more diverse vintage collections out there - not just Springboks! And I would love to see you do that Pyramid puzzle for sure. I think I am not of the right mindset for Diamond art, but I was a paint by number person back in the day, so I do see the attraction.
I have the first Where's Waldo puzzle (deep sea divers) but in a different box. I'm not sure if it applies to your box as well, but the fun trick is that you cannot find Waldo on the puzzle box - he's not printed on the box but only on the pieces. You can only find him when you've solved the puzzle yourself.
@@KarenPuzzles mine was printed in 2007 by USAopoly, CA. On a completely different note, I live in Connecticut and I've been thinking of driving to one of those old puzzle factory sites you've covered earlier. I'll keep you posted if I find anything fun. :)
This is awesome. I'd love to find a cork puzzle. It's something now I'm hoping to find one in a yard sale or thrift store some day. Itd be like finding a diamond in the rough
"The year is 2050. Karen has bought up 98% of America's real estate in a futile attempt to make room for her entire puzzle collection. The Pentagon has been rebuilt in the shape of a puzzle piece. Mount Rushmore has been altered to display the heads of Ravensburger CEOs. The rivers run red with pieces of Heinz Ketchup solid color puzzles. Most find the situation... puzzling."
I used to never be able to see the Magic Eye illusions as a kid but one day I figured it out a trick because we had a framed one - my trick was to look at the reflection because you want your eyes to focus behind the picture. And now I can do them really quickly! The diamond paintings look so fun!
Wait! What? This is such a pretty "In the 80's" puzzle!! Would definitely want to do that one. Also... "Stamped", and all the 100-piece puzzles!!! Thanks for sharing this brand with us. I hadn't heard about "Happily" before!
Diamond. I actually went “wow!” When you opened George Went Swimming…, so that’s the one I’d do first. The Japanese block print looking one would be 2nd. So cool!
I have a few big Diamond paintings from a different company. They are relaxing. My first joy is jigsaw puzzles though! Great hauls! Love your enthusiasm!
It's just so lovely to see so many publications featuring you! The editor that made your photo a puzzle deserves a diamond medal! I'd love to see more art history or 'Murder, she wrote' puzzles in the future! I just love the deep dives you do on the history of these special puzzles 🥰
I loved this video! It's so fun to see the mix of art and styles between brands and decades! I think the diamond of this haul was the George Went Swimming in the Lake... or maybe the Monastery wooden puzzle... or the round Chinese art one! Honestly too many exciting puzzles. Thank you for sharing Karen! I'm hoping to try one of the Happily puzzles -Kitty Stardust - in particular. Sending you good vibes!
Didn't expect you to open the newspaper on a video! I also noticed that the photos weren't ones they used in other places, so I was excited for you to get it. Still wild to me that you were printed in our local paper! Love all those vintage puzzles, but those little 99 ones from hapily make me most excited, and that diamond art is very gorgeous!
I can't wait for all the vintage Springboks. I just found a diamond painting at a thrift store the other day that I'm about to get started on. Love the haul!🧩
Congrats on everything! Loved this haul, especially the vintage Ravensburgers, it's like a diamond mine of goodies. I have the "Nasty Nasties" Waldo puzzle, it's one of my favorites!
Glad to hear you will be posting more stuff like other than speed puzzling-it’s not my favorite to watch, but I wish you well at worlds! Can’t wait to see you complete those vintage puzzles!
Karen, you are so awesome! I love your videos. My wife and I do 4-5 puzzles per year and we are horribly slow compared to you, but I love doing them and find it oddly therapeutic. So you are both my vicarious guilty pleasure as well as my vicarious therapist. THANKS for being so delightful.
I just started following you so maybe this has been convered. I love the vintage puzzles! I would really enjoy a video of how you find the vintage puzzles incluidng who has the best inventory and which sellers are reliable. P.S. I went to college in Providence and now live in LA also. Diamond
About 50 years ago I had a round puzzle that was almost all white, just a little bit of shading, and small black line drawings from the Don Quixote story and a few suns with short rays around the edge. It was a plate design by Picasso. I wish I still had it as I would seal and frame it.
That Artifact puzzle is gorgeous!! Its crazy how fast puzzle purchases can stack up! I spent months trying to be good then all of a sudden I'm like, huh how did these 10 boxes appear at my doorstep?!
