Three basictechniques for balloon decors



Our quick and easy to follow descriptions will help you decide what balloon decors are the most ideal option for your special event.
Once we kicked off with balloon design, we felt overwhelmed with the impressive range of displays we came across. Yet along our learning process, we figured out that all of it boils down to three basic concepts:

Balloon Bouquet


Usually used as a centerpiece for dinner tables, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied up to curling stripes, are arranged in various heights and connected to a table base. In the examples under the base is either a heavy flower basket or a sand-filled balloon. It can be essentially any decorative object that is heavy enough to keep the balloons in place and where the ribbons can be tied to.

A balloon centerpiece can be crafted from latex OR mylar (also called foil) balloons OR you can combine them.

As the balloons will need to be helium filled this choice determines the life-span of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float up to 14 days, even the greatest quality latex balloons will not stay up much longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. However, utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's possible to make them survive 10 to 25 times as long!

Balloon Arch


Naturally, balloon arches perform their function best when you can go through them! So they are optimal balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Usually they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding celebration or to make an incredible stage decor.

Unlike with bouquets you have the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.

A hovering arch is made of single helium-filled balloons arranged like pearls along an unnoticeable nylon string, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and often standing on the floor. A brick or sand stuffed balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated quite nicely.

With a "String of Pearls" - commonly utilized for wedding balloon arches - you make an incredible result with relatively little effort. The only downside is the short lifespan, because of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as explained above.

If the decoration for your special function should last much longer, you may either work with mylar balloons instead of latex or you choose an arch with air-filled balloons.
With these kinds of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional effort required, as an air filled balloon arch requires some supporting elements:

a mounting made of a sturdy, flexible material like conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium pole and
a durable bottom at either end to anchor the arch.

The pipe or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons are attached to it, usually in clusters of three to five balloons. Using different colors and placing the balloons in a specific way you'll get this good spiraling result shown on the photo. Don't worry, we'll explain in detail and with numbers of photos how to do that!

Depending upon the size of the arch you'll will have to blow up quite a few balloons! Get your family and friends prepared! Alternatively you can use a hand pump read more or even rent or buy an electrical pump. This investment, obviously, only makes good sense if you are preparing to do many more balloon decorations.

A much easier way to design an air filled balloon arch is by using so called 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.

Balloon Columns


Placed as excellent eye-catchers at each side of an entrance or head table at a wedding and reception, balloon columns are ideal for wedding here balloon decorations. They also make wonderful balloon decorations for defining an area of your venue, for read more instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.

As columns are oftentimes made from air filled balloons, supporting materials are needed:
a solid aluminum or plastic pole and
a sturdy base as anchor for the stick.

The balloons are tied to bunches of generally three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. By utilizing larger sized balloons for the top and the bottom, and smaller balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic contour of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could position a stuffed giant balloon on top of the balloon column.

Like with the air filled arch, each of these balloon decorations imply you'll will need to blow up a lot of balloons! So, renting out an inflator would be a pretty good idea, especially for blowing up the huge balloon that crowns your column.

You may fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. By doing this you won't need a strong base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Work with a nylon line to attach the balloon clusters to.

If you need to have the display specifically for one evening, a helium filled balloon column will do fine. It saves you the trouble of creating a frame and getting an inflator. On the other hand, helium costs much more than air and the life expectancy of the balloon decorations will be much smaller.


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