jigsaw puzzles (nascar, buy, making)

[susancruzs]

I love puzzles, too! More so now as the colder weather arrives, I have a table set up and always have one going! I don't frame them but have one hanging in the basement rec room that my niece framed.

I moved from Illinois to Wisconsin last fall, amazing my friends that I just up and left. One came to visit and he said doing puzzles? I knew you'd be bored after awhile. He forgets that I always had one set up on my porch in Illinois, too.

Thanks for the puzzle links, too, great!

[sgresident]

I really love puzzles too! my oldest son, who will be 20 next month, really loved puzzles when he was younger and did many, many puzzles. Every now and then we will get one out now and start on it, then we are hooked! I might set one up now that you have mentioned it! he will be coming home from college and can't stay busy every day for a whole month!!! my husband and other son never quite got into it as much.

[wyoquilter]

I love jigsaw puzzles too. I haven't made any for a while now. Been to busy keeping the grandbaby out of things. My mom got me into them when I was quite young. Pretty much my whole family loves to do them, my husband is not into them as much as me and the kids, but I have caught him several times trying to find pieces when he thinks I'm not looking.

My grandmother made my mom and I a special puzzle table. It has a lip all the way around so pieces can't slide off and there is a spot under the table top for holding more puzzles. I have to cover the table with a cloth when I go to bed or leave the house while I have a puzzle going, otherwise my cats get up on it and sleep, or worse chew the pieces.

I have a few that I would like to put back together and frame. They are only 550 piece puzzles, so it shouldn't take to long to make them. Maybe I'll try and get some done over Christmas break when someone is around to help keep grandbaby busy. What do you use to keep them together? Do you put a backing on them or affix them somehow to something?

[susancruzs]

There's some goop you can buy just for puzzles! I think Hobby Lobby has it and maybe even Wal Mart. I think I've even seen it at our local Family Dollar store (where not much is a dollar)!

Some of the puzzle companies sell it, too, simply called puzzle saver glue. I know Springbok has it and Hasbro makes it so your best bet is a larger retailer.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by susancruzs

There's some goop you can buy just for puzzles! I think Hobby Lobby has it and maybe even Wal Mart. I think I've even seen it at our local Family Dollar store (where not much is a dollar)!

Some of the puzzle companies sell it, too, simply called puzzle saver glue. I know Springbok has it and Hasbro makes it so your best bet is a larger retailer.

I've seen all that stuff at various stores. So do you just make the puzzle and spread that stuff all over it and that's that or do you adhear the pieces to a backing with it? If so what type of backing material do you use?

My grandmother bought a puzzle that was adheared to newspaper. I don't know what type of glue they used but the puzzle was really warped. She is hoping to put it in a frame with glass to help unwarp the puzzle. I don't really want to put my puzzles in a frame with glass. If I were to do that I wouldn't permantly glue them together so I could take them apart later and re-make them.

[deckdoc]

do a lotta puzzles~ get most of them from thrift stores!

what you do when you do a couple per week!

after a while you just redonate them back to where you got them!

now live in a community where we have a few puzzles going in the library at all times~ you just walk in and work on any of them at any time~ leave when you want! Great puzzles~ great freinds~ and always something to do!

[susancruzs]

Deckdoc that is a great idea! Our senior center just remodeled and I think I'll suggest that for one area of their card room!

I get mine from Goodwill, St. "Vinnies", too! I'm amazed the number I find that were never opened and I recycle them or trade with my sister.

I've never glued a puzzle, but I would think you'd need to keep the sides tight with something. I'd put it on wax paper to glue it. My sister helped my niece do hers, a two person operation. She used a poster frame to frame it, came with a cardboard back.

[Panda_Ca]

Yeah jigsaw puzzles are fun. I do them too, but usually they can take a few sittings before I can finish one.

It's not just fun, I came across this article that says its a great brain exercise. For older folk, this is a great way to keep their brains strong and healthy.

Jigsaw Puzzle Brain Training

Take a look. I also found a huge database of brain teasers there too.

[pattybug]

Just wanted to let you know, that I use school glue .....cheap at WalMart....it leaves a shiny finish to it....then I stain a piece of wood to the top and bottom of my puzzle, then attach a twine at the top to be able to display it on the wall....or you can buy frames to enclose your puzzle....depending on the size....you can purchase frames from department stores too....they look great this way too...
Enjoy the end results !!
Pattybug

[sgresident]

seeing this thread reminded me of the puzzle we bought a few years ago when we were on a trip. I think I will dig it out and set up the card table!