Puzzle-related Links

Here are some links to sites that you may find interesting. This page is pretty much a work in progress, as there are many worthy sites for both buying and learning about puzzles.

If you have a puzzle-related site that you would like to add to this page, send me an email at blaire@pelicanpuzzles.com with the address and a brief description of your site. Please limit yourself to two sentences.

Image Sources

There are many places on the web to get interesting images for puzzles. Here are some of my favorites.

You can either order a print yourself and send it to me, or let me know what you like and I'll get it for you. Before ordering, let me know what you have in mind so we're sure that what you're ordering will work for the puzzle you'd like.

Cold Water Images - Kawika Chetron takes stunning underwater images from around the world. A few minutes browsing through his site is a rewarding experience. Any of his images would make a beautiful and unusual puzzle.

art.com - This site has a huge number of fine art prints to choose from.

allposters.com - This site also has a large number of fine art prints at reasonable prices.

Jigsaw Puzzle History

Bob Armstrong's Old Jigsaw Puzzles - Bob has assembled an impressive site. It includes beautiful examples of the vintage puzzles that he has collected and restored as well as information about the history of puzzles and an analysis of cutting styles.

The Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors - Most current puzzle makers belong to this association, which contains lots of information about the history of puzzles and provides for forum for discussion.

puzzlehistory.com - This site has lots of information about both wooden and cardboard puzzles.

Other Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle Makers

There are many talented people making wooden jigsaw puzzles today. Each has his or her own style and specialty. This is not an exhaustive list - simply a list of the people I know about and whose work I admire.

Custom Puzzle Craft - Custom Puzzle Craft makes wooden jigsaw puzzles with the highest standards of excellence for jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts of all ages.

Jardin Puzzles - Makers of heirloom-quality wooden jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle is cut by hand, each one unique and meant to be enjoyed for generations.

Keystone Puzzles - Maker of high quality hand cut wooden jigsaw puzzles. Offering a selection of pre-cut jigsaw puzzles ready to ship! Plenty of figurals and a variety of cutting styles are available.

MGC's Custom Made Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles & Fine Art Gallery - Makers of unique hand crafted wooden jigsaw puzzles for adults and children with 4 to 2,500+ pieces, using personal enlarged photographs, fine art prints, logos and digital images. Each jigsaw puzzle is custom made to order and completely personalized for Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate Events, Anniversary and Holiday gifts.

Puzzle Art - Maker of fine wooden jigsaw puzzles from customer-supplied photos and prints, or from a collection of gallery images. Many custom features are available to make each puzzle unique and memorable.

Sunbonnet Puzzles - Granny Nanny maker of unusual wooden puzzles such as Calico, Coffee Table, Silhouettes, and prints.