Jigsaw Puzzle Profits
Published in Toy And Game Goldmines
Many people enjoy relaxing with a jigsaw puzzle and putting the pieces together. It is a hobby. However, when finishing one you want a new challenge. Putting the same puzzle together is just boring for most people. Create new jigsaw puzzles for your customers. You could even custom make some of them. Use your creativity to come up with your own.
A jigsaw puzzle is something practically everyone has played with at one time or another in their lives. It is a stimulating game where differently shaped pieces are interlocked together to form a picture of some sort. The jigsaw puzzle is a very interesting and affordable form of entertainment and this is the reason for its popularity. With a jigsaw puzzle, the brain is stimulated in finding the right pieces to join to form a good-sized picture.
However, after completing a jigsaw puzzle it tends to get boring to redo the puzzle so people usually look for a new challenge. What a great idea, create jigsaw puzzles for people interested in working on them. You could also offer to create custom-made jigsaw puzzles from pictures or photos the customers give you. Of course, you will have to know how to create jigsaw puzzles to make them on a commercial basis.
The first thing that needed is the picture you wish to display as the finished puzzle. This can be maybe a photograph or a calendar picture. Avoid magazine pages, as they are thin and rip easily. Then choose the appropriate backing for the puzzle. It could be cardboard, foam, or wood. Cut the backing according to the size of the picture you want to make a jigsaw puzzle with.
The picture then has to be stuck on the backing with dry mounting spray as white gum is hard to work with and takes some time to dry. The picture then has to adhere to the backing without any air bubbles. Once dried you cut the puzzle into many irregularly shaped pieces. If you used cardboard or foam, a utility knife is sufficient to cut the pieces and if it is wood, you will have to use a scroll saw and a thin blade. Cut the pieces carefully and slowly. If the puzzle is for a child, the edges of the pieces may have to be painted to make them smoother for their hands.
Once you get the hang of creating jigsaw puzzles, start your marketing so that people will be aware of your services. You may want to create pamphlets and a website informing people of your service. Mention that you can create customized jigsaw puzzles using personal photographs, wall calendar pictures, digital camera photos, art prints and posters and picture collages. Provide the needed information on where to send the matter, the cost of your services, and the many choices you offer, so that you can create a customized jigsaw puzzle for them.
You may want to distribute these pamphlets in hobby clubs, people’s clubs, shopping malls and you are sure to find orders flowing in. If you create a website, it would be better for you to include a portfolio of all your past work so that people will have an idea of your caliber in creating jigsaw puzzles, and of course, receive more orders.
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