How To Hang Plates On Wall With Ribbon

I figured there had to be an easier way to hang lightweight plates and platters on the wall and this is what i came up with using 3m command hooks.

How to hang plates on wall with ribbon.

Some people hang plates on the wall with paper clips but the clips can give way and the plates can fall and shatter. Tie the ribbon securely with a double knot or bow. If you haven t noticed plates platters and lids are pretty much my go to wall art. I love to decorate by hanging plates on walls.

Cut the ribbon for your hanger. Dot glue on the back of the plate on the left and the right. Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up. Step by step instructions cut 2 squares of felt measuring 1 inch.

Many of you have noticed the plates hanging on my walls throughout my home. Plates can be a beautiful wall accent in any room but you may be worried about your favorite flatware shifting and breaking in the process. Hanging letters on a nursery wall to spell out your baby s name either directly onto picture pins or onto a wall mounted curtain pole with either blue or pink gingham ribbon makes a beautiful and personal feature. Ribbon can be used to hang other decorative items on walls around the house.

Thread the ribbon through the pierced openings around the plate and tie it with a loop that is long enough usually about 4 to 6 inches to allow the plate to hang flat against the wall. My original plan was to hang my plates using these disc hangers which are adhesive discs that you adhere to the back of your plates the advantages of the disc hangers are that they allow your plates to hang flat against the wall and they are invisible once you hang them. I didn t want to buy the metal plate hangers to hang these first i was feeling frugal and second i don t like the way they metal hooks show around the sides of the plates. How to hang plates on the wall with ribbon supplies needed black felt or another color hot glue gun scissors ribbon.

To keep the ribbon ends from fraying trim them with pinking shears or dab with clear nail polish. Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these. The inspired room shows you two ways you can hang plates platters or bowls on your wall. I have a blue room guest room with antique furniture and the walls are painted a beautiful blue with blue white transferware and blue willow plates hanging on the wall.

For a diy plate hanger try medium sized safety pins instead. I m going to look on amazon. First put the safety pin upside down on a scrap of felt. It all started because i could find plates at yard sales and thrift stores sometimes for as low as 10 cents a piece.