{"id":27661,"date":"2014-06-14T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=27661"},"modified":"2014-06-29T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T19:42:37","slug":"take-garden-photos-design-jigsaw-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/take-garden-photos-design-jigsaw-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Garden Photos to Design Your Own Jigsaw Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Christmas<\/strong> while our kids have lived at home, I have given them a large puzzle to work on together during the holidays. As they have grown, it has been harder and harder to find something I felt was not looking the same as all the other puzzles. When I saw a Group On coupon for a custom puzzle a couple of years ago, I was very interested. It started me thinking how I could take garden photos with the express purpose of attempting to design a jigsaw puzzle for them. Why wait until the bleak winter? Why not start a photo file right now for potential photos, when the colors are all so bright and varied? I might still want to use photos from other seasons, but some planning could result in better options.<\/p>\n

The company I have<\/strong> ordered custom puzzles from is Up In Pieces<\/a>. They have always given me great service, even going so far as to credit me a coupon amount that I forgot to enter with an order. The puzzles have been of high quality and the photos look good on them. (I do not have any advertising association with this company at the time of writing, nor have I asked for one.) <\/em>I have used photos of everything from our dog catching the frisbee midair to a granddaughter’s newborn face. It is easy to see that the kids find a deeper level of enjoyment doing a puzzle that has personal meaning to them.<\/p>\n

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A custom jigsaw puzzle that I ordered from Up In Pieces. (the bright spot is just from the flash while taking the photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This seems like<\/strong> a good time to mention again how I store a lot of my puzzles. I haven’t had any Up In Pieces puzzles long enough to know how their canisters hold up over time, but they do seem sturdier than the standard boxes. If need be, I can use my same zip lock bag and coding method<\/a><\/span>. This post about organizing Christmas gifts<\/a><\/span>, so they can be purchased ahead of time, might be useful, too.<\/p>\n

While I was thinking<\/strong> about puzzles, I did a little research. It looks like making your own puzzle completely from scratch is pretty challenging, but I found this company that sells blank puzzles<\/a><\/span>. This could be used for a unique way to save a special drawing by a child, or someone with artistic talent could create some one of a kind puzzles. This youtube video about the company was intriguing to watch, too.
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