10 Expert-Level Tips for Doing a Jigsaw Puzzle
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Have you ever done any of these expert-level puzzle hacks? Which one was your favorite?
I have always stored my puzzles in Ziploc bags. I love the colander idea. When you sort your pieces and find two already put together - do you take them apart? I do. Silly, I know. I'd feel like I cheated a little if I didn't. :-)
Hello again. I am so enjoying your videos. I've done puzzles for many years and in that time I've learned alot. Probably my favorite is sort, sort and sort some more. I use paper plates or cookie sheets depending on the puzzle size. My 6000 piece Noah's Arc took many paper plates to hold alot of sorted pieces. The huge box lid held just the blue. I am kind of OCD so if I open the puzzle for the first time and there are any pieces out together I undo them. Sometimes though if I can see the pieces are ripping apart I just leave them. I have found puzzles missing a piece, one missing two pieces and even one puzzle had two extra pieces that didn't even go with that puzzle. Sometimes the manufacturers will send you a replacement piece you just give them horizontal and vertical numbers of the piece you need. I have made a piece out of a piece of cardboard and paint it to match the finished puzzle. Not really too hard. Keep puzzleing everyone!
I once too made one missing piece myself.
You can do these puzzles on any device, and not worry about missing pieces .
Karen Puzzles I’VE ALWAYS DONE NUMBER 9, AL-WAYS. I find it the best method, and of course, I sort the pieces out by color. Sometimes I get stuck and I need another perspective, so I stand up and look at the puzzle from above and that makes it a lot easier. :) :D
Hi Karen, I’ve not done a puzzle, since I lost my eye sight back in 86. I came Arcoss your channel by chance, while listening to some videos my friend sent me. I now complete a braille puzzle for the the first time in my life. Thank you Karen. (Signed joe Sam grandson)
Glad u found a way to do one💚
Why can write ?
@@apaya3456literally says signed by his grandson
@@apaya3456text to speech or other methods
@@apaya3456are you slow?
I don't mean to brag, but I put together a puzzle in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years.
2-4 years old
Ha GOTEEM
@@lauramcclatchey3631 no shit
Did I ask
Thats the age-
i thought i was a geek for doing puzzles, watching this has confirmed my suspicion
It's OK to be a geek. Instead of socks or ties for Christmas people get me a puzzle.
I was already a geek but I'm going into uncharted territory with puzzling in my 30s! It's so therapeutic!
I was a geek long before getting into jigsaw puzzles. I started doing puzzles after a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, its very therapeutic and helps re-train my brain to stay focused
😂😂😂😂
That is not true because than so am I
I use the ziplock bag hack, too. I also use a Sharpie to scribble the puzzle name, manufacturer and year I completed it the first time. That’s in case it somehow gets separated from the box. For puzzles I decide to donate, I mark “No missing pieces” on the bag. It’s something I appreciate when thrift store shopping for puzzles.
Great ideas!
Better yet..put on there "extra" pieces...lol
Great idea!
@@rickhilliard2545 Yep. Chuck some pieces in from other puzzles that look similar, drive people nuts.
@@Mike-me3sp Good to see a video comment on a two year old comment of mine..thanks for the comment.
Puzzling keeps you sharp. Dad, age 101 yrs., has a dedicated puzzle table, that’s for a half century been never empty. Now he prefers 500 pieces - finished within a week. Thanks for your tip list. It’s good to see them being passed on to a new generation of puzzlers.
Quite familiar with these tips, dad too likes first sorting out the pieces. (by shapes, color gradations, as well as by texture & image focus. - Thus puzzling before the main event).
Another tip: roll up your sleeves to prevent “catching” a puzzle piece when reaching over.
Oh yeah, watch out for that puzzle elf. You swear that the missing piece has not fallen, even after combing the floor on your hands & knees... Only to have it appear later in that very same spot.
Happy Puzzling!
I turn over a cheap blank canvas to back stops pieces falling off
That darn puzzle elf visits here too!
