How to Make a Replacement Jigsaw Puzzle Piece

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@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

Have you ever made your own replacement puzzle piece? I hope my two methods can help you if you ever have to try it for yourself!

@anjagoller 4 года назад

I haven't for now because the only puzzle I'm missing one isn't one that's worth the effort. I just painted the cardbord I glued it on. But for a great puzzle it would be worth a try. Which method I'd use depends on how the piece would look like. As I work for a company that makes cutting machines I think I'd digitalize the shape and have it cut out or have it 3D printed with one or two added layers of paper on top. But your ideas are great as they are doable for everyone.

@lornajanef 4 года назад

Great idea! My dog lays her muzzle on my jigsaw board and pieces get stuck to her and I've even found a piece in the garden!

@RenaKuro 4 года назад

I have made my own DIY replacement pieces several times. My printer isn't great so I had to use acrylics but I think they ended up well enough🤗

@alexglikman8629 4 года назад

Insert Obama meme here

@winterhennager4547 3 года назад

Thanks that helped me I have cats who take puzzle pieces.

@TinkeringJohn 3 года назад

I don’t know if anyone else suggested this. You could put the group of taped pieces in the scanner and print it out. This will give you the actual size and shape of the missing piece. Glue it to the cardboard pieces and cut it out. This way you do not need to draw the shape of the missing piece with a pencil.

@GRREZ Год назад

Big brain

@jagrayso 5 месяцев назад

Very Big Brain

@waynemv 3 года назад

Consider using a glass nail file to carefully work the new piece into the desired shape. Filing can often be more accurate than a knife or scissors. While many different kinds of files may work, I find glass nail files especially nice to use.

@Chem_Ish_t 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip

@arioctober 6 месяцев назад

I am SO GRATEFUL for this video, I just bought 3 vintage springboks from a thrift store and have no idea if they're missing any pieces. Now I almost hope they are so I can do this 😂

@Lillireify 3 года назад

My aunt did 3 puzzle pieces for me when I lost them while solving... I was 6 probably? She made them from cardboard and painted with poster paints. They were beautiful and I loved looking at them at my mounted puzzles on the wall :) I still cherish the memory of them, thank you for reminding me!

@arioctober 6 месяцев назад

That is literally so heartwarming 😭💕

@tashamansur8913 4 года назад

Omg I have like 5 puzzles with missing pieces AND THIS HELPS SO MUCHHHHH

@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

Yay, I hope these DIYs work for you!

@alimustafa7680 3 года назад

Really never thought people made the same puzzle more than once

@vivianpham9675 3 года назад

@@alimustafa7680 idk if your joking, but she has 5 different puzzles.

@angelicakrisselfernandeznu6373 3 года назад

Hi karen!!! Greettings from Bolivia.... I just have my puzzle dream... And I lost a piece..... I will do it and show you!!! Thank u some much..... My mom and I.... Love the puzzles.... We have like 150 puzzles.....and I love to start to look your videos!!!

@cocatfan 3 года назад

@@alimustafa7680 I put puzzles together multiple times. I cannot afford to just buy puzzles to put together once.

@tinchopf 4 года назад

DIY: I'm missing an edge piece, that isn't showing in the cover of the box, and it's asphalt... I might just paint it black :P

@cyrilleconte4363 4 года назад

do you see a red door ?

@nonelost1 3 года назад

That’s what Mick Jagger says to do, “Paint It Black.” 😉

@idontthink 3 года назад

If you have basic Photoshop knowledge, you can take a picture of the adjacent pieces and create the missing piece with the closest information.

@cheriseneophytou40 2 года назад

If you decide to frame it, make the frame fit smaller to cut out the edges if that makes sense.

@weijourn1970 4 года назад

I've never thought of making my own puzzle pieces to replace missing ones. Such a good DIY idea.

