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How many people are going to the Puzzle Parley in July?
If your not sure, and are on the fence about making the trip, let me try to convince you why you should go. Every two years or so wooden puzzle makers, fresh and seasoned, hobbyist and entrepreneur along with puzzles collectors, puzzle restores,and just plain puzzle lovers from all over the United States and beyond come together to discuss how to cook a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. No, that's not right! They talk about wooden puzzles.
If you are serious about making wooden puzzles for family or profit the parley is brimming with the finest makers in the country who are more than happy to answer the ( how to )questions. A little side note here; a couple of parleys ago I met the owner of Par Puzzles, one of the most distinguished wooden jigsaw puzzle companies in the world,I was thrilled and he was the nicest guy you could meet.
The grand ballroom of the Hawthrone Hotel will be filled with displays of cutters work, you can go from table to table and see the diverse styles in cutting and you will be amazed at the craftsmanship. You never know what you will come home with, one parley I brought home a small match box that contained a ten piece stamp puzzle, that was made from our friend from this blog, Carter. He made one for everyone, it is one of my most treasured puzzles. There are people from this blog who you have been chatting with for years that you can come meet in person.
The weekend is filled with speakers that discuss everything from their collections to restoring to the history of puzzles to laser cutting puzzles. There is a Yankee puzzle swap and even time to put together other cutters puzzles. It is an experience you will not soon forget, and you will make friends you will keep forever.
The Hawthrone Hotel is most accommodating and the food is excellent. Salem is a New England harbor town with lots of local attractions, if you can break yourself away from the parley.
So take a break,a small vacation and you will become a much stronger puzzle maker from something you learned at the puzzle parley!
If your not sure, and are on the fence about making the trip, let me try to convince you why you should go. Every two years or so wooden puzzle makers, fresh and seasoned, hobbyist and entrepreneur along with puzzles collectors, puzzle restores,and just plain puzzle lovers from all over the United States and beyond come together to discuss how to cook a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. No, that's not right! They talk about wooden puzzles.
If you are serious about making wooden puzzles for family or profit the parley is brimming with the finest makers in the country who are more than happy to answer the ( how to )questions. A little side note here; a couple of parleys ago I met the owner of Par Puzzles, one of the most distinguished wooden jigsaw puzzle companies in the world,I was thrilled and he was the nicest guy you could meet.
The grand ballroom of the Hawthrone Hotel will be filled with displays of cutters work, you can go from table to table and see the diverse styles in cutting and you will be amazed at the craftsmanship. You never know what you will come home with, one parley I brought home a small match box that contained a ten piece stamp puzzle, that was made from our friend from this blog, Carter. He made one for everyone, it is one of my most treasured puzzles. There are people from this blog who you have been chatting with for years that you can come meet in person.
The weekend is filled with speakers that discuss everything from their collections to restoring to the history of puzzles to laser cutting puzzles. There is a Yankee puzzle swap and even time to put together other cutters puzzles. It is an experience you will not soon forget, and you will make friends you will keep forever.
The Hawthrone Hotel is most accommodating and the food is excellent. Salem is a New England harbor town with lots of local attractions, if you can break yourself away from the parley.
So take a break,a small vacation and you will become a much stronger puzzle maker from something you learned at the puzzle parley!
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