Yes, at 73 I no longer care to work larger than a 750 pc puzzle. Prefer 500.
If I don't have sleeves the pieces stick to my skin..lol
I'm a 73 year old lady. I don't have a dedicated workspace but this young lady has inspired me to try some easy puzzles...maybe 300 pieces?
It seems very satisfying to actually complete one! ❤💛🌟💛❤
Just finished a 2000 piece puzzle I feel so proud of myself 😁😁🤘🙂🙃
Good job!
@@KarenPuzzles im working on a 1500 piece puzzle ill let you know when im done
I’m over here struggling on a 500 piece
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Me too lol. All my colors are so similar and I have two dogs with the same fur colors so that’s hard for me lol. I did everything else though.
Edit: I finished the puzzle the next day :D
It took 3 days total.
I’m almost completely blind and I have recently got into doing jigsaw puzzles. I absolutely loved your idea about turning the puzzle upside down, because it added a different perspective to it. I do my puzzles without even being able to see the picture on the box and not knowing what to expect when I open it. I have no idea what my end result are even supposed to look like, so solving the puzzle without matching colors was my favorite suggestion. I’m going to be uploading a video on Tuesday, March 31 about how I complete puzzles as a blind person
That's fascinating! I'm so glad you've discovered a love of jigsaw puzzles!
herbie59 thank you so much for the kind words!
I am amazed at what you can accomplish!!Did you do you video? Where can we find it? Thanks and happy puzzling.
@@Katie-vy5rd hello! Yes! I actually have my own channel with this account with many videos of me solving puzzles! Hope you enjoy it! Take care!
Really important tip: don't do puzzles near vents. I was doing a puzzle at the kitchen table and a piece fell on the grate on top of the vent. Luckily it didn't fall in, but I reoriented myself on the table so I wasn't so close to the vent. Keep your pieces safe!!!
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Another option could be a screen to cover the grate with. Even if a price does fall there it can't go down. Screen because airflow is important, even when puzzling.
Been there, done that.
I keep my edges in a separate bag. Saves so much time on repeat puzzling adventures!
I just finished a 1000 piece puzzle in 1 week alone.. I feel so proud of myself
I starded to do a 1500 piece 2 days ago and I just realized IT IS FREAKIN' HARD
Congrats!
Took me 3 week but 500 I’m a day or two weird
1000 piece takes me a day..I started on 2000 piece, takes me 4-5 days. I need a bigger table🙂 I want 3000 and up
Now we over 70s are confined to our homes ( UK Coronavirus ) thanks goodness for jig- saw puzzles. Great show, Karen
I am not 70, but the first thing I did when we were supposed to stay inside, was go and buy a 2000 pieces puzzle. And I wasn’t the only one, they where almost sold out! Some people buy toilet paper, others food- me I went for coffee an puzzles 😅
34 here and I live in NYC. Have been cooped in my apartment since 3/12 with the exception of going to the grocery store. I’ve been doing puzzles as well like a mad woman. It’s really the only thing that keeps me sane these days! Stay safe and healthy. Good luck to you. We’ll get through this.❤️
Keep safe and happy
@@LauriSolvb that sounded fun!!! 😍😍
Love all the great ideas! 💡 But I was genuinely flabbergasted at the separate ziplock baggie for edge pieces 😱 Sorting those out when starting a puzzle is such a core part of the experience for me! Pre-sorting when you put it away feels like soaking the communion bread in wine before it hits your stomach, hahaha 😆
You can always mix them back in for the everything experience. I do the separate bag. I even put the pieces in all face up. For me doing a puzzle is about putting pieces in, flipping pieces face up and sorting out the edges is a tedious chore that I have to get out of the way first.
I agree. It's sacrilege. I was so shocked when she suggested this.
I am on my fourth 2,000 piece puzzle since quarantine started. I don’t like using shortcuts. To me the fun in doing a puzzle is taking your time, rummaging through the box or searching for that one piece to finish a section. Probably just me though.
