Easy to Make Wooden Puzzle Tutorial Using Your Favorite Photo

Arrange 12 blocks into a 3 x 4 block rectangle, then clamp them tightly as shown to hold them together as you work. Be sure they are aligned so the surface is smooth.

Using Photoshop or other photo-editing software, resize and, if necessary, crop your desired image to be exactly 6" x 4 ½" so it will fit perfectly on the assembled blocks. Then reverse the image horizontally so that when transferred (which flips it again), it will be oriented correctly. Finally, print the image onto the shiny side of the temporary tattoo paper. (It helps, at this stage, to read the directions carefully on the tattoo paper packaging.) Let the ink dry for a few minutes.

Place the second, transparent layer (along with the backing) onto the printout, with the backing directly against the image and the shiny side up.

Remove the thin strip of backing at the top and carefully lay the exposed sticky strip of transparent plastic directly onto the image.

Starting at the top, right below where you've adhered the top strip, slowly peel off the rest of the backing, allowing the sticky side of the clear layer to lay directly onto the image.

Applying some pressure, use a credit card or scraper to adhere the transparent layer to the image.

Using your scissors, carefully cut out the image. Try to cut as close to the edge as possible.

Carefully peel the transparent plastic layer off the image.

Place the image face-down onto the blocks, making sure the edges align on all four sides.

Wet a sponge and saturate the back of the paper for 10 to 15 seconds.

Slowly peel of the paper backing to reveal the transferred image on the blocks.

Use a hairdryer to dry the image completely (or you can let it dry naturally, but make sure the image and blocks are dry before advancing to the next step).

Because the tattoo paper can stick together, it helps to cut through along all the borders of the blocks. Use an Xacto or other knife to do this.

Voila!