I am slow like a turtle🐢🐢🐢...probably one!🤣🤣🤣 With my OCD tendencies...I have to prepare...in order to prepare. Makes everything so slow!🧩🧩🧩 500 puzzle...definitely would get more done. I thought we were doing 1,000 piece.
What about setting up multiple puzzles around the apartment and only working on each for 20 mins before you have to move on? I wonder if the switching would make it hard to focus or feel refreshing? Would def need a camera person tho.
Hi Karen! I used to do jigsaw puzzles as a child and I haven't done one for over a decade. Because of you, I ordered a new puzzle and it's arriving Wednesday! I'm so excited and wanted to share with you. Happy puzzling!
I love it how she pets the puzzlez when shes done, like "pat-pat, welcome to existance, beautiful puzzle". I cnow its to flaten the pieces but still cute
I really appreciate that you reach out to the puzzle companies for comment when you encounter an issue with a puzzle, and you still give us, the viewers, an honest review. It’s very fair and professional of you.
I am a registered blind puzzler. It takes me significantly longer than you! A 500 piece puzzle I have to work on in 5 to 10 minute stretches and usually takes me 2 to 3 months to complete.
I love when people speak out about getting help when your mental health isn't at its best! There used to be so much shame in getting therapy and it's great to see that stigma going away! I always love your videos!
Karen, thanks to you I’ve found a passion for puzzles. It is my birthday tomorrow and I got so many puzzle as birthday gifts and Im so goddamn happy about it. Thank you for this channel and everything you do ❤️❤️
I had the exact same problem with the better co round puzzle. Really frustrating, I even got them to send me a new one that had the same issue. Hate that you had the same issue, but glad I wasn’t alone. They sent me a rectangular puzzle as a replacement, great customer service. Still frustrating.
Since I got better at puzzles I stopped buying “500” piece ones because I found them too easy but seeing this had made me want a few quick jigsaws in my collection.
I need more of these!! I dunno why but watching karen do puzzles is the most calming thing ever, it's interesting yet I can fall asleep to it. It's relaxing yet stimulating
I once took all of the "500" piece puzzles that I have in my house about 15 and went to my room to do them all. It wasn't all in one day but that was a fun week. Not to mention I was able to listen to quite a few audiobooks which is my ideal thing to do while puzzling. Overall it was really fun and I would definitely do it again!
500. I am so impressed! I will do a 500 piece and a 300 piece in the same day but can't sit as long as you can. I love the quality of the art in the puzzles you chose.
I just imagine the puzzle factory, and someone runs up to Jeff Factory, Boss of the Puzzle Factory. "Boss! We've got a problem!" "What?" "Karen Puzzles had problems with our puzzle!" "SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT ALL DOWN!!!! Forward the call to my office. I'll have to apologize to her myself." "Hey, there, just a few questions on this round puzzle!" "I'm so sorry, we'll fix it, we'll send you a new version, it's Covid! It's destroying everything!!! Please forgive us!" "Sounds great, have a good day, Covid is a jerk!" :D
I love how you ALWAYS ask yourself ‘why do I do this to myself’ or something in that ilk. These are great 500 piece puzzles and you have introduced me to many different manufacturers. Thank you
I'm starting to think I sort too much at the beginning of my puzzles. Going to try your spread-it-out technique. I suspect you see colors much clearer than most of us. Good video, as always. Thanks!
I just discovered your channel through a friend in my puzzle group on FB. Your videos are so much fun and enjoyable! I do puzzles every day. I even have an 8 foot long shelving unit with about 400 puzzles on it! Your videos are great to watch while I'm puzzling or when I'm in need of some puzzling time. I just wanted to leave you a comment to tell you I think you're awesome!
I've only gotten into the video until the sponsored part and I feel like that's such a good match for your channel! For many of us, puzzles or even your videos about puzzles can be a very therapeutic thing, so helping us viewers further into seeking mental health support is such a good idea
I am so glad that you struggled with the Lucky Charms puzzle! I worked on it for three days and it is now rolled up in the closet waiting for me to regain my patience!
Though i am about 500 years old and haven't done jigsaws since I was a kid, your style, presentation, comments and observations about your experience and puzzling in general keeps me entertained. Edited to add: Also my cat can't keep his eyes off your hand movement over the puzzles.
Loved your personal challenge 💕. I have not done a “500” puzzle yet. Working on a 359 puzzle now from dollar store. Learning a lot watching you. Especially to have fun with it. 🤗
I can’t even imagine doing that much puzzling in 1 day!! It took me 3 days to do the Blue Kazoo triangle gradient puzzle with 3 hours in between. I literally finished it before I clicked on this video!!! 😂😂
In each day I spent 3 hours doing the puzzle in my spare time, so overall 9 hours!! The Triangles Gradient Puzzle is 1000 pieces and it was my first gradient 2D puzzle so I was proud of it.
