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Crafty Picture Hanging Idea

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I purchased this inexpensive picture from Bed, Bath, and Beyond awhile ago, and when I brought it home and started trying to hang it up, I realized that it was not going to be that simple because there are two plastic hanging thing-a-ma-gigs on the back.

This meant that I would have to come up with two nails spaced perfectly apart and aligned perfectly in order for this thing to hang right. Not only was that not going to be easy, but I was also concerned about the picture leaning forward too much, again because of the way the attachments on the back were configured, so I came up with plan B.

I took two yards of 1mm hemp, held them together, and tied an overhand knot in the middle.

Then I inserted the ends through the each of the two plastic attachments on either side of the picture.

Then I tied knots, checked to make sure the hemp was even on both sides of the overhand knot I first tied, and then tied another knot on the hemp ends connected to the plastic attachments.

To hang it, I just stuck a clear colored tack in the wall and put the loop at the top of the picture onto the tack.

Voila! Simple yet affective – You could jazz this up by adding beads either on the strands between the overhand knot and picture or danging around the overhand knot.

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

2 Comments

  1. Great idea! I like how the hanger mimics the shape of the grass umbrella!

  2. Yes, thank you Angie, that’s what I was going for. They are similar in color as well as texture, and hey, hemp is so inexpensive and easy to work with.

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