Have you ever done a Bits and Pieces puzzle? Do you prefer puzzles with random or standard piece shapes?

If I owned a lighthouse, I would definitely have a puzzle room in there, hopefully with an ocean view from near the top of the lighthouse.

I love when puzzle pieces are the non standard type bc it makes it challenging enough esp when you don’t have a lot of space you can still be challenged

The lighthouse puzzle is beautiful!

LIGHTHOUSE I have quite a few Bits & Pieces puzzles and have enjoyed them all. I especially like the coupon on the back of the catalog that gives you a free puzzle with each order; you can choose the # of pieces or the shape, but not the picture.

I like how they made it an original shape and still gave a clue for the border with the line around the outside. Good job on this review!

I love a beautiful “LightHouse”!

I and my daughters have enjoyed several Bits and Pieces puzzles through the years. Nice to see you showcase this pretty lighthouse.

Just got my Bits and Pieces catalog and it has a couple of lighthouse puzzles. Great video. Keep them coming.

That's a very lovely Lighthouse puzzle. Thanks for sharing!

I've never done one by Bits & Pieces, but I do enjoy the different challenge of a shaped puzzle. Thanks for showing the catalogue, great to see the variety. A 'lighthouse' is always a winner! :)

Lighthouse! You are MY favorite puzzler in the whole world.

Lighthouse. Also a bit and piece fan although the last puzzle I purchased had 3 heavily damaged pieces. They were not completely broke in half so I didn't return it. I'm moving to traditional piece puzzles. Love you're videos.

All the bits and pieces illustrations are sooooo beautiful! I literally love all of the pictures, they look kind of vintagy without looking too oldschool and I enjoy looking at those images so much 😍

Lighthouse I've never done a Bits and Pieces puzzle but I may get one to try. Great video!

I am so glad I found your channel, you are funny, quirky and so nice to listen to.

Loved your review of the Lighthouse puzzle.

My husband and I love making jigsaw puzzles. We've done many Bits and Pieces puzzles, since we receive their catalog, and we enjoy them very much. Have not done many non-traditional shaped ones, but liked your helpful tips and hope to do more. I've had my eye on the Lighthouse puzzle.

I've never seen a real lighthouse, but I've just started to watch your channel and I'm really enjoying it

Thanks for sharing! I love puzzling!

Just did my first Bits and Pieces shaped one. It's definitely challenging! Thanks for the video of the 'lighthouse' one!

Didn’t know there was a magazine, but that’s awesome!!

Lighthouse! Yay! I just purchased 5 puzzles from this company, and was worried it was a mistake due to the low price! I purchased a 750 piece shaped, a 1500 piece, and the remainder 1000 pieces. Your review is certainly going to help in choosing the order I'm going to do them to add variety to the puzzling experience. I sure wish I could do them as fast as you!

Not done one from Bits and pieces or any puzzle with a Lighthouse but I loved your review. Looks super fun to me.

Thanks for the review Karen! Lighthouse.

Thank you for your tip about the "odd" shaped puzzles having a border. I had not noticed that. I love the bits and pieces puzzles. They are good for a change and challenge. Also "Lighthouse" 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

Lighthouse. Love your channel. I just finished a Bits & Pieces 1000 piece puzzle a few days ago. I'm not a bog fan of the odd shapes but I'm new to 1000 piece puzzles. Perhaps, when I've had more experience with puzzles that size or larger, I'll enjoy the extra challenge of the odd shapes.

Lighthouse!! 💕 you have an awesome channel! Thank you for taking the time to create videos for all of us!

Thank you Karen because thanks to you I just ordered bits and pieces catalog that I didn't even know existed before this video.oh and by the way I wanted to say I love how expressive you are with your hands and your emotions and your nice happy smile all the time and your upbeat style.but I especially like how you use your hands to point at the camera and then point to your puzzlesDan the absolute best thing I love is when you use your hands to smooth out the puzzle at the end when you're finished making it. That is your signature flourish and I think it's really really awesome.😊

Lighthouse! It’s our first jigsaw puzzle i was totally obsessed with the frame but my 5 year old daughter went straight in to build the middle. We have a bits and pieces 500 bird house. Thank you so much you are giving us the confidence we need!

Lighthouse! You are amazing Karen!

