I love having sunflowers in my home. You will find a pitcher full of them from August through September in my kitchen-thank you Costco! Sometimes the flowers don't fill my container, so I decided to use this great frog I had bought a few years ago.
The only problem was that the openings of this frog were not big enough for my sunflower stems and some of them were stripped when I arranged them.
Poor flower.
The design is great, but I had a roll of chicken wire around (trying to rid my yard of rabbits) and decided to make one using the chicken wire which would have openings large enough for most sunflower stems.
I used a plate as a pattern and marked the wire with a marker.
I then cut out the shape using needle nose pliers/wire cutters.
Chicken wire is very sharp!! I made sure to turn back the loose edges using the needle nose pliers.
Perfect fit on my pitcher!
And it worked great for my sunflower stems!
Aren't they so beautiful--sunshine on the inside of my home! These will be great for hydrangeas too, so I made sure I made a couple of them in a larger size to use for my hurricane lanterns. Good luck and be careful with the sharp edges!
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