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Instructions for the

“Floral Delight Arrangement"
By Linda Bruce, CBA

Labor: About 15 Minutes
Helium: About 1.2 cu. ft.

Materials:
• 2-24" (61cm) “Leaves Flower” Double Bubble Balloons (68806)
• 9-5" (13cm) Lime Green Latex Balloons (48954)
• 9-5" Rose Latex Balloons (43600)
• 4-160Q Lime Green Latex Balloons (88353)
• 2 160Q Yellow Latex Balloons (88348)
• Sand Weight

Tips:
• Be sure the Bubble Balloon is inflated until there are no more wrinkles in the seams. As soon as the wrinkles disappear, you can stop inflating. Visit qualatexbubbles.com to learn more about proper inflation techniques for Bubbles.
• Use other Double Bubbles, like the 24" “Birthday Twinkling Stars,” with coordinating latex to create a custom design for multiple occasions.

Instructions:

1. Make a 5-balloon cluster using fully-inflated 5" Lime Green balloons and attach a small sand weight.

2. Make a 5-balloon cluster using 5" Rose balloons sized to 3"” (7.6cm). Tie into the Lime Green cluster, making sure they nest in the larger cluster.

3. Create three Lime Green Curly 160Qs, leaving ½" uninflated on each. Tie each one separately, and set aside.

4. Make two Yellow 160Q flowers. To do this, inflate a Yellow 160Q, leaving 4" uninflated. Starting at the knot end, make a 2" loop twist. Repeat until you have five loop twists. Twist the remainder of the balloon, deflate, and tie. Trim the excess. Arrange the loop twists to create flower petals. Repeat to make a second Yellow 160Q flower. Set the flowers aside.

5. Inflate a 4-balloon cluster using fully-inflated 5" Lime Green balloons and set aside. Make a second 4-balloon cluster using 5" Rose balloons sized to 3" and set aside.

6. Helium inflate the “Leaves Flower” Bubble according to package instructions.

7. Wrap the Lime Green 4-balloon cluster tightly around the neck of the Bubble. Secure by wrapping the Bubble’s attached ribbon around the cluster.

8. Tie the Rose 4-balloon cluster to the Lime Green 4-balloon cluster by using a neck from one of the balloons in the Rose cluster.

9. Tie two Curly 160Qs together at the uninflated ends. Attach the knot end of one of these to the Rose cluster at the neck of the Bubble. Tie the knot end of the second Curly 160Q to the Rose cluster at the base of the bouquet.

10. Now that your Bubble and base are connected with Curly 160Qs, carefully cut the ribbon from the neck of the Bubble.

11. Wrap a Yellow 160Q flower around the point where the two Curly 160Qs are tied together to hide your mechanics.

12. Unfold the second “Leaves Flower” Bubble. Carefully cut around the valves of the balloon, freeing the inside flower balloon from the outside Bubble.

13. Using a hand pump, slowly inflate the interior flower balloon using Valve B. Don’t inflate it too tightly. Once the balloon is inflated, tie an uninflated Lime Green 160Q just above the seal and then wrap it into the base.

14. With the remaining Curly 160Q, make a ½" bubble at the end opposite the knot. Pull the ½" bubble into the center of the remaining Yellow flower. Tie the knot of the Curly 160Q into the base.

Linda Bruce is no stranger to the balloon industry! Her extensive background as owner-operator of a successful balloon company, combined with her experience as Retail Education Manager for Pioneer Balloon Company, provide her with a broad industry perspective! As a world-class instructor and competitor, Linda shares her love of balloons at seminars around the globe, and is very happy to represent The Very Best Balloons, Qualatex!

Instructions for the

"Halloween Witchy Arch"
By Jan Iiams, CBA

INTRODUCTION:
This whimsical air fi lled arch is long-lasting, full of fun and easily adaptable to a variety of color schemes. The LINK-O-LOON® treatment at the top is a delightful way to add interest and texture to simple classic décor.

APPLICATIONS:
• Entrance or Backdrop
• Stage Decor
• Trade Shows
• Displayed over a table
• In-Store Display
• Dance Floor (add more balloon clusters to make it wider & taller)

PRO TIP:
For Halloween there are a variety delightful choices of foil shapes to dance along the top of the arch. Just coordinate latex colors to match for spooky fun!

Materials and Equipment:

• 24 x 46cm (18”) Deluxe Key Lime latex

• 44 x 28cm (11”) Deluxe Key Lime latex

• 52 x 30cm (12”) Fashion Orange LINK-O-LOON®s

• 52 x 12cm (5”) Deluxe Key Lime latex

• 2 base plates

• 2 x 2 m (6’) Poles

• Bendable wire for arch top

• Duct Tape

• Air inflator, precision sizer or inflator used with Silver Rainbow
Holy Box sizing templates

Step By Step:

1. Assemble the base plates and poles and insert bendable wire into the tops of both poles to create the arch frame. Secure the wire in place with duct tape.

2. Bottom clusters: Air fi ll two 46cm (18”) Deluxe Key Lime balloons and size to 38cm (15”). Create a duplet by tying the necks of the balloons together. Make a second duplet and wrap the necks of the duplets together to form a cluster. Place the cluster on one of the base plates and wrap one balloon over another so it “grips” the pole. Repeat the process and place the identical cluster onto the second base plate and pole.

3. Second clusters: Make a two more sets of clusters from 46cm (18”) Deluxe Key Lime balloons sized to 33cm (13”) and place each on the top of the 38cm (15”) clusters on each of the base plates and poles wrapping one balloon over another to secure to the poles.

4. Follow the same technique described above to assemble Deluxe Key Lime clusters in the following descending sizes adding identical clusters to both poles so they become smaller as the clusters are stacked from the base up:
• Third set- 30cm (12”)
• Fourth set - 28cm (11”)
• Fifth set - 25cm (10”)
• Sixth set - 23cm (9”)
• Seventh through fourteenth sets - 20cm (8”)

5. Create 13 clusters from 30cm (12”) Fashion Orange LINK-O-LOON®s sized to 20cm (8”). The LINK-O-LOON® tips will point outward from the clusters for use later.

6. To create the “button balloon” accents, air fi ll 52 12cm (5") Deluxe Key Lime rounds to 8cm (3"), squeeze the air into the bulb of the balloon to insure a shiny surface, twist and then tie a knot to make sure it won’t leak air. Tie each of the 8cm (3") Fashion Blue rounds onto the tip of each LINK-O-LOON ® tip as shown and trim the excess neck from the small balloons.

VARIATIONS

This design is easy to adapt to a variety of themes or occasions by adding helium fi lled foil shapes at the top of the arch or air-fi lled and attached at the sides of the bases. Incorporating latex prints and changing the color scheme can create a wide range of options for almost any occasion.

CONCLUSION

This design is assembled very quickly and is extremely long lasting since it is built on a frame and airfilled. It’s important to keep sizing as consistent as possible for best visual presentation.

Jan Iiams,CBA is the Creative and Operations Manager for Betallic. She has been honored for her competition designs and has been a part of the balloon industry for over 20 years. She has a broad base of successful business and design experience, and is a popular international teacher. Jan is well known for her original techniques for designing highly sellable arrangements for all types of business who sell balloons. She consistently showcases a fresh palette of designs and innovative techniques in her very entertaining and motivational presentations

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