Our very simple to follow descriptions will allow you make a decision what balloon decors are the most ideal choice for your special occasion.
We felt overwhelmed with the huge selection of displays we came across when we started with balloon decorating. Along our studying process, we figured out that it all boils down to three essential designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Primarily used as a main feature for counters, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, connected to twisting stripes, are arranged in different heights and secured to a table support.
A balloon centerpiece may be made of latex OR mylar (also referred to as foil) balloons OR you can blend them.
As the balloons need to be helium filled this choice determines the life-span of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float around 14 days, even the highest quality latex balloons will not keep up much longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. By working with a product called 'hi-float', it's possible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Typically, balloon arches carry out their objective best when you can go through them! They are excellent balloon decorations for a doorway or exit. Often they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding or to make 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 aligned like pearls throughout an unnoticeable nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". Both ends are fixed to bases, similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and typically standing on the floor. A brick or sand filled up balloon will get the job done and can easily be decorated quite nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - often used for wedding balloon arches - you make an incredible result with quite little effort. The only problem is the short lifespan, due to the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as explained above.
You could either use mylar balloons as an alternative of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decoration for your specific party should last even longer.
Having said that, with these styles of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional work involved, as an air filled balloon arch needs some supportive elements:
a mounting crafted from a good, flexible material such as conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium rod and
a sturdy base at either end to anchor the arch.
The conduit or rod is shaped into the actual arch and the balloons are attached to it, primarily in bunches of three to five balloons. Using various colors and putting the balloons in an unique way you'll get this great spiraling result displayed on the photo. Do not worry, we'll describe in detail and with numbers 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 basic way to design an check here air filled balloon arch is by making use of so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Positioned as superb eye-catchers at each side of an entryway or head dining table at a wedding ceremony, balloon columns are excellent for wedding balloon decorations. They also make wonderful balloon decorations for marking out an area of your venue, for instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are generally made from air filled balloons, supportive materials are required:
a sturdy aluminum or plastic pole and
a stable base as anchor for the rod.
The balloons are connected to bunches of typically three to five balloons and fixed to the pole, layer after layer. By using bigger balloons for the bottom and the top, and smaller sized balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic look of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could position a stuffed giant balloon at the top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, each of these balloon decorations mean you'll need to blow up a great deal of balloons! Getting an inflator would certainly be a really good idea, primarily for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
Additionally you could fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. By doing this you will not need a strong base and a pole, as the balloons will support themselves. Use a nylon line to attach the balloon bunches to.
A helium filled balloon column will certainly do fine if you need the display just for one evening. It saves you the struggle of creating a frame and leasing an inflator. However, helium costs much more than air and the lifespan of the balloon decorations will be much smaller.