Didn't know still had mail order category which just requested one. Lighthouse, it looks awesome for sure.

I’ve just recently started doing jigsaw puzzles. I really enjoy it. Love your channel also. I’ve haven’t done a bits n pieces jigsaw puzzle. This “lighthouse” puzzle is gorgeous! Ok, back to binge watching your channel 😊😊

Lighthouse! Enjoyed the video.

Oh my God Karen I can't tell you how much I loved seeing you do this quote lighthouse unquote puzzle. Thank you so much because now I'm going to go online to Amazon and go find a bits and pieces puzzle 😁

I love Bits and Pieces shaped puzzles.

I was just at Goodwill and there were about 20 Bits and Pieces puzzles....but they were all 300 pieces which is not really my jam. I did get one! Looking forward to doing it! I love funky piece shapes!

Great to see you again. No, I’ve never done a Bits and Pieces brand. Lighthouse!

Glad you’re back! Waited around for... LIGHTHOUSE!

I am doing a shaped puzzle now by Sunsout. I think that Sunsout is very similar to Bits and Pieces. Their pieces are also random cuts and they make quite a few shaped puzzles. I have quite a few Bits and pieces puzzles in my collection. Only a few of their puzzles are available on Amazon, and they do have an eBay store. But again they only list a limited amount on eBay. I also think that they make limited amounts of their puzzles in general. Once they sell out they are no longer available. So when I see a Bits and Pieces puzzle that I really likeI buy it right away. Lighthouse.

Keep up the great work love ❤️ it

Great review Karen! Thank you! Enjoyed the LIGHTHOUSE ;)

Lighthouse I‘ve never done a bits and pieces jigsaw puzzle. Since I come from germany, they‘re not as easy to get as they are in the US. I could buy some of them on Amazon, but they‘re way more expensive here. But with the next order I will definitely try one of these. I absolutely love this weird shape of the puzzle pieces. Last week I did one from Eurographics, which also had these funny shaped pieces and it was really nice to do.

Love your channel❤️

Love that lighthouse! Oh, lighthouse!

I live in coastal Maine, there's lots of lighthouse(s)! I've done a bits and pieces puzzle. I liked the random pieces, and I agree the flat sided ones are a bit tricky. The only thing I didn't like was that the cut itself took away from the image. Like there were distinct lines of the piece shape I'm not sure if that's all or just that particular one. I'll find out soon, I'm starting a new bits and pieces tomorrow!

Thanks so much for the video. I haven't tried a shaped puzzle but will do so. It was helpful you explained about the border. Bits & Pieces puzzles are very affordable.

Hi there Karen glad you're back. The Bits and Pieces puzzles I know I've we worked are The Oriental Gate and Haunted Haven. Oriental Gate was so easy is was disappointing. Now Haunted Haven I'm pretty sure I got at a thrift store and i love it. All of the pieces were there so i glued it and framed it so i use it for Halloween decor. I've never worked a puzzle with a lighthouse in it. Happy puzzleing!

Oh my goodness, Bits and Pieces was my favorite too, I think back when I was about 9. (10 billion years ago)🤣🤣🤣🤣. I feel better I’m not the only puzzle 🧩 geek. Thanks!!

Fantastic Puzzle ^^

That's a cool lighthouse puzzle. I've been eyeing the wolf puzzle on bits and pieces for like 2 years now I just have no means of getting them... also my house gets the subscription and it's fun just seeing what they have new if anything.

Wow! That puzzle is so beautiful!! 😍 I would love to have that on my wall! Maybe an embroidered version 🤔

oh hey I thrifted this exact lighthouse puzzle last year. Was pretty good!

Lighthouse! I have done several "Bits and Pieces" puzzles; mostly 1000 pieces. The biggest difference I see with random piece shapes is that it's hard to positively identify the edge pieces because some of the interior pieces have flat edges. However, I eventually figure them out. It's not a deal breaker and it's actually nice to switch things up sometimes.

