I love this video. I have watched it before a few times. Since then every time I go to a charity shop, I look at these containers, but never found a frog yet. lol
Very beautiful. We have over three hundred glass frogs.Most are clear. Have many that are green and a few red ones.We have been here for 165 years.In the old days all the flowers in our chapel the frogs were use for all the flowers on the altar. I still use a few of them. But I mostly use the wire one,which we have a whole box of them about 100 of them. We even have a few crystal vases very much like yours! Our community never throws anything away!!!! I use the vases especially at Christmas and Easter. In most cases I rather use the frogs than oasis. You do have to get use to using them!
Davis Longsworth that is amazing - you could have a flower festival! Yes, I took this home and remade it and it was much easier the second time. I think it’s good to find ideas instead of foam - cheaper and more environmental and you can use them again and again and again ! 😀
what a great vase find John. I also love going into second hand shops to look for vases :-)) gorgeous arrangement! thank you as always for sharing your talents with us :-)
how lovely :-) that's the beauty of second hand shops, you never know what you might come across. You just made me think how I haven't heard the sound of a church bell for ages!! where are you based with work? have a wonderful day working with flowers :-) @@FlowerJoos
Julia McCarthy I love second hand shops - full of opportunities 😀 we are based in Scotland, so very lucky to be somewhere so beautiful. Thank you and have a great flowery day as well 🙋🏼♂️😀
@@FlowerJoos Scotland is such a beautiful country! Been to a few places there 😃 have many great friends from there👍just about to catch up on your latest tutorial 😃have a wonderful afternoon working with flowers John 💐😃
Hello from Los Angeles! I have just discovered your channel and I am really enjoying your professional, well done and informative videos. One tip for your glass frog, or any type of frog (a.k.a. kenzan) glass or metal pin frog- anchor it in your container with green floral putty when the container is perfectly dry, prior to adding your water. Place the putty around the base of the frog, press downward inside of the bottom of the container and then give it a slight twist clockwise until it stops turning. This means your frog is secure. (You will be able to completely turn over your container and your frog will not fall out if you use good strong floral putty.) Then add your water. When working with floral frogs it is usual that not all of the floral elements will fit into a hole. Just as you discovered when working with it, your design begins with each stem in a hole but then as you work, the later stems are placed in between those stems that are in the holes. The earlier stem placements become the armature for the later stems. Floral frogs are an environmentally friendly alternative to floral foam which contains carcinogens like formaldehyde, coal tar, green dye, barium sulfate and heptane, which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract when the fine particles are airborne. Floral foam is made from non-biodegradable fine-celled plastic and it cannot be recycled. Imagine never buying or using floral foam again! It might even help your bank account!
Jo Halpert that is a good tip! Thank you for the information on Floral foam - we do need to try and find different ways to create designs and reduce foam use - unless our foam producers can create a fully biodegradable version. That would be great, but I do enjoy trying other techniques. Thanks for watching and hello to Los Angeles! 🙋🏼♂️😀
Hello! It is a crystal vase - so lead glass that has a nice sparkle! These are expensive but you might find one in a charity or thrift shop. Thank you for watching 😀🙋🏼♂️
Alison Smith thank you - I was given this turntable from a flower arranging friend, so it was made by her husband I think. They are handy for working on.
Elegant work and it sounds like crystal to me!
Beautiful and great find!
Vase arrangements very simple
Thank you 😊
I love this video. I have watched it before a few times. Since then every time I go to a charity shop, I look at these containers, but never found a frog yet. lol
Thank you.😀 . I think that’s the way - if you are looking for something it’s not there but when you are not looking it turns up!
Thank you for the walk down memory lane. Your vase & frog is the same as my mothers was.
Love the crystal vase and selection of flowers and foliage. Very classy!
Thank you! This vase is beautiful 😀🙋🏼♂️🌼
I love watching you work..you are amazing
I love your arrangements. You make it look so easy,but it is so not easy.I love when you say "it's a simple arrangement ".Thank you very much!
