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Hanging Pictures

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Junk inyour Drawers Picture Hangers
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Alright. You have a bunch of photos. You don't have much wall space. Can't afford a frame. You like to upcycle. Okay, this should work for you. I'll tell you how to hang photos with a clip on earring and a thumbtack. It gives you a really contemporary look.
What you'll need:

photo (or any lightweight paper you would like to display)

clip on earring (you can find them in your jewelry box, thrift store, garage sale)

Thumbtack

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    What you'll need:

    photo (or any lightweight paper you would like to display)

    clip on earring (you can find them in your jewelry box, thrift store, garage sale)

    Thumbtack

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Slip the thumbtack through the opening of the clip part of the earring (as shown below).


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Tack to your wall. Depending on how hard your wall is, you may want to pre-drill/hammer a hole in before you tack in the thumbtack and earring.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Clip picture of choice and Presto! Modern/Retro display.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Variations
    You can add pages torn from a vintage magazine or scrapbook pages to act as a "background." In the pictures below, I used some pages from an old Saturday Evening Post magazine.

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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

03 Mar 18:09

This is a really clever idea, thanks for sharing!

Candace H.

Candace H.

03 Mar 18:18

I have alot of vintage costume jewelry from my g-ma. Thanks for great idea to display!

kaludesign

kaludesign

03 Mar 22:55

cute!! :)

Moe

Moe

03 Mar 23:17

oh my gosh this is great!!! I love thos gaudy clip on earrings but have nothing to do with them! Now i do!! thank you thank you thank you!!!

Stephanie

Stephanie

04 Mar 02:04

I'v e just moved house qand this is perfect until i figure out what pictures to put where!!!

Sugarlishes

Sugarlishes

19 Apr 18:04

omg this is just awesome! i give it two thumbs up! woot! whqat a clever idea!

Maureen C.

Maureen C.

20 Apr 23:39

Great idea!!!!

DreamsInBloom

DreamsInBloom

19 Sep 03:33

Brilliant!

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March 03, 2008 18:08
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