Place a scrap piece of wood that is approximately half as long as the mirror is wide underneath the hanging wire on back of the frame.
How to hang a clip frame on the wall.
The weight of the art you plan to hang determines the hangers used and the method of hanging it.
One small nail is rated for weight up to 25 pounds.
Set the mirror down.
Another way you can hang.
If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.
For larger frames use two or three nails depending on the number of clips along the top edge.
It should be roughly half an inch below the intended top of the picture and centered.
Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame.
Lay the mirror aside then install the clips two along the top and two at the bottom.
Wrap the wire ends at the top of the opening along the top edge of the clip.
Place 2 clips on the bottom 1 on each side and 1 on top for most mirrors though a large mirror may need more.
Mark this middle point faintly on either side of the picture frame rear.
Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.
To start hold the mirror in the spot you want it then trace around the top and bottom edges with a pencil.
Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position.
Connect the marks with a ruler or other straight edge and lightly draw a line.
To use clips put the mirror where you want to hang it and use a pencil to mark the top and bottom corners.
But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.
A two nail hanger can hold up to 50 pounds.
If you want to hang a frameless mirror on your wall you ll need to use mirror clips or a special adhesive.
Put a nail in the wall in the place you have selected.
I ve got frames hanging in this manner that have been up for a couple of years.