@@TomLegobro21 that's an awesome time for that puzzle! Keep in mind that Karen has done jigsaws since she was a kid and she now literally puts them together for a living, so I don't think it's fair for the rest of us to compare our times to hers :) you definitely should be proud of that accomplishment!
@@JustAnne27 Thanks, have you done the puzzle yourself? Also I did do the 540 colour Sphere Puzzle back in Easter and I did it a bit quicker than Karen since I’ve done quite a few more 3D spheres than she has so it makes sense both ways.
I recently discovered your channel and while I have never successfully completed any jigsaw puzzle above the beginner level, you have inspired me to try again! Really enjoying the videos, you have such a fantastic enthusiasm and great fun watching you puzzling. Now I must order a puzzle...
Dear Karen, I do hate puzzles. I find them frustrating and I have difficulty imagining what the piece I am looking for should look like. 300 piece puzzle takes me longer than a standard 1000 type takes you but... For some reason I turn to puzzles when I am emotionally distressed. They keep me busy and block negative emotions. Every time when pieces fit it really is satisfying. Also, thanks to you I realized that I was starting with very hard puzzles. Way too repetitive with tiny details on them etc. Some images or paintings I like don't scale well or look terrible as puzzles. You helped me discover that there's so much more in the "puzzle universe" than nature photos or images of famous paintings. Thank you. Your enthusiasm is infectious. PS: I love Antonio Gaudi"s tiles' images on puzzles. B.
My first Betterco puzzle is the same paint swatches that you do in the video. Kudos to you for finishing it. I threw in the towel and wish I hadn’t bought it. 🙁 But I also did the Lemonade Pursuits puzzle and loooved it! Definitely going to check out the Areaware puzzles. Thanks for taking on the challenge and reviewing them all!
Thank you for putting in -500-% effort for every video! Your videos are honestly my favorites on TH-cam. So relaxing and informative; I have learned about so many great puzzle companies
I can’t believe you got that many done. Brilliant. 52 minutes for the first one, it would take me 52 hours. Well done you. There is no doubt you are the puzzle master. I’ve never done even a 500 puzzle in a day.
Would love to see this kind of video again! It was so fun, and it sounds like you would have more fun as well if you did the preparation and filming improvements you mentioned in the end!
This video was crazy omg! 12 hours non stop! You’re truly a warrior, loved the video 🥳 I’d definitely do this challenge if I had enough puzzles lol, and I’ve never done a 500 puzzle 🧩 so it would be interesting
Wow! What a treat to see Karen put together all of those gorgeous 500 piece puzzles! You are my inspiration for quality puzzle brands! I love Cloudberries and have the Gradient one in my stash, I love Inner Piece’s Tokyo Time - so fun, and have done a 1000-piece Lemonade Pursuit’s puzzle and have two 500-piece puzzles in my stash. Other brands with great quality 500-piece puzzles are Wander, Seltzer, Goodfit, and WerkShoppe (nice thick pieces, matte finish, no puzzle dust, good fits, and so on). Thanks, Karen, for going into puzzle-land where no one else dares to go and keeping a fun attitude the whole time - it’s a treat to watch your videos!
I’m definitely going to be purchasing the Rifle Paper Co puzzle, the design on that is so beautiful! I definitely could not do as many 500 piece puzzles as you did in 12 hours! That takes a lot of discipline
I adore Karen’s energy and commitment and she’s got me wanting to start puzzles, especially 500’s! Anybody know of any good companies in the U.K. that do puzzles similar to Areaware? They look absolutely stunning but I can’t justify the shipping!
I have never done "500" piece puzzles but this 12-hour challenge was great! I can't wait to see next year's challenge and compare. I plan on trying a puzzle day over my next long weekend! Great work and quality as always!
Loved this video! I could watch this kind of content over and over again. 500 pieces is my favorite piece count as I am a mom and don't have a lot of time. The puzzles you picked were so fun to look at and, of course, you made it look so easy and effortless to do all of them even though you said - and I can imagine - some of them being harder than you think. Overall just an absolutely satisfying video ❤! Thank you, Karen 🙏!
