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Instructions
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Stretch & Company's
"Crazy Bug Hat Recipe"
By Stretch The Balloon
Dude
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| The Crazy Bug Hat
is a silly hat that is fast and fun, but really
makes an impression due to it's cuteness |
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| 1.
You will need a 260 with about 2 inches uninflated,
a 160 with about 5 or 6 inches uninflated, and a
5" round inflated to about the size of a ping
pong ball. |
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Start by placing the tip of your index finger on the knot
of the 260 and pushing it back into the inflated balloon
to about your second knuckle. |
3.
Grab the knot from the outside with your other hand, remove
your finger, and make a tulip twist. |
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Make a small round bubble and then twist it into a pinch
twist. |
5.
Make another small round bubble and make it into a second
pinch twist. Position the two pinch twists on opposite
sides of the balloon as shown. |
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Make about a 2 inch bubble followed by a small round bubble
and then make the small bubble into a pinch twist. |
7.
Measure around the child's head with the remaining length
of balloon until it crosses the last pinch twist you just
made. Twist the balloon into the pinch twist where it
overlaps to make a large loop that will go on the child's
head. |
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Take the 5" round and divide it into two equally
sized bubbles making sure the knot is in the middle between
the two bubbles to make the eyes. Twist the eyes into
the pinch twist that is at the base of the tulip twist
and position the eyes on the opposite side of the pinch
twist as shown. |
9.
Take the 160 and start by making a 1" bubble followed
by a small round bubble. Twist the round bubble into a
pinch twist and then make another small round bubble and
twist it into a pinch twist. Position the two pinch twists
on opposite sides of the balloon as shown. |
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Make two 1 inch bubbles and then twist the end of the
second bubble into the middle of the 2 pinch twists to
complete your bug's first hand. |
11.
Soften the remaining balloon by squeezing it and then
make about an 8 inch bubble followed by a small round
bubble. Twist the small round bubble into a pinch twist. |
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Make another small round bubble and then make it into
a pinch twist. Position the two pinch twists on opposite
sides and then make two 1 inch bubbles. Twist the end
of the second 1 inch bubble into the middle of the 2 pinch
twists and position as shown. |
13.Twist
a 1 inch bubble in the remaining balloon and then pop
of the excess and tie the balloon off to complete your
second hand. Divide the long bubble into 2 equal portions
and twist this into the 2 pinch twists on the body of
the bug to give it arms as shown. Add art work and your
done. |
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Wendell Clendennen,
a.k.a. Stretch the Balloon Dude, has been twisting tubes
of latex into fun and zany shapes since 1989. Since then
he has developed a unique style that combines a slightly
twisted view of life with an eye for detail. Stretch has
taught at conventions and seminars across the US, including
being the featured lecturer for T Jam on the Road 2006
and repeat appearances at Summer Balloon Camp and Twist
and Shout. Together, Stretch and Mrs. Stretch host G.O.T.
Balloons, the monthly balloon jam in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area of Texas that has been meeting regularly since April
of 2003. www.stretchc.com |
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