I have done several over the quarantine because Bits and Pieces Canada remained well stocked up here. I really want the Sewing Room one but when I ordered it they sent me a completely different smaller puzzle of a lemonade stand lol. Then the sewing one was sold out....so they gave me a credit. I will use it when that one is back in stock. The only one I didn’t Iike from them was the 300 piece Angel Stamps . The pieces are really large and bulky and I didn’t enjoy doing it or the finished look. Great company though, and now I will try a shaped one. Probably the camping one 😀

Amazing video as always 😍 I love to see the lighthouses next to the sea. P.S Your videos inspiring me to do puzzles! I just finished my 3000 pieces puzzle♥️♥️♥️

From just watching your video and not having hands-on this puzzle, it appears the cardboard insert inside the box is designed not to maintain the box integrity, but to keep the puzzle pieces from getting too jostled in transit and potentially having some of the more delicate pieces bent or dinged up. I love your videos, by the way!

Very Interesting. This is the First time I see a puzzle that is not a rectangle. Lighthouse

LightHouse ! Nice puzzle, will give this brand a go 🧩🧩

Lighthouse! I have been working at a seniors lodge for the last year and a couple of the residents got me into jigsaw puzzles. I found Bits and Pieces online and have already ordered 7 puzzles, with my eye on a few more. I am still working on my first and am enjoying it quite a bit. It's only a 300 piece but I loved the picture (Northern Lights Cabin), so I figured I would give it a go. I think I will prefer the 500 piece puzzles because the pieces are not as large, which I think is a plus when you're new to it or (as with some of the seniors I work with) are visually impaired. Love your channel!

Thanks for your feedback, Karen. I also receive Bits and Pieces catalogs and I enjoy looking through it also.Lighthouse

Lighthouse. Great review❤

Yes, I've done a Bits n Pieces as well as a shaped one like the lighthouse puzzle. I prefer the standard 5 shape puzzle but will do any type. I wanted to put in my 2 cents, that I disagree that you can't sort a unique cut puzzle by shape. It has saved me before. Some of the piece shapes may vary than the standard 5, but I've found you can still sort by shape with just a small pile of "other" shapes. Happy puzzling!!

You seriously are my favorite. I found you from the try guys video. I enjoy watch everything!

Lighthouse :) Thank you for the beautiful " Lighthouse " puzzle video

A nice looking LIGHTHOUSE, but not the kind of image I like to do. I'll look at the Bits and Pieces website, see if they have something for me. Thanks for the recommendation.

Hello caren sorry I am late I was eating but I am watching it now much love ❤️

I absolutely love this little boxes for puzzles. Here in Germany we only have these big boxes which takes so much space. I have to admit that the motives which you have shown aren't that nice. But the shape of the puzzle is great and i love that this isn't standard. Would do some just for that fact! Even i don't like the picture that much. :D This week i did two 1000 pieces puzzle. They we're allready used and two pieces are left. This is so frustrating! But you have to expect that. Much more surprising was that i had a piece which doesnt belong to the puzzle that i did. And dont forget the Lighthouse. :D

Lighthouse, I'm working on my second Bits n Pieces puzzle it is a Halloween theme and it is proving to be quite a challenge but I love it.

I love the Bits and Pieces catalog. I have a number of their puzzles. My favorite Bits and Pieces puzzle of all time is "Cat Conundrum," a 1000-piece puzzle from about 2005. It has beautiful blue and gold mosaic-type tiles around the border. The picture has a cat and a number of objects that all have the word "cat" in them - such as catamaran, catfish, catsup, cat burglar, and the like. There was a contest to see who could find and name the most "cat" things in the puzzle. I made a huge list but never got around to turning it in. This was a "puzzle plus" because you not only had the pleasure of working the puzzle but also the fun of finding the "cat" objects. Out of all the puzzles I have, if I could save just one puzzle, this would be the one !

I didn't realise they had false edges, and spent a long long while finding all of the "edges" and being left with barely any middle. it was not a good use of time lol. it's so hard, I am taking a while to do it. it's "best friends", also 750 pieces. the piece quality is absolutely incredible. just wish I could make progress

Likin' the signboard

Also, have you ever thought of doing an educational video on types of material that puzzles are made out of...cork, wood(different types of wood), plastic, cardboard, along with types of puzzle pieces, such as all cardboard triangular, random, standard, silhouettes, additionally, type of puzzle such as 3D, sphere, 2D converts to 3D... I think the best video you have done is the one that you could understand/appreciate works of art better if you did that masterpiece in puzzle form (of course, the best way is to observe the real painting).

