Win this 1000-pc puzzle! Note: jump ring not included. I didn’t even notice the jump ring when I took the photo … welcome to my life lol.

A few months ago, a good friend of mine received a colorful puzzle for her birthday. After completing it, she thought I would enjoy it immensely, and she was  correct! I’ve always loved puzzles and have completed several during this year of isolation and lockdown. This particular puzzle was soothing for me to do and it felt nice to switch up my routine: Usually, I assemble puzzles by working on small, independent patches, but this time I pretty much started in the center, worked out for a few circles, then tackled one color to completion, and then worked my way around.

Having completed it, I’d love to continue to “pay it forward” by re-gifting the re-gift! I have a sneaking suspicion a lot of chainmaillers also enjoy puzzles. If that’s you, and think you’d enjoy this, please fill out the form and I’ll randomly select one person to receive this puzzle. One caveat – once you’re done, please pass the puzzle on to someone else, and ask that they too pass it on when they are finished, and so on. Let’s give this thing a long life across many homes!

Note that if you are sensitive to cat hair, you probably don’t want to enter. My friend has cats and one of her cat’s hairs definitely made its way in the box. I’m sure my cat added her own contribution.