During lockdown here, I've pretty much taken this on as well! I was really sick, and getting stuck into a puzzle was my first step during recovery to use my brain again. However, normie that I am, I would spend all day on one puzzle, including one five-hundred piece one from Lemonade Pursuits, which was my first time puzzling without using the image as reference. Actually the one you didn't do in the video! Their puzzles, which I ordered after seeing on your instagram, are so lovely to do. Ooooh! I also spent a couple days (twice) doing Magic Puzzle Company puzzles. I would love to see you review them, as they're seriously fun! I'm dying to do the third, but I can't get it where I live right now, so I'm waiting for a friend in the US to take pity on me and send it over.
Honestly well done Karen, the thought of this gives me such a headache tho because as someone who suffers from migraines I could never imagine doing this! Getting migraines really sucks as an artist and a puzzler I just always remember to never push myself even if I’m tempted! Anyway thank u for letting me experience this in a way through you! 😊
Even 500 piece puzzles would take me at least couple days to finish, if it didn't have big areas of one color in it. I'm surprised you weren't more sore afterwards
If you're thinking of making this an annual thing, it might work well as a streaming fundraiser or something, on top of speed puzzling. Make an event of it.
I enjoyed your video about these 500 piece puzzles done over an 8 hour challenge. I hope you make this an annual event so we can see your progress. Nice work Karen!
Ive got twins under 2 and a cat. Living my puzzle life vicariously through you until it's safe for me to do puzzles again. I was a puzzle piece eater as a young dumb toddler so I'm expecting the karma coming from my own kids.
I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old and can finally do puzzles again. I put them on a high counter and work while I watch them play. My biggest issue now is they want to help. And my 4 year old will often hijack them when I'm almost done. But I'm glad she likes puzzles.
A round puzzle from BetterCo was my first purchase from them. After putting it together I swore I was done buying from them, but I’m really glad to hear that you like their rectangular puzzles! I am so drawn to some of the images they have.
You are not weird! You are perfect! Love to watch your channel. Everytime you run your hands over the puzzle after you finish I always sigh as if I finished it. And you think you're weird!!!!! Lol !!!!
500. That would be a lovely way to spend a day. I'm tempted to try it. I don't have enough puzzles though. I tend to solve them and then give them away.
That was so much fun to watch! I’m Brazilian so I don’t have access to these brands bc it costs too much but I would love to do any of them, especially the Cloudberries or these 500 pieces by Lemonade Pursuits. Here, the puzzle brands have lots of problems, the pieces fit where they were not supposed to so it just takes forever. Most of the time I puzzle for 6 or 8 hours straight, doing one or two puzzles while watching tv shows. That’s always a great way to spend the day! Your videos always makes my day better as well, thank you! 💚
This was fun to watch! I usually do 1000 pc puzzles but struggle with poor lighting at home and general distractions. I've been working on the rock and tree background of a waterfall puzzle for about 3 weeks now!
It wasn't 12 hours straight, but in a school break I did 3 days of puzzling. I think I was 13 and I did ±10 puzzles, mostly 500 pieces ones because I didn't have bigger ones, only one with 1000 pieces. It was really cool, I covered my bedroom's floor with puzzles, but also unhealthy, I forgot to drink water and eat and I couldn't sleep because I was obsessed with puzzles. It was my first time getting my special interests at this point, nowadays I try to avoid it because I know it does no good to my body. It's hard to take breaks and not be obsessed with special interests (autistic trait), but I know it is for the best of my health 🥺 also I don't have that much space anymore, I rely on our dinning table lol in a family of 5 it isn't easy to have it for this much time!!
I totally want to try doing this challenge as a 12hr live stream. Obviously with all credits to you since you bring my love for puzzles back up with every video
I also have the BetterCo Paint Swatch puzzle with the weird fitting errors and dull color and I was so confused! Took me much longer to do the whole thing than I thought. Glad they're fixing it though. I'd be curious to try another 500 circle puzzle of theirs but they look so hard!
I have done multiple puzzles in a day but not purposely back-to-back as a challenge that way. It does look fun. I may need to try that sometime. I often do a 500 in an evening after work , so I do have a lot of them, probably over 200., so it would be fun to try to pick out 8 of the easiest and see how long that would take me.
Good job. This was fun to watch. I applaud you for sticking with the circular puzzle even after you realized the production flaws. It would have caused a footnote to be necessary in the records and would have made the whole things confusing (whole puzzles completed, wise). I've been stuck on 1000 piece puzzles and I think it's time to explore the 500 piece realm. Never did more than one by myself. I'm afraid I'd be crippled after 12 hours of bending over and squinting! Thanks for completing this challenge.
