Today I wanted to provide some guidelines for puzzlers who are wanting to glue their puzzles for preservation or display, but who may be a little afraid to try and risk messing up the puzzle, or who have tried unsuccessfully in the past and need more guidance. The most important aspect of choosing this method of preservation is the glue itself. Don’t cheap out and buy your local store’s brand of glue – it could cost you the entire puzzle. …
THE BACKGROUND STORY Since I started following My Jigsaw Journal and chatting with it’s fab owner, Stacey, I have been envious of the great pictures she takes of her completed puzzles. Her photos are always well centered with the pretty rose colored board acting as a natural border around the puzzle. The best part being the pics are always taken vertically and not flat on the table like the ones I have been producing here. Several weeks ago I started…
Part One: Image Choice In the years I have been part of the online, social media-based puzzling groups, I have come to discover a common theme. Beginning level puzzlers often give up on a new hobby they might thoroughly come to love and have an intense passion for because of one simple and easily correctable mistake – they chose the wrong puzzle image to start with as a novice. What do I mean by that you ask? Well here is…