Me too 😊
I realize this video was made a couple years ago but have a suggestion for the foam core. If you have a dollar tree store around you, go there and buy their foam poster board. They come in white or white with a black covering on them. I always get the white ones, and like Karen says, I move them from the couch, to the bed at times or from my card table I usually work my puzzles on. The card table is an easy move too in case you want to be in the living room watching and or listening to the tv while working on a puzzle. The Dollar Tree foam poster boards are only $1.00, so I buy several at once, just to keep some on hand at home. They don't take up much room, but do go to your dollar tree! Hope this don't bite me in my tail, and next time I go get some it's all gone....LOL I just did 4 deer, cabin related puzzles for my deer hunting brother to put on his walls, so I also glue the puzzles to the boards. Don't have alot to trim off either with the 1,000 piece puzzles. I've got 2 puzzles coming from Amazon that are for my walls, and one I had personalized with a picture from my grandsons graduation from high school that will definitely be a living room picture. If the quality of it turns out ok, I've got 4 more graduation related pics to get done and make him his own collage. Happy Puzzling Everyone!!
We use the tray idea but purchased about 10-15 identical lightweight cookie sheets with edges (you want the lightest ones possible-Dollar Tree or similar) to sort and stack. We use different colors of cardstock under the pieces. When you need to consolidate pieces, lift the cardstock and slide the pieces into the next tray. About 4 trays with an empty on top will cover a 1000 piece puzzle and cat proof it for overnight on the dining room table. If you want to clear the table, stacked trays and a foamcore partly worked puzzle sandwich clipped with binder clips make quick work of clearing the table for use for another purpose.
Karen kinda reminds me of Amy from Big Bang
Kathryn Brook I thought the same thing!
Samee!!
Yes, but more as her character Blossom from the early 1990s.
Literally exactly what I was thinking lol
Yess!
Great tips ! Also, consider these tips: (1) Stand up - like your tip to do the puzzle upside down, standing up give you a broader perspective and I've fitted many pieces this way; (2) Trouble finding a particular color or shade that goes next to the piece you already have in the puzzle? - take the puzzle piece out and hold it in your hand next to your collection of pieces with similar shade - you should be able to find neighboring pieces this way; (3) Shift your target - frustrated with working on a difficult area? - don't give up, just shift your target to a different area of the puzzle and work on that for a while - success in another little area of the puzzle will give you a boost.
I am glad to see your puzzles in bags. Our family has been doing the 2 bag trick since the 70s. I keep 4 kinds of plastic bags on hand for my puzzles. I have sandwich bags and also snack bag size for smaller size edge pieces. I have the Ravensburger fabric puzzle that you have. That is stored in a large baggie, not a ziplock bag. I use ziplock bags for larger rectangular shaped boxes. If the ziplock won’t lay flat, then I use a baggie.
My favorite fun way of extending puzzle time is this:
1) Do the border/edge
2) Divide the remaining pieces into somewhat equal sections in puzzle trays
3) Start with one tray, but my catch is you can only put in pieces that connect to the edge or pieces connected to the edge.
4) Keep going through the trays in the same order until the puzzle is finished.
Keep making puzzle videos. I enjoy watching them. I was hoping to see a new one posted this morning!
I love your method for easier puzzles where you don't want to just race through them!
I live in the north east where the snow and cold keeps us inside 75% of the time. I only do puzzles in the winter and feel I’m horrible at it so I just now sought HELP and found you! I think I just got a whole new attitude adjustment in my puzzling!!
THANK YOU!!
Hi Karen! I just found your channel and I am so stoked! I'm 35 and I suffer from a very debilitating anxiety disorder, and jigsaw puzzles have become a form of therapy for me. I find that concentrating on them, sorting all the pieces, and the endorphin rush I get when I find THAT one missing piece is so satisfying. It really calms my brain down and stops the anxious thoughts.
Same :)
Same 🙋🏽♀️
I watched the video, thinking I'd pick up a new tip or two. (I've been working puzzles for fifty years, and I like the really challenging ones!) However, I use every single tip that you suggested. They work! I'm so proud of myself! Ha Ha.
