Hanging Pictures Without Frames

I ENJOY DISPLAYING MY KID'S PHOTOS ON THE WALL HEADING UP MY STAIRCASE.  pROBLEM:  I KEEP KNOCKING THEM DOWN BECAUSE WHEN CARRYING MY LAUNDRY BASKET DOWNSTAIRS, I HIT THE FRAMES WITH THE BASKET IF I'M NOT CAREFUL.  THE PHOTO FALLS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS ONTO MY WOOD FLOOR, AND THE GLASS FROM THE FRAME SHATTERS, AND I HAVE A MESS.  sO I DECIDED I NEEDED TO DISPLAY THE PHOTOES SO THAT THEY ARE TIGHT UP AGAINST THE WALL.  wHILE RESEARCING THE INTERNET, I FOUND SOME NICE AND UNIQUE WAYS TO DISPLAY PHOTOS SO THOUGHT i'D SHARE:

 

Hanging Pictures without YOUR TYPICAL frames:

v  Hang a clothesline and use clothespins

v  Tack to a large board, either vertically or horizontally AND HANG BOARD ON WALL

v  Hang a ladder from the ceiling and tie string from the rungs; punch hole in top of photo and tie string through hole AND PHOTOS WILL HANG DOWN NICELY FROM STRINGS ON LADDER RUNGS.

v  Washi tape TO CREATE FRAME AROUND PHOTO

v  Insert PHOTO onto clipboard and hang clipboard

v  Hang mini command strips; use hole punch on top of photo, insert string or lace or twine and tie to photo; HANG PHOTO ON COMMAND STRIP

v  Two-sided Velcro--ONE SIDE OF VELCRO ON WALL, ONE ON BACK OF PHOTO

v  Magnetic hangers--ONE SIDE ON WALL, ONE ON PHOTO

v  Sticky tack or photo putty ON BACK OF PHOTO

v  Use pretty scrapbooking paper as background and either use stick tack or double sided tape to attach photo to paper; attach to wall using stick tack.

v  Purchase (or hand paint if talented—lol) a large wall cling in the shape of a tree; sticky tack photos onto the branches of the tree

v  Re-love an old door or window and use window panes as frames

 

v  Hang pretty ribbons vertically, either contemporary or traditional looking ribbon, on wall and hang photos from the ribbon—hole punch photo and just tie ribbon through.



This is how it turned out, folks.  I used coordinating scrapbooking papers as frames.  Less Bulky.  I won't knock down frames when I am carrying the laundry basket down the steps!