Picture Hanging Hack!

I love hanging artwork and picture frames, but when I see that the artwork/frame has TWO hanging holes, rather than just one, I can't lie, sometimes I don't want to buy it! But I realized that I can't let that keep me from enjoying something beautiful in my home!
My husband is meticulous in hanging these things perfectly, with the pencil, measuring tape, and laser level! His tried and true method always works beautifully, but I don't have the patience for that!

I had seen a few tips from Pinterest, but they didn't seem like the best methods:
Putting toothpaste on the nail hangers, then pushing them onto the wall, seemed a bit messy, and not exactly a no fail method!

There was also the suggestion of making a photocopy of the back of what you want to hang, so that you can use that to guide your nail holes. Well, not everything I want to hang will fit on a copier, so that ruled that one out.

Then, I saw several different pins saying that you could use tape to help you keep track of the hanger holes! Yes! That's it!

So I grabbed those pieces I had been putting off hanging for quite awhile, and got to work!

I started by placing a strip of painter's tape across the back of my piece, and marked the hanger holes.

I peeled the tape off, and then placed it on my wall with my best efforts of keeping it straight.

I then used a laser level aligned with the dots on the tape to make sure the tape was straight. It wasn't perfectly straight at first, so I did some adjusting, and re-checked.

I grabbed my two nails and just pressed them over the dots so that I would be able to see the indention after I peeled up the tape. Once I peeled the tape off, I hammered in each nail, and carefully hung it. It's always so fun trying to get it to hang onto those nails!

Then, step back and enjoy! Hopefully a lot faster than you could have if you used all those fancy tools and measuring!

I had to take this photo from an angle due to the shadow I was creating, but I can assure you it is straight, and earned my husband's approval! I'm sure he was relieved that he didn't have to do the work, and I was glad I didn't have to ask him! So next time you are needing something hung, try out this little trick!