Snare Drum

Snare Drum by Ralph Dewey Have you been wondering what to make out of the 16″ Geo donut balloons? Here is an idea for a snare drum that is fairly easy to create. You will need several #260 balloons, a #160 Spaghetti Balloon and a 16″ Geo donut. One...

Bulldog

Bulldog By Ralph Dewey In this month’s column I’ll show you how to make bulldog. This is a multiple balloon creation that uses #260, #350 and #321 balloons. Since bulldogs are used as mascots for a lot of schools, this may come in handy for you in your...

Heart Dove

Heart Dove By Ralph Dewey Here is a simple dove made from three 6″ white heart balloons and one white #321 bee body balloon. Unfortunately the white Qualatex #321 balloons have been discontinued. You can still make the dove, but it will have to be in red,...

Balloon Tidbits

Balloon Tidbits by Ralph Dewey In this month’s column I’m going to ramble a bit. I’ll share some ideas, human interest news, and tips. One interesting bit of news was a story about a balloon twister who made animals with his feet. I didn�t get a...

Corsage Flower

Corsage Flower by Ralph Dewey This sculpture requires one pink #160 and one red #260 balloon. Start with the center of the flower. Inflate the red #260 to only 1-1/2 inches and tie off the nozzle. Make an apple twist on the end of the balloon. It is really the same as...

Skeleton

Skeleton by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is a skeleton. Halloween is coming up soon and skeletons are always popular decorations. I came up with this design that I thought looked fairly good and yet was not too difficult to make. So our sculpture...