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Instructions
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Stretch & Company's
"Easter Bunny in Basket"
By Stretch The Balloon
Dude
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| Inflate
Lilac 260 leaving a 2 to 3 inch tail. |
| Inflate
Green 260 leaving a 2 to 3 inch tail. |
| Inflate
Pink 260 leaving a 4 to 5 inch tail. |
| Inflate
White 260 leaving a 5 to 6 inch tail. |
| Inflate
Pink 160 leaving a 3 to 4 inch tail. |
| Inflate
Black 160 with only a small bubble inflated at
the nipple end. |
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Tie the nozzle ends of the Lilac and Green balloons together.
Twist a small round bubble in the end of the Lilac balloon
and make it into a pinch twist. |
3.
Twist the two balloons together creating about a 4 - 5
inch bubble in each balloon. |
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Twist a small round bubble in the Green balloon where
the two meet and make it into a pinch twist. |
5.
Make a bubble in the Green balloon the same size as the
two long bubbles and then twist it into the pinch twist
at the other end of the Lilac balloon. |
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Twist two small round bubbles in the Green balloon and
make the second one a pinch twist. |
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Twist two small round bubbles in the Lilac balloon and
make the second one a pinch twist. |
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Twist another 4 to 5 inch bubble in the Lilac balloon
and connect it to the last pinch twist in the Green balloon. |
9.
Repeat the previous step with the Green balloon connecting
it to the last pinch twist in the Lilac balloon. Pop and
remove any remaining Green balloon. Tie and secure the
end of the balloon. |
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Form a handle for your basket by looping the Lilac across
to the opposite pinch twist. Twist it into the pinch twist
and then pop and remove any excess balloon. Tie and secure
the end of the balloon. You now have a cute little Easter
basket. |
11.
Take your Pink 260 and start by twisting two bubbles about
2 inches long in the nozzle end. Lock these together and
push the knot through the middle of them to secure it. |
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Twist a small round bubble and make it into a pinch twist. |
13.
Twist a two-inch bubble followed by a small round bubble
and then make the round bubble into a pinch twist. |
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Twist another two-inch bubble and then connect the end
of it to middle of the bubbles at the first pinch twist. |
15.
Twist off a 3 to 4 inch bubble and then make a hole in
the end of the balloon to let the air out of the excess
balloon. Tie the un-inflated balloon off at then end of
your 3 to 4 inch bubble to secure it. This is the head
of your rabbit and the pinch twist is the top of its head.
The part sticking out without the pinch twist is the muzzle. |
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Tie the small bubble at the end of the Black 160 to the
end of the White 260. Trim off any excess un-inflated
Black balloon. |
17.
Connect the White 260 to the head of your rabbit by pushing
the small black bubble through the middle of the two balloons
that make up it's muzzle (the ones without the pinch twist).
Push them through from the bottom so the bubble centers
itself on your rabbit's nose and sticks up a little. |
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Make a bubble in the White balloon the same size as the
bubbles that make up the rabbit's muzzle and then twist
it into the pinch twist at the base of the rabbit's head. |
19.
Make about a 3 inch soft bubble in the white balloon and
then make it a fold twist by twisting it back into the
pinch twist at the base of the rabbit's head. This is
one of the rabbit's cheeks. Make a second cheek by repeating
this process again. |
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Make the rabbit's eyes by twisting a bubble in the White
balloon the same size as the top bubbles in the Pink balloon
and then twisting it into the pinch twist at the top of
it's head. Make another bubble the same size and twist
it back into the pinch twist at the bottom of its head
to make the second eye. |
21.
Pop off and remove any excess White balloon. |
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Tie the Pink 160 into a loop and trim off any excess.
Find the middle of the loop, put a twist in it and then
make it into a figure eight by twisting this point to
the knot where the two ends of the balloon are tied together.
These are your rabbit's ears. |
23.
Divide the pinch twist at the top of the rabbit's head
into two and twist it into two bubbles forming a split
pinch twist. This step is optional, but doing this will
help your rabbit's ears to stand up better. |
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Attach your rabbit's ears by twisting the middle of the
figure eight to the split pinch twist at the top of its
head. |
25.
Add art work and then insert the bubble on the bottom
of the rabbit's head into to the basket to hold it in
place. |
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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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IncrediBalloons
Loveland, OH |
Instructions for
Vicky Kimble's
"Mother's Day Rose Bud"
By Vicky Kimble |
| 1. Inflate
a red 260 about ¾ of the way. |
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Make a 4” bubble, a pinch twist and another
4” bubble, then lock the two 4” bubbles
together. |
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Repeat the process three times so that it is all
joined at the center. |
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Using the remaining balloon, make a very soft bubble
in the middle and wrap around one of the pinch twists. |
5.
Make a ½” bubble then wrap around
the second pinch twist. |
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Repeat step 5 until you have joined all three sets
of 4” bubbles and it takes the shape of the
rosebud. |
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7.
Inflate a green 160, leaving a 1” tail and
let enough air out of the balloon so that there
is at least 1” un-inflated at the nozzle
end after it is tied. |
8.