Diamond painting looks fun, I’m glad you’re doing something other than puzzles so you don’t burn out. Have fun at worlds! I’m excited to see the slow puzzling in future (especially the court garden one, those little lines look like lots of fun)
Awesome haul! Congratulations on the media coverage! I never knew would this diamond craft was about - thanks for showing what it is up close. I really enjoy all the speed puzzling material, but it's nice to take a break from it - I will look forward to what you show us next year.
Ah, Karen. You are an inspiration for me. I see you have fun with the thing you love and live off of it. I hope I'll be like you one day. Currently I'm getting my masters in Linguistics, but ive been struggling with finding a job. I got good news that my team and I have been accepted for a congress, but I can barely enjoy it thinking about how I will work, study and investigate at the same time. I feel like I can't. There are some other things going on that make everything feel like a lot. I hope I can find peace soon, and find a good job with flexible hours on the topic I love. I hope I can find friends and colleagues in my field. I hope I can travel. I hope I can reach my academic goals. I hope I hope I hope. I know Im just stressed and that things will get better if I take them one at the time. Watching you, Karen, living your best life, feels like a nice horizon to follow. You are truly a diamond.
Karen, the illusion puzzle is beautiful. I entered full screen and saw the picture. I want one of these puzzles!! It will go on my personal 'must have' list.
Code Word: Diamond. I like all of the Jane Wooster Scott puzzles. I love all those little houses in those puzzles. They kind of remind of some of the Charles Wysocki puzzles that I've seen. I would love to see the Sweet Corn and Summer Dreams one put together. Loved watching the haul.
I would love to see puzzles that you love to solve. the cork puzzles for Christmas 😍 Just enjoy yourself and have fun. It doesn't have to be hard, excessive or take all your energy. Take care of yourself. The rest of us enjoy your energy. You Are the diamond 🤩
My dad bought them all at a yard sale like 30 years ago. I only recently learned on Facebook that some people collect the old copies. Which I guess shouldn't be a surprise to someone who collects vintage puzzles. But I had no idea 😂
I love all your videos Karen I love you energy. You are motivation to challenge myself on trying to different types of-puzzles. I look forward to your next video keep nip the good work. My puzzle collection is biggest as yours and growing I’m running out of space and I have a townhome.
Great haul! I've had the Benedict Blue DAC kit in my wishlist for a while, butI need to work through my to pile of diamond paintings first! I like to do a couple practice speed puzzles and then diamond paint afterward, though injuries have meant I can't do that lately!
The one at 2:48 I have that one, I love it it s nursery rhymes. And you can play with the figures as they are one piece. I was so excited to see you pull it out of box two.
Diamond 💎 And I do have to say I love the speed puzzling content 😊 I feel like you found a really nice balance of speed puzzling content and "normal" content and I really enjoy the mixture since sometimes I get bored if there's too many videos of the same type. However if you need the break next year and feel like that's what's best for you and your channel than that's obviously the best choice to make ❤️
Yayyy!!! I no joke found the JWS Holiday Traditions puzzle at a GA thrift store and they have it to me for 50¢ bc I was buying like 8 other Wysocki puzzles and they thought it was cute that I love that Americana/Old America style. Enjoy making that puzzle!!
I would love to see a video of you doing Ten Hundred's puzzle. He worked so hard and did so much research to try and make a fun and high quality puzzle. The illustration is beautiful, and there's a whole huge mystery in the illustration. I think you'd have fun and I'd love to see your opinion on it
A few weeks ago I found the vintage ravensburger graphic II in the thriftstore for €1,50 and it was such a wonderful puzzle to do, I am on the lookout for the other ones too. Vintage puzzles with pictures are not my cup of tea, but these graphic vintage puzzles are amazing!
you're making me want to start my own puzzle collection.. normally i just buy whatever cheap one i find that looks fun and when i finish it I just pass it on to a friend but seeing all these cool vintage ones makes me want to have some to shelve too
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Originally I had planned on posting this while I was in Spain for Worlds, but I had it ready to go, so I figured I might as well post it today. Which puzzles are you most interested in seeing me make videos about?
As I said at the end of the video, next year I’m planning to take a break from the speed puzzling content and get back to the vintage puzzles, which will also include figuring out some new storage solutions now that the collection has outgrown my apartment. Stay tuned to see what I come up with 😅
And stay tuned until next week, because my next video will be all about our team practice weekend and how we’re preparing for Worlds!
