Friday, October 21, 2011

Day 331-345: Getting caught up: Stupid Midterms

I know, I know.
Midterms and the fact that October is my busiest month of the year has kicked my butt.


I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to get so far behind.


I have still been taking pictures all along, so I can get myself back to where I need to be.






Day 331: Bumble Bee


 I've been working on some new insects. This is a modification on the Bee design that Stretch The Balloon Dude showed me. I really loved the way he made the stinger.










Day 332: Elephant Hat


This is a slightly larger and more detailed version of my elephant hat. This was made for a camp show I did for a daycare center. One of the counselors was nice enough to model it for me.
















Day 333: Frank


I'm goofing around with making large headed versions of Halloween monsters.
Here is a Frankenstein I built for one of my restaurants.




















Day 334: Horse Rider


Here is another of the pieces made for the camp show. This was to create a character of a horseback rider.
Again, one of the counselors was nice enough to model it for me.














 Day 335: Percy


I've been getting asked a lot for this Percy character. Sometimes they ask if I can give him the detectives hat.





















 Day 336: Monkeys


More from that camp show I did, we told the story of the 3 monkeys.


















 Day 337: Birthday Hat


I've been having fun making balloon people birthday hats this week. This is the first version of the birthday person hat.




















Day 338: Birthday Hat

This is the second version of the hat. It's a little more structurally sound, and has better legs. This one is a good bit taller also.


















Day 339: Big Plane


I neglected to order 350's in my last balloon order, and as a result was making things I'd usually make out of smaller balloons out of 650's. Here is the plane design I worked out.








Day 340: Mario

 You recognize this guy, right? This is the quickest design I've come up with for the plumber so far. I'm sure I could do one that is a little more simple, but then I'd be loosing important details that I'm not sure I want to let go.














Day 341: Smurf and Friend


That Smurf movie has caused me to get a lot more Smurf requests than I used to.


Here was a shot at a basic smurf and the cat that chased them around.




















Day 342: Strong Man


Another from the camp show. This counselor is dressed up like the strong man from the circus.


















Day 343: Tiny Turtle:


At my Donato's Pizza location, the trend of tine balloon animals is catching on. I've got a few families now where the kids ask for tiny versions of the designs.


It helps me think more carefully about my shapes, so it is helping me out as well.















 Day 344: Dem Bones


This years balloon skeleton design. He's going for a ride on a Beef O' Brady's balloon in the entryway.
























Day 345: Witch Head


Here is a modification of my Chief Wahoo head that I make for going to Cleveland Indians games. If I change the color, adjust the nose, and give it a big black hat... I've got a giant Witch hat.


Who would have thunk it.












Ok.
There.
Back to where I need to be.


If the weather is nice I will be doing a bunch of ballooning at a local pumpkin farm this weekend. I should be able to get some more pictures there.




Thanks for being patient.


Only 20 days left and I will be at the 1 year mark.




See you tomorrow.

3 comments:

  1. Please tell me that this is still an active blog.... this is AMAZING! I am just getting into balloon twisting in New Zealand. I love it and it's obvious the kids and parents do too!

    This is an incredible blog. So inspirational! How long have you been doing this for?

    All the best

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  2. It was still kinda an active blog.

    Work and school got too busy and I didn't realize that the last posts didn't show up for some reason.

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