Chalkboard Picture Frame Hanger

Picture frames are great for displaying pictures on your walls.  However, getting them level and in the right place can be hard.  Then a few months later, I want to change the picture in the frame making me find the hook and level all over again.  After Christmas, I didn't want to take my Chalkboard Stocking Wall Hanger down because it fit just perfectly in that place on my wall.  So, I set out to find a way to repurpose it for year round usage.  Using it to hang picture frames during the year was the perfect solution!  Picture frames are easy to re-hang every time I want to change the pictures, and I can easily change the message about the pictures depending on the season (or my mood!)  It looks great and gives me one less thing to put up and down during Christmas this year.

Chalkboard Stocking Wall Hanger

We all know the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" that tells us to hang our stockings by the chimney with care for Santa.  But what if you don't have a chimney?!  Where do you hang your stockings with care?!  Before you have a Christmas melt down, you can easily create a stocking wall hanger to hang your stockings on.  By using a chalkboard, you can personalize the message from year to year, write names above specific stockings, and even leave it up year round if you want to.  This wall hanger allows you to turn your stockings into a work of art and avoid a potential fire hazard.  Pretty soon, even your friends with chimneys will be asking you how to make this chalkboard stocking wall hanger.

How to Write on a Chalkboard Like a Pro

I live in an apartment.  So, I have restrictions about what I can do to the walls.  I love all the chalkboard paint trends that are going on right now, but I can't put chalkboard paint on my walls without losing my security deposit.  When I solved that problem (5 Chalkboard Ideas), I realized that I couldn't free hand the awesome chalkboard fonts I've seen around town.  I solved that problem, too.  Keep reading to find out how to save your walls, have a chalkboard, and have it look super cool.