by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 19, 2023 | Highlights
Brown Monkey by Ralph Dewey This month’s Balloon HQ Challenge is a monkey. In the Chinese calendar, 2004 is the year of the monkey. I thought that it would be appropriate to share a monkey design with you in this month’s column. I make several different...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 19, 2023 | Highlights
Unsung Balloon Heros by Ralph Dewey Balloon History Spotlight It was August 29, 1996 at the conclusion of the Democratic National convention in Chicago when a spectacular balloon drop happened. It got rave comments from the usually nonchalant television commentators....
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 19, 2023 | Highlights
Gayla Industries by Ralph Dewey One of the companies that makes #260 pencil balloons is Gayla Industries headquartered in Houston, Texas. I got a chance to tour their facilities recently. Their facility looked to be about 150,000 sq. ft. and filled with a variety of...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 19, 2023 | Highlights
Cow Hat by Ralph Dewey The BHQ challenge this month is a cow or cow hat. Making the Hat Balloons needed: 1 pink 6″ heart, 2 white #260, 1 brown #260 and 1 black #160. Start making the cow’s head by inflating a white #260 balloon fully except for about...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 19, 2023 | Highlights
Janie Driscoll’s Snow Globe by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ Challenge this month is a Snow Globe design. Here is a design that Janie Driscoll shared with me at one of the Florida Super Jams. It takes a bit of work, but it is something different and special for...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
Two-Balloon Blaster by Ralph Dewey This month the Balloon HQ Challenge is a balloon gun or rifle. This AK47 style rifle is very simple to make and is sure to please any boy who likes guns. Frame Inflate a black #260 fully except for about 1″ and tie off the...