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"You want a piece of me?" —your new puzzle.
BewildernessPuzzles is a woman-owned small business that makes beautiful jigsaw puzzles.
Promising review: "Shipped quickly! I gave it to my dad for Christmas and we did it together and we loved it. Puzzle is beautiful, engagingly frustrating and deeply satisfying. The design and image is lovely and the laser cut wood pieces are awesome (and smell good!). We've already done the puzzle once and can't wait to do it again." —Hannah Leile
Get it from BewildernessPuzzles on Etsy for $89.95.
BetterCo. is a small business that's been making puzzles since 2019.
Promising review: "This was my first time buying this brand, and as an avid puzzler, I know there is definitely nothing worse than a brand who doesn’t put care into the quality of their puzzles, and Betterco absolutely does! The puzzle was beautiful, and the quality of the pieces were great. Sturdy, fit snug together, and no bending or peeling. Highly recommend." —Ashley Masterson
Get it from Amazon for $25.
Promising review: "This is a great puzzle, challenging for adults as well as teens. The cardboard it is printed on is thick enough to make it sturdy but thin enough that all 1,000 pieces still fit in the smallish box. It comes with a full-size picture so you can see the detail when assembling." —C. L. Riley
Get it from Amazon for $12.99.
Get it from Four Point Puzzles for $25.
BetterCo. is a small business that's been making puzzles since 2019.
Promising review: "My wife is an ardent puzzle aficionado and was really pleased and obviously felt challenged when she received this puzzle. She says it is 'going to take quite a while' to work on this one! That is good as she is not very challenged by most puzzles." —Ken S.
Get it from Amazon for $25.
My mom likes to say she's been "doing puzzles since before it was a quarantine trend," so it was only fitting I sent her this stunning puzzle. It's 500 pieces, so it's not *too* hard for a newbie puzzler, but challenging enough for someone who likes to do them often. Each piece is eco-friendly, as everything the puzzle is made of is recycled or biodegradable. I love Lemonade Puzzles for all the reasons I just mentioned, but also because it's a woman-owned business that also highlights female artists.
Get it from Lemonade Puzzles for $25.50.
Promising review: "I thought this was a joke when I first heard about it, I had to buy it when I found it on Amazon. It is one tough puzzle. I have done quite a few puzzles in the 500-1500 piece range, but this one is a whole different kind of challenging. The puzzle image has a white boarder that lines the edges, so putting that together is pretty straight forward. The rest of the puzzle is full of abstract paint splatter repeating colors, I have so far only managed to put together various small patches and pairs, this is going to take awhile. It's so difficult, and I love it." —D. Burke
Get it from Amazon for $19.95.
Promising review: "Every Christmas, we search for a good puzzle. We bond with one another putting them together each year when we gather. As we've progressed, we have to get more pieces in order to be challenged. This wooden geode puzzle is different. It's small with fewer pieces, but so fun and still extremely challenging because the pieces fit together so uniquely. The wooden pieces are thick and sturdy so they fit together well. If you've ever tried to work a puzzle where the pieces are so flimsy that they don't stay together, you'll know what a valuable feature this is. Great puzzle to add to the collection. Can't wait to try more wooden puzzles!" —Mel
Get it from Uncommon Goods for $65 (available in three colors).
Promising review: "This was a difficult puzzle for being only 500 pieces. Not only was I busy putting this puzzle together but I was also busy putting swear words together to make new swear words. LOL! Great fun, though! I did flip it the bird when I was done. LOLOLOLOL." —R. Grave.
Get it from Galison for $13.99.
Promising review: "I'm an avid puzzler, and I really enjoy a challenge. I have no patience, however, for poorly designed or constructed puzzles. I feel like those puzzles where all the pieces are the same shape are a waste of my time, and I bin them as soon as I see the writing on the wall. This is vibrantly colored, with lots of geometric and color variation to help orient you on the location of pieces, and the pieces themselves are well-designed for holding together and having unique placement." —Oliver DeMille, TJEd
Get it from Amazon for $18.99.
Get it from Rifle Paper Co. for $34 (available in three other styles).
Promising review: "Are you working from home? Do you have kids, dogs, a spouse? Are they really exhausting you? Well it may sound like an odd way to spend time for yourself but this puzzle is a great way to take your mind off of everything else. It’s a challenge and it takes time to finish. It is not a chair by the ocean but it provides me an hour or so a day to myself." —Famous Amos 704
Get it from BoxLunch for $23.92.
