Hanging A Large Puzzle On The Wall

Cut the wire leaving enough room for a small knot and pull it into the foam board once again.

Hanging a large puzzle on the wall. I recently completed a 9000 piece puzzle that is 192cm x 138cm 76 inches by 54 inches for those of you of a non metric persuasian. Make sure to measure everything three times and check for level off of your puzzle not your door skin. Hammer a nail into the wall where you want to hang your puzzle. Pull and tear off two or three pieces of wax paper 4 inches longer than the length of the puzzle.

My husband s family always used to cover puzzles with clear contact the sort you use to cover books so we tried that front and back. Now hang your center piece. Carefully slide the puzzle onto the wax paper. Use the wire to hang the puzzle on the wall.

I looked into puzzle glue but it is not recommended for puzzles this large. Just like the other puzzle make sure that you have your center mark on both the wall and the puzzle and that your stud layout tape is slightly above your finished elevation. Start with a completed jigsaw puzzle on a flat surface. The puzzle should still be together if you flipped it quickly and smoothly.

Place a piece of poster board or cardboard on each side of your puzzle a piece in front of and a piece behind. Twist the ends of the wire to make hooks. Slightly overlap each of the pieces of wax paper and tape the pieces of wax paper together along the longest side. I want to hang it on my wall.

Try places like micheals arts and craft store for the glue plus they specialize in frames so if you give them the dimensions of the puzzle they can make you a special frame for the puzzle the. You can also use binder clips on all sides to secure closed once you do this flip the puzzle over and remove the back piece of poster board.