The kit I picked up from Menard's had all the essentials for hanging any type of frame. Only the oblong squarish frame needed some hanging wire. Everything else was ready to go!
So, things have been laid out on the floor to give us an idea. That is the best place to start so you don't get frustrated when it doesn't look right on the wall. Here is where I started...
Things got rearranged a few times, and then it was time to transfer things to the peach frost canvas above the crib. A great tip I read on Pinterest is to make cut outs of your frames to arrange them on the wall before putting any holes in it. Lucky for me, I have this roll of never ending silver striped wrapping paper that was perfect for the job. Each frame was traced and cut out of the wrapping paper and I used painters tape to affix them to the wall. Starting with where I knew the largest and center frame would go, I placed each template around it...several times.
After much deliberation, I was ready to add the moose. Most people get frustrated with all the measuring involved with hanging items on the wall. If you use painters tape to mark holes and then transfer them to the wall, it is easy to make your fasteners exact without having to pull your hair out over the tape measure. Bert the Moose was perfectly placed!
Brett and I are still carefully considering a verse for our baby girl, which will go in the frame on the lower right. There is a little space on the upper left to do something, but not a frame. I'll have to keep looking until I find the right small object to place there. The wreath on the left has a monogram in it, but something has to stay a surprise until she's born!
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