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How to Mod Podge and Frame a Jigsaw Puzzle

March 19, 2019 By Lauren

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Welcome to the March Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month, I chose to Mod Podge and frame a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that my daughters completed together. The puzzle sat on our big farmhouse kitchen table for a while. I had to figure out how to glue and frame the puzzle, and I also fought off an awful cold virus! 

A Day in Bungalowville jigsaw puzzle by Charles Wysocki

Once I was healthy again, it was time to tackle that puzzle! My inspiration for how to tackle this project was the puzzle tutorial from Forever in the Making.

How to Mod Podge and Frame a Jigsaw Puzzle

Celia from Forever in the Making had the luck that she decided to make her puzzle on a piece of poster board. That way, she could protect her table from the Mod Podge when it came time to glue the puzzle together. But, my daughters put their puzzle together directly on the kitchen table, so I needed a different way of protecting the table. So, I carefully slipped wax paper underneath the puzzle before gluing it together.

Materials

Jigsaw Puzzle

Foam Craft Brush

Mod Podge

Poster Frame

Wax Paper

Command 3M Picture Frame Hangers (for hanging)

Instructions

The puzzle my daughters used is the beautiful Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Labor Day in Bungalowville . 

The beautiful image on the puzzle is by Charles Wysocki. Buffalo Puzzles has several gorgeous Charles Wysocki puzzles.

My daughters and I are very impressed by the Buffalo Puzzles brand. When my daughters completed their 1,000-piece puzzle, they discovered that one puzzle piece was missing. I emailed Buffalo Puzzles, and they quickly sent me another copy of the entire puzzle so my daughters could insert the missing piece in their completed puzzle.

Gluing a Jigsaw Puzzle

To get started, I slipped wax paper under the completed puzzle before gluing it together. To start the gluing process, I swept a layer of Mod Podge across the top of the puzzle with a foam brush.

how to glue a jigsaw puzzle together with Mod Podge

I then left the puzzle to dry for about 2-3 hours. Don’t panic when you apply the Mod Podge — it leaves a white film when wet, but dries clear.

how to use Mod Podge to glue a puzzle together

Once the Mod Podge was dry, I flipped the puzzle over and applied a layer of Mod Podge to the back of the puzzle.

When gluing a jigsaw puzzle together, it's important to apply glue to both the front and back of the puzzle

I found a poster frame at a nearby store that was just a little bit larger than my puzzle.

All you need to frame a jigsaw puzzle is a poster frame slightly larger than your puzzle

To insert the puzzle, I carefully removed the back of the poster frame. I then placed the puzzle in the frame with the top of the puzzle against the clear surface of the front of the frame.

I flipped over the image of the skyscrapers that was in the frame and put the clean white side of the paper against the back of the puzzle. I did this so the insert would act like a matte of sorts for the puzzle. 

Then, all that was left to do was add the back of the frame and secure it with the metal tabs on the frame.

It only took me about 10 minutes to frame the puzzle. I used two pairs of Command Strips (one on either side of the back of the puzzle) to hang the puzzle. I’m glad to finally have the puzzle off my kitchen table and up on the wall! My daughters are pleased, too.

Check out this tutorial to get tips on how to glue and frame a jigsaw puzzle

To join next month’s #pinterestchallenge, click here to sign-up: April Pinterest Challenge

Let’s meet this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts!Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

Erlene – My Pinterventures  •  Jenny – Cookies Coffee and Crafts Debbee – Debbee’s Buzz  •  Lynne – My Family Thyme  •  Pili – My Sweet Things Bri – Halfpint Design  •  Julie – Sum of their Stories Erin – The DIY Nuts  •  T’onna – Sew Crafty Crochet Beverly – Across the Boulevard •  Kristie – Love My Little Cottage Roseann – This Autoimmune Life  •  Terri – Our Good Life Ali – Home Crafts by Ali  •  Cherryl – Farm Girl Reformed Leslie – Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After •  Kelli – K’s Olympic Nest Lauren – Mom Home Guide  •  Joanne – Our Unschooling Journey Shirley – Intelligent Domestications  •  Gail – Purple Hues and Me Audra –  Renewed Projects  •  Habiba – Craftify My Love Kristie – Teadoddles •  Marie – The Inspiration Vault  •  Susan – Suzerspace Lydia – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen •  Maria – Simple Nature Decor Sam – Raggedy Bits  •  Emily – Domestic Deadline •  Marci – Stone Cottage Adeventures Alexandra – Eye Love Knots  •  Alayna – Alayna’s Creations Terrie – Decorate and More with Tip

 

Find the hosts’ Pinterest Challenge Inspired Projects below.

An InLinkz Link-up

UPDATE: My daughters have recently completed another puzzle, and I used this technique to frame that puzzle, too!

How to glue and frame a jigsaw puzzle with Mod Podge and a poster frame. So easy!

Don’t have Mod Podge/glue or a poster frame? Check out this tutorial on how to preserve a jigsaw puzzle with duct tape and how to hang it with Command Strips.

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Comments

  1. Cherryl Ehlenburg says

    March 21, 2019 at 5:34 PM

    Great job! I have done a few puzzles in my time that I would have liked to frame. Now I know how!

    • Lauren says

      April 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM

      Hi! Just stopped by your blog. I love your beautiful Easter eggs. Pinned!

  2. Kristie says

    March 22, 2019 at 10:43 AM

    I love jigsaw puzzles too! I need a fresh, spring scene puzzle. Thanks for the tip regarding Buffalo Puzzles.

  3. Ali B says

    March 22, 2019 at 2:54 PM

    We do puzzles a lot at our house. My daughter has asked about framing one, and now I know how! Mod Podge is such a lifesaver sometimes!
    Ali B recently posted…The Ultimate Pinterest Party Week 241My Profile

  4. Audra @ Renewed Projects says

    March 22, 2019 at 9:12 PM

    We’ve glued and framed a puzzle, too. After all that work to piece together its a shame to crumble it up and box it. Great tutorial!

  5. Habiba says

    March 24, 2019 at 2:34 AM

    Lauren, with this post you’re bringing back childhood memories. Thank you for that! My best friend from first grade to middle school used to make these ginormous jigsaw puzzles with her family and they always made sure to glue and frame them. Now, I am fairly sure we didn’t have Mod Podge back then, and I don’t know how they made it happen, but now I know how to do it today. Thank you for sharing.

  6. Roseann Hampton says

    March 27, 2019 at 8:14 PM

    That is a beautiful puzzle! I am just amazed that you were able to slip waxed paper under it without it falling apart!

    • Lauren says

      March 27, 2019 at 8:28 PM

      Thanks, Roseann! I’m surprised I was able to glue and move the puzzle without breaking it, too!

  7. Emily says

    April 6, 2019 at 11:54 AM

    Modge podge is such awesome stuff, so many great uses for it! Turned out great
    Emily recently posted…Crocheted HatsMy Profile

    • Lauren says

      April 6, 2019 at 11:55 AM

      Thanks, Emily! Thanks for stopping by!

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