@@joycevanoordtyori4852 I've done YWOW and enjoyed the puzzle as it was very affordable for the quality. I still wish if companies used stock photos, that they would like the photographer on the box (if it is known).
I have done 4 Castorland and really enjoyed them all (500, 1000, 1500 and 4000). One of my favourite all time puzzles is Girl's Day Out by Castorland - the dresses and accessories, the sky, the bench, just a really fun image to do. The 4000pc came in 3 bags, all same piece cut so if you mix them you will have perfect false fits.
Thank you - that's good to know about the 4,000 piece one. I would like to do more of this brand if I could find an image that I like. A bigger piece count one is what I would aim to do.
Congratulations on the 32000 subs. Amazing and you deserve it. I have one Castorland puzzle - think 1500 - it's a wolf howling at the moon. It's called 'Wolf's Night'. I opened it up when I got it quite a while ago and didn't really like the thin pieces. I will probably eventually get to it. I like the Santorini image though.
I agree that the feel/texture/thickness/print quality of a puzzle piece really affects the entire puzzling experience. I’m not the biggest fan of thin pieces either. 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles I managed to put the Visionaria puzzle together on the floor in the living room and get half decent pics - I'm not good with panorama so it is what it is. Videoed my way across it and that'll do. I've taken it apart section by section and now have it packed back in the box ready to sell. I also have the Clementoni13200 Piece Sellagruppe - Dolomites that I will also sell. Tried a few puzzle brands but I don't like really glossy pieces or think flimsy ones. Oh well, too fussy I guess LOL💕
@@fortheloveofpuzzles Not a fan of really glossy or thin flimsy pieces. Too fussy LOL. I got my Visionaria put together, photographed (not well) and taken apart, packed away ready to sell. I also have the Clementoni 13200 piece Sellagruppe - Dolomites one to sell. Hopefully someone will want them.
Santorini is as common a puzzle picture subject as the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. Don't think you will have a problem finding it in other puzzle brands.
Castorland is a great brand. I have done many of them and not had any problems with missing or damaged pieces. I would recommend Lady in the Purple Dress. It is s a beautiful painting and hands down a better puzzle image that most of the junk out there today.
Oh wow, that Lady in the Purple Dress looks really quite lovely indeed! I really would like to try one of their newer puzzle with a larger piece count.
One of my favorite brands is Castorland. It's one of the best value for money, and a lot of modern pictures have been released this year. I love it, although the fit is generally looser than in your video.
I would love to get my hands on some of their modern images then. I just can't seem to find any that I like here in NZ. This puzzle I had did hold together quite nicely.
I reasently did a Castorland 2000 pieces, old world map. Beautiful illustrated and it came seperated into 2 1000 piece bags. Love the brand, especially, because it is an quite inexpensive one. But I agree there are not so much "modern" images. Love your channel and your funny and kind personality. Keep on going😊
I like how you worded that, their images are not so "modern" - that is a perfect way to describe how I feel about their images also. I'm glad to hear from so many that they are inexpensive. Thanks for watching and commenting!
"Sheen" good word!!! I mention it in one of my upcomgin videos also that has already been recorded but I will try to remember that for next time - thank you!
Nice! I'm told that my puzzle is an older one as the newer Castorland puzzles have a loser fit. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it. Let me know and what's the name of the puzzle please.
I have two 1500 and one 4000 piece of Castorland. For the price I think these are very good. My 4000 piece came in 3 bags, I didn't have problems with false-fits, but maybe that was the image.
@@fortheloveofpuzzles The 4000 I did is called Monemvasia, Greece. I agree on the image choices. It's not my general pick, but I had a good time with the left bag and the center bag, the third on the right was a bit more tricky since there was lots of green.
