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Posted: Feb 22, 2015
My BFF got me one for Christmas (my first, and actually I had asked her for it).
Wow, not a hobby for anyone with OCD. I now spend around 5-6 hrs a day working on them. I'm crazy about them. Cancelled my TV subscription.
Any recommendations for finding them more cheaply? Or places to look. Any organizations.
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I dont remember where, but there are puzzle sites - on line, SM
[ In Reply To ..]do a search for jigsaw puzzles on line.
You move the pieces obviously with the mouse, maybe a touch screen you could do it that way, or on an iPad?
I know I liked it when I had time for them.
You can check out places like... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]yard sales, Salvation Army store, and Goodwill store as well as other thrift store-type places. Folks will oftentimes donate ones that have never been opened so you're assured to get ones with no missing pieces! :D
I love them! - MTMT
[ In Reply To ..]Unfortunately, I have no place to set up actual jigsaw puzzles, but my mother-in-law always has one going on her coffee table, so when we go to visit I'm always working on them with her.
I get my daily fix on a website called All Star Puzzles. They aren't exactly jigsaw puzzles. They're called picture puzzles and all the pieces are square. But for on the computer I like this format better because you never end up with pieces hiding under other pieces. There's a new one each day.
As for regular jigsaw puzzles, another poster had a good suggestion... thrift stores and yard sales. I've also seen sets at Wal-Mart that have 5 or 6 puzzles in one box for a good price, but it's not great quality; the pieces are rather thin.
Happy puzzling!
Absolutely hooked - moi
[ In Reply To ..]So hooked that hubby bought me about 8 for Christmas ranging in size from 1000 pieces to 18,000 pieces. I don't know where I'm going to do the 18,000 piece one, but he assured me he'd rig something up.
18,000 pieces! - MTMT
[ In Reply To ..]Wow, what a project! I've always wanted to do one like that. Maybe if I could get my husband to clear off the ping pong table in the basement... hmmm.
When I was growing up, my mom used a closet door... the floor-to-ceiling kind that run on a track... put it up on some cement blocks, and we would have 2 or 3 going at a time. We'd sit on pillows on the floor in her room and work puzzles together... such fun! Maybe something like that would work for you. Have a great time with your giant puzzle!
Yikes, 18,000? - Hmmm. sm
[ In Reply To ..]The hardest puzzle I ever did was only 10,000 pieces. Not sure how big your puzzle is, but eons ago I bought a puzzle board/carrier, and still in use. If that is something your are interested in, for hubby to rig up, it consisted of a bottom board/cover, a same-sized stiff cardboard for the puzzle, a middle board cut into 2 pieces for separate smaller works in progress (goes on top of the main puzzle), sheet of thick foam to lay on top of this, a top board/cover, and 8 pieces of Velcro along the edges to sandwich it all tightly so it can be carried like a very large briefcase.
I found some interesting info... - the OP again
[ In Reply To ..]The biggest jigsaw puzzle commercially available has 33,600 pieces, comes in a wooden box on wheels, weighs 40#, costs around $380, and when finished measures 15.75 x 18 ft.
My LR only measures 14x16.
I realize why I never did them before. S*P*A*C*E. I finally cleaned off my kitchen table, so now I can accommodate the typical 18x24 puzzle. 500 pieces fit well, with 750 pieces, some fall off into the catfud next to my table. I'm going to try 1000 pcs next, but I may have to do it in some kind of shifts.
Do you have cats? - Anon
[ In Reply To ..]I used to love to do puzzles before I got my cats. I thought that they would knock the pieces off the table and play with them so I never even tried. How do you make this work? I don't have enough space high up in order to put the puzzle away at night so the cats can't get to it.
here's a solution - MTMT
[ In Reply To ..]You can buy a roll-up mat for puzzles. It comes with a mat to work the puzzle on, and a big cylinder. When you want to move or store the puzzle, you just roll the mat around the cylinder. All the puzzle pieces stay right where you left them. This should solve your cat problem. Just google puzzle roll up mat and you'll find them.
But, you can also make your own--sm - anon
[ In Reply To ..]They are very useful but once you buy it, you may look at it and think the price is a bit ridiculous considering what it is. A wrapping paper tube and some cheap felt from the craft store (either on sale or using their coupons) should make one for a lot less.
My cat is 18 yrs and blind and does not jump up - on my table anymore.
[ In Reply To ..]I had to wait until I could clear off my kitchen table to do them. Never had enough space before.
Turn them over and work them wrong-side-up - sm
[ In Reply To ..]You can double the mileage of the ones you have by working them again. Turn the pieces bottom-up so you can't see the colors. It will take longer and you can do them several times that way.
I work puzzles that picture things - I like to look at so
[ In Reply To ..]I do them on posterboard and put clear strapping tape over them to keep them together when I'm finished. That way I can hang them if I want.
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