tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846481797582610852024-03-07T22:30:22.839-05:00365 Days of BalloonsA new balloon design every day!Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-91902357648333458342012-05-21T23:07:00.002-04:002012-05-21T23:07:26.777-04:00Day 346-365: The End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I know... I"m really late this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I swear I made the finishing posts last year. I remember making the posts all the way up till Day 365.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was informed that when you go to the blog it ends at day 345... I have no idea why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Honestly, I can't remember what designs I'd posted the first time, so I'm going to put up some newer designs also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These 20 designs are going to get me caught up to Day 365. And I'm considering the project finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, if you still want to see more designs from me, you can check out my business website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">www.entertainmentwithatwist.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm working on sorting all the images I've taken of my balloons over the years into categories and I'll have a gallery on my site for people to go through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Give me some time to finish sorting all the images... I've got a lot to look over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now for the last posts for this blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll say a little bit about each design.. I won't be listing the individual days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This guy here wanted me to make a balloon Batman for him, but it was to busy for such a detailed design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We compromised with this. I made him a Batman cape he could wear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Spring started showing signs of coming around, I started making more Spring related designs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a fun sunflower I made to greet guests visiting one of my restaurants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know I love making the balloon dresses. And this time was no different.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The event was a charity casino night, and I was asked to make a dress inspired by The Queen of Hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a quick attempt at She-Hulk.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've never been asked for her before, so it was fun to come up with a way to do her hair and costume.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did a charity bowling event, and I thought it would be fun to make a bowling centerpiece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This girl asked me for a seahorse hat. It was such an interesting request I had to give it a shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're a balloon twister at least once you've hat someone say "Make me a bycicle clown!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This guy asked me to make balloon candy corn.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">How could I say no?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While playing around with some of my less standard shaped balloons I started making some little critters.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed drawing different faces on them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is my newer reindeer design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took a sculpture course last semester, and for my final project I made some balloon furniture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was going through a bird phase for a couple weeks. Here is a parrot on a perch that I threw together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a big ol' goose that one of the servers at a restaurant asked me for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Valentines Day means I'm making Cupid.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I like the new design for the lil' guy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another one of the little critters I'd been playing with. It used even more of the non standard balloons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went to go see Evil Dead: The Musical. This guy was the actor playing Ash.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was bummed that I couldn't get a picture of him holding the chainsaw in his costume... but her was really excited when I told him he could keep the balloon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found a picture of one of the hats I made for a local baseball game on the website for the team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When my friends had the baby shower for their first child, I made a fun centerpiece for my wife to take along as an extra gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sorry for the delay in getting this all finished.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I really did think that the posts were all up here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to thank all of you that were following this blog for so long.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was happy to see that it's still getting a large amount of page views even though it seemed that I'd abandoned it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You all showed me some great support while I undertook this challenge I set for myself. I wouldn't have kept posting if there weren't people looking at it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-23933191226462936042011-10-21T21:41:00.000-04:002011-10-21T21:41:26.018-04:00Day 331-345: Getting caught up: Stupid Midterms<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I know, I know.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Midterms and the fact that October is my busiest month of the year has kicked my butt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is another of the pieces made for the camp show. This was to create a character of a horseback rider.