If you want to display a completed jigsaw puzzle, just glue the pieces together and mount it on a wall. They sell paste made especially for that purpose.
My father had a friend who’s wall was decorated solely with glued-together and framed jigsaw puzzles that he had completed. Not necessarily a bad thing – some of the puzzles’ pictures were genuinely beautiful.
Yes, me too, but framing and decorating with puzzles isn’t for the benefit of other people, it’s for the benefit of the person who made the puzzle. For them, it’s not just a picture, it’s a personal accomplishment. Some puzzles are incredibly difficult, and it’s genuinely satisfying to complete is, so the person who managed to do so has a sentimental connection, of sorts.
My parents used to glue round puzzles, then my father would make a round table to put it on. Glue it to the wooden base/table, use veneer for the edge, and stick three or four legs on it: “instant” end table.
I have one jigsaw puzzle on my wall: it was rescued by my sister from the (now demolished) cottage we grew up visiting for long summers, and it is a scene from the historic village where I have worked for the past 20 years (refer to URL). It isn’t even glued: we took it apart and flipped each piece over, putting it all back together face-down, and used masking tape to hold it in place. It’s framed now, but the frame doesn’t even fit, and you can still see the holes in the corner pieces where it was thumb-tacked to the wall of the cottage. And it is one of my very favourite pieces of artwork.
Funny, I just finished one last week. It’s a great picture, so we used the special glue (which looks like Elmer’s, but costs 3x as much) and we’ll hang it in our game room. Not gonna make a habit of it, though…
If you want to display a completed jigsaw puzzle, just glue the pieces together and mount it on a wall. They sell paste made especially for that purpose.
My father had a friend who’s wall was decorated solely with glued-together and framed jigsaw puzzles that he had completed. Not necessarily a bad thing – some of the puzzles’ pictures were genuinely beautiful.
I have nothing against people who decorate with puzzles, but personally I prefer pictures without squiggly lines all over them.
Yes, me too, but framing and decorating with puzzles isn’t for the benefit of other people, it’s for the benefit of the person who made the puzzle. For them, it’s not just a picture, it’s a personal accomplishment. Some puzzles are incredibly difficult, and it’s genuinely satisfying to complete is, so the person who managed to do so has a sentimental connection, of sorts.
Just because you’ve done it once doesn’t mean you can’t do it again — take it apart, box it up and put it away for another time.
I don’t think my local doctor’s office would appreciate me soaking their puzzles in glue.
Rebox it and donate it to a retirement home.
My father had one glued together from his childhood. It always seemed weird to me.
My parents used to glue round puzzles, then my father would make a round table to put it on. Glue it to the wooden base/table, use veneer for the edge, and stick three or four legs on it: “instant” end table.
They should just make little puzzles that could be used as coasters when completed.
That’s a million dollar idea right there…
They already do. They have like 16 pieces, and feature bright pictures of popular cartoon characters.
I was so proud of myself when I finished one of those. The box said “4-7 years” but I finished it in three weeks!
I have one jigsaw puzzle on my wall: it was rescued by my sister from the (now demolished) cottage we grew up visiting for long summers, and it is a scene from the historic village where I have worked for the past 20 years (refer to URL). It isn’t even glued: we took it apart and flipped each piece over, putting it all back together face-down, and used masking tape to hold it in place. It’s framed now, but the frame doesn’t even fit, and you can still see the holes in the corner pieces where it was thumb-tacked to the wall of the cottage. And it is one of my very favourite pieces of artwork.
Funny, I just finished one last week. It’s a great picture, so we used the special glue (which looks like Elmer’s, but costs 3x as much) and we’ll hang it in our game room. Not gonna make a habit of it, though…
What drawing software do you use? Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.?
I draw and ink the whole strip on paper, then upload to Photoshop.