Can’t wait! Love the Diamond Art!
Awesome! Would love to see the puzzle at 2:59.
How do people send you puzzles? There's no address on your 'about' section.
@@PRINCE23062003 I ask people to send me an email with photos of the puzzles, and if they're puzzles I'm interested in, then I'll give the address.
By a break, do you mean no content at all about speed puzzling next year, or just less? Either way is okay, I just hope you continue enjoying making content and solving fun puzzles :)
Not @ me zooming in on your childhood bookshelf. What a Nancy Drew collection!
I did a tour of the bookshelf on Patreon a while back! I had no idea the old Nancy Drews were so sought after until recently!
I was a middle school teacher in the 2000s and I was also zooming in on the bookshelf. The Uglies series and Jerry Spinelli books were staples in my classroom.
Love Nancy Drew ❤
Love Nancy Drew
I was just doing the same thing… I knew I loved Karen already but now it’s forever solidified by her book choices
you're going to have to open a puzzle museum. You can put it next to your dad's anvil museum!
That’s stupid grow up
Beat me to it! I was going to say the same thing!
He actually has an anvil book out!
Soon you will need a warehouse.
That’s me now. Lol
Or an exhibition
She should consider opening a Puzzle Museum at some point given the amount of rare and vintage puzzles that she owns.
@@PlugInKaliYes she should follow in the footsteps of her father with his anvil museum!
She is quickly closing in on the world record most puzzle collection.
I really hope you solve the Murder She Wrote ones with your sister, those videos are so much fun. 😊
I'm definitely going to save them for when we're together!
Also the pyramid puzzle, wow!
And the vintage Ravensburgers!! Can you tell I'm commenting as I watch 😂
My goal Karen is to try a murder she wrote puzzle and do it with my mom she loves murder she wrote.
@@KarenPuzzlesyayy
I can't wait for more Murder, She Wrote puzzle videos from you and your sister! So fun!
I look forward to to it
It is absolutely insane how excited I am for more Murder, She Wrote puzzle videos from you
Yes I'm truly looking forward to the murder mystery puzzle solving!
Her and Katie solving mysteries is always fun!
I’ve watched and rewatched them, so fun.
They are just the best. More mystery, please❤
I was thinking how no matter the mood I am in it makes me so happy when you upload a video, it never fails, I truly mean it. Been dealing with some tough stuff but your videos are always a big treat :D thanks for sharing your joy about puzzles with the world Karen!
One thing you could consider as a special (or even a series) at some point maybe is focusing on people who prefer a digital puzzling experience. Not only do websites exist with different features, but there are also paid games on platforms like Steam (for PC) or google/apple app stores that are all about puzzling. Puzzling video games obviously aren't the hottest thing around so they rarely get attention, but I think it'd be intriguing to get your takes on the strengths and weaknesses of the different digital puzzling experiences. They are a different beast than speed puzzling and physical weird and old puzzles, but it might be a nice change of pace that could even draw in a different demographic to boot.
How amazing that you are featured in Highlights! That magazine was my absolute favorite as a kid... the universal "waiting in the doctor's office" reading material. Diamond!
It took me a few tries to get through this entire video without falling asleep, and I’m not saying that as an insult, but as a compliment. Let me explain…
I am a zookeeper who went through a traumatic event getting bit by a 6.5ft snake the other day, and it kind of destroyed my relationship with snakes and has made me very sad. I don’t like being scared of something I do genuinely love, but despite my logical brain saying there’s nothing to be afraid of, that Anne was just hurt and asking for help, my more instinctual side just fills me with terror now when I have to work with any snake. I also haven’t been sleeping well since the bite, because I keep dreaming about being bit.
All of this is to say that I find this channel and its videos incredibly comforting. This video made me feel calm enough to actually sleep for a while without having a bad dream, and I did go back to it so that I could watch all of the cool things Karen got. I really love when people really love things, and this channel is a perfect example of it. It’s so very sweet and wholesome in a way that I find uplifting.
Keep loving puzzles and sharing that love with all of us, Karen, because it brings me incredible amounts of joy.