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've been getting asked a lot for this Percy character. Sometimes they ask if I can give him the detectives hat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've been having fun making balloon people birthday hats this week. This is the first version of the birthday person hat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That Smurf movie has caused me to get a lot more Smurf requests than I used to.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Another from the camp show. This counselor is dressed up like the strong man from the circus.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It helps me think more carefully about my shapes, so it is helping me out as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Only 20 days left and I will be at the 1 year mark.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had an assignment for my photography class where I had to take pictures of interesting things that were primary colors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Of course I cheated, and made things for each restaurant that would work for the assignment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They hung out for a while, and by the end of the night it slowed down, so they got a quick Mr. Crabs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I tried to make a mini hair dryer for him to hold.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 324: Duck Bracelet</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This week she asked if I could make a duck bracelet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 319: Applebee's</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I like to make things that will catch peoples attention and can be left up for at least a couple days so that customers coming in on the days that I'm not there can be like "What's with the balloon?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And then the staff can be like "It's Kid's Night on Thursdays, you should come back and check it out."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-56707108178852970412011-09-23T07:28:00.000-04:002011-09-23T07:28:23.333-04:00Day 315: Bumble Bee<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZHHB28fk9o/TnxtMrVTXlI/AAAAAAAAAvY/HS8GR874itA/s1600/balloon+bumble+bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZHHB28fk9o/TnxtMrVTXlI/AAAAAAAAAvY/HS8GR874itA/s320/balloon+bumble+bee.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Only 50 days left on the challenge.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the Bumble Bee I've been working on. It's based on Stretch the Balloon Dude's design, I'm just trying to work the body segments a little differently.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-44367996240066138722011-09-20T08:46:00.000-04:002011-09-20T08:46:02.357-04:00Day 314: Pirate!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was Talk Like A Pirate day, and I did get a lot of requests for pirate swords and parrots to ride on shoulders.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This scalleywag has been through a lot. He's missing an eye, a a tooth, a hand, and a leg... the life of a pirate is nit an easy one.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Luckily, he has his parrot companion and his bottle of grog to help with his mood.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-1792680039197361762011-09-19T08:13:00.000-04:002011-09-19T08:13:37.393-04:00Day 313: Full of Hot Air<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ARRRR!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm sure I'll get plenty of pirate themed requests at my kid's night tonight, so perhaps I'll have something good for you for tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is the much larger version of the Hot Air Balloon.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I gave it to her as a birthday gift, and she was very happy with it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I imagine she walked back to her family and lorded her new prize over all the other children.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow mateys.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-70011262359884845082011-09-18T12:03:00.000-04:002011-09-18T12:03:29.447-04:00Day 312: Balloon A-Fair<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There is a local Balloon A-Fair happening this weekend... so guess where I'll be.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is my test model for a design I'll be building... It worked out like I thought it would, so I'll be heading to pick up the supplies I need to make a grander design.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-87962789812320095512011-09-17T14:55:00.000-04:002011-09-17T14:55:30.759-04:00Day 311: Crazy Hats<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PG46ORUfWss/TnTtDgGL7zI/AAAAAAAAAu0/o0TlpXcC3-w/s1600/balloon+silly+hats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PG46ORUfWss/TnTtDgGL7zI/AAAAAAAAAu0/o0TlpXcC3-w/s400/balloon+silly+hats.jpg" width="300" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At a restaurant grand opening last month I ended up making a lot of variations of my tall crazy hats.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here was a table that was very excited to pose for a picture.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-71293367982033502282011-09-17T14:53:00.000-04:002011-09-17T14:53:01.381-04:00Day 310: Elephant Bracelet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwwRWI5iUrs/TnTsfPXRqaI/AAAAAAAAAuw/dwB5l0VX0bw/s1600/balloon+elephant+bracelet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vwwRWI5iUrs/TnTsfPXRqaI/AAAAAAAAAuw/dwB5l0VX0bw/s400/balloon+elephant+bracelet.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a new one. I've never been asked to make an elephant bracelet before...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-5812784452485970652011-09-17T08:44:00.000-04:002011-09-17T08:44:27.800-04:00Day 309: Over the Hill Crown<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a simple modification to an old design.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At an Outback I was doing a Kid's Night for, this woman was celebrating her birthday.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was asked to make her a special hat for the occasion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The place was busy, so I couldn't get too out of control, so I added "40" to the top of a crown.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-14875056626093951392011-09-17T08:24:00.000-04:002011-09-17T08:24:26.957-04:00Day 308: Balloon Bag<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've been working on a new balloon bag... my old one broke on me.