Instead of foam, I use a dog kennel replacement liner. They’re light and cheap and have edges for keeping the pieces in!
The only thing I would add is make sure you have good lighting. Lol…Being 73 and starting to do puzzles…well, it’s important to have plenty of light!
This is so awesome, I think another good tip is to have a good puzzle music play list :)
I have been using poster board for a number of years, and have since applied a layer of felt with spray adhesive so as I move around or want to prop the poster board up the pieces don't fall off!
My experiences after some puzzling:
1) create a lot of space
It is much easier and more comfortable to spread out all the pieces in a large area, compared to moving piles around, not ever able to see all the pieces.
2) lighting is important
You will quickly learn how bad standard artificial lighting is, especially when seen at an angle. Diffuse daylight is great for puzzling. A white (or at least bright) underground also helps your eyes.
3) mind your body
Crunching over a small table or kneeling on the floor is not exactly Yoga to your back. Don't just accept the pain, change your setup.
4) puzzle mats are terrible (I love your foam board hack!)
while puzzle mats allow you to roll up your puzzle for later, they attract dust and dirt like magnets and often come with an awkward background color (try assembling a sky or sea on a blue mat, or a forest on a green one...).
You forgot 5) bring beer and make sure it spills all over every piece
@@zacharysherry2910 eugh!
My husband and I retired and it’s bleak and wintery outside . Puzzles are perfect for us. Great ideas thank you
An inverted unpainted picture canvas can be an inexpensive reusable puzzle piece holder (or two) also.
This whole ordeal is puzzling but where else quarantine doing my first puzzle and I love it
great tips! thank you! i just started puzzling with a 200, now doing a 300, next is 500. I'm really enjoying it. what got me started was watching your videos of the world championships.
Just found your channel, I bought a jig saw puzzle for something to do.. I'm now binge watching ur videos LOL
Wow! Mind totally blown! I have been doing these things for years and never knew that I was doing it right. Sent my husband to get me a piece of foam core as we speak!
As random as a puzzle channel is, I am so grateful! I use to find puzzles intimidating, but your videos have helped me see the fun and joy puzzles bring me. Thank you thank you thank you ❤️
I am your new fan, and bought a puzzle after seeing your videos, today I got it and started immediately as it got delivered and did a 500 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE IN 8 HOURS STRAIGHT. I'm so shocked that I did it with taking short 10 min breaks 3 4 times and did rest in one stretch, you brought me a new hobby. Will do more and try to reduce my time. Thanks for tricks and tips for my first attempt 😊😊😊🤩🤩🤩
A tip for cat owners who don't have a rolling mat: when you take a break, cover your unfinished puzzle with puzzle boxes or books and put sth small on top, so the kitty won't sit down there. Bc of my cat, I lost 1 piece of 2000 Heye Victoria Frances Wolf puzzle and I can't experience such a loss again.
I lost a piece of a puzzle for a month! I also have a cat who likes to sit on my puzzle. Try moving every item around your desk to a different area, move your desk to see if it's under there, check surrounding area and maybe it'll show up. There's also the chance they maybe your puzzle is missing a piece. Google the brand of the puzzle and missing piece. It'll yell you how to obtain that one piece from the company:)
It's horrible to lost a piece or some, it doesn't feel the same. If I noticed that I lost one at the beginning I just abandon the game. I either have cats, but I cover it with a trash bag.
I have a 3000 piece puzzle that I went back to do since I’m bored 😂 and I actually just separated the edges first then went and put the pieces all one way to help 😂
Biggest puzzle hack do them during covid19 quarantaine
Doing the 5000 piece jan van haasteren friday the 13th puzzle sooo huge I bought a wooden plate 180 by 122 cm and its only just big enough. Lol and it has fake edge pieces wich is a disaster. Def gonna safe the edge pieces in a bag when im done never gonna compare 1500 fake and real edge pieces ever again i really think 5000 is the hardest cause its the max without coming in sections
3:51 "When you are frustrated, flip the puzzle over" - roger that ;-)
Karen I love this channel! I've been known as "the puzzle guy" among my friends and family for my whole life. During quarantine, I knocked out a 1,000 piece puzzle of Santorini (very challenging) and a 1,000 piece puzzle of Star Wars - both incredibly fun. Managed to do the Star Wars one in about 20 hours. The Santorini one took a bit longer just because of all the sharp changes in the picture itself (buildings, walkways, etc) but I've been approaching the puzzle sorting/assessment process with all of your hacks without even knowing about them!