Wowie Wow Wow even though you did this awhile ago and I am just seeing I am so impressed I can’t even imagine doing one puzzle in a day let alone these that you conquered. I really like the design on some of these as well. I am just marveling over your talent it so much fun to watch your speed and true enjoyment. Thank you for sharing
About to watch this knowing I will probably find the next jigsaw 🧩 puzzle I want to spend my money on. I have bought at least one of the puzzle you have recommended on this channel. I have liked puzzles for a very long time but ,I have become addicted to doing puzzles every since the pandemic started, more than ever before. Now I can’t stop doing them and I’m going to run out of space for them very soon. Watching your channel just adds fuel to the fire lol. I could see us being friends doing our jigsaw puzzles next to each other.
This was really cool. I just started getting into puzzles over Christmas and am now obsessed. Hope to do puzzles that are bigger than 500 pieces in the future!🤗
I keep looking at the Rifle Paper Co. puzzles in Barnes & Noble and I love them, but I don't want to spend that much on a 500 piece puzzle that I'm going to finish so quickly. Wish they had 1000 pieces!
I really like that circle puzzle, it looks really cool. Shame that the quality wasn't very good though. I really hope they did address the problems as you mentioned towards the end of the video.
Hi Karen! I don't have the money to buy many puzzles, so I am doing all of my puzzles again and it is amazing how much easier the second time is! I wish I had "500" pices puzzles, but I haven't bought any. All of the ones you made look like so much fun!
What beautiful puzzles! I used to love spending the day doing jigsaws, but back & shoulder problems have really cut down the amount of time I can work, so my limit is one 500 🧩 piece puzzles at a sitting.
I haven't done a puzzle challenge like that, but I have gotten so obsessed with a puzzle that I worked on it from dawn to dusk. I would really like to try that 500 piece gradient puzzle. I have the 1000 piece one, but it would be fun to try the smaller one.
I would totally do more than one 500 piece puzzle in one day! I think it would be so much fun to have someone hang out with you and help you with the filming while you puzzled. Instead of a "Get Ready With Me" vlog it could be a "Get Puzzled With Me" vlog.
Have you ever done a puzzle challenge like this? How many puzzles do you think you would get through?
I'd love to try but I'd spend 12 hours on the one puzzle 😂😂
Hah! I'd only get through 2-3 1000 piece puzzles. I'm not the fastest.
Edit: But if we're talking 500 piece puzzles, I'd say 6-8. :)
I’ve never done a challenge like this before but if I did I think I would only go through 2-3 puzzles of 1000 pieces 😂 I give up very easily
I am slow like a turtle🐢🐢🐢...probably one!🤣🤣🤣 With my OCD tendencies...I have to prepare...in order to prepare. Makes everything so slow!🧩🧩🧩 500 puzzle...definitely would get more done. I thought we were doing 1,000 piece.
I can usually do a 500 piece puzzle in less than 2 hours, so maybe 5 in 8 hours.
What about setting up multiple puzzles around the apartment and only working on each for 20 mins before you have to move on? I wonder if the switching would make it hard to focus or feel refreshing? Would def need a camera person tho.
that will be craazyyy🤯
Would you ever consider streaming while completing puzzles? I would gladly watch it all the way!!
That'd be neat, but quiet. She gets quiet when puzzling because she's concentrating. That's why she pauses when addressing the camera.
@@keriezy honestly I'd still watch it just to have on in the background
Omg yes! I'd love to watch that too🙏
💯💯💯
We could all do puzzles together!
Hi Karen! I used to do jigsaw puzzles as a child and I haven't done one for over a decade. Because of you, I ordered a new puzzle and it's arriving Wednesday! I'm so excited and wanted to share with you. Happy puzzling!
I love that! Have fun with it!
Karen: “Solving puzzles for 12 Hours.”
Me: “Overthinking for 12 Hours.”
I love it how she pets the puzzlez when shes done, like "pat-pat, welcome to existance, beautiful puzzle". I cnow its to flaten the pieces but still cute
God i wrote "cnow" where was my brain when i wrote this-
I really appreciate that you reach out to the puzzle companies for comment when you encounter an issue with a puzzle, and you still give us, the viewers, an honest review. It’s very fair and professional of you.
I am a registered blind puzzler. It takes me significantly longer than you! A 500 piece puzzle I have to work on in 5 to 10 minute stretches and usually takes me 2 to 3 months to complete.
I love when people speak out about getting help when your mental health isn't at its best! There used to be so much shame in getting therapy and it's great to see that stigma going away! I always love your videos!
Karen, thanks to you I’ve found a passion for puzzles. It is my birthday tomorrow and I got so many puzzle as birthday gifts and Im so goddamn happy about it. Thank you for this channel and everything you do ❤️❤️
I had the exact same problem with the better co round puzzle. Really frustrating, I even got them to send me a new one that had the same issue. Hate that you had the same issue, but glad I wasn’t alone. They sent me a rectangular puzzle as a replacement, great customer service. Still frustrating.
