I used those glue on hangers. There was a discussion about them on a previous thread. Mine have been up since November.

Here is a link that might be useful: Plate hangers

thanks for your reply...but eek, chloe...I just am scared to use those. I'm really glad that yours have stayed up but I read a blog entry in which the person followed all the directions and the prized dishes came crashing down in a day. I *know* with my luck that the same would happen to me. :(

I'm seeing some more obtrusive but not horrible hangers with depth enough for platters or bowls -- but they don't really grab the plate, they just hold it in an L. Kinda scary too...

Fly, try bowl hangers instead. I have a few plates that I couldn't hang, and I found bowl hangers worked much, much better.

There are several different styles. Here's a site with one style:

www.finehomedisplays.com/products.asp?cat=32, or try a Google search for bowl hangers.

Also, I don't know if you saw this when I posted it earlier, but someone is selling a Curtis Jere wall sculpture in our area.

It says "vintage", but is dated 1994, lol!

They had it at $100, now it's $75. (I've seen this seller post before and they do some pretty major price reductions.)

If it's something that interests you and you want me to inquire about it for you, let me know. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Curtis Jere

reno_fan said what I was thinking: bowl hangers. I got mine at Michaels. (and my local Michaels is not particularly vast or well stocked)

I look forward to seeing your plates -- you have such fabulous things, flyleft!

reno, rm, thanks very much...I had found that precise page, actually, and had liked the ones below best but, well... um...I'm cheap :) I was hoping I could find something like the ones I used for the redware plates that were maybe $2 each...I have three or four to hang and don't really want to have spent more on the hangers than on the dishes LOL...

Maybe I'll check Michaels, too. Don't see anything on their website, though.

Here is a link that might be useful: 13.89 *per*

IÂm not clear on the dimensions / shape of the bowls. IÂm uhhhhÂfrugal, too. IÂve used the ordinary spring backed hangers and shaped the rigid brass parts to conform to the edge with two pairs of pliers. Takes some effort but they have worked well.

IÂve bought many plates/bowls at art fairs and no two have had the same, much less a flat shape. What helped was to buy a size larger than diameter alone would dictate: those had a greater rigid wire  to spring ratio, giving me more space to make the shape conform. The longer the wire portion the more you can wrap it around.

I want to say the ones I purchased (at Michaels) were ~$6 apiece, and this was last summer. I didn't want to spend a lot on them because it's not as if they're things of beauty -- they're hidden! I'll keep my fingers crossed you can find something you like / trust at a good price.