New sub here, for sure! Can't wait to see more!
There is indeed nothing new under the sun. You can literally find EVERYTHING you need on TH-cam 💯
Thanks for the tips. I'm a fairly new puzzler so every bit helps. It's awesome to see an expert taking advice and ideas from others (and sharing them!). It's humbling and a very good trait. Well done.
As for my own tips...I usually leave the edge for last. It's a fun way to finish off the the puzzle.
When I break it up I store it in bags of 50 - 200 pieces depending on the size and picture of the puzzle. (I usually don't store the edge pieces seperately). Then I have "mini puzzles" for whenever I can squeeze in a bit of 'boring-fun'.
Keep the videos coming! It's a great channel :-)
From South Africa
I love the idea of separating the puzzle into quarters and storing them separately to turn it into a few mini puzzles!
You're Awesome Karen!
Instead of using the foam core, I use an old cork board/bulletin board that I wrapped with white felt I picked up at Joann’s. That way I don’t have to worry about the pieces sliding off because the felt helps to hold them and the cork board offers a bit more support than a foam board.
Great idea! I've been thinking about trying to DIY my own felt board too.
My wife and I use a sewing pattern cutting board made out of a hard plastic to do our puzzles. You can get those at fabric stores.
I have always ALWAYS stored my pieces in ziplock bags. When I start sorting and remove the edge pieces I also have a set of different colored kids plastic bowls and each color is for a different jigsaw Shape. You could buy a set bowl set for Colored pieces too. They also are handy as they stack and take up less room. I even have a bowl just for the lesser Shape pieces where there is only one or 2 of that piece--they all go in one bowl. I also have a bowl for People, Body Part,s small Animals etc, or a certain part of the jigsaw that really stands out. My brother made me 2 different size wooden jigsaw boards and they have a lip so the pieces do not slide off. You could also take a photo of the jigsaw box lid picture and have it on your iPad so you could ZOOM around and also if you want to use the lid to store or display jigsaw pieces
Umm... this guy has a bowl for body parts.
Great idea to take picture to zoom. Thanks!
I use plates :-)
You have inspired me to do the 18,000 piece Ravensbuger “ Magical Bookcase”. I use a combination of the tricks here. I sort pieces on several sizes of foam core /thick cardboard. I can then stack them. I also store the large amounts of pieces that I am not working on in clear plastic containers. This allows me to work on smaller areas of the puzzle without taking up an entire room. This has been effective in keeping the pets at bay. As I progress with the puzzle, I split large areas into shapes. This all allows me to keep the puzzle in some frame of reference and order.
I am going to try the colander method for puzzle dust next.
Amazing! Good luck finishing that!
18000? Woooaah that's huge!
I was intrigued by this comment and had to go look up the Magical Bookcase on amazon. So pretty! But it's almost $200 Canadian. Yikes! But thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. In my browsing I also came across a couple of 1000 piece Ravensburger puzzles called Bizarre Bookshop and Bizarre Bookshop2. I am very tempted!
Hi, I did the 32.256pieces puzzle of Ravensburger : the most important thing To get it quickly and easy is to use the symetry and translation that exists in the shapes. Answer if interested, I may do a video To show it
@@morcelluswallace5942 What does “symmetry and translation “ mean in puzzles?