I really love this challenge, I would be happy to see it yearly!
Since I got better at puzzles I stopped buying “500” piece ones because I found them too easy but seeing this had made me want a few quick jigsaws in my collection.
This is such a satisfying video. Everytime you do the completed puzzle hand sweep it brings on a sigh & comfort.
I am that Art Heaux that is LITERALLY in love with Rifle Paper Co. And they have a jigsaw puzzle? UMMM YASS!
Did you see the colab they did with Keds? 😍
Art Heaux lol!!
@@adriennegonzales2636 No. That sounds interesting.
That's some commitment! Can't wait to watch.
I need more of these!! I dunno why but watching karen do puzzles is the most calming thing ever, it's interesting yet I can fall asleep to it. It's relaxing yet stimulating
Her: does 11 puzzels in 12 hours.
Me: still strugling on the sides and corners of a 100 piece puzzle
I once took all of the "500" piece puzzles that I have in my house about 15 and went to my room to do them all. It wasn't all in one day but that was a fun week. Not to mention I was able to listen to quite a few audiobooks which is my ideal thing to do while puzzling. Overall it was really fun and I would definitely do it again!
500. I am so impressed! I will do a 500 piece and a 300 piece in the same day but can't sit as long as you can. I love the quality of the art in the puzzles you chose.
I just imagine the puzzle factory, and someone runs up to Jeff Factory, Boss of the Puzzle Factory. "Boss! We've got a problem!" "What?" "Karen Puzzles had problems with our puzzle!" "SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT ALL DOWN!!!! Forward the call to my office. I'll have to apologize to her myself."
"Hey, there, just a few questions on this round puzzle!" "I'm so sorry, we'll fix it, we'll send you a new version, it's Covid! It's destroying everything!!! Please forgive us!" "Sounds great, have a good day, Covid is a jerk!"
:D
I love how you ALWAYS ask yourself ‘why do I do this to myself’ or something in that ilk. These are great 500 piece puzzles and you have introduced me to many different manufacturers. Thank you
I'm starting to think I sort too much at the beginning of my puzzles. Going to try your spread-it-out technique. I suspect you see colors much clearer than most of us. Good video, as always. Thanks!
I just discovered your channel through a friend in my puzzle group on FB. Your videos are so much fun and enjoyable! I do puzzles every day. I even have an 8 foot long shelving unit with about 400 puzzles on it! Your videos are great to watch while I'm puzzling or when I'm in need of some puzzling time. I just wanted to leave you a comment to tell you I think you're awesome!
Would have been a perfect challenge for quarantine
i love how she calls puzzles that took her 2 hours easy puzzles 😂😂
she really is the puzzle queen👸👑
I did a 2,000 piece puzzle of the evolutions of Eevee, and it was a lot easier to do than some of the 500 piece ones I've done in the past.
@@kyragleffe3305 really thats weird i guess it really depends on the puzzle picture
@@mariyamedical4051 it does.
@@kyragleffe3305 wheredid you get it? i really need t do it
@@NoxslashNyx you can find it online. I've been finding all my pokemon puzzles at Walmart
I've only gotten into the video until the sponsored part and I feel like that's such a good match for your channel! For many of us, puzzles or even your videos about puzzles can be a very therapeutic thing, so helping us viewers further into seeking mental health support is such a good idea
I love how you take the time to do those statistics ! You're absolutely great Karen ❤
I am so glad that you struggled with the Lucky Charms puzzle! I worked on it for three days and it is now rolled up in the closet waiting for me to regain my patience!
Though i am about 500 years old and haven't done jigsaws since I was a kid, your style, presentation, comments and observations about your experience and puzzling in general keeps me entertained.
Edited to add: Also my cat can't keep his eyes off your hand movement over the puzzles.
Loved your personal challenge 💕. I have not done a “500” puzzle yet. Working on a 359 puzzle now from dollar store. Learning a lot watching you. Especially to have fun with it. 🤗
I can’t even imagine doing that much puzzling in 1 day!! It took me 3 days to do the Blue Kazoo triangle gradient puzzle with 3 hours in between. I literally finished it before I clicked on this video!!! 😂😂
Are you saying you only took three hours in a three-day period to sleep and eat besides doing the puzzle? And how many pieces does that puzzle have?
In each day I spent 3 hours doing the puzzle in my spare time, so overall 9 hours!! The Triangles Gradient Puzzle is 1000 pieces and it was my first gradient 2D puzzle so I was proud of it.
