Preserving Your Puzzle: How to Frame It

We get quite a few inquiries from puzzlers asking if we sell frames. Unfortunately, we do not. Luckily, there are companies out there who specialize in framing! One of our customers, a family run business, ACMS (Advanced Craft Making Solutions), has sent us some amazing photos of their puzzle framing and we just had to share! 

Here is the final result of what one can expect from framing their puzzle with ACMS or purchasing a ready made framed puzzle. We think the "Backyard Butterflies" 500 piece puzzle turned out beautiful in this rich wooden frame. Let's look at some photos of the easy step by step process as recounted from their owner, Christian Magro.

"Backyard Butterflies" 500pc framed by ACM Solutions

Frames come with a 1/4” thick Mounting Board….if you purchase the frame package then you can actually use the mounting board to do your puzzle. Your puzzle simply sits on top of the board….no gluing required of course.

Now you have an 1/8” thick puzzle ring….the ring is hidden in the rabbet of the frame. This ring is made 1/16” bigger (1/32” on all sides)….this accounts for a little wiggle room.

Then you place the acrylic cover over everything….now everything is perfectly aligned and held nicely in place.

Now you just take the frame and place it over everything….again…perfect alignment and quick. Then you grab the entire frame…flip it over and rotate the turn buttons to secure it all.

Framing your puzzle takes about 1-2 minutes!

Here is the final product! Looks great!

We are not affiliates with ACMS, they're simply a neat customer of ours who has taken the love of puzzles and shared with us how they preserve these works of art. If you have any questions about the framing, please get in touch with their office. You can visit their website, here: https://acms-shops.com/

Christian did give us some notes in case you're interested in learning more:

• Some frames have mats and some don’t
• Frame finish is fully customizable to suit your décor (you might want a black frame instead of wood tone)
• Cobble Hill is the only puzzle available in our puzzle bundles
• We make puzzle frames of all shapes and sizes beyond our puzzle frames
• A lot of their clients are older and message how simple it was to frame their puzzle

They also have a very well done video of how they do the framing seen above. You can go to their website by clicking the image below or this link to watch the short video. And if you want to follow them on social media, you can find them on Facebook and/or Instagram.