I've been to Santorini back in 2007. It was my favorite island to see out of the 5 islands I saw on my tour. Santorini is fabulous - definitely go see it. It has a 300-step climb that leads to such amazing views, cafes, restaurants, unlike anything I've ever seen and couldn't have imagined. Like a fantasy place. You can walk up the steps or you can take the mules... yes, mules! It's so fun. Everything there is so beautiful - the homes, views, roads, stores, products, hotels, absolutely everything. So different from ours. One tip: they design everything best for family so travel with 2 people together like sisters and you will get the best hotel suites. If you only travel in pairs - you get the least. That's cause the suites for families are so much bigger and better in every way. It's a family culture so I think that's why.
You really should go and see Lake Taupo, we stayed there camping for a week many, many years ago. It's awesome - and it's a Super volcano like Yellowstone and the Campi Fleigri. My favourite bit of the NI. 😀
I’ve been to Lake Taupo maybe 3 times so far - it is lovely indeed!! I would like to go back again soon. I wonder if that volcano is still potentially active…? 💜🧩
Got curious, as I have some unpuzzled Castorland Jigsaw puzzles in my collection. The boxes for 2000 and 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle are the same size / dimensions. But the box for the 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is a bit smaller than the boxes for the 2000 and 3000 jigsaw puzzle.
I have 2 of their 4000 built and 1 more 4000 waiting to build. The quality is the best I've ever built. I'm very bad with puzzle dust and have you stated....no puzzle dust!!!!
I've done this image as a Clementoni. It is slightly different as it's in landscape and only 500 pieces. But I feel like I got a dud puzzle because it felt like the Clementoni piece cut we know and love has gotten worse for this puzzle. It was in the new design box so I'm thinking it must have been anew releasy plus there was a lot of and chunky puzzle dust that made the puzzle super loose. In the same purchase I got another Clementoni puzzle in the new size box and it was also very loosy goosy. I'm just not sure if it was a faulty but I haven't gotten any newer released Clementoni puzzles since then.
Oh no!!! I have not yet done a newer Clementoni in their new boxes - something to keep in mind. I really liked Clementoni but if they are cutting costs and producing a lower quality product, I won't be a fan of that!
Bonsoir. J'ai déjà fait 3 puzzles Castorland (500, 1.500 et 3.000 pièces). J'en ai encore 6 à faire. J'apprécie beaucoup cette marque. Je suis allée en Grèce, mais je n'ai pas visité l'île de Santorin.
The word you're looking for is: Satin finish. There's 3 finishes - matte, satin, gloss. These names come from the world of art. If you go to an art supply store into the paint section, and look for a product called Medium (this extends the use of paint colors), you will find them in these 3 categories - matte, satin, gloss. Consider Satin as halfway between matte and glossy (shiny). It's like matte but with a slight shimmer/glow.
Yes!! Thank you so much - Satin!! I really appreciate you sharing this and commenting. I think I goof this up in my next video with a HEYE puzzle but will use satin from now on. 💜🧩
I have done a few Castorland jigsaws and their pieces are smaller. The boxes are really too big for whatever the number of pieces are. I don't find many of their images appealing for me which is why I have done so few of them. I prefer other brands who have a better range of images.
That's my issue too is finding images that I would enjoy doing. Someone else just commented that they released more modern images on their puzzles this year so I will keep looking in hopes of finding a larger piece count one that I enjoy.
Just in time! I was about to order a Castorland with a beautiful image, but false fits are a deal breaker for me. False fits give me "Missing Peace Panic", and that's never fun. Thanks for the honest review.
I do think false fits would be an issue depending on the image - I had them in the sky on this image for example. I would buy them again but make sure it's a busy enough image. 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles I agree with what you're saying. My issue is that I no longer buy super-busy images like Amy Stewart's work. I have in the past, but now I prefer images like this one you did. I feel like the sky part wasn't that big to have 2 false fits. I know it's not a big deal for most, but I want to relax with a puzzle-not panic.😅 I love your channel.
