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 Checking It Once, Checking It Twice
10/30/2018

Checking It Once, Checking It Twice

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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 Time With Friends
09/24/2018

Time With Friends

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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 A Magnificent Collection
04/28/2018

A Magnificent Collection

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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 Make It a Great Day!
01/11/2018

Make It a Great Day!

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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 Carving Out Good Times
10/21/2017

Carving Out Good Times

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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 Be My Guest
08/06/2017

Be My Guest

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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 Popularity Contest!
06/16/2017

Popularity Contest!

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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 Stave- The Best Kept Secret!
04/25/2017

Stave- The Best Kept Secret!

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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 Inside the Mind of a Stave Artisan
04/10/2017

Inside the Mind of a Stave Artisan

Pick an Image, Any Image If you don’t find something to love in this newsletter then I’d be surprised. When our graphic artist, Bri, shared these images with us, we were all salivating over them. “I want to cut that one!” “Look at all that color-l…

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 Game on!
04/01/2017

Game on!

One of the things puzzlers love about Stave puzzles is the fact that there’s still fun to be had even after the puzzle is completed. Your puzzle cutter will hide games within your puzzle for you to discover when it’s finished. And if you tell us what…

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 Through the Eyes of the Puzzler
03/07/2017

Through the Eyes of the Puzzler

How Is Puzzling Not #1? When meeting someone new, it’s common to ask about their hobbies. Do they like gardening or fishing, cooking or golf? How often does someone respond with “I’m a puzzler”? I did an internet search on hobbies several …

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 Made in Vermont
03/01/2017

Made in Vermont

The Man Behind the Boards Have you ever wondered who makes the Reversible Wooden Puzzle Boards and Traveling Puzzle Table? They are handcrafted exclusively for Stave by Don Carbino who lives right here in Vermont, just a few miles from Stave. We r…

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