Wall Mounting A Puzzle

When you re ready to begin gluing start on one edge and work glue onto the puzzle covering the top and making sure it gets into all of the cracks.

Wall mounting a puzzle.

Hammer a nail into the wall where you want to hang your puzzle. Start with a completed jigsaw puzzle on a flat surface. How to glue and mount a puzzle for display step 1. Pour a light amount of puzzle glue across the short end of the puzzle covering about a 6 inches.

But then i came across this awesome youtube jigsaw tutorial by karen of karen puzzles on how to temporarily hang a jigsaw puzzle. To hang your puzzle on the wall we recommend mounting it to a backer board. Use the wire to hang the puzzle on the wall. Method 1 we generally recommend you find a locally hobby lobby or a similar craft store and ask them to do a dry mounting basically they use a special piece of backer board that has heat sensitive adhesive that will glue your puzzle to the board instantly.

After your puzzle is nice and flat it s time to glue it down and some formulas work better than others. Pull and tear off two or three pieces of wax. Select poster board foam board or sturdy cardboard approximately 1 4 inch 6 mm thick and cut a rectangle that can be inserted into your frame this material will provide a backing for the puzzle keeping it flat and in the frame. We prefer liquid glue as an adhesive.

Cut a backing material to fit the frame. This rigid board will ensure your puzzle does not warp or fall apart. Place a few heavy objects to ensure total flat coverage between the puzzle and the board. Since i had only a little mod podge left and no picture frame or anything to mount the jigsaw puzzle to i wasn t sure how i was going to preserve and hang the jigsaw puzzle.

Twist the ends of the wire to make hooks. You now have a hanger on the back of your puzzle. Once the puzzle and mounting material are fully sealed and dry place them in your frame. Your local craft store can help you with dry mounting your puzzle which uses a special backer board that has heat sensitive adhesive that will glue your puzzle to the board instantly.

Let this dry completely it s best to give it 24 hours.