They do the same size box up to 3 thousands, because their 3 thousands and up use teeny-tiny pieces. Also, they do have a lot of tradiotional landscapes and still nature photos, but they started to make more colorful, fun images recently. It also seems that you have an older piece cut - the new ones are much more distinct shapes. In Poland they are also really cheap, so I have quite a lot of them 😅
Interesting! So now I'm thinking that I might not like to do a 4k piece from them if the cut is not as sturdy and the pieces are smaller. I would like to see some of their modern images though...
I agree with all of the comments from you member. I’ve done a 3k painterly image. It’d be funny if it was the same on ( mine had toucans on it). It was a bit tricky, a couple of false fits but quite doable. I would do another. I also appreciated the smaller size for a 3k puzzle. I was worried about the pieces being smaller, but they were fine
@@sandrad1451 I will keep looking at their images and hopefully get my hands on a larger piece count one that I like. I can’t see myself doing a painterly one though. 💜🧩
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I've done this image as a Clementoni too, also 1000 pieces and direction.
I couldn't find the name of an artist or photographer so I wonder if it is a stock photo from like Shutterstock...?
I think is a stock photo, there's no name of a photographer on the box, I just noticed that I have a Ywow of the same picture in a different angle
@@joycevanoordtyori4852 I've done YWOW and enjoyed the puzzle as it was very affordable for the quality. I still wish if companies used stock photos, that they would like the photographer on the box (if it is known).
I have done several Castorland Puzzles and quite enjoy them. They are on the cheaper end and I think worth the money.
I do wish we could buy them in New Zealand - I would definitely do more.
"Hey, I'm a big fan of your videos! I was so excited to cheer you on at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship. It was awesome. Cheers from Italy."
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you watching and commenting, and am so pleased you enjoy my videos. I love making them. 💜🧩
I have done 4 Castorland and really enjoyed them all (500, 1000, 1500 and 4000). One of my favourite all time puzzles is Girl's Day Out by Castorland - the dresses and accessories, the sky, the bench, just a really fun image to do. The 4000pc came in 3 bags, all same piece cut so if you mix them you will have perfect false fits.
Thank you - that's good to know about the 4,000 piece one. I would like to do more of this brand if I could find an image that I like. A bigger piece count one is what I would aim to do.
Congratulations on the 32000 subs. Amazing and you deserve it. I have one Castorland puzzle - think 1500 - it's a wolf howling at the moon. It's called 'Wolf's Night'. I opened it up when I got it quite a while ago and didn't really like the thin pieces. I will probably eventually get to it. I like the Santorini image though.
I agree that the feel/texture/thickness/print quality of a puzzle piece really affects the entire puzzling experience. I’m not the biggest fan of thin pieces either. 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles I managed to put the Visionaria puzzle together on the floor in the living room and get half decent pics - I'm not good with panorama so it is what it is. Videoed my way across it and that'll do. I've taken it apart section by section and now have it packed back in the box ready to sell. I also have the Clementoni13200 Piece Sellagruppe - Dolomites that I will also sell. Tried a few puzzle brands but I don't like really glossy pieces or think flimsy ones. Oh well, too fussy I guess LOL💕
@@fortheloveofpuzzles Not a fan of really glossy or thin flimsy pieces. Too fussy LOL. I got my Visionaria put together, photographed (not well) and taken apart, packed away ready to sell. I also have the Clementoni 13200 piece Sellagruppe - Dolomites one to sell. Hopefully someone will want them.
Santorini is as common a puzzle picture subject as the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. Don't think you will have a problem finding it in other puzzle brands.
Yes, that castle appears everywhere as well.
Castorland is a great brand. I have done many of them and not had any problems with missing or damaged pieces. I would recommend Lady in the Purple Dress. It is s a beautiful painting and hands down a better puzzle image that most of the junk out there today.
Oh wow, that Lady in the Purple Dress looks really quite lovely indeed! I really would like to try one of their newer puzzle with a larger piece count.
One of my favorite brands is Castorland.
It's one of the best value for money, and a lot of modern pictures have been released this year. I love it, although the fit is generally looser than in your video.
I would love to get my hands on some of their modern images then. I just can't seem to find any that I like here in NZ. This puzzle I had did hold together quite nicely.
