Make My Own Puzzle Mat

Measure and mark 36 inches from the squared off end at several places along the felt.

Make my own puzzle mat.

Work your jigsaw puzzles in style with this quick portable diy work station and storage set. Don t have felt on hand like i did. Then making a puzzle mat is even easier. To make the puzzle mat.

The main board is made from an old large dry erase board and a foam sheet to create extra working mats. A puzzle mat has many uses as a soft landing protection area for kids when playing or to brighten up any room with cheerful colors. Mostly puzzle mats are used to keep unfinished jigsaw puzzles together and connected till the next puzzle session. One of the problems with puzzles is that they take up a lot of space when you re working on them.

How to make your own puzzle mat i may have mentioned that my family enjoys puzzles and games. Get a yard of it and you have a mat for a puzzle that can be easily rolled up and save the puzzle. 01 03 2005 by jennifer rutherford. You might recall our mini puzzle holder and mat post we feature a 1000 piece puzzle.

Just go to the craft store and look in the discount fabric section for some cheap vinyl. A puzzle mat is a great tool to move and store a puzzle in progress. How to make your own puzzle mat i may have mentioned that my family enjoys puzzles and games. You put the puzzle together on the large surface of the mat then the felt can be rolled up with the puzzle sandwiched within.

Have you tried a piece of flannel backed plastic table. One of the problems with puzzles is that they take up a lot of space when you re working on them. A large piece of felt. A support tube keeps the puzzle mat from collapsing and damaging the puzzle.

How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat. The final step was to line up the ruler along those marks and cut. You could also use a cardboard tube from a tube of wrapping paper. To make your own puzzle mat you re going to need two things.

Some kind of tube. To make a puzzle mat is a simple procedure and requires just a few simple items which can be bought from any craft or fabric outlet. I used a 2 ft length of pvc pipe i got at a home improvement store for about 4. How to make a jigsaw puzzle mat.