@@TomLegobro21 that's an awesome time for that puzzle! Keep in mind that Karen has done jigsaws since she was a kid and she now literally puts them together for a living, so I don't think it's fair for the rest of us to compare our times to hers :) you definitely should be proud of that accomplishment!
@@JustAnne27 Thanks, have you done the puzzle yourself? Also I did do the 540 colour Sphere Puzzle back in Easter and I did it a bit quicker than Karen since I’ve done quite a few more 3D spheres than she has so it makes sense both ways.
I recently discovered your channel and while I have never successfully completed any jigsaw puzzle above the beginner level, you have inspired me to try again! Really enjoying the videos, you have such a fantastic enthusiasm and great fun watching you puzzling. Now I must order a puzzle...
Just ordered a bunch of cloudberries puzzles. Guess you just gave me a new addiction :-)
Dear Karen, I do hate puzzles. I find them frustrating and I have difficulty imagining what the piece I am looking for should look like. 300 piece puzzle takes me longer than a standard 1000 type takes you but... For some reason I turn to puzzles when I am emotionally distressed. They keep me busy and block negative emotions. Every time when pieces fit it really is satisfying. Also, thanks to you I realized that I was starting with very hard puzzles. Way too repetitive with tiny details on them etc. Some images or paintings I like don't scale well or look terrible as puzzles. You helped me discover that there's so much more in the "puzzle universe" than nature photos or images of famous paintings. Thank you. Your enthusiasm is infectious.
PS: I love Antonio Gaudi"s tiles' images on puzzles. B.
*karen starts her sponsored segment and is spreading goodness and positivity*
me: you go girl!!
Thank you so much for reminding me how much I like to do puzzles. Definitely not as quick as you, but on my 3rd puzzle in two weeks.
My first Betterco puzzle is the same paint swatches that you do in the video. Kudos to you for finishing it. I threw in the towel and wish I hadn’t bought it. 🙁 But I also did the Lemonade Pursuits puzzle and loooved it! Definitely going to check out the Areaware puzzles. Thanks for taking on the challenge and reviewing them all!
Thank you for putting in -500-% effort for every video! Your videos are honestly my favorites on TH-cam. So relaxing and informative; I have learned about so many great puzzle companies
I can’t believe you got that many done. Brilliant. 52 minutes for the first one, it would take me 52 hours. Well done you. There is no doubt you are the puzzle master. I’ve never done even a 500 puzzle in a day.
I LOVE this! I’m a beginner puzzler and 500 👀 piece puzzles are my favorite right now. I’m super grateful for the reviews!
Would love to see this kind of video again! It was so fun, and it sounds like you would have more fun as well if you did the preparation and filming improvements you mentioned in the end!
6.08 pieces per minute.
I can't imagine putting a piece in every 10 seconds
stumbled across your channel recently . i have now watched most of your puzzling , its so satisfying , your so good at the puzzles x
This video was crazy omg! 12 hours non stop! You’re truly a warrior, loved the video 🥳 I’d definitely do this challenge if I had enough puzzles lol, and I’ve never done a 500 puzzle 🧩 so it would be interesting
Wow! What a treat to see Karen put together all of those gorgeous 500 piece puzzles! You are my inspiration for quality puzzle brands! I love Cloudberries and have the Gradient one in my stash, I love Inner Piece’s Tokyo Time - so fun, and have done a 1000-piece Lemonade Pursuit’s puzzle and have two 500-piece puzzles in my stash. Other brands with great quality 500-piece puzzles are Wander, Seltzer, Goodfit, and WerkShoppe (nice thick pieces, matte finish, no puzzle dust, good fits, and so on). Thanks, Karen, for going into puzzle-land where no one else dares to go and keeping a fun attitude the whole time - it’s a treat to watch your videos!
I’m definitely going to be purchasing the Rifle Paper Co puzzle, the design on that is so beautiful! I definitely could not do as many 500 piece puzzles as you did in 12 hours! That takes a lot of discipline
I was here at 27k subs! You have grown soooo much!
Thank you for watching my videos!
I was thinking the same, been here since 35k! Love puzzle videos on Sunday before i do mine for the day 😄
You need an adjustable height table so you can stand and puzzle! Or maybe get a chair that also adjusts so you can sit at different angles!
I adore Karen’s energy and commitment and she’s got me wanting to start puzzles, especially 500’s! Anybody know of any good companies in the U.K. that do puzzles similar to Areaware? They look absolutely stunning but I can’t justify the shipping!
I have never done "500" piece puzzles but this 12-hour challenge was great! I can't wait to see next year's challenge and compare. I plan on trying a puzzle day over my next long weekend! Great work and quality as always!