I like to do online puzzles and have been doing puzzles on Jigsaw World for about 5 years and have done more than 500 puzzles. I appreciate your tips, and use a lot of them while doing online puzzles. They are easier than real jigsaws, because each piece is already the right side up. So far, I have only been doing up to 500 piece puzzles, but only recently started doing 1000+ piece puzzles. Every week I try to challenge myself and do their weekly contests. They give you 6 days to complete them, and I usually take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours to do one, but the winners can do them in about 15 minutes. I know I probably can't win, but like to challenge myself and see how I do.
Nice! Will try online one.
*watches Karen finish a 2000 piece puzzle in one day while ignoring the 1000 piece I’ve been working on for like 3 day*
*goes to this video*
I LOVE TO DO PUZZLES, and probably have 500, I do all of the tips you have listed, but instead of a cooking tray, I use multiple white paper plates to sort, then they can be stacked, I also use 2 foam boards, one to put under, and one on top ( then I can slide it under my sofa ) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
I keep a spreadsheet of every puzzle I have done, complete with time taken! #puzzlenerd
Nice! Very good idea!
I love doing puzzles, a whole lot, when I’m done with them I glue them and hang them up. Puzzles make amazing wall art pieces and they’re a lot of fun to put together.
I'm in a retirement community and each floor in our 13 floor tower and its sister tower has a jigsaw puzzle table. I love the strategies in your video. Can't wait to try them!
Very Nice. I'm sure the tables are busy. LOL
Thanks Karen. We are a new puzzling family and your hints are most helpful. We will surely see you again.......RG, Easton, Maryland
I have started my first puzzle today! I have completed the edges i am ready to join this community!
Started saving the cardboard trays from canned dog food for puzzle pieces.
I was searching for Karen compilations
I searched "Karen's assemble" and this is what came up.
Pleasantly surprised
Don't do puzzles but I was given a 1000 piece Lord of the Rings puzzle for Xmas. So far, I've got the edges and some parts of the map segments on top & bottom. I may use some zip locks to separate the other pieces into groups but it won't be easy cos there aren't really big blocks of colour. It's the three posters for each movie with parts of the map at top & bottom. I can see this taking me months. 😁
I love your enthusiasm !
Lovely tip about holding suspect pieces up to the light.
👍👍
I already knew most of the tips :D
I love Puzzles, and mostly i hang the puzzles on the wall when i'm done, and i do that with the 9000 piece Puzzle. Luckily we have so much room for it.
Already doing all 10 tips. Thanks for the reminder.
Sometimes jigsaws could be really PUZZLING to solve
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I'm see myself out the door-
I'm 11 and i recently started getting into puzzles and i recently solved my first 1000 piece puzzle! Feelin proud!
You know quarantine is getting bad to the point when ur doing puzzles
Lol yup.
My dentist when I was young had a Jan van Haasteren poster on the ceiling. I think it was there I started to love Jan van Haasteren jigsaw puzzles.
I use the Puzzle Sorter 6 Box kit to sort the pieces into. They boxes are like Puzzle Lids and also stack into each other too. Really simple and extremely Helpful
Thanks for the tips. I haven't done a jigsaw puzzle since I was a kid (i'm 42 now), and I got a puzzle for Christmas and it's been more difficult than I thought. But I'm enjoying it and looking forward to finishing it.
Thanks! I am currently working on a 300 peice rainbow gradient!
Yesterday, we completed our first puzzle together (500 piece). Two and a half afternoons. We used the neoprene mat/polystyrene roller combination so we could roll up mat and puzzle at the end of each afternoon session. We have 9 or 10 other recently-purchased puzzles in the living room cabinet waiting for us (and 6 or 7 more on order). So, we are newly into puzzling for the long haul! Love Karen's site.
Watched Karen's "How to do a Jigsaw Puzzle Quickly" after our first afternoon session and were able to put some tips into practice immediately -- very helpful. Happy to see Karen's "Pomegranate Art Puzzle Review" since half our purchases have been Pomegranate. I think I am not just a Karen Puzzles subscriber ... I'm a "Karen Puzzles" addict!
