Have you ever done a big one (lets say 500+). Did you enjoy? How big was your biggest? And -- what did you do when you finished.
I am so proud I finished the 500 piece puzzle I started but don't know what to do with it now. Is it very nerdy to glue it to something and hang it up? I don't have the heart to take it apart and doubt I'd ever do it again. I want to start my next one but won't till I figure out what to do with this.

I won't tell anyone.

I don't think it's nerdy.

Yes, I love jigsaw puzzles. I used to glue them together but since I never hung them up they just ended up getting stuffed in a corner and ruined. So the last puzzle I finished I broke up and put back in the box so when my baby relatives grow up, they can have their turn.

If it's a really nice/cute picture, there's no reason why you can't hang it in a kid's room or some other casual-type room. In other words, I probably wouldn't recommend hanging it in your living room.

I am horrible at all puzzles. I'm sure it's some sort of brain thing, but I'm just no good at them.

My cousins did one that was sort of modern-arty shapes etc. Glued it and got it professionally framed to match. It looks exquisite hanging in their living room!

What if you box it back up and donate it to some sort of bedridden/homebound entertainment gemach. Would they take such a thing?

I did big puzzles as a preteen/teen, glued them and hung them in my room. I think it depends on the picture if you want to display them as an adult.

Good points. The one I just did isn't really anything too gorgeous, I'm just proud of it and feel like it's my art .

I have a couple of other puzzles that are much prettier, maybe those I'll hang up if/when I finish it. Oh well, its going to be hard breaking the puzzle up, I spent hours on it!

Your inbox is full LTL. Been trying to PM you.

Sorry...it seems like everyone has a lot to talk to me about in regards to the mods!

I did 1000 piece puzzles and loved doing them. I usually just broke them apart when done. I'd suggest next time around you choose a puzzle that's worthy of being framed and do that one. I've wanted to do Thomas Kinkade puzzles, but I have way enough stuff hanging on my walls already.

Keep it together, glue and donate it to an old-age home, pediatric or geriatric ward for their walls!

Yes, I used to do 500 and 1000 piece puzzles. I don't think I've done bigger than that, but may have - don't remember.

Usually, I broke it up. however, once I decided I was going to glue it and I got the glue, but it never got glued together and I still have glue, but have no idea where puzzle is (and it's probably been broken up or something.)

Congratulations.
Puzzles are great fun and very educational as well for kids.
Have you tried any 3-dimensional puzzles like Big Ben?

Not yet, though those look like fun.

I enjoy puzzles. My mother used to keep whatever puzzle was in-progress on a table in the dining room and anyone who passed by would sit for a few minutes and put a few pieces together. Eventually the puzzle would get finished and then we'd glue and frame it. (A tablecloth went right over it on Shabbos.)

Btw, you don't have to glue it to something, there are puzzle glues that you just spead over the entire puzzle.

LTL- I think you should take a really nice picture of your family, have it made into a puzzle of 500-1000 pieces then frame it.