I reasently did a Castorland 2000 pieces, old world map. Beautiful illustrated and it came seperated into 2 1000 piece bags. Love the brand, especially, because it is an quite inexpensive one. But I agree there are not so much "modern" images. Love your channel and your funny and kind personality. Keep on going😊
I like how you worded that, their images are not so "modern" - that is a perfect way to describe how I feel about their images also. I'm glad to hear from so many that they are inexpensive. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Maybe "sheen" would be a less glossy finish? I like that the back of the box has additional images with the piece counts. Santorini sounds amazing 😊💚🧩
"Sheen" good word!!! I mention it in one of my upcomgin videos also that has already been recorded but I will try to remember that for next time - thank you!
Congrats on your new milestone! I actually just got my first Castorland, and I look forward to comparing notes.
Nice! I'm told that my puzzle is an older one as the newer Castorland puzzles have a loser fit. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it. Let me know and what's the name of the puzzle please.
I have two 1500 and one 4000 piece of Castorland. For the price I think these are very good. My 4000 piece came in 3 bags, I didn't have problems with false-fits, but maybe that was the image.
Do you remember the name of the image you did? 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles The 4000 I did is called Monemvasia, Greece. I agree on the image choices. It's not my general pick, but I had a good time with the left bag and the center bag, the third on the right was a bit more tricky since there was lots of green.
I've been to Santorini back in 2007. It was my favorite island to see out of the 5 islands I saw on my tour. Santorini is fabulous - definitely go see it. It has a 300-step climb that leads to such amazing views, cafes, restaurants, unlike anything I've ever seen and couldn't have imagined. Like a fantasy place. You can walk up the steps or you can take the mules... yes, mules! It's so fun. Everything there is so beautiful - the homes, views, roads, stores, products, hotels, absolutely everything. So different from ours. One tip: they design everything best for family so travel with 2 people together like sisters and you will get the best hotel suites. If you only travel in pairs - you get the least. That's cause the suites for families are so much bigger and better in every way. It's a family culture so I think that's why.
Thank you for the advice. I do want to get back to Greece someday - I didn’t make it to any of the island sadly. One day though! 💜🧩
Enjoyed the video! I have done two Castorlands and have two to do … all 1,000 pieces. One of the images was a floral collage. It was so tricky!
Floral collages - sounds tricky. Did you enjoy the two that you did?
You really should go and see Lake Taupo, we stayed there camping for a week many, many years ago. It's awesome - and it's a Super volcano like Yellowstone and the Campi Fleigri. My favourite bit of the NI. 😀
I’ve been to Lake Taupo maybe 3 times so far - it is lovely indeed!! I would like to go back again soon. I wonder if that volcano is still potentially active…? 💜🧩
Got curious, as I have some unpuzzled Castorland Jigsaw puzzles in my collection. The boxes for 2000 and 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle are the same size / dimensions. But the box for the 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is a bit smaller than the boxes for the 2000 and 3000 jigsaw puzzle.
Oh thank you for sharing! I wonder if they could then reduce the size of the 1000 piece box??
Okay. Amen. Love. Wow.
Thank you!
you are so quick donna
I'm a lean mean puzzling machine hehehe
@@fortheloveofpuzzles at age you started doing puzzles
@@karawilkey5850 I did some as a kid and teenager but only really got into puzzling seriously in 2016 - I would have been about 41.
I did a Santorini image from Ravensburger. It is landscape and a bit on the blue side. Quite tricky. But still Ravensburgers are the best.
I saw a calendar at the store today with a cover of Santorini - it’s everywhere once you start looking. And I do also love Ravensburger. 💜🧩
I have 2 of their 4000 built and 1 more 4000 waiting to build. The quality is the best I've ever built. I'm very bad with puzzle dust and have you stated....no puzzle dust!!!!
