78 pieces. I had a scrap of the Michael’s wood from the “Kelly” puzzle, so decided to try my hand at cutting figural/ whimsy pieces. The bird, butterfly and dog I traced from pieces of a Victory Artistic puzzle I’ve got. I free hand drew the ‘s’, heart and flower. I used rubber cement to put the paper on the wood before cutting. Learned to make sure the whole template is glued down, as the edges of the paper vibrate a ton. For my first try, I think I did quite well with the cutting. After the puzzle was cut, I sanded it and then painted it. Just like “Bluebird” I decided to use shades of two colors. After the paint dried a couple of coats of Krylon spray sealed the pieces really well. I plan to take this one to work for a bit so everyone can see the progress I’ve made.
