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Carter-Johnson · 08-20-2012, 06:18 PM

Every summer I try to cut one or two puzzles with a Christmas theme. This is the only one I plan for 2012 and it was one of the most phun puzzles to cut I've ever done. It's 13" square and contains 250 color-line-cut pieces, many with unique edges based on the bush branches and dragon parts.

Enjoy!

Carter

wood-n-things · 08-20-2012, 06:30 PM

I followed your instructions to the letter and I did enjoy! Thanks for sharing.

Scrolling Days · 08-20-2012, 06:38 PM

Carter, there are few things cooler in this world than combining dragons with Christmas!

I LOVE the puzzle, and I think this one sits one notch higher than "The Happy Pig" on my list of all time favorite CJ puzzles. Awesome!

3_M · 08-20-2012, 06:41 PM

Carter,
As always fantastic work.
Love it.
FD Mike

rbpuzzles · 08-20-2012, 07:18 PM

Niiice!!
I love the picture selection.
You can really fly on putting out puzzles. I'm still working on #3 since I finished #2 more than a month ago. I should have the cutting done tomorrow however.

sawdustus · 08-21-2012, 12:28 PM

Once again, thanks for sharing your talent Carter. This one is just too awesome.

george

Dragon · 08-21-2012, 12:51 PM

Beautiful work of art. You are the master of puzzles Carter.
Diane

reillye4545 · 08-26-2012, 10:11 PM

Sweet! Where did you get the pic

Carter-Johnson · 08-27-2012, 01:04 AM

Most all of my puzzles are from calendar pictures. This is from (obviously) a dragon-theme calendar. It's the only picture in the twelve months that I thought was colorful enuf for a puzzle.

It also turns out, based on my wife's considerable experience, to be one of the toughest.

C

Powakee · 08-27-2012, 11:49 AM

Carter ~ that's a great pic and fine cutting. I always appreciate looking at your pieces.
John

08-20-2012, 06:18 PM	#1
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Dragon Blessings Every summer I try to cut one or two puzzles with a Christmas theme. This is the only one I plan for 2012 and it was one of the most phun puzzles to cut I've ever done. It's 13" square and contains 250 color-line-cut pieces, many with unique edges based on the bush branches and dragon parts. Enjoy! Carter

08-20-2012, 06:41 PM	#4
3_M Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brandon, SD Posts: 1,417 Thanks: 1 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts	Carter, As always fantastic work. Love it. FD Mike __________________ Home of the FD Blades

08-20-2012, 07:18 PM	#5
rbpuzzles Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Lebanon, MO Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Niiice!! I love the picture selection. You can really fly on putting out puzzles. I'm still working on #3 since I finished #2 more than a month ago. I should have the cutting done tomorrow however. __________________ -Richard-

08-21-2012, 12:28 PM	#6
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,944 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Once again, thanks for sharing your talent Carter. This one is just too awesome. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

08-21-2012, 12:51 PM	#7
Dragon scroller and moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,143 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Beautiful work of art. You are the master of puzzles Carter. Diane __________________ Dragon Owner of a nice 21" Excalibur Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP

08-20-2012, 06:30 PM	#2
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,556 Thanks: 49 Thanked 379 Times in 280 Posts	I followed your instructions to the letter and I did enjoy! Thanks for sharing. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

08-20-2012, 06:38 PM	#3
Scrolling Days Iron Man Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Out fighting bad guys Posts: 3,176 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 42 Thanked 96 Times in 81 Posts	Carter, there are few things cooler in this world than combining dragons with Christmas! I LOVE the puzzle, and I think this one sits one notch higher than "The Happy Pig" on my list of all time favorite CJ puzzles. Awesome! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

08-26-2012, 10:11 PM	#8
reillye4545 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sweet! Where did you get the pic

08-27-2012, 01:04 AM	#9
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Most all of my puzzles are from calendar pictures. This is from (obviously) a dragon-theme calendar. It's the only picture in the twelve months that I thought was colorful enuf for a puzzle. It also turns out, based on my wife's considerable experience, to be one of the toughest. C

08-27-2012, 11:49 AM	#10
Powakee Electronically Neutral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Edge of the Great Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,633 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Carter ~ that's a great pic and fine cutting. I always appreciate looking at your pieces. John __________________ I've Got A Lot More To Learn About Leaving Battlegrounds Alone ~~ Molly Venter

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