@pvic6959 3 года назад

lol i have to be good at drawing for that :P

@vulcanfeline 7 месяцев назад

i wish i had thought of it. i remember so many puzzle boxes with "1 missing", "2 missing"... in the corners. it's always so frustrating cause, of course, that 1 piece you can't find just Must be the missing one

@JulioWY 6 месяцев назад

I remember doing this when my sister and i were 7-8, in the 70’s. We went to a beach cabin a lot and there was a puzzle there that had a missing piece. We just made one. I guess i thought everyone did this😂😂

@judefernando5805 5 месяцев назад

Yeah

@danielleanderson6371 2 года назад

Protip for if you can't use a scanner: put some kind of rectangular frame around the area you're photographing. That way if your angle is off you can use the perspective transform tool (or equivalent in your photo editor) to make the frame exactly rectangular, thereby making the contents of the frame that little bit more correct, as far as proportions go. Then you just crop to the frame and resize the image to the size of the frame, fixing any lingering issues with the aspect ratio. This is how I used to "scan" drawings into my computer before I had a scanner. It's a bit more work to get things exactly right, but I mean you're already going through the trouble of painstakingly recreating a puzzle piece, so you might as well make it as good as it can possibly be.

@arioctober 6 месяцев назад

Awesome advice!!

@alanprak80 4 года назад

I'm not that good with DIY stuff, I'll stick with the high tech method if I ever need a replacement piece. Thanks for the tip!

@JLvatron 2 года назад

Wow, great job on the diy crafty piece, it looked great! And especially the hi-tech pice! I made a replacement puzzle piece before. I bought a puzzle for my nephews but when they were making it, we were missing a piece. I concentrated on my work, ignoring my mother trying to interrupt me. Since it was a cheap puzzle, I only used 1 layer of cardboard (2 would have been better). I also didn't put a label layer, so the pencil colours didn't look as bright. At the end, the piece fit ok. Then My mother told me what she was trying to tell me: That they Found the missing piece! lol

@gaymerjerry Год назад

im sure you guys had a laugh after you realized why she was trying to pester you to stop

@3DJapan 3 года назад

For the scale in Photoshop you could crop to the outer edges of the picture, then make sure the entire picture is scaled to match the full size of the finished puzzle, like 11x14 for example. That way the missing part should be the correct size.

@Dragon-Slay3r Год назад

And the rest

@jimbodrew4776 5 месяцев назад

also doing the scaling at a larger scale means small errors will be less noticeable

@bugoobiga 3 года назад

6:00 I would use sandpaper around the edge to make it smoother. Also, take the edge of a sharpie and run it around the top edge of the piece so that when it's inserted, it has that same thickness dark line that you see between all the other pieces.

@insanemole 3 года назад

I know I'm really late to the party, but I didn't find the idea in the other comments: you could scan/photograph the taped "context" and use it as a "mask" in Photoshop to get the shape of the piece. That way two more steps become digital: placing the image over the gap and tracing it. This might improve the accuracy, especially for people like me who are a bit crafting-challenged. It should work much better with a printer than with a camera because getting the sizes correct should be way easier. Now you could either just print the part of the image that's missing in the exact shape of the missing piece, or add thin cutting marks on a bigger picture so you don't get a white border if your cutting is a bit off. Bonus: once you have the outline of the piece, you can also print it three more times on a piece of cardboard for even less tracing. Or, you know, turn it into some tool path of some CNC machine or something to create a perfect cutter for the whole piece, but that may be going too far.

@icturner23 3 года назад

Good idea.

@XramDivad 3 года назад

To me it seems actually easier to exactly position the replacement directly inside of the Puzzle by hand, instead of introducing another risk of inaccuracy by placing it digitally. But that's just my guess.

@donnacarleton4321 Год назад

DIY! I was able to make a replacement piece for a puzzle we wanted to frame. It was an edge piece and a very busy background. I just used the picture on the box and cut it out and then built up cardboard similar to what you did. It worked out great, and because it was inconspicuously placed, nobody could find it.