Loved this video! I could watch this kind of content over and over again. 500 pieces is my favorite piece count as I am a mom and don't have a lot of time. The puzzles you picked were so fun to look at and, of course, you made it look so easy and effortless to do all of them even though you said - and I can imagine - some of them being harder than you think. Overall just an absolutely satisfying video ❤! Thank you, Karen 🙏!
During lockdown here, I've pretty much taken this on as well! I was really sick, and getting stuck into a puzzle was my first step during recovery to use my brain again. However, normie that I am, I would spend all day on one puzzle, including one five-hundred piece one from Lemonade Pursuits, which was my first time puzzling without using the image as reference. Actually the one you didn't do in the video! Their puzzles, which I ordered after seeing on your instagram, are so lovely to do.
Ooooh! I also spent a couple days (twice) doing Magic Puzzle Company puzzles. I would love to see you review them, as they're seriously fun! I'm dying to do the third, but I can't get it where I live right now, so I'm waiting for a friend in the US to take pity on me and send it over.
How fun!!!! I think my favorite out of this group of 500 pc puzzles is the cascade one, but I truly loved all your choices!!!
You are literally my favorite Karen. Also I LOVE that shirt that you are wearing at the end.
Honestly well done Karen, the thought of this gives me such a headache tho because as someone who suffers from migraines I could never imagine doing this! Getting migraines really sucks as an artist and a puzzler I just always remember to never push myself even if I’m tempted! Anyway thank u for letting me experience this in a way through you! 😊
"500" piece puzzles are very relaxing to do. I thoroughly enjoyed your challenge, Karen. Thanks so much for sharing:)
A twelve-hour puzzle session sounds super fun. I might have to try that sometime
Even 500 piece puzzles would take me at least couple days to finish, if it didn't have big areas of one color in it. I'm surprised you weren't more sore afterwards
If you're thinking of making this an annual thing, it might work well as a streaming fundraiser or something, on top of speed puzzling. Make an event of it.
I enjoyed your video about these 500 piece puzzles done over an 8 hour challenge. I hope you make this an annual event so we can see your progress. Nice work Karen!
Ive got twins under 2 and a cat. Living my puzzle life vicariously through you until it's safe for me to do puzzles again. I was a puzzle piece eater as a young dumb toddler so I'm expecting the karma coming from my own kids.
I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old and can finally do puzzles again. I put them on a high counter and work while I watch them play. My biggest issue now is they want to help. And my 4 year old will often hijack them when I'm almost done. But I'm glad she likes puzzles.
A round puzzle from BetterCo was my first purchase from them. After putting it together I swore I was done buying from them, but I’m really glad to hear that you like their rectangular puzzles! I am so drawn to some of the images they have.
This feels calming, productive and fun. Great for being a study buddy.
Honestly I could sit and watch this all day x I don’t have much room where I am living atm so can’t do puzzles x your so quick at puzzles xx
You are not weird! You are perfect! Love to watch your channel. Everytime you run your hands over the puzzle after you finish I always sigh as if I finished it. And you think you're weird!!!!! Lol !!!!
500. That would be a lovely way to spend a day. I'm tempted to try it. I don't have enough puzzles though. I tend to solve them and then give them away.
My body would not be able to handle 12 hours of puzzling 😂 maybe I could do one 500 puzzle in a sitting but that's about it! So well done!!!
That was so much fun to watch! I’m Brazilian so I don’t have access to these brands bc it costs too much but I would love to do any of them, especially the Cloudberries or these 500 pieces by Lemonade Pursuits. Here, the puzzle brands have lots of problems, the pieces fit where they were not supposed to so it just takes forever. Most of the time I puzzle for 6 or 8 hours straight, doing one or two puzzles while watching tv shows. That’s always a great way to spend the day! Your videos always makes my day better as well, thank you! 💚
I wish I could watch you live streaming this while studying or working. This would be so nice.
I really enjoy watching your videos, thank you :)
This was fun to watch! I usually do 1000 pc puzzles but struggle with poor lighting at home and general distractions. I've been working on the rock and tree background of a waterfall puzzle for about 3 weeks now!
It wasn't 12 hours straight, but in a school break I did 3 days of puzzling. I think I was 13 and I did ±10 puzzles, mostly 500 pieces ones because I didn't have bigger ones, only one with 1000 pieces. It was really cool, I covered my bedroom's floor with puzzles, but also unhealthy, I forgot to drink water and eat and I couldn't sleep because I was obsessed with puzzles. It was my first time getting my special interests at this point, nowadays I try to avoid it because I know it does no good to my body. It's hard to take breaks and not be obsessed with special interests (autistic trait), but I know it is for the best of my health 🥺 also I don't have that much space anymore, I rely on our dinning table lol in a family of 5 it isn't easy to have it for this much time!!
