Yeah, that's a puzzler all right
by Andrea Mulder-Slater
Rupert McKelvie is an industrious fellow who hates getting to the end of a puzzle, only to find that there are missing pieces. Rather than shove the incomplete sets aside, he decided to create a line of furniture that makes use of discarded puzzle bits. This table is made up of 4800 puzzle pieces - a compilation of the Arc de Triomphe, Winnie the Pooh, a night sky and the Taj Mahal.
Fantastic, don't you think?
No post of mine would be complete without a touch of sparkle. So, here's the shine, from InfusedDesigns... Necklaces crafted of puzzle pieces which have been adorned with glitter and beads.
If you are bold enough, you might consider these funny and shiny puzzle accessories by GlamLifeEarrings. Then again...
And while we're on a glitter high, meet Erica Roni , a gal who likes nail polish and regularly posts her latest designs on her "Practice with Polish" blog. Here's her ode to puzzles.
And finally, because Halloween is near, I have for you a puzzle mask made by Paula from Texas. I like this guy. He reminds me of an old boyfriend that I was lucky enough to ditch - y'know, before it was too late.
No, really.
My daughter is an inquisitive child.
From
the time she was born, her hands were moving – grabbing hold of
anything and everything within her reach. When she learned how to walk,
baby proofing became a full time job. At times, our dog's life depended
on how diligent we were. (I still remember seeing her chubby hands
clutching mounds of Bodie hair).
We
recently stayed in a holiday rental home in Florida where the owners
had provided guests with oodles of books, board games and puzzles to
help pass the time on rainy days.
My
then 2-year-old was busy playing in the living room with her toys while
we were in the nearby kitchen unpacking a load of groceries. The milk
wasn’t yet in the fridge when it occurred to me that the girl was being
awfully quiet.
With good reason...
Within
a matter of minutes, she had attacked nearly all of the puzzles and
games and mixed the pieces up sufficiently enough that there was no hope
of ever matching them to their boxes.
We
made a valiant attempt to assign the pieces back to their proper
containers. However, in the end, we abandoned the project and instead
went to the nearest Family Dollar store so we could restock the holiday
home shelves for $10 or less.
In
hindsight, we should have saved some of the pieces. If nothing else, we
could have sent them off to the following creative folks...
Doug Powell of Orlando Florida makes "Duzzle Art". These are large scale mosaics created with puzzle pieces. Here's his take on Gaga.
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| http://www.puzzleartmaster.com/duzzle-art-mosaics/the-gaga |
And good old George Burns.
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| http://www.puzzleartmaster.com/duzzle-art-mosaics/george-burns |
Rupert McKelvie is an industrious fellow who hates getting to the end of a puzzle, only to find that there are missing pieces. Rather than shove the incomplete sets aside, he decided to create a line of furniture that makes use of discarded puzzle bits. This table is made up of 4800 puzzle pieces - a compilation of the Arc de Triomphe, Winnie the Pooh, a night sky and the Taj Mahal.
Fantastic, don't you think?
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| http://www.rupertmckelvie.com/#/missing-pieces/4552460120 |
No post of mine would be complete without a touch of sparkle. So, here's the shine, from InfusedDesigns... Necklaces crafted of puzzle pieces which have been adorned with glitter and beads.
 |
| http://www.etsy.com/listing/81474599/puzzle-pendant-necklace-orange-green |
If you are bold enough, you might consider these funny and shiny puzzle accessories by GlamLifeEarrings. Then again...
 |
| http://www.etsy.com/listing/69734584/a-piece-of-glam |
And while we're on a glitter high, meet Erica Roni , a gal who likes nail polish and regularly posts her latest designs on her "Practice with Polish" blog. Here's her ode to puzzles.
And finally, because Halloween is near, I have for you a puzzle mask made by Paula from Texas. I like this guy. He reminds me of an old boyfriend that I was lucky enough to ditch - y'know, before it was too late.
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| http://www.etsy.com/listing/67018474/recycled-art-puzzle-assemblage |