@briannkline 4 года назад

All of quarantine all I've done is do puzzles while watching your videos

@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

I love to hear that!

@gibsonsgames2682 4 года назад

This is amazing! Replacing a missing piece and crafting too, what a dreamy combination. Thank you for featuring our puzzle, we're so pleased that you enjoyed it :)

@pete5668 4 года назад

What a great DIY idea Karen. I would never have thought to make a puzzle piece. Nice work!

@reddwarfhead 4 года назад

I never would have thought of a DIY puzzle piece! Love your videos. I've only really known you from the puzzle channel, but I am hooked!

@abdulrhmanmohamed1918 4 года назад

When that happens to me I just give up 😂, I never knew I can make a replacement, thanks.

@jeffreyluciana8711 4 года назад

You are the smartest puzzler in human history

@taylorinman800 4 года назад

I've been doing puzzles my whole life and I never thought about trying to make a replacement for missing pieces. I love the idea and will definitely try it sometime. DIY

@darrylkennedy1603 Месяц назад

Karen, Thank you so much for this video. I was so frustrated because of missing pieces. I had zero arts and crafts experience when I saw your video but you gave me confidence enough to try your lot-tech method. Very good results. The cuticle scissors are the right tool for the job and the clear coat finishes the pieces nicely. Many thanks for being you!(

@cloverking1717 4 года назад

I really liked the use of the print and the photo shop. Piece looks dead on!! Great job Karen!!! The word is DIY!!!

@jazzcat320 3 года назад

These DIY replacement pieces are brilliant!

@carolineturlington2335 2 года назад

Wow, I loved watching this video, the finished pieces looked amazing and you couldn’t even tell! Fortunately I’ve been lucky never to have lost or damaged a piece or have a missing piece, but if it ever happens I will definitely be watching this video again to show me how to make a replacement piece 💖

@amydixon5306 4 года назад

DIY. I’ve been making replacement puzzle pieces for Wrebbit 3D puzzles for years. Having bought a lot of second hand puzzles over the years I have found a few missing. My top tips would be save big waste pieces from any new 3D puzzles you get. Then you can use a very similar process to make the replacement piece. I usually use the print it out method as I am not good at drawing. Glue Sticks (pritt and similar) work well on the foam.

@alukardio6991 4 года назад

Thanks, Karen!! I have 3 puzzles with missing pieces so this is really helpful! Love your *"DIY"* channel too!!

@reneecottman2291 3 года назад

This was so helpful! I have not replaced any missing puzzle pieces yet, but this video makes it so simple when the time comes.

@srshama 4 года назад

Awesome 'DIY's Karen! Never thought about making my own missing pieces! Savior of the puzzle world! Haha ❤️

@garyandleslied 3 года назад

I have made puzzle pieces many times and thought it was awesome that your method is the one I've been using right along. I still learned how to cut it out better by watching you. Quite often on older puzzles i sometimes will just color or paint the cardboard cause for me i find it blends in better to the same darker color of the puzzle piece and not so bright.

@lupascudiana8438 4 года назад

YESSSS Finally, i have like 3 puzzles with missing pieces. THANK YOUUUUU

@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

Let me know how it goes for you making replacements!

@lupascudiana8438 4 года назад

btw... DIY YASS

@lupascudiana8438 4 года назад

@@KarenPuzzles i tried the printing methid, but i just cant get it right, like it's the 3rd time i print it, any suggestions to help?

@Maggie-tr2kd 4 года назад

Karen, this is incredibly helpful information. One of my favorite puzzles has a missing piece and it has made me so unhappy. The puzzle is long discontinued so I am unlikely to be able to find another one to buy. Thank you for demonstrating two different methods of making a replacement puzzle piece. Your instructions are very clear. When I have the opportunity, I am going to work the puzzle again, see exactly what the design is on that missing piece, and try one of your methods.

