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Where To Buy Puzzles (Plus Tips For Framing Them)

Not only are jigsaw puzzles fun to put together, but they are also actually very good for training your brain. They help you to focus on one task, as well as ease your mind off negative or stressful thoughts, and we can all agree that is important right now! If it seems like you’re running out of things to do at home, why not pick up a jigsaw puzzle and put together a beautiful picture.

Once you’re finished with it, you can head to our Frame Designer to customize your own frame to display your finished puzzle. Plus how cool would it be to get to say that you created the art on your wall? It’s like your own little art museum, right at home! 

Where To Buy Jigsaw Puzzles 

Puzzle Frame

Puzzles aren’t too difficult to find. Locally, you can check any hobby shop. Barnes and Noble is always another safe bet; they have everything from Disney-licensed to 1,000 piece puzzles of landmarks or cultural icons.

With this type of selection, you should be able to find something that interests you.

Still haven’t found something you like? Don’t worry —there are plenty of options online that you can choose from:

  • Puzzle Warehouse is pretty all-encompassing and has items for all ages.
  • Jigsaw Jungle is good for complex puzzles.
  • Jigsaw Puzzle Maker allows you to upload an image to the site and receive it in puzzle form. It’s perfect if you want something that’s one-of-a-kind.
  • Jiggy Puzzles features puzzles with pictures made by different artists from all over the world. Each puzzle comes with a picture to follow, a reusable glass jar, a tub of puzzle glue (this will help with the framing process), and a straight edge tool to spread the glue. 
  • Serious Puzzles has almost 3,000 different puzzles to choose from, sorted by theme, number of pieces, and type of puzzle. They even have glow in the dark puzzles! The name speaks for itself. 
  • Amazon will present you with over 50,000 results when you search for “Jigsaw Puzzles”. From pictures of the streets of Italy to outer space and everything in between! Plus, if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can’t beat that free two-day shipping! 
  • Puzzle You is another option for a custom puzzle. Simply upload your photo and choose the number of puzzle pieces you want. The perfect way to relive all your favorite memories while putting your puzzle together!
  • PuzzlesPrint has tons of options to create your own custom puzzle. Whether it’s a picture of your family, your furry friend, or a promotional puzzle for your business, the options are unlimited! You can even put together a puzzle online for a chance to win a free puzzle of your own!

Time To Frame 

Puzzle Frame

After you receive your frame and put it all together, it’s time to frame your masterpiece! Buying a frame for your puzzle is not much different than buying a frame for any other piece of art. Be sure to measure your puzzle correctly so that the measurements for your frame will come out correctly. We suggest measuring it yourself just to be sure the numbers are accurate, don’t rely solely on the box it comes in! 

Inserting your puzzle into your frame might be a little tricky, but don’t worry, that’s why we’re here to help. First, you’re going to want to make sure your puzzle is flat, and all of the pieces are level. To ensure this, take a rolling pin to your puzzle and roll it a few times, just to be sure. 

Consider purchasing a puzzle adhesive. Puzzles purchased from Jiggy Puzzles come with their own, but you can certainly purchase glue from your local craft store, Walmart, Target, or Amazon. Any glue with a low water content will work just fine. Mod Podge is one of our favorites because along with the low water content, it is more flexible and will allow you to move your puzzle around more with less concern of it breaking. 

To Mat Or Not To Mat? 

framed puzzle

Whether or not you choose to add matting to your frame depends on a few factors:

  • the size of your puzzle/frame
  • the thickness of your puzzle
  • the look you prefer

The most important factor to consider when considering adding matting to puzzle frames is the overall size — since matting adds additional inches to the outside dimensions of your frame, you’ll want to make sure the framer of your choice can accommodate matting of a particular size.

Here at Frame It Easy, in order to add a matboard to your art, the art size plus matting must be 32” x 40” or smaller. 

Final Thoughts 

Puzzle frame tips

If you are looking for more ways to stay productive while in the house, try putting together a puzzle! Puzzles are not only a cool display piece, but they’re also a testament to hours of time and dedication. Framing puzzles is an awesome way to showcase your efforts of sifting through and assembling hundreds of little pieces. If you do decide to frame your hard work, be sure to take photos to share with us once it is all finished! If you need any help along the way, don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team who is always standing by to help.

This post first appeared as Where To Buy Puzzles (Plus Tips For Framing Them) on Frame It Easy - Learning Center for Custom Picture Framing.

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