Edit: forgot to say diamond 🙃
This is not a therapy session
I totally get what you're saying! I haven't got the same issue (I would HATE to suddenly have to fear an animal that I once loved, and I really sympathize with you), but I find myself mesmerized, just watching someone else do a puzzle. My dad loved jigsaw puzzles, and doing so many of them with him as a kid, actually helped me in my effects animation job at Disney later! (Being able to distinguish between the slightest differences in shapes, and thus able to a draw perfect line that splits that difference, so the animation is smooth). It's also so nice to see someone share something that they really love with the rest of us! (She actually inspired me to finally go ahead and buy some of the new puzzles I'd been seeing on Facebook, and had been thinking of buying). And I went down a rabbit hole of looking at vintage puzzles on eBay, too!
Absolutely adore your videos, and your passion to puzzles. Found your channel during the pandemic, and ordered a bunch of puzzles for my parents, brother, and I to do during lockdown. We laughed, and shared a lot of time together doing something we weren't interested in doing before..puzzling. You inspired a great time for us all. Even if we don't puzzle much now, still appreciate you and your videos, and your continued passion. You helped inspire making a lot of memories, and good times during a tough moment. You keep going, Karen!! You're dedication to your passion is so awesome!
If you're a world class champion at what you do, then you shouldn't apologize for you collections that got you to that level. 😊 It's your personal passion and something that you love.
Nothing shows that you're a puzzle fanatic more than getting a mini Ravensburger puzzle that your Barbie can do! Love it!!
I love puzzle hauls so much! Just love seeing the huge variety that exists (or used to exist) in the world, and listening to someone so passionate talk about them. My favorite videos!
I'm not a diamond painting type, but I often think fondly of the various book nook kits I see out there, and I'm absolutely positive you'd be a great fit with one of those. I'd love to see you give one of them a try. In many ways, they are a kind of 3-d puzzle, and the results are charming.
I've definitely considered getting one before 🙂
Diamond
I love the 'George Went Swimming...' so much that I googled Joan Mitchell's work. Fun twist that George was her dog ♥️😂
Between Jane Wooster Scott and Charles Wysocki, there are so many awesome puzzle images that trigger nostalgia 🧩 Diamond😊
Diamond 😊. I discovered your channel about 2 months ago. You gave me back the interest in puzzling and I bought and did your beautiful meta puzzle in 3 days!
I’m interested in the happilly puzzle. I found that they do not only have the 80’s but also the 90’s. I will probably purchase these 2 .
Tks and good luck at worlds!
I'm so grateful that YOU are the one buying all these puzzles. xD
I only have a few in my collection and have absolutely no room for all of the ones I'd like to see, so it's great that I can enjoy so many vintage puzzle vicariously through you.
Diamond. Can't wait to see any of the Jane Wooster Scott puzzles. Honestly i love any puzzle content you put out, speed puzzling, haul, regular puzzles or any of the other stuff you put out. Good luck at worlds
Me too. You said it perfectly. ❤
I love diamond painting. When I started speed puzzling, my daughter asked what I was giving up to have time to puzzle. Yep, it is diamond painting. I still do it occasionally.
Omg those illusion images where you find the 3D in the picture used to be so easy for me too when I was younger but now I can barely do it too?? That's actually so funny that you can't either... getting older sucks lol
I really struggled as a child with stereograms, and even after I learned to do it, I was only able to do cross-eyed.
Now, as an adult, I can see the images much more easily using parallel vision (where you stare through the picture) and struggle more with cross-eyed method.
Diamond. I love seeing all the different manufacturers that you collect from, and hearing about why you like them.
Just remember that you doing and having puzzles is not just a hobby, it's a job as well. This gives you the excuse to have as many as you want 😊
What a joy to watch this video on a lazy Sunday evening. I am particularly interested in the new mini ' Happily' jigsaw puzzles. Great to take on holiday. Thank you, Karen, for uploading this super video.
Hi Karen, I know you touch on this a bit in lots of videos but I'd love to see a video dedicated to what you look for in a puzzle- what makes a puzzle better or worse
when you're shopping, what stands out to you and makes you think "that'd be a fun one to solve " (obviously some of this is personal preference for different things)
I've bought puzzles only to find that they are easier or harder or more frustrating than I thought they would be based on the image
Thanks for sharing this fun haul. It’s always great when Puzzle Craze Barbie makes a cameo. Can’t wait to see the completed diamond painting.
Loved this video. Wrote down all the puzzle companies that you mentioned. Some I was not familiar with so I’m looking forward to checking them out. Several times you mentioned that you didn’t look at the picture. That’s how I work every puzzle I do. I go just by shape of the piece and the color. Don’t use the box beyond my first look at it. I need to do a 1000 piece puzzle soon. My friend has been coming over to puzzle with me, but she only likes 500 pieces or less.
