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    Home » Gardening & Outdoors » Planters / Containers

    Easy DIY Flower Frog

    Published: Feb 24, 2025 · Modified: Mar 1, 2025 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    If you love arranging flowers, you’ve probably come across flower frogs—those handy tools that help keep stems in place for a beautifully styled bouquet. Whether you’re using a flower frog vase, a pin frog, or one of the charming vintage flower frogs that collectors adore, these little floral helpers make all the difference when creating stunning arrangements. But if you don’t have one on hand, don’t worry! I’ll show you how to make a simple, custom-fitting floral frog using florist wire, so you can enjoy perfectly arranged flowers without spending a fortune.

    The flower frog in the top of the milkglass vase

    This is an easy DIY frog for flowers using florist wire. It's a perfect way to fit odd-sized vases and containers with frogs for flower vases. Flower flogs allow you to make creative floral designs by holding the stems of flowers in place. Due to popular demand, I have written and share a ton of pictures of beautiful flower frogs on the Vintage and Antique Flower Frog post!

    If you like fun vases, peek at this mason jar wall vase tutorial I wrote. And if you like fun containers, here is an easy tutorial showing you how to paint your planter.

    Table of contents

    • Why I love these Frogs
    • Vintage Glass Flower Frogs
    • Pin Frog
    • Mason Jar Flower Frogs
    • Materials
    • Instructions
    • FAQ's
    • DIYs for Flowers and Planters
    • Printable Instructions

    Why I love these Frogs

    I love flower frogs because many are genuine antiques - just like my house. I adore antiques, and these timeless treasures perfectly capture that vintage charm! Plus, they give me a way to showcase the flowers that grow in my yard.

    Vintage Glass Flower Frogs

    These are turning into an obsession for me. I love wandering through antique stores to see what I can find. These are often now more of a collectable but I love the feel of them and like using them.

    Two glass flower frogs in front of pink tulips

    Below is how to actually use them. They get placed on top of a vase (or nestled slightly in it, depending on the size of the vase). Stems are placed in the holes to keep the flowers upright and orderly.

    Tulip stems placed into a flower frog.

    Below is by no means a flower arrangement, but I wanted you to see the effect. See how the florist frogs keep these tulips standing upright!

    pink tulips in glass flower frog

    Pin Frog

    Old antique frog pins for flowers are floating around at vintage stores and even the occasional yard sale. They look like some dangerous contraption. You can buy this style of floral pin frog through Amazon.  

    The picks are sharp!  They are supposed to be so that you can anchor your flower stems on them.  This flower frog gets placed in the bottom of the vase, and then you press the flower stems down on them.

    I feel I need to show you how these are used, although they are not part of the tutorial.

    pin frog for flowers

    Mason Jar Flower Frogs

    If you are looking for something to support your plants that doesn't look so dangerous, these mason jar flower frog are popular.

    Sometimes you don't want to buy something like this. Floral frogs are easy and cheap to make. They are fully functional and can be made to any size.

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    Materials

    You don't need much, and you probably have this at home.
    All I use is florist wire. Use what you have, or use colors that coordinate with your vase if you don't want it showing. This is what it looks like. Green is a more popular color but this is the one I had handy.

    a spool of silver floral wire

    Instructions

    You are making a custom sized one, so let's be a little creative.

    Step 1
    Find something to use as a guide for the size. Don't laugh, but a big can of peaches was precisely the size that would fit snuggly into the vase.

    Using a peach can to help size the flower frog for my milkglass vase.

    Step 2
    Then, I wrap the floral wire around the can 5 or 6 times so that it has a little strength. The floral wire is woven back and forth. I aim to have spaces between the wires that are about ½-inch squares. This is a quick, easy, and disposable (potentially) vase frog, and perfection doesn't matter. No one will see this after you have filled it with your plants.

    round floral frog made with floral wire

    Step 3
    After you go back and forth with the wire, turn a ¼ turn and weave the wire so you have squares like the ones below.

    weaving the spaces in the flower frog with floral wire.