@crochetingcanuck 4 года назад

Some puzzle companies will send replacement pieces for current puzzles, but for those that don't or those that are too old/discontinued, this is a great DIY!

@crystald5421 4 года назад

I loved this as a DIY, I have been very lucky, all the puzzles I have recently bought have all their pieces, but I will definitely do this if I need to. Just want to say your succulent-display is absolutely gorgeous! I love your videos, they are always just too short x

@TheMarionetteKitty 3 года назад

DIY replacements! Such a good idea and I never thought of doing something like this at all

@svonpier 3 года назад

Love that I found you for puzzling and will have to check out your DIY channels also!

@sondrayoung5035 3 года назад

Thanks, Karen, for your DIY puzzle piece replacement tutorial. I was once fortunate to have white cardboard from the packaging of a product, and used that to replace 2 missing pieces. :)

@karenmaxwell9383 4 года назад

What an informative puzzle DIY video, Karen!

@a-little-sunshine 3 года назад

They both looked so good! Love seeing your DIY projects :)

@evelyngilvilla7830 2 года назад

I found your video yesterday and I started to make my first replacement piece. This tutorial is GREAT!. You've just earned one more loyal subscriber.

@rbranch234 4 года назад

DIY. Cool. I've never had a puzzle missing a piece or more where I had to do this but will save the video to reference if I ever need to. Thanks

@Uniquelyyours1 4 года назад

These "DIY" tips are ingenious, Karen. Have a great day:)

@deadi22 3 года назад

I made a replacement puzzle piece using your method #1. Came out pretty good. thanks! Love your channel.

@mitchgawlik1175 3 года назад

Nicely done, Karen, and very conveniently timed. The piece I'm missing is almost in the middle...of course. Time to give this a try.

@marityla 3 года назад

Love the ideas! I made a replacement piece for a Cobble Hill puzzle last month! I cut the cardboard from the puzzle box, and then carefully stripped part of the puzzle image from the box top. (luckily the missing piece was in a monochromatic area! (this way I kept the same shine and texture as the original)

@zofiabochenska1240 4 года назад

This ravensburger puzzle is soooo pretty! That would be so fun to make :)

@MariaMarsbar 3 года назад

This is such a brilliant idea!! (Though I'm not usually good at "DIY" lol) Now I'm not too worried about possible missing pieces from second-hand puzzles that I'm going to buy from charity shops, so thank you!

@tc98rocks 3 года назад

dude you are a genuis! im not too worried about finishing my puzzle now! thank you!

@Julia-ny6jt 4 года назад

DIY I love your videos please never stop.

@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@samm7496 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this! I have like 3 puzzles with a missing piece so I’m definitely going to try this. The most disappointing one is the custom one of my two dogs that I wanted to frame. It’s missing a piece right in the middle, so hopefully I can fix it!

@Lavenderblush28 7 месяцев назад

This saved my puzzle! Thank you!! I used the second method and it worked beautifully. It looks so good - you can't even tell that one is not like the others. I was so devastated when I finally finished my very first puzzle, a 1,000 piece one, only to find that a piece was missing. I'm so glad I found this video :)

@amypenn9992 3 года назад

Really enjoyed this! I love DIY projects!

@tiagomacedo1270 4 года назад

It works really well. Thanks for the tips. Hugs from Brazil.

@WishAtElevenEleven 4 года назад

Woah, I’m amazed with how good both methods worked. Especially the photoshop version.

@KarenBea 3 года назад

Thank you! I attempted this a few months ago taking a pic of the cover of the missing piece area. I got stuck on the sizing. You’re a great help.

@nancymandle5215 4 года назад

You are amazing! I’ve always known you have a DIY crafty channel but haven’t watched it much. That’s why i was so surprised to see what professional hand skills you have.

@nancyvomund2129 4 года назад

Good information Karen. Thanks DIY

@MilenaReads 4 года назад

The video everyone needs! Wow, so creative!

