No more Hot Dogs.
I rarely eat hot dogs after Labor Day.
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.
Here is a balloon hot dog.
It's a quick and simple design.
Don't eat it... balloons don't taste good.
See you tomorrow.
Here is an instance where I was asked for something I've never event thought of attempting before.
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.
I've never made a high heeled shoe before... much less a fancy one.
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.
I did... trust me.
See you tomorrow.
Getting caught up.
Day 301: Mouse Hat
I posted a different version of a mouse hat a couple months back.
Here is the updated version.
I'll have some better pictures of this once I grab some screen shots from film of the show I made this for.
Day 302: Duck Hat.
Another update of a previous hat I've posted.
I've been making a lot of duck things lately.
Day 303: Dog Hat
Hey! Look! It's another animal hat!
Day 304: Monster High
I've been talking with someone about doing a Monster High themed birthday party.
I'm trying to think of things I can do that would work for Monster High.
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.
I think I did a good job with the time I had.
See you tomorrow.
Imagine the voice of Gerard Butler when you read the title.
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.
Instead, I'll show you a balloon Moe.
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.
I don't think I got Moe's overbite perfect, but over all I'm quite pleases with how the balloon turned out.
See you tomorrow.
Here is a strange one...
One of my favorite groups of regulars asked me for all food balloons a couple weeks ago.
One asked for a big ol' turkey leg.
I've never made one of these before, but I did see a balloon twister buddy of mine make one at a Christmas party we were both working once... so I gave it a shot.
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.
See you tomorrow.
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.
I was there for all of 20 min before it began raining on me.
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.
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.
See you tomorrow.
If you've been following my blog, you have seen a lot of different things that can be made from balloons.
For the most part the balloons are inflated and twisted into shapes, but there are a lot of things that can be made from un-inflated balloons as well.
Here is a selection of bracelets made from un-inflated balloon scraps.
I save my scraps anyway, because I often find uses for them when I'm building designs for people... but I accumulate a lot of scraps in a short amount of time.
When I sat down to start cutting the scraps into the proper lengths to make these bracelets I had a plastic grocery bag filled completely with scraps of all different colors... easily 3-4 pounds of balloon scraps.
This weekend is Labor Day weekend, and there is a local festival that I twist at every year. Last year I brought a dozen or so of these to the festival and they were a big hit. I wanted to bring a lot more this time to see if I can start a cool new fashion trend in the area.
I'll let you know how it goes.
See you tomorrow.
I rarely eat hot dogs after Labor Day. 
