This comes from DIY network's Linda Cobb, aka "The Queen of Clean."
Use your old sewing machine needles to hang pictures. Insert them into the wall at a 45 degree angle. They will hold up to 30 pounds. They leave very small holes in a wall when removed.
Diana M said... Amazing, Nikki -- I needed to know this right this minute. Now I can go hang the clock back up without moving the fridge to find that nail . . . 11/10/04 10:26 PM
Karla Kizer said... I had forgotten about using needles for this purpose - and here I am with a whole bunch of them in my Spice Jar sharps container, suggested by someone here on PR ages ago. Handsewing needles hold lightweight items very well, too, and they leave virtually no hole in the wall. I sent my DD off to college with handsewing needles and a hammer, and within days she had met everyone on her dorm floor, because the word got out that she had a real hammer and a supply of "nails"..... I should have included some SM needles, too. 11/11/04 5:47 AM
Kim Winson said... Nikki, thank you so much! I tried hanging my frames up a few months ago but the nails I had were too big for the holes in the back of the frames. I'm going to try this idea soon! Kim 11/11/04 11:51 AM
Gigi Louis said... Please remember those safety glasses! Needles can shatter when hit with a hammer. You don't want a needle fragment to end up in your eye. :-O 11/11/04 12:08 PM
D1Diva said... Thanks for pointing that out Gigi. 11/11/04 1:28 PM
Deepika said... This is such a great tip! Thanks 11/11/04 2:58 PM
Amazing, Nikki -- I needed to know this right this minute. Now I can go hang the clock back up without moving the fridge to find that nail . . .
11/10/04 10:26 PM
I had forgotten about using needles for this purpose - and here I am with a whole bunch of them in my Spice Jar sharps container, suggested by someone here on PR ages ago. Handsewing needles hold lightweight items very well, too, and they leave virtually no hole in the wall. I sent my DD off to college with handsewing needles and a hammer, and within days she had met everyone on her dorm floor, because the word got out that she had a real hammer and a supply of "nails"..... I should have included some SM needles, too.
11/11/04 5:47 AM
Nikki, thank you so much! I tried hanging my frames up a few months ago but the nails I had were too big for the holes in the back of the frames. I'm going to try this idea soon! Kim
11/11/04 11:51 AM
Please remember those safety glasses! Needles can shatter when hit with a hammer. You don't want a needle fragment to end up in your eye. :-O
11/11/04 12:08 PM
Thanks for pointing that out Gigi.
11/11/04 1:28 PM
This is such a great tip! Thanks
11/11/04 2:58 PM
brilliant!
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