Our very simple to follow descriptions will let you determine what balloon decors are the ideal pick for your special party.
When we started with balloon design, we felt confused with the huge range of displays we came upon. Yet along our learning process, we found out that everything come down to three general designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Usually used as a centerpiece for tables, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, connected to curling stripes, are organized in various heights and affixed to a table base. In the instances below the base is either a weighted flower basket or a sand-filled balloon. It can be essentially any decorative object that is weighty enough to keep the balloons in position and where the ribbons can be tied to.
A balloon centerpiece can be made of latex OR mylar (also referred to as foil) balloons OR you can combine them.
As the balloons need to be helium filled this choice determines the life expectancy of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float as much as 14 days, even the best latex balloons will never keep up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. Having said that, by utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's possible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Generally, balloon arches perform their function best when you can go through them! So they are optimal balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Frequently they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding or to design an incredible stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you have the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A floating arch is made of single helium-filled balloons organized like pearls throughout an invisible nylon string, hence the name "String of Pearls". Both ends are fixed to bases, quite similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and generally standing on the floor. A brick or sand filled balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - often utilized for wedding balloon arches - you build an incredible effect with relatively little effort. The only problem is the short life-span, as a result of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as discussed above.
You could either use mylar balloons alternatively of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decor for your specific event should last longer.
With these options of balloon decorations, there is a little bit more constructional labor involved, as an air filled balloon arch needs some supporting elements:
a mounting made from a strong, flexible material like conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium pole and
a durable support at either end to anchor the arch.
The pipe or rod is shaped into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, typically in bunches of three to five balloons. Utilizing various colors and placing the balloons in an unique way you'll get this nice spiraling effect displayed on the photo. Don't worry, we'll explain in detail and with lots of photos how to do that!
Basing on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up plenty of balloons! more info Get your family and friends prepared! Alternatively you can use a hand pump or maybe rent or buy an electrical pump. This investment, of course, only makes sense if you are considering to do many more balloon decorations.
A much easier way to design an air filled balloon arch is by using so called 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Placed as excellent eye-catchers at each side of an entrance or head dining table at a wedding, balloon columns are excellent for wedding balloon decorations. They also make exceptional balloon decorations for marking out an area of your venue, as an example the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are frequently crafted from air filled balloons, supporting materials read more are needed:
a solid aluminum or plastic pole and
a sturdy base as anchor for the rod.
The balloons website are secured to clusters of typically three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. Utilizing bigger balloons for the top and the bottom, and smaller sized balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic contour of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could place a stuffed giant balloon above the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, both of these balloon decorations imply you'll will need to blow up a great deal of balloons! So, renting an inflator would be a pretty good idea, especially for blowing up the huge balloon that crowns your column.
You may fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. That way you will not need a stable base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Use a nylon line to connect the balloon bunches to.
If you need to have the display just for one event, a helium filled balloon column will do fine. It saves you the headache of setting up a frame and renting an inflator. On the other hand, helium costs much more than air and the life-span of the balloon decorations will be much smaller.