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Instructions for the
“Swirls of Flowers"
By Cam Woody, CBA,
Pioneer® Balloon Company
Labor: About 30 minutes |
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Materials:
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20 - 11" “Asian Dreams” Assorted Red, Rose,
Lime Green, Robin’s Egg Blue, and Purple
Violet Latex Balloons 81991 |
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10 - 5" Goldenrod Latex Balloons 43559 |
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4 - 5" Red Latex Balloons 43600 |
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2 ea. - 5" Rose, Lime Green, Robin’s Egg Blue, &
Purple Violet Latex Balloons 43600, 48954, 82683,
& 82697 |
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10 - 260Q Goldenrod Latex Balloons 43942 |
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7' Piece of ½" Conduit |
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SDS™ Steel Base Plate 30895 |
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| Instructions: |
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Attach the conduit to the base plate. |
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Air inflate five 11" “Asian Dreams” balloons
to 10" and tie into a 5-balloon cluster. To do this, inflate
and size two balloons, then tie the necks together. Repeat to
make a second pair. Inflate another balloon and tie to the center
of one pair, then twist with the second pair. Wrap the cluster
onto the conduit by separating two of the balloons in the cluster,
pushing the cluster onto the conduit, then twisting together
the two balloons that were separated. |
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Repeat Step 2, sizing the “Asian Dreams” balloons
to 7". Wrap the cluster around the conduit, rotating it
so it nests in the previous cluster. |
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Create two 5-balloon clusters using different colored
5” balloons sized to 4". Wrap one cluster above the
7" cluster, leaving a little space between the two. |
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Create a 4-balloon cluster using 260Qs, leaving 1"
uninflated. Wrap the cluster onto the conduit between the 4”
and 7” clusters. Pull each 260Q up between the 4"
balloons. |
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Hold two 260Qs together in each hand and slowly wrap the balloons
upward. When you’ve neared the end of the 260Qs, twist
two of them together, then twist the other two together. Tie
each off around the pole and remove any excess. |
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Wrap the second cluster of multi-colored 4" balloons around
the conduit, where the 260Qs are tied. |
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Repeat Steps 5-6, beginning at the 5-balloon cluster where you
left off. |
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To create the “flowers” at the top of the Column,
air inflate the 5" Goldenrod balloons to 4" and create
a 5-balloon cluster. Inflate a 5" Red balloon to 2"
and loop through the center of the Goldenrod cluster. |
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Air inflate the 11” “Asian Dreams” balloons
to 9" and tie into a 5-balloon cluster. Use the neck of
the 2" Red balloon to attach the Goldenrod cluster to the
“Asian Dreams” cluster to create a flower. |
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Repeat Steps 9-10 to create a second flower. |
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| 12.
Cut an uninflated 260Q in half. Tie each end of the 260Q to
the necks of the 2" Red balloons, located at the center
of each flower. Slide the pair of flowers over the top of the
conduit. |
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Cam Woody,
CBA, is the Executive Art Director of Publications &
Web Master. Her sellable ideas and unique designs can
be found in Balloon Images magazine and on qualatex.com.
Cam has 14 years of experience in balloon design and has
been a Certified Balloon Artist since 1994. She earned
her BFA from Fort Hays State University. Cam enjoys working
in an industry filled with so many creative people. |
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