Just watched your Bits and Pieces from 10 months ago ~ and I learned about Bits and Pieces from watching your Video Blogs ... and getting ready to do my very first one😊 excited to do it ~ LIGHTHOUSE 😊 It’s the one called “ No Place Like Home “ .....

Aw I never got the notification for this video :( glad I still found it!

Amo los puzzles saludos desde México

I prefer the puzzles without the traditional borders. Great vid. Lighthouse.

Lighthouse!!

I work a variety of puzzle brands, Bits & Pieces included. They often offer sale puzzles, reduced shipping, and a free puzzle with purchases so you get good value for your money. I do enjoy other brands, though, like Buffalo.

Lighthouse never have done a bits and pieces puzzle but I just got 8 in a box from ceaco Ron schmidt collection love them

I've used Bits and Pieces and White Mountain. I think the quality of White Mountain puzzles are better. The pieces were a little more sturdy. Oh okay the code at the end was lighthouse.

your lighthouse puzzle was so great can you also review the gradient ones

💙💙💙💙💙 Lighthouse ! 😃👍

I have the Bits and Pieces "New Orleans City View" 300 piece ready to start that my 7 yr old picked out. We just finished a mini puzzle The Bull's-Eye #3 a few nights ago. It is from 1969. I picked it up at a thrift store not knowing if it was complete. It was fun because it was 150 pieces standard square shape but very random pieces. I love random pieces but the standard rectangular or square shape. What are your thoughts on the photomoasics (i am not sure if that is what they are called) puzzles? Lighthouse.

I have a Bits & Pieces 1200pc. Shaped puzzle where the pieces are all different, so exception to the rule for 1000pcs or less to have their pieces all different.

You're the lighthouse of my life!

Lighthouse I will try them, Bits and Pieces

Beautiful “Lighthouse “ puzzle but too hard for me. 💕

I would glue that puzzle together and hang it up ... if I lived in a lighthouse!

Karen, Have you ever done a puzzle made of wood? They are much more expensive, but are very old school, in that jigsaw puzzles made of wood were the original jigsaw puzzles. They were called dissected maps and were used for educational purposes. I enjoy the videos. Thank you for doing them. ALSO, I'm not sure this is always true, but was told that there are the same number of pieces on top and bottom. Similarly there are the same number of pieces on each side. I was having a problem with a .missing edge piece. Someone walked up and asked if I had counted the edge pieces. We found 2 pieces in the wrong location using this method. I worked on puzzles regularly at the Sanibel Island Library in Florida. They have a large leave one take one puzzle and game section.

Cool puzzle. Enjoy watching your videos .Your my fav puzzler. Every day Im puzzlin. ( christine vazquez) lighthouse

Request : 2000 piece puzzle bits and pieces home grown

My mom and I enjoy Random Piece Shapes. The special shapes are fun because they are playful, silly, or odd shapes to laugh at. My mom actually finds special shaped pieces easier, because she doesn't have an eye for color or micro picture details, but rather has learned how to do puzzles by observing their shapes and silhouettes in addition to their pictures. Standard shaped puzzle pieces all look too similar and so they are heavily done by picture only, BUT special shaped puzzles add two elements to help search for pieces that connect, picture details AND shape details. She uses shapes to her advantage, which for some puzzles, her tips have been puzzle life savers for me. They may not be shapes to organize as well, but they do have two elements for analyzing both picture and shape, which brings a new perspective of how to view the pieces. :)

Lighthouse 👍

Lighthouse🤗

Lighthouse!

Lighthouse I never knew these irregular shaped puzzles existed so thanks for the review. Why don't puzzle companies enclose a poster of the puzzle to see when putting it together? I have a Ceaco puzzle that did that and it was so much easier rather than moving the box cover around all the time.

My wife and I get our B and P catalogs monthly and have ordered and put together quite a few. No shaped puzzles though. We enjoy them. We also get catalogs from Spilsbury. Both catalogs have very similar layout, look, and feel. And judging by their business address zip codes, they must be located in adjacent towns in Indiana. Are both owned by the same company? Lighthouse

hi Karen im pretty sure im going to buy the crazy bbq 3000 peice puzzle soon wish me good luck.

lighthouse =happy puzzling