Crafts to Make with Puzzle Pieces

Have a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces? You totally do!

If your puzzle is only missing a piece or two, it’s easy to DIY your own substitute puzzle piece. If your puzzle is missing several pieces, however, it’s no longer a puzzle. It’s a craft supply!

Check out the following ideas for ways to re-use the pieces from incomplete jigsaw puzzles:

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  leafy puzzle piece tree: One of the best things about puzzle pieces is how versatile the shapes are. I Heart Crafty Things painted puzzle pieces as leaves to make a three-dimensional autumn tree collage.

• puzzle piece snowflake: As this puzzle piece snowflake ornament shows, the sturdy cardboard construction of puzzle pieces lends them well to a wide variety of sculptural projects.
• puzzle piece jar filler: Even damaged or otherwise un-reusable puzzle pieces work as a jar filler to hold cake pops, photo booth props, or party favors. If you’re the crafty parent of a toddler, you can use the same concept to make a puzzle piece sensory tub.

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• puzzle piece gift tags: I really like how these puzzle piece gift tags from Mel Designs are given a ton of extra embellishment, but they wouldn’t have to be. You could simply drill a hole, add your info to the blank back, and be done!
• puzzle piece pin or magnet: As with this puzzle piece ghost pin from Crafty Moms Share, a single decorated puzzle piece can be easily crafted into either a refrigerator magnet or simple brooch.
• puzzle piece altered art: I’ve seen embellished puzzle pieces as components of smash books, journals, ATCs and any other altered art that you can think of. Although the jigsaw shape works almost universally, you can reshape most standard pieces with strong scissors, a sharp x-acto knife, and sandpaper.