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Drapery Hooks Repurposed Into Small Easels

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Small DIY Easel Project

​Transforming ordinary drapery hooks into charming small easels provides a creative and practical way to display items such as business cards, small plaques, or coasters. This simple DIY project requires minimal materials—just drapery hooks and needle-nose pliers. By carefully bending the prongs of the hooks, you can craft functional tabletop easels that elegantly showcase your cherished items.

These small easels, made from repurposed curtain hooks, are easy to make and perfect for displaying small items.

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Supplies to Make Small Easels (Mini Stands)

The list of items needed for this DIY is very short. You will need a small needle-nosed pliers set and curtain hooks.

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How to Repurpose a Curtain or Drapery Hook

four pronged curtain hook

First, mark your hooks across so that all of your “bends” will be at the same point. If you don’t have drapery hooks, they are available on Amazon!

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Bend Each Drapery Hook Prong

pliers bending curtain hook prong

I bend the outer prongs forward and the inner prongs backward.

side view of curtain hook easel

The prongs I use in the front receive an extra slight bend in an upward position, which helps hold your “pretty” in place.

In this case, the actual “hook” (the part that goes into the drapery rod)was way too big, so I snipped it off.

Coasters Displayed on Drapery Hook Easels

small tile coasters resting on curtain hook easels

In this picture, I use them to display some adorable coasters my daughter made me for Mother’s Day,

Two-Prong Curly Curtain Hooks

two prong drapery hook before

The smaller two-prong drapery hooks are easy to make.

two pronged curtain hook

Gently bend the middle to the back, and give it a slight bend with the pliers while spreading the prongs slightly wider.

two prong curtain hook easel

Then, bend the small, curled ends into a shape that will hold whatever you wish to display.

I love that these already have little curly ends.

a curtain hook easel hold a CD

I have a CD player that only holds one disc. I use one of these stand-up frames to display the case of the CD that is currently loaded into my player.

The items you can display on these little easels are endless: a favorite greeting card, business cards, a photo, a small plate, and more.

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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

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  2. Gail, you are amazing! This is the most ingenious project. Do you have any idea how many itty bitty things I have in closets that can be displayed with one of these tiny easels? I’m about to add something to every flat space in the house! Not to mention how many of these drapery pins I have scattered around my garage. Pinned!

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    1. Yay Suzanne!!!!

      I’m so happy you found this useful. I feel the same way. The mini drapery hook easels are so versatile!

      thanks for pinning!
      gail

  6. I have hundreds of these things and never thought to use them this way. Am so pleased as I have lots of miniature plates that I currently have blue tacked to the wall. Now I can display them properly.

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    1. Sue,

      I’m soooo happy to help you out. Lucky you to already have them on hand. 🙂

      Have fun, creating tiny easels for your miniature plates.

      gail

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