Promising review: "At first I thought this would be so difficult but soon after I started it it became fascinating looking for different faces, hair and what they were wearing. There are some famous faces, some very expressive faces, some simply interesting faces, and finding them is an adventure. It takes some different skills than I have used in 'normal' jig saw puzzles. I highly recommend this puzzle!!" —Natalee Morse
Get it from eeBoo for $21.99.
Promising review: "This was a very attractive picture and, since I had been here before, very nostalgic. The actual design is closer to a detailed painting than a photograph, but the Mediterranean really is as beautiful as this puzzle depicts. There was some minor separating of the edges of the pieces and one clear wrinkle, but let's be honest, you'll always get this as you sort pieces out and drop them in your couch only to sit on them later, accidentally. Then after accusing your significant other of hiding the last piece again so they get to 'finish' the puzzle themselves, you will eventually find that last piece, apologize profusely, and be able to stand back and admire the scenery. Enjoy!" —Millertime
Get it from Amazon for $14.95.
This gives me serious A Series of Unfortunate Events vibes for reasons I cannot explain. BuzzFeed writer Mal Mower and her husband worked on this puzzle as well!
Promising review: "Beautiful image and a puzzle that goes really quickly in some areas, but others that will agitate Just the way I like them!" —Teresa
Get it from Serious Puzzles for $24.95.
Promising review: "This puzzle is a lot of fun, though it is no pushover; it is challenging in all the right ways. Each mini-fig head takes multiple pieces making it a difficult, but fun, sea of yellow with the occasional face coming together. Would definitely recommend if you are fan of puzzles or Legos." —peter Jacob Washburn
Get it from Amazon for $17.05.
Promising review: "I guess we all look for different attributes in a jigsaw puzzle. For me, I don't want to work one that is all sky and ocean. 'Road Trip USA' has bright colors, interesting state icons, and enough words to make it doable but still be plenty challenging. Each piece appeared to be unique — there didn't seem to be any chance of fitting two pieces together that didn't belong." —R.S. McGowan
Get it from Amazon for $19.49.
Promising review: "This puzzle is good quality, with sturdy pieces and a nicely rendered illustration. What makes it tricky are the highly unusual shapes of the pieces. Some of the pieces just touch instead of interlocking, so it's a tough one to put together. I really enjoyed the challenge and just ordered another from the same company." —Gourmet Gal
Get it from Amazon for $24.
Promising review: "I am a puzzle fanatic, I have over 30 puzzles of 2,000-3,000 pieces and usually take a few days for each BUT THIS ONE IS AMAZING AND INFURIATING! I always do puzzles late at night when my son has gone to bed with criminal minds on in the background. I can spend three hours on this puzzle and get six pieces done. I REFUSE to give in and look at the other side so anyone saying they did it in three days or two hours or whatever definitely did that. It’s reverse symmetrical which took me a little while to figure out, so the top left corner is identical to the bottom right corner and same with the other two matching each other so there are two of every sets of lines. Besides liking puzzles, I am also quite good at them and my parents hide them away when they go to bed so they don’t wake up to it finished. This thing has been kicking my butt! I love it and will not quit till it’s done!" —Kirk Streitmater
Get it from Amazon for $18.99.
PuzzledlyUSA is a small business run out of North Carolina that makes an array of, you guessed it, puzzles!
Promising review: "The pieces are of very good quality, they are quite hard (So I know they will last) and the image has good resolution. I chose this puzzle because it seems to be challenging based on the colors and the pattern. Also I received it in a very short time considering Im from an Island! Will be purchasing from this store again for sure. Thank you!" —Monica Maldonado
Get it from PuzzledlyUSA on Etsy for $23.
I tried one of these and truly struggled. While I am an expert in all-things-Disney I'm not the most proficient of puzzle-doers. I gave this one a serious try and was SO frustrated. Thomas Kinkade is no joke,
Promising review: "Bought these to do with my 10-year-old niece but holy moly are they hard. All the pieces are suuuper wonky and it was really challenging. So I did them myself and had a blast." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $17.99.
Promising review: "This jigsaw roller works perfectly for me. It’s just a piece of felt with an inflatable tube, two straps and a bag but it worked well for me holding my 1,000-piece puzzles together. The felt is smooth, my puzzle pieces don’t snag on it. It’s on the thinner side but is thick enough to stay firm all the way across when rolled up." —Shaunie
Get it from Amazon for $17.99.
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