Our easy to follow explanations will allow you make a choice what balloon decors are the optimal option for your special party.
We felt overwhelmed with the huge range of displays we came across when we kicked off with balloon decorating. Along our studying process, we figured out that it all boils down to three fundamental designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Generally used as a main feature for tables, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, connected to twisting ribbons, are arranged in different heights and secured to a table support.
A balloon centerpiece can be made from latex OR mylar (also called foil) balloons OR you can blend them.
As the balloons have to be helium filled this choice determines the life expectancy of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float approximately 14 days, even the greatest quality latex balloons won't stay up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. By utilizing a product knowned as 'hi-float', it's achievable to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Naturally, balloon arches fulfill their function best when you can go through them! They are ideal balloon decorations for an entry or exit. Commonly they are also utilized to frame the head or cake table at a wedding celebration or to create a spectacular stage decoration.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A hovering arch is composed of single helium-filled balloons organized like pearls along an invisible nylon string, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, quite similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and often basing on the floor. A brick or sand filled balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - usually utilized for wedding balloon arches - you put together an amazing effect with fairly little effort. The only drawback is the short life-span, because of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as described above.
You could either use mylar balloons in place of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decor for your special event should last much longer.
However, with these kinds of balloon decorations, there is a little bit more constructional work required, as an air filled balloon arch needs to have a couple of supportive components:
a structure made from a sturdy, flexible material like conduit, PVC piping or aluminium pole and
a tough bottom at either end to secure the arch.
The pipe or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, typically in sets of three to five balloons. By using different colors and placing the balloons in a special way you'll get this nice spiraling effect shown on the photo. Don't panic, we'll explain step by step and with lots of photos how to do that!
Basing on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up quite a few balloons! This purchase, obviously, only makes sense if you are intending to do many more balloon decorations.
A much less complex way to design an air filled balloon arch is by utilizing so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Positioned as excellent eye-catchers at either side of an entryway or head table at a wedding celebration, balloon columns are perfect for wedding balloon decorations. They also make click here excellent balloon decorations for marking out an area of your venue, for example the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are frequently made from air filled balloons, supportive elements are needed:
a sturdy aluminum or plastic pole and
a solid base as support for the stick.
The balloons are linked to sets of generally three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. By utilizing even bigger balloons for the bottom and the top, and smaller balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic shape of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could place a stuffed giant balloon on top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, the two of these balloon decorations imply you'll must blow up a bunch of balloons! Getting an inflator would certainly be a pretty good idea, specially for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
Additionally you might fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. That way you would not need a stable base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Make use of a nylon line to connect the balloon clusters to.
A helium filled balloon column will definitely do alright if you need the display only for one evening. It saves you the hassle of building a frame and getting an inflator. Yet, helium costs a lot more than air and the life expectancy of the balloon decorations will be much shorter.