Our easy to follow descriptions will help you make a decision what balloon decorations are the ideal choice for your special party.
Once we started with balloon decorating, we felt overwhelmed with the impressive selection of displays we came upon. Along our learning process, we figured out that it all boils down to three common designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Primarily used as a main feature for desks, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, connected to curling stripes, are arranged in various heights and attached to a table support.
A balloon centerpiece can be crafted from latex OR mylar (also referred to as foil) balloons OR you can blend them.
As the balloons will have to be helium filled this choice determines the lifespan of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float around 14 days, even the best latex balloons won't stay up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. However, by using a product called 'hi-float', it's possible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Generally, balloon arches carry out their objective best when you can walk through them! So they are best balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Commonly they are also utilized to frame the head or cake table at a wedding event or to design a spectacular stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A floating arch is composed of single helium-filled balloons organized like pearls along an unnoticeable nylon line, 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 usually basing on the floor. A brick or sand stuffed balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - quite often used for wedding balloon arches - you generate an incredible effect with reasonably little effort. The only problem is the short lifespan, because of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as discussed above.
If the decorations for your special function needs to last longer, you could either utilize mylar balloons in place of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons.
Having said that, with these styles of balloon decorations, there is a little more constructional work involved, as an air filled balloon arch needs some supportive elements:
a structure constructed from a good, flexible material like conduit, PVC piping or aluminium pole and
a sturdy foundation at either end to anchor the arch.
The conduit or rod is shaped into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, typically in sets of three to five balloons. By using different colors and placing the balloons in a special way you'll get this nice spiraling effect shown on the photo. Don't panic, we'll explain step by step and with lots of photos how to do that!
Depending on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up quite a few balloons! So, get your family and friends ready! You could use a hand pump or even rent or buy an electrical inflator. This investment, of course, only makes sense if you are planning to do many more balloon decorations.
A much basic way to make an air filled balloon arch is by making use of so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Placed as excellent eye-catchers at either side of an entrance or head dining table at a wedding and reception, balloon columns are great for wedding balloon decorations. They also make exceptional balloon decorations for defining an area of your venue, for example 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 pole.
The balloons are secured to bundles of normally three to five balloons and fixed to the pole, layer after layer. By utilizing larger balloons for the bottom and the top, 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 on top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, the two of these balloon decorations imply you'll have to blow up a lot of balloons! Leasing an inflator would be a fantastic idea, specially for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
You click here could fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. By doing this you will not need a sturdy base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Utilize a nylon line to attach the balloon bunches to.
If read more you need the display just for one event, a helium filled balloon column will do fine. It saves you the hassle of creating a frame and renting an inflator. Yet, helium costs much more than air and the life-span of the balloon decorations will be much lower.