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was using a bag specially made for balloon professionals, and while at a block party this summer I lifted up the bag and the bottom fell right out of it... my balloons were scattered all over the sidewalk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was shown a great design by Stretch the Balloon Dude, and used it as a base for making my own balloon rig.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's still a work in progress, but here is a picture of the main compartment. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is where the 160's, 260's, and 350's are stored.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've got a separate section holding the 640's, and I'm working on an efficient way to sort all the varieties of smaller balloons I keep with me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When the cart is done I'll post a final image of it... perhaps the final design is something other balloon twisters will be interested i trying for themselves.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-20347134854696549642011-09-13T06:49:00.000-04:002011-09-13T06:49:43.243-04:00Day 307: Little Monster<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OGp3WMuKapo/Tm81I9to7EI/AAAAAAAAAuY/SjW8_UrwdJU/s1600/balloon+monster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OGp3WMuKapo/Tm81I9to7EI/AAAAAAAAAuY/SjW8_UrwdJU/s400/balloon+monster.jpg" width="298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last night at my Kid's Night I decided to make some little creature to sit on the counter up front.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Don't ask me what the heck it is.... I was just messing around.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think it looks like some sort of dragon turtle... but I had kids naming different types of dinosaurs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-47433488919753459472011-09-12T10:19:00.000-04:002011-09-12T10:19:32.647-04:00Day 306: Hot Dog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">No more Hot Dogs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I won't be going to any more baseball games this year, I don't have many grilling days left... I'll miss hot dogs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-37893609759721602512011-09-12T10:16:00.000-04:002011-09-12T10:16:10.617-04:00Day 305: Balloon Shoe<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is an instance where I was asked for something I've never event thought of attempting before.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The lady at the table asked me to try to make a balloon version of her business logo... which was a green strappy high heeled shoe.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wish I would have thought to get a copy of her business card so I could show you the logo so you could see if I got close or not.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-77713599651823525972011-09-10T22:48:00.000-04:002011-09-10T22:48:54.980-04:00Day 301-304: Updates!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Getting caught up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 301: Mouse Hat</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 304: Monster High</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've been talking with someone about doing a Monster High themed birthday party.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A girl came into one of my kid's nights with some Monster High toys... and asked if I could make a balloon copy of one of the dolls purses.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think I did a good job with the time I had.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-12902590395648410502011-09-06T09:15:00.000-04:002011-09-06T09:15:41.026-04:00Day 300: This is SPECIAL!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Imagine the voice of Gerard Butler when you read the title.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If I would have planned ahead I would have made a spear or Spartan helmet for today's post... but I didn't think of it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was done at a birthday party a few weeks back. One of the dads wanted me to make a balloon Moe to make fun of one of the other guests there that was often compared to Moe from The Simpsons when the teasing began.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I don't think I got Moe's overbite perfect, but over all I'm quite pleases with how the balloon turned out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-10113000511941413542011-09-06T09:11:00.000-04:002011-09-06T09:11:10.904-04:00Day 299: Hunk of Meat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a strange one...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite groups of regulars asked me for all food balloons a couple weeks ago.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One asked for a big ol' turkey leg.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Certainly, it doesnt' look like it's dripping with juices and delicious to eat... but that's good. I wouldn't want the kids to start chewing on the balloons.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584648179758261085.post-39408830116975976102011-09-04T16:41:00.000-04:002011-09-04T16:41:28.006-04:00Day 298: Flamingo Hat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was rained out at the outdoor festival I was going to be twisting at today. It didn't look like the weather was going to be all that great, but I thought I'd give it a go anyway.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was there for all of 20 min before it began raining on me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'll give it another shot tomorrow, hopefully the weather will be nicer, and I'll get a chance to sell some of those bracelets.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0QdNfnQRaJ0/TmPiaCe9IgI/AAAAAAAAAtU/_vrQWLmYneU/s1600/balloon+flaming+hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0QdNfnQRaJ0/TmPiaCe9IgI/AAAAAAAAAtU/_vrQWLmYneU/s400/balloon+flaming+hat.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today's balloon is a flamingo hat that I made a couple weeks back. The girl didn't seem all that keen to wear it, but she was surrounded by friends and they convinced her it was a good idea.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow.</span>Mot Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14770961986573862668noreply@blogger.com1