John B Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Looking through some old photos of my work and I came across this. I made it for my mates wedding. A puzzle piece for each guest. They all signed their pieces and then had a bit of fun placing their piece in the correct position. I also made a box for the couple to keep the puzzle in, but have no pics of that. It turned out to be a treasured keepsake. Just an idea that some may like to use.. Cheers Scrappile, jollyred, jerrye and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Really neat idea John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Very neat idea. Thanks for sharing. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Great idea do you have any idea the size? My nephew is getting married soon and I think I will see if she want to something like this. Thanks John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thanks for sharing John. A great idea for a lovely wedding momento. I am sure the receiving couple loved it. WayneMahler and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Wonderful idea! John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 12 hours ago, don in brooklin on said: Great idea do you have any idea the size? My nephew is getting married soon and I think I will see if she want to something like this. Thanks Thanks Don, it was an A3 size 297mm x 420mm that is the largest my printer will do. 40 pieces worked out pretty good. If there where more guests I could of taken the picture down to a local printers on a USB stick and had a larger size printed, with the only restriction being the ability of the Scrollsaw to manage it. I always give the face of my photos a coat of lacquer before gluing them to the board and then one more coat before cutting them. This way I could mark out a grid with a chinagraph pencil on the face. After cutting I put the puzzle back together, wipe the pencil of sand it lightly with 360 or 400g paper and give it a final coat of lacquer. cheers mate WayneMahler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks John. I will definitely have to have printed at the local printer and probably figure out the max cutting as my future niece comes from a big family. Thanks again for the great idea and if this gets done I will post a picture. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loskoppie Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Love the idea and great job. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 There are some really cool alternatives to guest books. For my wedding I cut out various heart shapes and had guests sign them. I then mounted the hearts to piece of wood with some lovey saying with the date. I did a similar one for a friend with leaves and a tree cutout. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 What a brilliant idea John. Do you free hand the puzzle of do you have a template? Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 5 hours ago, wombatie said: What a brilliant idea John. Do you free hand the puzzle of do you have a template? Marg Thanks Marg I draw a rough grid on the face with a chinagraph pencil and then free hand from there. By giving the paper a coat of lacquer prior to fixing it to the board, then a second coat before cutting, the pencil just rubs of. wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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