Wall Mounting A Puzzle

This rigid board will ensure your puzzle does not warp or fall apart.

Wall mounting a puzzle.

Use the wire to hang the puzzle on the wall. 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. Hook the ends of the wire into each of the holes in the back of the foam board. Start with a completed jigsaw puzzle on a flat surface.

A somewhat rigid backer board will help prevent your puzzle from warping you have two choices for mounting. Let this dry completely it s best to give it 24 hours. But then i came across this awesome youtube jigsaw tutorial by karen of karen puzzles on how to temporarily hang a jigsaw puzzle. We prefer liquid glue as an adhesive.

Place a few heavy objects to ensure total flat coverage between the puzzle and the board. After your puzzle is nice and flat it s time to glue it down and some formulas work better than others. 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. Once the puzzle and mounting material are fully sealed and dry place them in your frame.

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. Pour a light amount of puzzle glue across the short end of the puzzle covering about a 6 inches. To hang your puzzle on the wall we recommend mounting it to a backer board. Hammer a nail into the wall where you want to hang your 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. Pull and tear off two or three pieces of wax. How to glue and mount a puzzle for display step 1. Line up your puzzle and place it down gently pressing while making sure you don t alter the alignment.

Twist the ends of the wire to make hooks.