Thanks for sharing Karen
I use the piece shape sorting technique for the cloudberries puzzles mostly for the background colour for the origami and canvas puzzle, the light green to dark green section of the gradient puzzle and the purple to white part of the mountain puzzle. I always do my puzzles on the floor and one thing that I do is put all of the inside pieces face up in straight lines so I can see all the pieces, one problem is that it takes ages to do, for example: it takes me 30-60 minutes for 1000 pieces and it takes me 2-3 hours for 2000 pieces. I love watching your videos, they are interesting to watch and very helpful and it's also nice to see someone who is crazy about jigsaw puzzles like me. Keep up the good work ❤😊
I love that you organize all the pieces in straight lines! It's a lot of work upfront but I'm sure it makes the puzzling way easier once you can actually get started!
It's easier to do the hard part before hand to get it out of the way and then start doing the puzzle whilst being able to see every piece
Holding it up to see the light is the #1 tip for me.
I absolutely love your channel! So nice to know there are others out there who are obsessed with doing jigsaw puzzles. My hacks: I use a cheap, sturdy poster frame to build on. Similar to the foam core as it is light and portable, but has a little raised frame around the edge so pieces don't fall off during transport. I slide my unfinished puzzle under the couch, where it is safe for the next day. For some reason, I only like to do a puzzle once. A finished puzzle is broken up, re bagged and placed in a box of shared books and puzzles at the office. People love free stuff and I don't feel guilty throwing it away, nor need to find a place to store it. Sometimes people aren't too thrilled with difficult puzzles tho. Thanks again for your amazing channel! Just have to ask, any relation to Bruce Mahler from Seinfeld? Maybe you just have a similar dialect. Thanks again for the great videos!
I don't like doing puzzles twice either! Funny, Thought I was the only one.
I can tell this Karen isn’t like most Karen’s that are typicall to the Karen meme.
The only Karen we accept
I got a 1000 piece puzzle and kept it in my wardrobe and never looked at it until now and I’m really happy I found this video
1:30 why should I repeat the same puzzle! 😱 I usually glue them and buy a frame for them so that I can fix it on the wall!
That would ruin the fun
I do the same i have 5 1000/2000 puzzeles on wall
I do far too many puzzles...not enough wall space!😂
They are GREAT wall art. I already have 6 puzzles hung on my walls.
Who wants to do puzzles over and over anyway ??🤔
Doesn't make sense to me.
Been putting puzzles together for years, it's stress relief for me. The best way is to start by separating the edges, then by sizes, then by color. I don't want to put the same one together more than once. I glue mine. Some I keep and frame, some I give away as gifts and some I donate to Special Olympics. They sometimes use them as prizes, sometimes they auction them off to raise money to help them with what they may need for the kids, sometimes they are raffle tickets
Thank you. Your suggestions for puzzles have been very helpful.
I actually sort the egdes first, then I sort by charectors and then sky or what ever is in back ground. I do not turn them up right just in containers where I can sift through as I go. Always fun.
Tip 10 was the only tip I had never thought to do.
No code word?
Is that some sort of code?
I have one personal habit in puzzling. If I find a unique piece, I save it for last. I call it my keystone piece.
Keep the videos coming.
Very cool, I love everyone's unique puzzle habits!
Great idea !
Thanks for the tips Karen! I'm not a puzzle person, but a friend recommended it as a Christmas gift to help promote 'sanity' during the holiday family visit.🙄😬 It really helped give a few needed moments of meditative, cooperative calm.
Btw, the foam core board helped soo much! Made all the difference. 👌✨💙
Since being quarantined my family and I have started working on puzzles. We’re first timers and are working on a 500 piece😂 maybe one day we’ll be working on a 1000 piece.
First I would like to thank you for all the great videos. I find them encouraging and helpful.
Second, many of your tips are helpful, some I already did. I too always store the puzzles in zip lock bags and once I finished the puzzle separate the edge and place it in a smaller zip lock bag inside the bag with the puzzle. I also take a sharpie and write the date I completed the puzzle and how long I spent on it. This way if I choose to redo that puzzle I can either try to beat my time or have an idea of how much time needed to complete it.
