How To Hang A Puzzle On Wall
How to glue and mount a puzzle for display step 1.
How to hang a puzzle on wall. Carefully transfer your glued puzzle over the foam board aligning it with the edges. Place a piece of poster board or cardboard on each side of your puzzle a piece in front of and a piece behind. You now have a hanger on the back of your puzzle. Hammer a nail into the wall where you want to hang your puzzle.
My kids gave me a sweet star wars jigsaw puzzle for christmas and after it was done we thought it d be nicer to hang it on a wall rather than just put it aw. Take your board over to your wall and hold it up exactly where it is going to go. Start with a completed jigsaw puzzle on a flat surface. Wherever a stud lines up with your puzzle gently remove just that border piece.
There is typically a brush attached to the bottle cap and you will use that to spread the glue along the edges of the puzzle. Twist the ends of the wire to make hooks. It s nice for my daughters to have the memory of the time they spent. Once you have all four or six pieces out hold the puzzle back on the center mark.
Hanging the puzzle was simple i simply used 4 sets of command picture hanging strips. Pour a light amount of puzzle glue across the short end of the puzzle covering about a 6 inches. 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. Use the wire to hang the puzzle on the wall.
Two sets would probably suffice but i used 4 sets just in case as backup i think the puzzle looks really nice hanging at the top of the stairs on the second floor of our home. Pull and tear off two or three pieces of wax. The puzzle should still be together if you flipped it quickly and smoothly. The easiest way to glue your puzzle is to actually pour the glue right on top of the puzzle and then use a piece of cardboard or a business card to spread the glue around.
A little bit of the puzzle paper will be left on the tape but that ok. Glue the puzzle to the backing material.