    Check to make sure the flower frog fits into your vase. Fill your vase with water.

    The flower frog in the top of the milkglass vase

    Step 4
    Arrange the flowers, so they are the way you like.

    hydrangeas in milkglass vase
    White hydrangeas are organized in a white milk glass vase.

    As you can see above, perfection is not required when making the frogs!  But this easy homemade floral frog does help arrange and support the flowers in your vase. Keep this DIY in your back pocket and you'll have a much easier time arranging flowers.

    FAQ's

    I don't see flower frogs in stores. Why aren't they sold in stores?

    Floral foam in the bottom of a vase and also floral tape used accros the top of a vase has replaced vintage flower frogs. Some stores that sell floral items may still carry them. You do have to watch for them.

    Where can I find antique | vintage floral frogs?

    Look at thrift shops, flea markets, antique shops, or even Ebay. I'm keeping my eyes open for some glass flower frogs this summer as I wander through my favorite antique shops.

    DIYs for Flowers and Planters

    • Tabletop display of vintage flower frogs, including green ceramic, metal cage, clear glass styles, and a cranberry glass vase with a grid insert
      What Is a Flower Frog? (Antique & Vintage Examples)
    • black and white triangle painted planter
      Flower Pot Painting
    • blue tinted mason jar containing daisies. Mason jar is clamped to a piece of white painted wood. This is a DIY mason jar wall vase.
      Wall-Mounted Mason Jar Vase
    • White vase DIY.

    Printable Instructions

    hydrangeas in milkglass vase
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    Easy DIY Flower Frog

    If you love arranging flowers, you’ve probably come across flower frogs—those handy tools that help keep stems in place for a beautifully styled bouquet. These little floral helpers make all the difference when creating stunning arrangements. But if you don’t have one on hand, don’t worry! I’ll show you how to make a simple, custom-fitting floral frog using florist wire, so you can enjoy perfectly arranged flowers without spending a fortune.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Active Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Calories:
    Author: Susan Moncrieff

    Equipment

    • 1 wire cutters

    Materials

    • 1 florist wire Use what color you have

    Instructions

    • Find an object the right size and shape. It happened to be a peach can for this vase.
    • Wrap the floral wire around your can 5 to 6 times.
    • Weave the floral wire creating ½ inch squares as shown in image.
      It doesn't need to be perfect because no one will see it when it's tucked in the vase.
      weaving the spaces in the flower frog with floral wire.
    • Double-check the fit. If you want, you can even out your wires. I don't worry about it.
      The flower frog in the top of the milkglass vase
    • Place your flowers in the vase, carefully poking stems into wire squares.
      hydrangeas placed neatly in a white vase.

    Notes

    Make sure you add water to the vase and don't let it go dry!  

    Another vase idea is this mason jar wall vase.   I loved this one because my naughty cat can't get to my flowers : )

    Mason Jar Wall Vase

    Mason Jar Vase



    If you want to keep this idea on a Pinterest board, please pin the image below onto your account.

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    1. Gramma

      April 15, 2025 at 6:34 am

      I love this idea! I can now have a frog for every (size) vase that I own. Thank you for this very reasonable solution!!

      Reply
      • Susan Moncrieff

        April 15, 2025 at 11:23 am

        That is exactly why I figured out how to make an easy and inexpensive flower frog. Sometimes we have odd sized containers for a flower arrangement. I love being able to make something quickly and inexpensively!!

        Reply
    2. Claire Jonaitis

      August 18, 2020 at 6:24 pm

      Fantastic idea! Thank you for taking the time to photograph and share!

      Reply
    3. Linda Johnston

      July 10, 2020 at 8:04 am

      Great idea!! I like it better than using tape. Thanks for sharing it.

      Reply
    4. Deana Landers

      July 06, 2020 at 12:52 pm

      This is such a great find. Easy and whatever size you need!

      Reply
    5. Michelle Leslie

      July 06, 2020 at 9:06 am

      Flower frogs are such a handy thing to have but I always struggle to find the right size for the different containers we use for our garden flowers. This is a lifesaver, thank you

      Reply

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