I'd be lucky to finish the first three puzzles in twelve hours!
I would be lucky enough to finish the first puzzle in a week.
I totally want to try doing this challenge as a 12hr live stream. Obviously with all credits to you since you bring my love for puzzles back up with every video
500 love watching you puzzling Karen ,thank you for another great video
I love her dedication and commitment and also that she is so good at it
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I also have the BetterCo Paint Swatch puzzle with the weird fitting errors and dull color and I was so confused! Took me much longer to do the whole thing than I thought. Glad they're fixing it though. I'd be curious to try another 500 circle puzzle of theirs but they look so hard!
I have done multiple puzzles in a day but not purposely back-to-back as a challenge that way. It does look fun. I may need to try that sometime. I often do a 500 in an evening after work , so I do have a lot of them, probably over 200., so it would be fun to try to pick out 8 of the easiest and see how long that would take me.
Good job. This was fun to watch. I applaud you for sticking with the circular puzzle even after you realized the production flaws. It would have caused a footnote to be necessary in the records and would have made the whole things confusing (whole puzzles completed, wise).
I've been stuck on 1000 piece puzzles and I think it's time to explore the 500 piece realm. Never did more than one by myself. I'm afraid I'd be crippled after 12 hours of bending over and squinting!
Thanks for completing this challenge.
Wowie Wow Wow even though you did this awhile ago and I am just seeing I am so impressed I can’t even imagine doing one puzzle in a day let alone these that you conquered. I really like the design on some of these as well. I am just marveling over your talent it so much fun to watch your speed and true enjoyment. Thank you for sharing
About to watch this knowing I will probably find the next jigsaw 🧩 puzzle I want to spend my money on. I have bought at least one of the puzzle you have recommended on this channel. I have liked puzzles for a very long time but ,I have become addicted to doing puzzles every since the pandemic started, more than ever before. Now I can’t stop doing them and I’m going to run out of space for them very soon. Watching your channel just adds fuel to the fire lol. I could see us being friends doing our jigsaw puzzles next to each other.
Outside world will definitely stress you out!! Karen this is a great topic!!! Im proud of you.
Great video! Cool to see that you have a sponsor 😊. BetterHelp had a bit of controversy back in the day, but they seem to have clarified things now.
absolutely love your videos!
these puzzles are so beautiful! unfortunately they're really expensive here where i live :/
You should look into setting the world record for most assembled 500 piece puzzles in 24 hours. That would also make a fun video.
I really enjoyed watching you do all of the “500” piece puzzles. I did a few during Covid, and I have three ready to go.
This was really cool. I just started getting into puzzles over Christmas and am now obsessed. Hope to do puzzles that are bigger than 500 pieces in the future!🤗
i would probably finish 500 puzzles in 500 hours!
i loved the gradient puzzle with the little circles in it. i want that puzzle so bad
I love your videos, keep up the good work!
I keep looking at the Rifle Paper Co. puzzles in Barnes & Noble and I love them, but I don't want to spend that much on a 500 piece puzzle that I'm going to finish so quickly. Wish they had 1000 pieces!
I really like that circle puzzle, it looks really cool. Shame that the quality wasn't very good though. I really hope they did address the problems as you mentioned towards the end of the video.
That cascade 500 puzzle looks so fun for beginners (aka me)!!!
Karen your awesome I could watch you 500 more times and never get bored. Rock on girl friend!!
Hi Karen! I don't have the money to buy many puzzles, so I am doing all of my puzzles again and it is amazing how much easier the second time is! I wish I had "500" pices puzzles, but I haven't bought any. All of the ones you made look like so much fun!
What beautiful puzzles! I used to love spending the day doing jigsaws, but back & shoulder problems have really cut down the amount of time I can work, so my limit is one 500 🧩 piece puzzles at a sitting.
Well done! I so rarely do 500 piece puzzles but this makes me want more of those.
Thank you for talking about getting help. Let’s normalize getting help. Love you and your puzzles.
This was so fun to watch and I might have to do it for my channel.... I know I wouldn't do as many, but it will be fun to see what happens.
I haven't done a puzzle challenge like that, but I have gotten so obsessed with a puzzle that I worked on it from dawn to dusk. I would really like to try that 500 piece gradient puzzle. I have the 1000 piece one, but it would be fun to try the smaller one.
I would totally do more than one 500 piece puzzle in one day! I think it would be so much fun to have someone hang out with you and help you with the filming while you puzzled. Instead of a "Get Ready With Me" vlog it could be a "Get Puzzled With Me" vlog.