Sometimes we need a little something to remind us of what’s really important in our lives. Is it having a spotless house or taking an amazing vacation? Losing the extra 10 pounds you’ve been hanging onto? As I sit in this awful hospital reclin…
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Whenever I meet new people and they ask what I do for work I always get the “You do WHAT?” reaction. I get it. Have you ever heard a kid say they want to be a puzzle cutter when they grow up? Me either. I didn’t even know I wanted to be a puzzle cutt…
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As puzzle crafters, there are times when we feel a special connection to the puzzles we are cutting. We may be drawn to the subject matter, the colors in the image, or maybe it’s the custom silhouettes you’ve asked to have cut into it. No matter the …
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We have lots of quality checkpoints for our puzzles during the crafting process. I won’t bore you with the details of every step, but to give you an idea of the care we take, here’s a quick synopsis of the process. First, your order is c…
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Can you believe the sun is already leaving us earlier each day? Summer is going by much too fast for me. I feel like I’ve barely had a chance to get out and enjoy it. I know, I know. I have to make it a priority. And I will. Next year. O…
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As I was getting ready for work this morning, I listened to the news report about the auction of Peggy and David Rockefeller’s coveted art collection. The sale at Christie’s auction house in New York City brought in a record-setting $646 million. Wow…
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I’ve just returned from our 13th annual puzzling weekend at Blackberry Farm and boy, did we have a blast!! If you haven’t heard about Blackberry Farm, it’s a beautiful luxury hotel situated on a 4200-acre estate in the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s the…
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We’ve had some cool nights and mornings recently and I’ve noticed my shopping cart veering towards the candy displays in the stores. That must mean Halloween is on its way. Some days I manage to steer my cart in the other direction, but sometimes the…
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Hey Everybody, Happy August! Wait a minute-August??? What happened to June and July?! Why is it that the things you want to go on forever seem to fly by and the things you want to go by quickly drag on and on? Life sure is weird like that. Needless t…
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It’s officially summer and it’s been a wet one here in Vermont. We had a rainstorm on the July 4th weekend that did some serious damage to area roads. We had so much rain so fast it caused roads and culverts to totally wash out. In fact, our area was…
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Yesterday Stave puzzle cutter, Evie, came into my office and said, “Jennifer, I have a great puzzle idea!” Well, if you celebrate the Day of the Dead you’ll know just what Evie was talking about. It’s a Sugar Skull! She showed me the sketch you see h…
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Once again, I’m reminded of the curious things that happen in the Stave Puzzles world. It’s like there’s a string that’s crisscrossing the universe, pulling puzzlers together. Here’s another bit of proof that there’s magic in our clown. Cu…
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