Picture Frame Accessory Holder

This instructable is about how you can make an accessory holder out of a discarded picture frame! As you work through the project you'll find that not only is it easy, the different things you can do to customize it are endless. The following is the basic design for the picture frame accessory holder.

Step 1 Materials and Tools

Materials used in this project:
1. Holdback mainpiece x 2
2. Holdback screws x 4
3. Holdback decorative topper x 2
4. Mug Hooks x 4
5. Picture Frame x 1 (The sized used for this project was 8.5" x 11")

The holdbacks came in a set that included the screws, toppers, and  main piece. They can also be called curtain hangers or swag hooks and can be found at most craft stores. I got mine from the clearance isle at Joann's Fabrics.

Mug hooks are a dime a dozen and come in an assortment of different colors. They aren't hard to find, I found mine in the home improvement isle at Safeway.

The Picture frame came from the local second hand store.

Tools used in this project:
Screwdriver
Spraypaint
Drill
Ruler
Level
Pliers

To be honest you can finish the project with no more than a simple screw driver. The rest of the tools help make the finished product sit straighter and look nicer.

Comments

[pennyf24]

Great Idea... I hate it when you break the glass to a perfectly good picture frame and store it away because you don't want to throw it out... Now I have something to do with them now :D

[kellimaier]

clever

[eyang]

nice idea i try this.

[siamonsez]

Like the idea a lot but when i saw it and thought about how i would use it, it occurred to me to add a tray for pens and other stuff that doesn't hang so much. Maybe a large diameter piece of pvc split length ways in half-ish sprayed black and laid across the hooks/stands.

[Mr. Tick Tock]

Funny you should mention that. I was thinking the same thing, but using pvc never occurred to me. Really nice idea.

[siamonsez]

Here's the one I made, didn't end up using the pvc idea cause I didn't have any of the right dia. laying around, but still added other storage. You'll see. Thanks again for the idea, I think it turned out well.

[Mr. Tick Tock]

Nice. Looks great. I really like the idea of having some kind of catch-all attachment.

[sadiecoons]

Awsome idea. thanks for sharing. If you used it for jewlry you could put smaller hooks on the side of the frame for rings. And for earings you could put even smaller holes in the bottom to hold them. Just a thought i had looking at this.

[rosewood513]

What a fantastic idea, and just something I really need. I have everything to make it.
Thanks so much for showing this to us.

[AaronAdamic]

That's a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!

[ChrysN]

Handy, and looks nice too!