@cynthialeveille8572 2 года назад

I did your DIY and everyone who sees it is very impressed! I now have to do an outside piece 😮for another puzzle 🤔 Thank you Karen for this video!

@nicholasfontana5088 4 года назад

I love these videos so much, I am going through and liking them all. I just finished a 3000 piece puzzle of chinese dragons and there's one piece missing. I nearly had a meltdown. I ordered everything on your list and am setting out to try these DIY methods this week!

@rosetorres7031 3 года назад

Loved the DIY tips, I have a puzzle that is missing a piece, this will come in handy. Thank you

@zeusbark 4 года назад

Thank you so much, I knew something like this was possible, but you made it real

@robinesak7819 4 года назад

I have a puzzle I LOVE that has a missing piece and I've always wondered what I could do about it. I love your videos anyway but this one in particular is really helpful!

@puzzledtopieces8839 4 года назад

Nice replacement DIY puzzle pieces! Go DIY!

@SunflowerSpotlight 4 года назад

I had two missing pieces, although I never found them, and I opened and solved the puzzle in one corner of one room. What I ended up doing is placing a plaque (that I already had) next to the finished puzzle (a beautiful puzzle showcasing illustrations of six roses in different vibrant colors). The plaque read: Man is happiest when he no longer expects to control things he cannot change. 😂 But for the record, your way is better!! 😅 I would use alcohol markers to trt to get the opacity up higher if needed, once i removed it for final touches; that way it's not as messy, but you still get the color payoff. Very cool. I really want to try this!

@nafeesajahromi1366 4 года назад

If you guys don’t rlly like to craft, then most of the puzzle companies will actually send you the missing piece! Better than a “DIY”

@KarenPuzzles 4 года назад

Only if the puzzle is still being sold though!

@Mommamacnz 4 года назад

I suspect this would only be for modern puzzles, and not ones that are more than say, 20 years old.

@swiftiebee13 3 года назад

Also, sometimes they just send you the whole puzzle, I’m not sure I would want to sort through 2000 pieces to find one lol

@thewackyartist8620 3 года назад

@voldy bro at that point u can just throw away the puzzle with the missing piece and keep the new one lol. Simple.

@swiftiebee13 3 года назад

The Wacky Artist pretty much lol

@Lyntintin1 3 года назад

I just rewatched this because a puzzle that I really like from a thrift store is missing three pieces. Two of the three are edge pieces which I could live with, but the third is smack in the middle. What saved me is it came with a poster and I'm able to cut out the pieces from the poster to cardboard. it's not exact but its sky, water and trees. It will blend perfectly! Just needed to rewatch what you used to spray to seal in the piece.

@alessandromasini301 3 года назад

You are fantastic! I am going to make my replacement with the second method, the result is better then I thought!

@tia283 Год назад

This DIY is brilliant, thanks!

@trispiral 3 года назад

This is so helpful! I'll be making my first one this week!

@melanieg748 3 года назад

I have never even thought of making pieces for it. Thanks, this is a great idea. Now I can try to fix the ones I'm donating the senior center.

@pagynharding2254 2 года назад

Loved this video ... very helpful... I'm ready to try to make a replacement piece. Thank you!!!

@TheDirge69 2 года назад

Brilliant! such a great result....

@francesweintraub3488 4 года назад

This is your best best video !! Do they have awards for you tube videos ?? This one sure is award worthy.

@annthompson6389 4 месяца назад

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!!! MANY thanks 🎉

@SuperDeut4 4 года назад

Nice. Love the second puzzle!

@garynichols8186 3 года назад

DIY. Thank you for the knowledge!

@lilyludwig4323 4 года назад

I've done a couple DIY puzzle piece replacements! Your process is way more involved than mine though. I used white cardboard from a USPS box and just did colored pencil on top, then cut with regular scissors. Still looked okay!