Make three 1” bubbles. Lock the second and
third bubble and using the long un-inflated end,
wrap it through the two bubbles and then using
the same end, attach it to the base of the rosebud
and back through the green 160 bubbles. |
9.
Make two fold twists for leaves and there you
have it… A LOVELY ROSEBUD! |
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Vicky Kimble,
CBA is an international award winning balloon artist,
having competed and won at several different conventions
including the title of 2006 Twist and Shout "Top
Twister". Her work has been published in "Balloon
Magic" the magazine, "Balloon Images" and
has been featured on the news, radio, and newspapers.
She specializes in balloon sculpting and entertainment
as well as doing décor, customized delivery pieces,
and educational |
| programs. Vicky also created the term BALLOOSION,
which is the art of using uninflated balloons with other
materials to create "museum quality" sculptures
that will last the life of the balloon. She was born in
NYC, grew up in L.A. and now lives in Loveland, OH with
her husband, James, her twin boys, Danny and D.J., dog,
Chloe and cat, Lucy. |
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Dewey's
Good News
Balloons |
Instructions for
Ralph Dewey's
"Easter Basket & Cross Routine"
By Ralph Dewey
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a gospel balloon design that "transforms".
At first it is a simple Easter basket with an egg.
Then it changes to the face of Jesus and a cross.
The Easter basket and egg are made prior to the
performance time. First let me show you how to make
the egg. |
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1 Pink 350 or 321 Bee Body |
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easiest method for making the egg is to use the
nipple end from a #350 or #360 balloon. Just cut
off about 3" from the nipple end. Then inflate
it to about 4". Tie it off and trim off the
excess balloon. Another way is to take a pink #321
and tie a knot at a point where the color changes.
Then use a balloon stick or similar object and poke
the knot inside the balloon. In other words, you
are turning it inside out. Inflate the balloon to
about 4" long and tie off the nozzle. Trim
off any excess balloon. On the end without the knot
showing, use a marker to draw a zigzag line around
it. Then draw a straight line around the "egg"
under the zigzag line. It looks like an Easter egg
design, but actually it will become the crown. Continue
by drawing the face of Jesus on the egg. See the
photos below. |
| Inflate
the first red #260 balloon all except about 4 inches
and tie off the nozzle. Twist off two 12" bubbles.
Tie and cut off the excess balloon. The two 12"
bubbles will be the arms or cross bar of the cross.
Inflate the second #260 balloon fully except for
1" and tie off the nozzle. Twist off a 13"
bubble (the top section of the cross) and twist-connect
it together between the two 12" ones. |
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a 1/2" bubble on both ends of the 12" bubbles
then twist them together by rotating clockwise only 1
revolution. Take the knot from the 13" bubble and
pull it between the two 1/2" bubbles to secure it
there. I marked it in black in the photo so that you could
see it better. |
| Take the
nipple end of the second red #260 and pull it down between
the two 1/2" bubble from the opposite direction.
That completes the Easter basket. |
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egg so that only the top zigzag part is seen. That way
it will look more like an Easter basket with one egg. |
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the Easter basket that you have made previously.) "Isn't
it fun to hunt for Easter eggs? But one thing that we
shouldn't forget is the real reason for celebrating Easter.
(Take the egg out from the basket and show the face of
Jesus.) It is fun to hunt for Easter eggs, but Jesus is
the real reason that we celebrate it. Jesus Christ is
the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Open up the basket
into the cross shape. You will need to straighten out
the curved balloons.) Even though Jesus is God all mighty,
He lowered himself and died on a thieves cross as a sacrifice
for our sins. The miracle of Easter is that Jesus rose
from the grave three days later. So if you repent of your
sins and ask Jesus to come into your heart, He will save
you." |
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Ralph Dewey
has been active in the art of balloon sculpting since
1975. His first balloon book, “Dewey’s New
Balloon Animals”, was published in 1976. He has
written many magazine articles on Balloon Twisting, Balloon
Ministry and Clowning. He has also been featured in “Balloon
Magic – The Magazine. |
| Dewey has lectured at T Jam, Twist And Shout,
DiamondJam and at The Millennium Jam in Belgium. In 2004,
Dewey received the “Life Time Of Sharing Award”
presented at the Millennium Jam. For almost seven years,
he has written a monthly balloon column for Balloon HQ.
Dewey was one of the first pioneers in the area of gospel
balloons. To date, Dewey has published a total of 29 books
and 7 DVDs. He has earned five “Best Balloon Lecture”
Awards from the Fellowship Of Christian Magicians. Dewey’s
talents also include Cartooning, Puppetry, Comedy Emcee,
Magic and Juggling. He is often seen lecturing at conventions
and teaching workshops as well as staff instructor at
many Clown Camps. Dewey has been a room designer for “Balloon
Manor” twice now. In 2005, Dewey was given the very
first “David Grist Memorial Award”. Dewey
originated his “Balloon Excellence Awards”
in 2004 designed to recognize and encourage talented twisters
throughout the world and each year he presents these awards
to deserving balloon professionals. Dewey gives God the
full credit for his success. |
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