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Instructions for
the
"Fluttering Heart"
By Pioneer® Balloon Company
Labor: About 10 Minutes |
| 1-6" (15cm) Ruby
Red Latex Heart 43647 |
| 1-6" Pink GEO
Blossom® Latex Balloon 87162 |
| 1-160Q White Latex
Balloon 43918 |
| 1 Twinkler Light Valve
63785 |
| Qualatex Hand Air
Inflator 21472 |
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1.
Set the Twinkler valve to either blinking or continuous
mode. Turn the light off and open the valve by fully turning
the base in a clockwise direction. |
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2.
Stretch the neck of the 6" Heart over the bulb end
of the valve, sliding the neck down so that the base of
the heart shape is level with the bulb inside the balloon.
Make sure the neck of the balloon does not cover the opening
in the middle of the valve. |
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3.
Insert the air inflator into the hole at the base of the
valve. Holding the tip of the inflator firmly into the
base, fully inflate the 6" Heart. Twist the base
of the valve counterclockwise to seal the balloon. If
the light comes on, loosen the valve a little until the
light turns off. |
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4.
Place the Twinkler valve through the center of the uninflated
6" GEO Blossom. |
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5.
Inflate the 160Q to approximately 24" (61cm) and
tie. Fold the 160Q in half, twist, and tie the ends together. |
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6.
Slide the uninflated tip of the 160Q through the loop
in the Twinkler valve and tie. Remove any excess 160Q. |
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7.
Fully inflate the 6" Blossom and tie. |
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8.
To activate the Twinkler, pull the valve up so the base
is above the 6" Blossom. Fully twist the base of
the valve counterclockwise to turn on the light. |
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Dewey's
Good News
Balloons |
Instructions for
Ralph Dewey's
"Valentine's Hat"
By Ralph Dewey
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cool hat for Valentine's Day can be made by using the
"Chain Weave". It's not that difficult to learn
and it gives an interesting look to the hat. |
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The Headband
Fully inflate two red #160 balloons except for 2-1/2"
and tie their nozzles together. Then fully two white #160
balloons except for 2-1/2" and tie their nozzles
together. Each link of the "Chain Weave" will
need to be approximately 4-1/2" long if the hat is
meant for an adult. Use shorter lengths if you make it
for a child. You will need to make a total of 7 sets of
red links and 6 sets of white links. Position the knots
of the white #160 balloons 2-1/4" away from the knots
of the red balloons. Then twist off two 4-1/2" red
bubbles (one link) thus capturing the white knots. That
makes the first set of 4-1/2" red bubbles. |
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Twist off a set of white 4-1/2"
bubbles in the same manner. Continue alternating with
red and white sets of bubbles until you have 7 red sets
of bubbles and 6 white sets of bubbles. Tie off the white
balloons at the end of the 6th set of bubbles. Tie together
the beginning and end of the 7 sets of the red balloons.
That completes the chain headband. |
The Heart
Take a 6" red heart balloon and inflate it to
about 90% and tie off the nozzle. Connect it at the
front of the headband between the 3rd and 4th set
of white bubbles.
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That can be one way to finish the
Valentine hat. But if you would like to enhance it even
further, you can add a 30" section of another white
#160 balloon to it. At the nozzle end twist off a 1"
bubble and ear-twist it. Shape it into a heart shape and
then twist off another 1" bubble and ear-twist it.
Connect the first ear-twist between the 3rd and 4th red
bubble and connect the second ear-twist to the 4th and
5th bubble. See the photos for details. |
Now your Valentine
hat is completed.
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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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