Thank you for giving us a full frame shot of the Magic Eye Illusions Puzzle so we could pause the video and try to see the image for ourselves. It took me awhile, but I finally saw it!! Then I couldn’t unsee it!! 😂❤
I was thrilled to see that the Magic Eye got to you. I hung on to it for quite awhile until I connected the Samina/Yvonne dots and they agreed to mule it. I always keep my "eye" out for any interesting vintage puzzle now.
Please don't end all of the speed puzzling videos!! That is how I found your channel, and why I signed up for my first speed puzzling event next month. I love all of the vintage puzzle videos, but I really, really love all of the speed puzzling videos! Diamond :)
Can't wait for the Jane Wooster Scott puzzles, especially the 1500. The pyramid is cool too. This was a fun video, I love seeing "all the things"!
0:58 OK BUT THE COLLECTION OF ‘NANCY DREW’ vintage hardcovers? Let’s forget puzzles for a hot minute lol jk
My dad bought them at a yard sale probably like 30 years ago. I didn't know until recently that people collect them!
@@KarenPuzzlesi have these as well, and recently started rereading them! many are original editions, and in near
perfect condition
I thought the exact same thing!!! 😂❤
"I don't have enough space". The words every collector knows will come at some point. The words every collector dreads.
Diamond. Thanks to your videos I've begun saving my favorite puzzles starting my own small collection and donating the rest of the puzzles to my library.
Congrats on your vintage puzzle haul and all your write ups in the newspapers & magazine! I would love to see you make videos on the Jane Wooster Scott/Ceaco puzzles! I absolutely love the Americana style images. Looking forward to seeing your Diamond Art as well! Thank you for sharing! Always a pleasure 🙂
I love your speed puzzling competition videos but am looking forward to more vintage puzzle ones too- I may have to get myself a diamond art club set too!
Just ordered that supermarket puzzle from Soonness. Perfect for a weekend indoors.
You showing the circle puzzle made me remember I have 2! One from 1966 and the other one I can’t find a date/anything about it online. They came to my collection when my great grandmother passed and they’re very fun to do ❤
I think you have one of the more diverse vintage collections out there - not just Springboks! And I would love to see you do that Pyramid puzzle for sure. I think I am not of the right mindset for Diamond art, but I was a paint by number person back in the day, so I do see the attraction.
I have the first Where's Waldo puzzle (deep sea divers) but in a different box. I'm not sure if it applies to your box as well, but the fun trick is that you cannot find Waldo on the puzzle box - he's not printed on the box but only on the pieces. You can only find him when you've solved the puzzle yourself.
I actually suspected that might be the case. Clever!
@@KarenPuzzles mine was printed in 2007 by USAopoly, CA.
On a completely different note, I live in Connecticut and I've been thinking of driving to one of those old puzzle factory sites you've covered earlier. I'll keep you posted if I find anything fun. :)
This is awesome. I'd love to find a cork puzzle. It's something now I'm hoping to find one in a yard sale or thrift store some day. Itd be like finding a diamond in the rough
"The year is 2050. Karen has bought up 98% of America's real estate in a futile attempt to make room for her entire puzzle collection. The Pentagon has been rebuilt in the shape of a puzzle piece. Mount Rushmore has been altered to display the heads of Ravensburger CEOs. The rivers run red with pieces of Heinz Ketchup solid color puzzles. Most find the situation... puzzling."
😂😂😂
Those cat themed Happily puzzles are so cute. Would make great cat friend Christmas presents.
No idea why, but this unboxing video is my favorite video of yours so far. Really relaxing after a stressful day at work.
Love Werkshoppe! Multifaceted is one of my favorites, and it's a diamond!
I used to never be able to see the Magic Eye illusions as a kid but one day I figured it out a trick because we had a framed one - my trick was to look at the reflection because you want your eyes to focus behind the picture. And now I can do them really quickly!
The diamond paintings look so fun!
OMG HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!! I Remember loving those magazines as a kid.
Wait! What? This is such a pretty "In the 80's" puzzle!! Would definitely want to do that one. Also... "Stamped", and all the 100-piece puzzles!!! Thanks for sharing this brand with us. I hadn't heard about "Happily" before!
