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About Jigsaiz
At Jigsaiz, we started developing our bespoke greeting puzzles in 2021, during lockdown, when we realised that sending a personalised jigsaw with a message or greeting would be a novel way to tell friends and family we were thinking of them.
We had the idea that a small, greeting-card sized puzzle, that comes without a picture on the box, but which has to be built to reveal the greeting, would be a novel and quirky way to send good wishes.
And that’s how we came up with the name. You have to make the puzzle to reveal with the “jig says”, so Jigsaiz, and the idea of a message in a puzzle, was born!
Then we thought about what we could say in a jigsaw puzzle. And we decided the answer was “anything we could say in a traditional greetings card”!
And we thought about what’s important in a good jigsaw puzzle, and we decided that, above all, it should be fun, and enjoyable to complete. But it should also be high quality, with clear colours and strong pieces. And it should be a bit of a challenge, but still straightforward enough for an older young person or an adult to complete fairly quickly, with lots of clues to help to reveal the greeting.
And it should be environmentally friendly, using as many recyclable materials as possible.
And, lastly, it should be affordable, so that anyone can send one at any time, whatever the occasion!
Then we set about designing our puzzles, with these things in mind. And we learned how to manufacture high-quality jigsaws, using a professional die cutter and press, which lets us cut the pieces into interesting shapes and patterns.
It also means making up the jigsaw is a pleasure, because the pieces are backed with 1mm greyboard, so they’re strong, robust and easy to handle.
All of our puzzles are handmade with love and care. Each piece measures around 2.5cm x 2.5cm and the finished puzzle measures about 13.5cm x 18.5cm.
It comes in a small cardboard gift box, (10cm x 10cm), made from 100% recycled corrugated board, which is biodegradable and compostable.
The gift box fits large letter postage. It has a gift label on the front (with space to write “to / from” etc.). The whole package is sent to customers in a 100% recycled polythene mailing bag.
We’ve got a range of messages and greetings, both traditional and not so traditional, and the puzzles have all been tried and tested many times, to ensure they can be done!
