Day 9

Today I finished the puzzle! But it wasn't easy and took 13 hrs! This is the 2nd half of the puzzle. Previously on this half, I had done the hot air balloons, some of the animals, the clown fish, and a few of the other fish.

Today, I started out by finishing the fish, and then doing the coral. Here are some pictures.


Once the underwater part was done, I finished the animals.


Next, I added the rainbow and filling in the blue around the animals, birds, and hot air balloons for the sky.


Then I filled in the rest of the pieces and finished it up!


The puzzle was too big for me to take a picture of the whole thing standing on the floor, so I took a side shot and then climbed on top of the kitchen counter and took a top view. The best part is...NO MISSING PIECES!!! :-)


Total hrs: 82

This was an exciting project to work on, and I finished ahead of schedule despite my busy work schedule and the other interruptions! Now, I'm going to break it back into the 12 pieces, take it to work, glue it, frame it, and then hang it as wall art in the office hallway. :-)

Double click any of the pictures to see a zoomed in view. I hope you enjoyed this project! Thanks for viewing my blog! :-)

Day 8

I was able to put another 7 hrs into the puzzle on Saturday. I am soooooo close to getting it done that I wanted to spend Sunday on it as well. Unfortunately, I had work to do... :-( But I was able to get a good start on the last 3 sections, which consisted of the underwater section next to the clownfish, more animals and water, the rest of the hot air balloons, the lighthouse, and the eagle. I think I'll be able to get it done next weekend!!! :-) Here are a few pictures:


I also caught a baby lizard who decided to sneak into my apartment. :-) Had to take a picture for my WI buddies!!!!


Total hrs: 69

Stay tuned for what will hopefully be the final post next week!

Day 7

I returned from the Orlando conference and have to say I miss my bed at the Marriott!! The bed is not only HUGE, but has soft fluffy pillows and a sheet/blanket that feels like heaven wrapped around me. :-)

Well, there is not too much to report this week. I only had a little bit of time today to work on the puzzle, however, I still was able to make some progress. The end is in sight!!! :-)

I went through the rest of the pieces and found a lot of the missing pieces with the clown (Nemo) fish. I also put together the water, finished a few more of the animals, and put the hot air balloons into place. Here are a few pictures:


Total time: 62