Diamond! I absolutely love the cake-shaped puzzle! 😍😍
Aww, I have a 1000-piece puzzle which is a different view of the exact town featured on your puzzlestix one! I love it, it's so sweet and fun.
Love your videos, i always build on my own puzzle and watch your videos.
You got the first comment! 🥇
Diamond. I actually went “wow!” When you opened George Went Swimming…, so that’s the one I’d do first. The Japanese block print looking one would be 2nd. So cool!
I have a few big Diamond paintings from a different company. They are relaxing. My first joy is jigsaw puzzles though! Great hauls! Love your enthusiasm!
It's just so lovely to see so many publications featuring you! The editor that made your photo a puzzle deserves a diamond medal! I'd love to see more art history or 'Murder, she wrote' puzzles in the future! I just love the deep dives you do on the history of these special puzzles 🥰
I couldn’t help but notice the Scott Westerfeld books in the background! I loved The Uglies series growing up, so happy it’s finally being adapted.
DIAMOND
Any of the cork puzzles. The JWS images are charming and the silhouettes 🤩 Wowza!
I loved this video! It's so fun to see the mix of art and styles between brands and decades! I think the diamond of this haul was the George Went Swimming in the Lake... or maybe the Monastery wooden puzzle... or the round Chinese art one! Honestly too many exciting puzzles. Thank you for sharing Karen! I'm hoping to try one of the Happily puzzles -Kitty Stardust - in particular. Sending you good vibes!
Didn't expect you to open the newspaper on a video! I also noticed that the photos weren't ones they used in other places, so I was excited for you to get it. Still wild to me that you were printed in our local paper!
Love all those vintage puzzles, but those little 99 ones from hapily make me most excited, and that diamond art is very gorgeous!
Thank you Karen for making me feel better about my own manic collecting that has outgrown my flat too. I think you are definitely winning
I can't wait for all the vintage Springboks. I just found a diamond painting at a thrift store the other day that I'm about to get started on. Love the haul!🧩
Congrats on everything! Loved this haul, especially the vintage Ravensburgers, it's like a diamond mine of goodies. I have the "Nasty Nasties" Waldo puzzle, it's one of my favorites!
Codeword: diamond. I am FASCINATED by that pyramid puzzle. The artwork is so vintage. Love it. Also want to see how it goes together.
Glad to hear you will be posting more stuff like other than speed puzzling-it’s not my favorite to watch, but I wish you well at worlds! Can’t wait to see you complete those vintage puzzles!
I would love to see you do the Pyramid Puzzle. It is so unique !
Highlights!!! I loved those as a kid and they were probably my first introduction to puzzles! Congrats on the feature!
Karen, you are so awesome! I love your videos. My wife and I do 4-5 puzzles per year and we are horribly slow compared to you, but I love doing them and find it oddly therapeutic. So you are both my vicarious guilty pleasure as well as my vicarious therapist. THANKS for being so delightful.
I so want that Columbo one! I rewatched all episodes several times, go watch it, perfect while doing puzzles.
The cake puzzle is so pretty. I can over look fit tightness if the image is good or fun.
I just started following you so maybe this has been convered. I love the vintage puzzles! I would really enjoy a video of how you find the vintage puzzles incluidng who has the best inventory and which sellers are reliable. P.S. I went to college in Providence and now live in LA also. Diamond
About 50 years ago I had a round puzzle that was almost all white, just a little bit of shading, and small black line drawings from the Don Quixote story and a few suns with short rays around the edge. It was a plate design by Picasso. I wish I still had it as I would seal and frame it.
I love diamond painting, and that's a beautiful image, enjoy it!
That Artifact puzzle is gorgeous!! Its crazy how fast puzzle purchases can stack up! I spent months trying to be good then all of a sudden I'm like, huh how did these 10 boxes appear at my doorstep?!
Diamond painting looks fun, I’m glad you’re doing something other than puzzles so you don’t burn out. Have fun at worlds! I’m excited to see the slow puzzling in future (especially the court garden one, those little lines look like lots of fun)
Diamond!
Great additions to your collection!
So many cool videos will be made in future!
Awesome haul! Congratulations on the media coverage! I never knew would this diamond craft was about - thanks for showing what it is up close. I really enjoy all the speed puzzling material, but it's nice to take a break from it - I will look forward to what you show us next year.
