DIY JigSaw Puzzles (Free Patterns, Stencils & Templates)

Free printable DIY Jigsaw Puzzle patterns and stencils. Create your own homemade wooden puzzles using these templates and a scroll saw. Or create a personalized puzzle from cardboard using a scissors, Cricut or Silhouette cutting machine. Find more Patterns, Stencils, and Woodworking Projects.

Putting a puzzle together makes a great family activity. A customized homemade puzzle also makes a great gift. Whether you create your puzzle from wood or cardboard, your friends and family will enjoy putting together a handcrafted puzzle. See how to create a wooden puzzle.

DIY Printable Jigsaw Puzzle Patterns

Free Wooden Homemade Jigsaw Puzzles

How to Create a Homemade Wooden JigSaw Puzzle

Below are the steps that have found to be the simplest and quickest approach to creating a homemade wooden jigsaw puzzle.

Step 1. Glue a puzzle pattern or template to a piece of wood using a spray adhesive. Personally, I am using a 3/4″ (2cm) piece of cedar. Other soft woods like pine would also work great.

Step 2. Cut out the puzzle pieces using a scroll saw. Try to create smooth, round curves without starting and stopping.

Step 3. Remove the puzzle pattern (paper template) by sanding. A palm sander will quickly remove the thin layer of paper.

Step 4. Your jigsaw puzzle is ready!

Step 5. Optionally paint or color your puzzle pieces. In my case, I applied a linseed-oil to help accentuate the grain.

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Pattern Uses and Types of Materials

You can use these patterns, stencils, templates, models, and shapes as a guide to make other objects or to transfer designs. Create personalized, custom projects for your home, for craft shows, for selling projects online, etc. These designs are great for coloring pages and coloring sheets, crochet patterns, drawing and painting, svg files for cricut and silhouette, svg cut files, hobbies, holiday crafts, iron-on designs, kid crafts, laser cutting, needlecrafts, preschool printables, quilting, sewing, scrapbooking, sign making, string art (nail art), wall art, wedding crafts, woodworking projects, and other DIY arts and crafts. You can transfer these printable patterns to cardboard, cardstock, canvas, construction paper, fabric, felt, foam, glass, leather, metal, notebook paper, paper, parchment paper, photo paper, plastic, plexiglass, poster board, rubber, steel, vinyl, wax paper, wrapping paper, wood, and many other types of materials. When downloading a pattern or stencil, you can specify a new color (e.g., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, magenta, tan, cyan, olive, maroon, navy, aquamarine, turquoise, silver, lime, teal, indigo, violet, pink, black, white, gray, or grey). You can also add text and hearts to your image. Your new design or pattern can be printed or downloaded in PNG, JPG, PDF, or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format.

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