Quick and Dirty picture hanger

Need to hang a photo on your wall, but all out of hardware? This will do the job.

Step 1 Brand new picture? Blank space on the wall? No Hardware? No problem

You can either go down to the hardware store and buy a fancy bit of hardware, or you can improvise. A soda tab works perfectly.

Comments

[thespamhere]

Quick tip for anyone following this tutorial:

Open the can, then turn the ring 180 degrees (so the ring is aligned with the hole) before "pushing down", the ring will always come up intact.

Cheers

[Whitey-B]

This is a great idea. This was a signature hanger used by the late folk artist "Mose T" for his paintings. If you have never heard of him Google him and check out his work.

[theRIAA]

good idea, what kind of picture dosent come with a hanger already on though...

[soleilnyc]

Actually, I *just* bought a lovely frame from NWL yday and wouldn't you know it, no picture hanger!
It's one of those kinds that look like a box from behind though, so this hanger won't work...

[Andrew546]

Remember, we're talking about super cheap here.

[Fuzz2050]

This is to go with your home-made frame. Again, for the really super cheap.

[rupamagic]

And then there are those who just like to make things themselves, and often they come out nicer than those one can buy in a shop. DIY (and recycling/repurposing) is not all about doing things on the cheap. I find that with the flood of ready-made crap available from various sweat-shop industries, making stuff myself is often more costly than just buying it, but so much nicer and more likely to last as opposed to ending up in landfill.

[jick]

this seems so simple that I'm not sure how you could include anymore instructions...

*hint* if you turn the tab towards the hole you drank your soda from and push it inside without dropping it, you won't break the "inner ring"

[Fuzz2050]

It was simpler, but i got some flak for not including enough, so i decided to make sure every step was as clear and detailed as can be.

[JakeTobak]

I'm not sure I'd call a picture hanging hook a fancy bit of hardware. Good idea, bad instructable. I can see what you're doing, but there are no instructions, which are kind of important here.

[PetervG]

Bad instructable, it dosent tell you how to attach it, im confused.