Bryan and I have this collage of pictures in our front room.
I really love it.
We’ve moved 4 times in the last 3 years,
and it only took Bryan taking these pictures down and back up once to find an easier way to do it.
We decided to use old gift bags as guides!
First we traced the frame and then cut it out.
Then we laid our guide over the frame,
and then poked a hole where the nail should go.
When we were done tracing and cutting out all the guides,
we taped them on the wall where we thought we wanted them.
Then we measured each of the spaces to get it perfect
(this is the best part of doing it this way… it’s movable!)
When we had them just right,
we nailed right on top of them.
Then we removed the guides; all of the nails were perfectly placed,
and we hung our pictures.
We’ve saved all the guides now,
so when we move somewhere new, if we want this collage again
all we have to do it pull them out, tape them up, measure..
and ta-da! a perfect collage.
No more guessing where the nail goes, and making 3 holes to get it right!
Word collage template found HERE
(I’m planning to redo mine soon, but I still love it)
Linking up here:
Ninth Street Notions, Polka Dots on Parade, Delicate Construction, Six Sister’s Stuff, Flamingo Toes, I {Heart} Nap Time, The DIY Showoff, Homemaker on a Dime, Family Ever After, Raising 4 Princesses, Gingersnap Crafts
OH that is adorable. Thanks for the tips. We struggle in the hanging picture department and I really think this will help us! thanks!
Great idea! I LOVE it! Great pictures too!
Wow! Brilliant! I wish I’d read this post 5 years and 6 moves ago…Next time…
Cali I just have to say that I LOVE the pics! Your family is so stinkin CUTE!
This is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing. Your collage looks awesome!
You could even store the pattern you made (folded in half) inside the fame. This way you don’t loose your pattern pieces when you move or want to move the frames.
I love this 🙂 just wondering what sizes all the pics are ?
I’m so glad you posted this (well re-posted the link more recently). I’ve been wanting to do something like this in our stairway and this is a huge help for getting a non-traditional collage feel!
What a great idea and you made it so easy!
Beautiful arrangement!
OMG! PERFECT! So easy why didn’t I every think of that? I think the hard part is knowing where to put the nails. THANK YOU so much! Now maybe I will get my pics back on the walls!
This is the best “how to hang pictures” guide I’ve seen. I’ve seen the idea of tracing the outline of pictures on paper, but never how to mark where the hanger is. Thank you!
Seriously, this is genius. Thank you!
Really great! I have the most trouble doing this and I think this is going to help greatly. Thank you so much.
Where did you get the frames?
What sizes are your frames? I’d like to do this on my wall at home 🙂
Or… You could use frames that come with their own template (and that let you change them out as often as you like). They’re new, eco-friendly, and 100% made in the USA. I hope you’ll check them out.
My-oh-my! I love what you did!
I love this arrangement!! And the hanging idea is genius!! Thanks!