About Us

Perplexing Puzzles started as an idea in my head during the fall 2019 as a gift idea for my spouse, Jill, who is an avid Puzzler. Working in a local maker space I discovered that the process was much harder than initially expected and my Christmas idea turned to Valentine's Day before my first suitable puzzle was created.

As it turns out, creating puzzles is as satisfying as solving them and so I continued to slowly grow the collection.  By spring of 2020 I had completed five puzzles and had opened an Etsy store when Covid hit. The next two years were a blur of time as I focused full time working with a company manufacturing Covid response supplies.  Perplexing Puzzles was put on hold until winter 2022.

After a move to North Carolina, we restarted Perplexing Puzzles in the spring of 2023 with new and more puzzles, brand new equipment and a new studio.  Jill has become an active participant in the business, and we are ready to go forward and challenge Puzzlers with delightful and entertaining puzzles of all skill levels.

Check back often to see the new releases as they come out!  Or sign up for our mailing list to be notified of new puzzles and collections!

Thanks for your support!

John & Jill Backer