"I would never buy a puzzle ..."
After nearly two years of selling in-person at craft markets, pop-ups, and various shows around the Seattle metro area, I can confidently say that there are two types of people: People with a sense...
Can I color the Black & White puzzles?
The answer is a little more complicated than a simple "No."
Last weekend, I was vending at the Fremont Winter Market when a woman and her daughter walked over to my tent and stopped in front of my display of coloring books. I couldn't hear their conversatio...
There Is No Such Thing As "Free Shipping"
If you find an online retailer or maker who you love, the single best way you can support their small business is by paying for your shipping.
Among the joys of living in Seattle is the proximity of the "outdoors" and it very often rewards you with amazing sights in places you least expect. This wasn't one of those times, but each time I ...
What Makes A Puzzle Difficult?
Lines, shapes, piece shape, pattern, and color are the foundational elements that determine the difficulty of a jigsaw puzzle. Why are black and white puzzles so dang scary?
My Puzzle Story, Part 2: Ridiculous Luck
Part two of my edge-of-your seat puzzle story—Read it while you still give a crap.
My Puzzle Story, Part 1: Pulling The Trigger
Mistakes happen in design and sometimes those mistakes are only discovered after your project has been printed. This nail-biter is about my near-miss nightmare scenario that occurred during my firs...
My landlord is in the process of replacing all the windows in my unit. Within a few days of the second floor windows being replaced, I began to hear a persistent tapping coming from outside. While ...
Every winter, I set off on a road trip with a single purpose: to chase snow. The winter of 2019/20 was a particularly memorable one because my father and I spent five weeks driving from one ski res...
