Introduction
Considering throwing away your jigsaw puzzles with missing pieces? Not so fast! You can still use those odds and ends to create a beautiful piece of artwork that’s unique from the picture on the box! In this article, we’ll be covering a few of our top puzzle art ideas that’ll make for a perfect group project for the whole family — as well as allow you to create beautiful decorations using our easy puzzle piece art ideas!
Fun Do-it-Yourself Puzzle Piece Craft Ideas
When it comes to puzzle piece crafts, the possibilities of what you can create are virtually endless! Whether you’re painting the pieces or using the existing patterns to create something a little more avant-garde, our list of puzzle piece art ideas includes the following:
- Puzzle piece picture frames
- Puzzle piece Christmas ornaments
- Puzzle piece wreaths
- Puzzle piece artwork
- Puzzle piece coasters
- Puzzle piece jewelry
- Creating animals from puzzle pieces
Keep reading to learn more about our list of unique and creative puzzle piece art ideas!
Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
To create the perfect puzzle art picture frame, you’ll need to start by deciding which color and style pieces you’ll be using. We recommend using smaller pieces since you’ll be working with less surface area. If you don’t like the color scheme of your pieces as they are, they can always be painted your desired color and decorated with glitter or other fun embellishments!
Once you’ve selected a style and color for your puzzle pieces, you’ll need to glue together some craft sticks. If you don’t have any handy, you can even save some popsicle sticks and use these in your puzzle art later. Once you’ve created the frame, it’s time to decorate it with your puzzle piece art! Not sure what type of glue to use to ensure your pieces stay on the frame? Our puzzle piece glue is the perfect solution for all your puzzle art projects!
Puzzle Piece Christmas Ornaments
One of our absolute favorite puzzle art ideas are fun and festive Christmas tree ornaments. These are a great way to celebrate the holiday season, and can be passed down in your family for years to come! We recommend using a bit of cardboard — starting off by cutting the cardboard into your desired shape using either scissors or an X-Acto knife. You can also glue craft sticks or popsicle sticks together depending on your desired shape!
Once you’ve created the base for your ornament, you can begin gluing your puzzle pieces. Make sure they’re festive and match the holiday season! Paint them in white, red, or green and decorate them with silver and gold glitter! You can also check out our selection of beautiful Christmas jigsaw puzzles that are sure to get you into the holiday spirit!
Puzzle Wreath
If you’re feeling a little more ambitious, you can even use puzzle pieces to make a gorgeous holiday wreath to grace your home’s front door. These can be used for Christmas, Hanukkah, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving and so much more! Simply select the puzzle pieces with the color and style that evokes the season you’ll be celebrating.
- Step 1: Collect your supplies. You are going to need puzzle pieces, chipboard or a sturdy cardboard, a glue gun with glue sticks, scissors, and yarn or twine. Simply select the puzzle pieces with the color and style for the holiday you’ll be celebrating.
- Step 2: Cut out a circle pattern onto chipboard or sturdy cardboard.
- Step 3: Using a hot glue gun, glue the pieces onto the circle cutout either in a pattern or at random.
- Step 4: Measure a twelve-inch piece of yarn or twine to glue to the back of the wreath to use as a hanger.
- Step 5: Hang your wreath!
Puzzle Piece Canvas Art
If the previous idea was a little too complicated, here is a fun and easy puzzle piece art idea.
- Step 1: Simply draw a design onto a blank canvas such as a tree or flower.
- Step 2: Glue each puzzle piece along the outline of the drawing (you may end up needing to cut a few pieces to get them to fit how you want).
- Step 3: You can leave it as is, or use more puzzle pieces to fill in the sky, clouds, flower petals, or anything else you can imagine. Get creative!
Puzzle Piece Coaster
If you’re looking for an easy DIY gift or even something to use at home for yourself, a puzzle piece coaster is the way to go.
- Step 1: First, you will need either a cork square, cardboard, or an old coaster you no longer use. Then, choose the puzzle theme or design you want. Have random puzzle pieces lying around? No problem, those work great too!
- Step 2: Next, you are going to piece your puzzle section into a square, roughly the size of your coaster, and glue the pieces together.
- Step 3: Once that is dry, glue it to your old coaster or the cardboard/cork square. Puzzle glue works great, but smart puzzle glue sheets work extremely well for flat, durable surfaces like a coaster.
Ta da! Now you have functional coasters that are sure to be a conversation starter when you have guests over.
Puzzle Piece Jewelry
Did you know puzzle art can be used for more than just decoration? In addition to our puzzle piece wall art ideas, we also love to design handmade jewelry using puzzle pieces!
These statement items are sure to attract attention and give your outfit a unique and creative feel. Puzzle art can be used to create jewelry, earrings, necklaces and so much more! Puzzle piece jewelry also makes a fun and unique gift idea for your creative loved one.
Puzzle Animals
Last but not least, our list of creative puzzle art ideas would not be complete without a nod to all the animal lovers out there! From butterflies to caterpillars, farm animals, and more, this unique puzzle art is a great project for kids. All you need is your puzzle pieces, some paper, and whatever art supplies you have on hand. Shape the puzzle pieces into an animal shape. Googly eyes are a particularly good fit for this project, but you can also paint these features onto the puzzle pieces yourself for a great result! Don’t forget to check out our inventory of animal and wildlife puzzles that make great gifts!
Conclusion
We hope our list of puzzle piece art ideas helped you get inspired for your next art project! Now that you have some ideas, all you need are the puzzle pieces! Browse our wide selection of new puzzles, as well as our fun toys and games your kids are sure to love.