More Puzzle News

In January, as work continued on my WV map painting,

I was sure I’d found the company

to manufacture the puzzles, so

I ordered a puzzle from them

and it came in this box…

with this very cool paper packaging tape.

I loved that tape (and their puzzle) so much…

I was sure this was the company for me…

until I read “Made in China” on the back of the puzzle box.

“I’ll bet that packaging tape was made in China, too,” I fumed.

Some things are not negotiable:

my puzzles and tape had to be made in the U.S.

Well I found a puzzle manufacturer,

[I wrote about that here.]

and a U.S. company that makes custom paper packaging tape!

I painted more rhododendrons, designed my tape,

and ordered a sample piece.

It came today!

Thanks for following along,

Linda