What 4k pieces did you do? I’d really like to try one if I found an image that I liked. I agree - no dust!! 💜🧩
I've done this image as a Clementoni. It is slightly different as it's in landscape and only 500 pieces. But I feel like I got a dud puzzle because it felt like the Clementoni piece cut we know and love has gotten worse for this puzzle. It was in the new design box so I'm thinking it must have been anew releasy plus there was a lot of and chunky puzzle dust that made the puzzle super loose. In the same purchase I got another Clementoni puzzle in the new size box and it was also very loosy goosy. I'm just not sure if it was a faulty but I haven't gotten any newer released Clementoni puzzles since then.
Oh no!!! I have not yet done a newer Clementoni in their new boxes - something to keep in mind. I really liked Clementoni but if they are cutting costs and producing a lower quality product, I won't be a fan of that!
Bonsoir. J'ai déjà fait 3 puzzles Castorland (500, 1.500 et 3.000 pièces). J'en ai encore 6 à faire. J'apprécie beaucoup cette marque.
Je suis allée en Grèce, mais je n'ai pas visité l'île de Santorin.
Quel puzzle de 3000 pièces as-tu? Je veux vraiment en faire une de 3 ou 4 millet pièces. J’aimerais bien retourner en Grèce un jour. 💜🧩
The word you're looking for is: Satin finish. There's 3 finishes - matte, satin, gloss. These names come from the world of art. If you go to an art supply store into the paint section, and look for a product called Medium (this extends the use of paint colors), you will find them in these 3 categories - matte, satin, gloss. Consider Satin as halfway between matte and glossy (shiny). It's like matte but with a slight shimmer/glow.
Yes!! Thank you so much - Satin!! I really appreciate you sharing this and commenting. I think I goof this up in my next video with a HEYE puzzle but will use satin from now on. 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles You're most welcome!!
I have done a few Castorland jigsaws and their pieces are smaller. The boxes are really too big for whatever the number of pieces are. I don't find many of their images appealing for me which is why I have done so few of them. I prefer other brands who have a better range of images.
That's my issue too is finding images that I would enjoy doing. Someone else just commented that they released more modern images on their puzzles this year so I will keep looking in hopes of finding a larger piece count one that I enjoy.
Just in time! I was about to order a Castorland with a beautiful image, but false fits are a deal breaker for me. False fits give me "Missing Peace Panic", and that's never fun.
Thanks for the honest review.
I do think false fits would be an issue depending on the image - I had them in the sky on this image for example. I would buy them again but make sure it's a busy enough image. 💜🧩
@@fortheloveofpuzzles I agree with what you're saying. My issue is that I no longer buy super-busy images like Amy Stewart's work. I have in the past, but now I prefer images like this one you did. I feel like the sky part wasn't that big to have 2 false fits. I know it's not a big deal for most, but I want to relax with a puzzle-not panic.😅 I love your channel.
@@beh4846 I agree - I was surprised to have 2 false fits in such a small section of sky. 💜🧩
They do the same size box up to 3 thousands, because their 3 thousands and up use teeny-tiny pieces.
Also, they do have a lot of tradiotional landscapes and still nature photos, but they started to make more colorful, fun images recently.
It also seems that you have an older piece cut - the new ones are much more distinct shapes.
In Poland they are also really cheap, so I have quite a lot of them 😅
Yeah, definitely different cut, the new ones don't pass the pickup up challenge 😅
Interesting! So now I'm thinking that I might not like to do a 4k piece from them if the cut is not as sturdy and the pieces are smaller. I would like to see some of their modern images though...
@@zofiabochenska1240 Interesting indeed! I wonder what the year was on my puzzle...??
I agree with all of the comments from you member. I’ve done a 3k painterly image. It’d be funny if it was the same on ( mine had toucans on it). It was a bit tricky, a couple of false fits but quite doable. I would do another. I also appreciated the smaller size for a 3k puzzle. I was worried about the pieces being smaller, but they were fine
@@sandrad1451 I will keep looking at their images and hopefully get my hands on a larger piece count one that I like. I can’t see myself doing a painterly one though. 💜🧩