*I love the colander idea* Puzzle dust frustrates me. I use a felt puzzle board on a lazy susan and once I have pieces on it I cant remove them and vacuum the dust away. I will def use that tip.
Another tip I can offer is I always take photos of my progress. After I break down a finished puzzle I like a reference of how it came together. As I get older my memory slips and after doing so many puzzles it helps me recall each one.
I like using puzzle trays, I sort edge pieces first but always find a section to start with and I always leave all the dark colors for last.
Done all these at one time or another !!
Just got 2 new CORNER PIECE 500 piece puzzles today. Sorted out edge and other pieces and made both borders now the fun can begin. Poly or ziplock bags are great.
Yikes. 3:42 is a disaster waiting to happen...at least for me. 🤣
One tip i have if you have a pet and you leave it during the night. Slide it under a couch or bed when not using it. If it's on a board.
Thank you for saving me a lot of time at 1:30 :D
I have been working puzzles since I was a little girl, so almost 55 years. I have a table in my bedroom just for working puzzles. I always have a puzzle in the works. I find it to be like therapy, very relaxing. One of my tricks I would like to share is that when you have places on the puzzles where it is all the same color like sky or maybe water, I will arrange the pieces by shape. At that point the picture won't do you much good. I also put my puzzle in a baggie when I am done so the pieces don't get lost. I have several friends that I puzzle swap with. The more pieces, the more fun it is. I am always looking at resale shops for puzzles. Puzzles are my passion.
I put felt on the cookie sheets so the pieces don’t slide. I chose a pale blue color. Seems to work ok.
Good idea!
I do not know why. I'm actually baffled to be honest. But it's been years since I've done a jigsaw puzzle but watching your vids has me looking up nice jigsaws to buy! Lol. Not to mention doing one with you is now on my bucket list! I'd be a happy man to spend an evening sorting and solving with ya. Happy puzzling hun!!!
Who is here March 2020?
I am. A week or two ago the stores seemed to have plenty of puzzles. Today, almost none.
Craig Wilson I know right?
@@plantplanetearth509 I have four Walmarts within 15 miles, and they're all cleaned out. :(
You have the best puzzle collection!!
Just bought a 300 piece puzzle to get started on and love your tips. Going to get some foam core. I currently have the border on a piece of cardboard but I think the foam core will be better. Thank you sooo much for all your tips.
Good luck with your puzzle! You got this!
You don't have to destroy the puzzle once it's done. You can frame them. That's what I do!
I always take them apart so I can do them again later! But framing them is a great idea too if you really love the picture!
@@KarenPuzzles Wow! I love your energy for puzzles!
you’re not destroying it by taking it apart. You’re preserving it for another rainy day.
Hey Karen,
I'm with Heritage Puzzle and plan on sharing this in the morning on our Facebook. Thanks for sharing and I'll make sure to tag you!
Best,
Matt
I’ve done an 18,000 piece puzzle. Does this make me a puzzle expert?
Grant Roberta yes it does!
Which puzzle was that?
I'm struggling with a 2000 one currently so yes
Where did you find one of that size?? Never have seen one.
I heard that before about turning the puzzle around to get a different perspective! That makes a lot of sense!
I’ve been doing a Christmas one for 2 hours straight and I’m exhausted. It’s 550 pieces
It took me 4 hours for only the edge on a 1000 piece puzzle. It’s ok, everyone needs their time, some need less some more. Don’t stress yourself and enjoy every piece that fits into another instead of watching the time. Put on your favorite show, make some Tee and enjoy the journey 🥰
@@Purepurnima I bought a 1000 piece puzzle and it’s massive it’s taking me forever do u have any tips ? Have you completed yours?
I love your video, your face , and your energy
It was so enjoyable to watch this and see how much fun you clearnly have doing jigsaw puzzles!! This is a great video!
You remind me of Amy Farrah Fowler!! And the tips really help, and I'm going to follow every one of them for my 5000 piece puzzle!! Thanks!