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Review on ๐ŸŽจ kwmobile DIY Puzzle Lamp Shade: Modern IQ Jigsaw Light with 30 Pieces, 15+ Designs - XL Size, White, 15.7 in / 40 cm Diameter by Lorenzo Wood

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ordered early and two large sizes were as expected.

I'd say Big is a bit larger than listed. It fits exactly what I bought in bulk in Canada, they are 18 inches. But I was happy about it. This year I made stars for the holidays, which require 15 pieces to make, exactly that size, ie two for sets of 30 pieces. They go well with the larger lampshades, not so well with the smaller ones for some reason. But I also love the oval drop of this size but it takes 16 pieces meaning only 14 left and I don't like some 14 inch designs. So I'll have to buy a few more if I want to make more 16s. I've been selling them for a while and people liked them, but I'm not a very good salesperson. As a result, I give away a lot more than I sell. And worry about it half the time. So I'm going to visit some new friends here as soon as their relatives from Washington state go home and a month goes by and I want to bring them one of these in the shape of a balloon as she has severe dementia and she thought she'd like a rainbow. Bulbs with remote control in one. She likes music, but I don't play musical instruments, so it might be worth trying her. But if her husband preferred I could do one of the 16s too. However, round balls are not only suitable for hanging, but also as a table lamp. You can put them in a bowl or make a ring to keep them from rolling if you have kids or pets who can give them a little spanking. So be sure to order a few larger sizes today. I also like the medium sized series for camping and usually stick with the spherical shape, but I have one of the 16 oblong pieces in a dark stairwell with a remote controlled AC power source to look inside the cupboards and it works great. I attached a few spots with Velcro to allow the remote to be moved from a spot or outside of the guest room door as a wall switch for guests coming in and who might get confused in the hallway which is halfway between the first and third floors. Anyway I like them and I made a really long cylinder similar to shapes or ovals. I keep one handy to show to interested people, but I like the shorter version. The long one uses all 30 parts that come with most balls. (Be careful when buying from other websites, sometimes parts are sold in sets of 10 and you need to buy enough to make your project. Or three sets if you want to make balls.) Please watch the youtube video to find great help. Some of them are awesome Luvalamps, I think this is one of my favorites. They are so easy to assemble. My first one was 15 minutes, I've never done anything but I'm pretty good at stuff like that I think. And problem solving in general, so it certainly helps. But so many unfortunately give up and it's so easy and they're not fragile, but even really talented friends can panic and refuse to put something together. So if it's a gift I've learned the hard way to make it for her or ask to do it when it's not a surprise. This is after I gifted this professional office to 7 people and a full year later none of them had put it back together. Oh. After 2-3 months I bought them rainbow RGB lighting to encourage them to work but no. I believe they have it now, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone still doesn't have it. I have demonstrated many times how to do this and also put them in front of them so that they are no longer afraid to handle it. Two things to remember. 1) For a ball, always set up 5 stacks of 5 in the exact same orientation, which are determined in the directions you want the slant to go. 2) Attach the first two pieces, short side to long side, always keeping the orientation the same. The next piece again goes into the large end with the narrow end and connects into 5 parts, creating a star. (If you had to make a star you would just make the second one and then knit the two sides together, knitting five parts around the two halves as it were. 3) If one end is over the other then you end across from this one you need to make one pull another piece and vice versa if it is underneath. So these are four-sided pieces. Two parallel sides if they turn over then the sides that are perpendicular will go down and vice versa. But basically this means that all the slightly narrow ends go to the sides. When creating other designs you sometimes use the reverse row, so alignment is very important. If you turn one part wrong, it will end up ruining the rest. But don't worry, just detach everything until you're back to the beginning, the first or second line, and start over. It's easier to form a sphere shape to form a row, a second row, a third row, a fourth row and then a fifth to last row than trying to put the two halves together using the middle row of 10 pieces. Actually watch some videos. Or, as one lady put it, she gave it to her teenage daughter, who immediately assembled it and proceeded to take it apart and shape it into different shapes over and over again. Teenage boys are welcome to help too. Young people have something that we adults have lost. Maybe just innocence or fairy dust. Glory to you all.

Pros
  • Feels good
Cons
  • Not the best