Young Gonsalves thank you! Hopefully that encourages people to have a go? Thanks for watching! 🙋🏼♂️😀
Very beautiful. We have over three hundred glass frogs.Most are clear. Have many that are green and a few red ones.We have been here for 165 years.In the old days all the flowers in our chapel the frogs were use for all the flowers on the altar. I still use a few of them. But I mostly use the wire one,which we have a whole box of them about 100 of them. We even have a few crystal vases very much like yours! Our community never throws anything away!!!! I use the vases especially at Christmas and Easter. In most cases I rather use the frogs than oasis. You do have to get use to using them!
Davis Longsworth that is amazing - you could have a flower festival! Yes, I took this home and remade it and it was much easier the second time. I think it’s good to find ideas instead of foam - cheaper and more environmental and you can use them again and again and again ! 😀
Beautiful!
Gorgeous
Nice find on the crystal rose bowl.
Beautiful x
Another interesting arrangement, thank you John.
Julie Speer and a great quality vase fir future designs 😀
Beautiful! As always
Very pretty
Very beatifoul!!!
😊🌹🦇
Gorgeous arrangement as always 😊
That was so much fun and informative.
You always do such beautiful work!
Madam Xilant thank you 😊
what a great vase find John. I also love going into second hand shops to look for vases :-)) gorgeous arrangement! thank you as always for sharing your talents with us :-)
Julia McCarthy thank you! I was going to use this at work, but decided to keep it as it’s proper crystal. It sings like a bell!
how lovely :-) that's the beauty of second hand shops, you never know what you might come across. You just made me think how I haven't heard the sound of a church bell for ages!! where are you based with work? have a wonderful day working with flowers :-)
@@FlowerJoos
Julia McCarthy I love second hand shops - full of opportunities 😀 we are based in Scotland, so very lucky to be somewhere so beautiful. Thank you and have a great flowery day as well 🙋🏼♂️😀
@@FlowerJoos Scotland is such a beautiful country! Been to a few places there 😃 have many great friends from there👍just about to catch up on your latest tutorial 😃have a wonderful afternoon working with flowers John 💐😃
Julia McCarthy thank you! Where about are you based? Enjoy your day!
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Very lovely. I am trying to get out the foam rutt watching others really helps. Thank you
Hello from Los Angeles! I have just discovered your channel and I am really enjoying your professional, well done and informative videos. One tip for your glass frog, or any type of frog (a.k.a. kenzan) glass or metal pin frog- anchor it in your container with green floral putty when the container is perfectly dry, prior to adding your water. Place the putty around the base of the frog, press downward inside of the bottom of the container and then give it a slight twist clockwise until it stops turning. This means your frog is secure. (You will be able to completely turn over your container and your frog will not fall out if you use good strong floral putty.) Then add your water. When working with floral frogs it is usual that not all of the floral elements will fit into a hole. Just as you discovered when working with it, your design begins with each stem in a hole but then as you work, the later stems are placed in between those stems that are in the holes. The earlier stem placements become the armature for the later stems. Floral frogs are an environmentally friendly alternative to floral foam which contains carcinogens like formaldehyde, coal tar, green dye, barium sulfate and heptane, which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract when the fine particles are airborne. Floral foam is made from non-biodegradable fine-celled plastic and it cannot be recycled. Imagine never buying or using floral foam again! It might even help your bank account!
Jo Halpert that is a good tip! Thank you for the information on Floral foam - we do need to try and find different ways to create designs and reduce foam use - unless our foam producers can create a fully biodegradable version. That would be great, but I do enjoy trying other techniques. Thanks for watching and hello to Los Angeles! 🙋🏼♂️😀
Sooo cute😍
Lovely😀
Bello
I’m sorry but I’m not from your country and couldn’t understand what type of vase you said this is? I’d like to put it on my wedding registry :)
Hello! It is a crystal vase - so lead glass that has a nice sparkle! These are expensive but you might find one in a charity or thrift shop.
Thank you for watching 😀🙋🏼♂️
@@FlowerJoos Oh ok thank you!!!! :)
Looks really lovely....Where did you get your turntable from please ? 🙂
Alison Smith thank you - I was given this turntable from a flower arranging friend, so it was made by her husband I think. They are handy for working on.
Good job. where r u located ? Love from NY.
Rakesh Persaud thank you - we are in the middle of Scotland 🏴 hello to New York 🙋🏼♂️
I Got that for many years ago.. i did not like it.. difficult..😊😊