Issaquah Undressed

Is This The Smallest Puzzle In The World?

I went to the Holiday Gift and Craft Bazaar at Blakely Hall in Issaquah Highlands. I was amazed at the puzzles made by Cliff Nelson. This is the back. The front is a real postage stamp from somewhere in the world. Cliff cuts these puzzles all by hand, no drawn lines, no jig, no computer help. I ask him why he wasn’t a brain surgeon and he said he can’t stand blood!

These are just some of the stamps (Puzzled Postage, he calls them) he has in his available collection and it is growing. On his website he calls his business “A Hobbie Run Amuk!”

He also has Pentominos. (Shown below) There are over 2000 ways to put them back in the box! They are not your boring variety, but nice looking enough to set on a table as a conversation piece. Cliff also creates puzzles for kids, again they are not ordinary. These would make a wonderful unique gift, but I would have a hard time parting with any I purchased.

Artist Cliff Nelson, Purple Beech Crafts, is in many area craft shows, for a list and a lot more information go to his website www.puzzledpostage.com. If you have questions, his email is purplbeech@aol.com.            To see IH Bazaar post click here.