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Instructions
for
Stretch & Company's
"Bouquet Of Roses"
By Stretch The Balloon
Dude
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recipe for a bouquet of roses that can be used as a delivery
piece, a table centerpiece or anywhere else you could
use a beautiful bouquet of flowers. You can make a single
long stem rose, or repeat the process as many times as
you want to create a bouquet of suitable size for any
occasion. I’ll explain the steps to make a single
rose and then follow up with a balloon ribbon to add an
accent and hold the bouquet together. For each pair of
roses you’ll need 2 green 160s and 1 - 260 in your
choice of colors. The ribbon is made from a single 160.
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We will be making a bouquet of 6 yellow roses with a blue
ribbon, so this recipe calls for 6 Fashion Forest Green
160s, 3 Fashion Yellow 260s and 1 Fashion Blue 160. Inflate
all of them leaving about 2 - 3 inches of inflated tail
on the end of each balloon. |
2.
Start with 1 of the green 160s and twist about a 2-inch
bubble on the nozzle end. |
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Make a fold twist out of this bubble by bringing the nozzle
back to the twist point and twisting it several times.
Tuck the nozzle through the middle of the fold twist to
help hold it in place. |
4.
Make 2 more fold twists and lock them together to form
a cluster of 3 fold twists that resembles a clover. This
is your stem. Set that aside and grab a yellow 260. |
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Starting at the nozzle end of the yellow 260, twist a
bubble about 2 – 3 inches long. |
6.
Take the green stem you just made and lock the yellow
260 into the middle of the 3 fold twists so that the nozzle
end is sticking out of the middle of the 3 fold twists. |
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Bring the long end of the yellow 260 around so that it
is lined up along side the first bubble and make a second
bubble the same size as the first one. |
8.
Twist a small bubble after the second bubble. This bubble
should be just large enough to be round. |
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Make that small bubble into a pinch (or ear) twist. |
10.
Make another small bubble the same size as the one you
just made. |
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Make that bubble into a pinch twist and turn the two pinch
twists so that they look like a pair of lips. |
12/13.
Grab the nozzle from the first bubble on the yellow balloon
and twist it into the 2 pinch twists locking it into place. |
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14.
Take the long end of the yellow balloon and make a third
bubble the same size as the 2 longer bubbles. |
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Twist the end of this bubble into the 3 fold twists at
the base of the rose. |
16.
Pop off the remainder of the balloon keeping it inflated
to use for your second rose. Tie the end of the extra
piece and set it aside then twist the loose end at the
base of the rose securely into the bottom of the rose
and tuck it into the middle of the 3 bubbles to hide it. |
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17.
I usually trim the stem so that it is about 14 –
18 inches long to make the bouquet more manageable by
twisting it at the length I want, popping off the excess
and retying the end of the balloon. I also trim of the
excess off of the knot to give the end a cleaner presentation.
You’ve now completed your first rose.
Make your second rose using a second green 160 and the
excess yellow that you saved from your first rose. Repeat
this process for until you’ve made enough roses
to complete your bouquet. Be sure to measure your remaining
stems to that they are the same length as the first. You’ll
also want to measure all of your yellow bubbles to that
your roses are the same size. |
18.
After you’ve completed your roses grab the blue
160 to make the ribbon that will accent the bouquet and
hold it together. Start by twisting about a 4-inch bubble
at the nozzle end of the balloon. |
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Twist a second bubble that is just large enough to be
round. |
20.
Make that second small bubble into a pinch twist. |
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Make a third bubble about 5 – 6 inches long after
the pinch twist. |
22.
Bring the end of that bubble around and twist in into
the pinch twist making a large fold twist. |
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Make another bubble the same size as the last one you
just made and make it into a fold twist just like the
first by twisting the end of it into the pinch twist.
This completes the bow on your ribbon. |
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Grab all of your roses and bunch them together. Take the
bow and hold it against the bunch of roses. |
26.
Take the long remaining end of the 160 and wrap it around
the roses until you get back around to the bow and twist
it into the middle of the bow at the pinch twist. |
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Bring the remaining end of the balloon down and trim it
so to the length of the first bubble that is also coming
out of the middle of the bow. These two bubbles will be
the loose ends of the ribbon hanging down from the bow. |
28.
Shape these bubbles by bending and squeezing them and
your bouquet is complete. |
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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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