I would really love any video with a giant puzzle. These are my fav from you☺️
Ah, Karen. You are an inspiration for me. I see you have fun with the thing you love and live off of it. I hope I'll be like you one day. Currently I'm getting my masters in Linguistics, but ive been struggling with finding a job. I got good news that my team and I have been accepted for a congress, but I can barely enjoy it thinking about how I will work, study and investigate at the same time. I feel like I can't. There are some other things going on that make everything feel like a lot.
I hope I can find peace soon, and find a good job with flexible hours on the topic I love. I hope I can find friends and colleagues in my field. I hope I can travel. I hope I can reach my academic goals.
I hope I hope I hope.
I know Im just stressed and that things will get better if I take them one at the time.
Watching you, Karen, living your best life, feels like a nice horizon to follow. You are truly a diamond.
Karen, the illusion puzzle is beautiful. I entered full screen and saw the picture. I want one of these puzzles!! It will go on my personal 'must have' list.
Code Word: Diamond. I like all of the Jane Wooster Scott puzzles. I love all those little houses in those puzzles. They kind of remind of some of the Charles Wysocki puzzles that I've seen. I would love to see the Sweet Corn and Summer Dreams one put together. Loved watching the haul.
I would love to see puzzles that you love to solve. the cork puzzles for Christmas 😍
Just enjoy yourself and have fun. It doesn't have to be hard, excessive or take all your energy. Take care of yourself. The rest of us enjoy your energy. You Are the diamond 🤩
Excited to see when you make the pyramid one. It looks so unique and interesting!
Diamond. I love your videos, Karen. Thanks for sharing.
OMG, Nancy Drew photobomb. Also, wow, Joan Mitchell art puzzle.
My dad bought them all at a yard sale like 30 years ago. I only recently learned on Facebook that some people collect the old copies. Which I guess shouldn't be a surprise to someone who collects vintage puzzles. But I had no idea 😂
I've been on this channel so long I see 8:07 and say "I bet that's springbok" 😆
26:50 😆😆😆😆
I love all your videos Karen I love you energy. You are motivation to challenge myself on trying to different types of-puzzles. I look forward to your next video keep nip the good work. My puzzle collection is biggest as yours and growing I’m running out of space and I have a townhome.
Great haul! I've had the Benedict Blue DAC kit in my wishlist for a while, butI need to work through my to pile of diamond paintings first! I like to do a couple practice speed puzzles and then diamond paint afterward, though injuries have meant I can't do that lately!
The one at 2:48 I have that one, I love it it s nursery rhymes. And you can play with the figures as they are one piece. I was so excited to see you pull it out of box two.
Diamond 💎
And I do have to say I love the speed puzzling content 😊 I feel like you found a really nice balance of speed puzzling content and "normal" content and I really enjoy the mixture since sometimes I get bored if there's too many videos of the same type. However if you need the break next year and feel like that's what's best for you and your channel than that's obviously the best choice to make ❤️
It would be so cool if you did a Ravensburger factory tour for a video!!!!!!!!!
Every year I see your diamond puzzles and I think "I want one of those" - and of course you time it so that we think of that around Christmas!!
Diamond - I love the puzzle with the long strip like pieces. And the pyramid
You're crazy! and I love it! Thanks for sharing!
Yayyy!!! I no joke found the JWS Holiday Traditions puzzle at a GA thrift store and they have it to me for 50¢ bc I was buying like 8 other Wysocki puzzles and they thought it was cute that I love that Americana/Old America style. Enjoy making that puzzle!!
I would love to see a video of you doing Ten Hundred's puzzle. He worked so hard and did so much research to try and make a fun and high quality puzzle. The illustration is beautiful, and there's a whole huge mystery in the illustration. I think you'd have fun and I'd love to see your opinion on it
Yes, I have it and it's been on my list for a while. I just want to make sure I have the time to do it justice!
A few weeks ago I found the vintage ravensburger graphic II in the thriftstore for €1,50 and it was such a wonderful puzzle to do, I am on the lookout for the other ones too. Vintage puzzles with pictures are not my cup of tea, but these graphic vintage puzzles are amazing!
Looking forward to see you doing the puzzles it looks fun
That's brilliant, hats off to your parents!
Looking forward to seeing you work all those Happily puzzles! And I’m working on a “Diamond” Art project also 😊
you're making me want to start my own puzzle collection.. normally i just buy whatever cheap one i find that looks fun and when i finish it I just pass it on to a friend but seeing all these cool vintage ones makes me want to have some to shelve too