by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
The Director’s “CUT!!” Jimmy Leo Balloon Convention Recovery – Noun 1) The process of coping with no longer being the “entertaining one.” Returning to everyday life. 2) The act of returning to normal while still fending off feelings...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
Tall, Thin Heads by Daniel McCullough Here is a new technique I have come up with for making tall, thin heads. You will need 2x 646Q blush, 1x 350Q blush, 1x 260Q blush, 2 x 160 brown, 1x 5 inch round white and 4x raisin-twists. Cut the top off a 646Q and then drop...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
Pumpkin Face by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is a pumpkin or a Jack-o-Lantern. With Halloween coming this month, I’m going to share a pumpkin design with you. One that has a face built into it rather than just painted on it. You’ll need...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
Double Stuffing & Balloon Molar by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ challenge this month is to make a design using the double-stuff technique and also by removing some of the outer layer of balloon by popping it off to create interesting effects. Double-Stuffing a Dog...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
Fabrizio’s Vulture Hat by Ralph Dewey The Balloon HQ Challenge this month is a vulture or buzzard. While I was at the First Florida Twister’s Seminar in Ft. Lauderdale (August, 2006) Fabrizio Bolzoni shared his new vulture design with me and he has allowed...
by BalloonHQ Team | Feb 18, 2023 | Highlights
The Best Balloon Pump Ever by Don Caldwell I have heard many people over the years, debate over what the best balloon pump is. Electric or manual? Hand pump or a free standing model? I feel that I have some special insight into this matter. My own personal favorite is...