@rachele4593 3 года назад

Love this idea, thanks for suggesting your diy channel! I love it.

@Willlabee 3 года назад

DIY: Loved your video and subscribed! Yes, I've actually made a replacement puzzle piece before using almost the identical steps that you did in the first method, except I didn't use a crystal clear finish to protect the work (thanks for that tip), and I also had on hand some illustration board for the actual construction of the missing piece. When I finished, I couldn't distinguish the replacement piece from the rest of the puzzle. Painstaking work to make a fitted piece, seeing I'm not really a DIY kind of person, but it was successful nonetheless. I have another puzzle I just finished that has a piece missing. A detailed section of this Charles Wysocki puzzle shows a horse-drawn, 2-wheel carriage. Part of the spokes is missing! Just the idea of having to hand-draw those precisely painted, clear and tiny spokes makes my eyeballs want to fall out! You better believe we're going high tech this time! In this pandemic with puzzles in such high demand, I'm afraid I won't be able to replace it by contacting the company. However, the high tech tip you shared will make this much easier and save me from a mental meltdown. For this, I am grateful!

@shanb9160 Год назад

i did do it, using the photo and printer method and worked like a charm ! You are genius!

@PaulieHall 4 года назад

Thanks, I'm going to try this out!

@floofyfloof616 4 года назад

Omg! You are a life saver! I'm missing two pieces of a puzzle I got second hand and now I can complete it! Time to open photo shop

@PepeHerreraH 3 года назад

THIS IS A FENOMENAL DIY VIDEO!

@karentyson2262 3 года назад

Can't wait to try your scan method. Thank you!!!

@tracylaird3132 4 года назад

DIY, thank you Karen!

@jazzcat320 3 года назад

Oh, my gosh!! I can't wait to try this. My sister and I did a puzzle that we used to do in the 70s and it was missing two pieces. This will be perfect to try making the missing pieces!!

@sharleneyurgensen4441 9 месяцев назад

Wow your channel just poped up while looking through youtube and I saw how to do replacement puzzle pieces, always handly indeed to know how to make this. I've had the odd piece missing and ended up writing on the box missing a piece, and when going back to maybe build the puzzle again, I didn't want to bother due to the missing piece. Thanks for sharing. I've joined your channel, looks awesome and creative, well done!! 🧩🧩 ( Sharlene from Vancouver Island, Victoria, BC 🇨🇦🌲)

@spacebug30 2 года назад

Thank you for this video! I bought a gorgeous glow in the dark puzzle of a fairy at a flea market years ago which claimed to be complete, but turned out it was missing a piece. I framed it anyway because I loved the image, but it's been displayed missing that one piece for years now. I'll finally be able to complete it now, thank you!

@Sviani8 3 года назад

I have never made one. I’m going to use these tips now!! This is cool! DIY

@douglastoskin3923 4 года назад

DIY. Great tip. I have always wondered how to do that. Danke from Germany. Tschüss!

@carolinehammond6882 4 года назад

I had never thought of doing this - I will give it a go. Also thought I’d just say - Mermaid Street Rye is only 15 miles away from my house ! Lovely little town. Would like to do that jigsaw 🧩 Cx

@truewordz777 2 года назад

one of the very best videos. Well done!

@63italic 2 года назад

I just finished a 2000 piece Ravensburger and am missing 3 edge pieces. Time to get the digital camera out for the DIY... Thank you so much for the inspiration!!!! You're great!

@sunnyscott4876 2 года назад

Brilliant solution!

@AntonyBrotherton 3 года назад

DIY: another great video and I had no idea you were so crafty. I love rescuing board games and so there’s a lot of crossover. Keep up the great work.

@JoseLara-jx6xk Год назад

Gracias por tu esfuerzo, es muy clara tu explicación.

@hopegold883 4 года назад

Thanks so much for linking to your DIY channel. I’ve been looking for it, but all I found was the HGTV one (which is nice too, but I like the talking )