Here you will find balloon decorating classes and balloon twisting classes (video classes) taught by professional balloon artists from around the world

  • Learn how to make a simple and fast balloon sword using a modelling balloon, with balloon artist Barak Dagan.
    This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page When you were a child you probably got a balloon sword on a birthday party, and you probably remember how fun it was to play with a balloon sword :) Today we're going to make a balloon sword together! https://youtu.be/fpGib8M-Gf8   Let's take a balloon and create a balloon sword together
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  • This is a free video (The video is located after the text). Press the play button and watch it directly from this page In this video I will show you how to create a simple balloon column with items you can find on every party store! (Note: Since this balloon column doesn't have any stand in it, it is better to use it indoors only). A balloon column is a great way to decorate an event with balloons. In order to create the balloon column in this video, you will need the following items:
    • 16 X 12’’ Balloons (Color 1)
    • 16 X 12’’ Balloons (Color 2)
    • Another 12’’ Balloon (For the Water Weight)
    • 2 Modelling Balloons (Long Balloons)
    • A Foil (Mylar) Balloon
    • Recommended: a Balloon Pump
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMB-4l92do4   About the list of item you will need in order to create a balloon column I do not recommend to blow up balloons using your mouth, mainly because it’s an effort to inflate so many balloons by mouth, but also because the pump allows to inflate all balloons to the same size (which is important to create a beautiful and an aesthetic balloon design), so I recommend you to buy a balloon pump to inflate the balloons with. The balloon column is usually based on quads of balloons (that means 4 round balloons that are attached to each other), and at it's bottom there's usually a balloon water weight that stabilize the column. Note that a professional balloon designer will use a metal frame, so that the balloon column will be straight and very stable. The balloons I use here can be inflated to a maximum size of 12 inches (that’s why they are called, 12'' balloons) but we will inflate them to a smaller size. To create our balloon column, we will use 16 balloons in one color and additional 16 balloons in another color. Here I chose pink and white balloons. In addition, we will need one extra 12-inch balloon (no matter what color) to create a balloon water weight to stabilize the bottom of the column. Later we will also use two modelling balloons. These are the balloons that we usually make balloon animals with (like a balloon dog or a balloon sword), but here, we will use them to connect the balloons in the balloon column to each other. I strongly encourage you to use these long balloons, but if you do not have long balloons, you can use a ribbon or a fishing line instead. In addition, we also have one more special balloon here. This is the balloon that will be placed at the top of the column. This balloon is called Mylar or foil Balloon, in this case, it is a round "happy birthday" balloon. Notice that I matched the colors of the round balloons to the colors of the foil balloon. How to make a balloon column? The first thing to do is to create a balloon water weight. That means that we are going to fill a 12-inch balloon with water. Take a 12-inch balloon, stretch it over the faucet’s opening like this, and gently turn on the water. Now, pull the neck of the balloon off of the faucet, and tie the balloon. Notice the size of the water weight. If it’ll be too small, our balloon column will be unstable, and if we’ll make it too big it might not fit properly under the balloon column   Inflating the balloons And now, we will inflate all our 32 round balloons to the same size! By the way, inflating balloons to the same size is a task that anyone who works with balloons professionally can easily do using a special pump or by measuring the balloons using a balloon sizer. But, of course I will show you now how to inflate all your balloons to the size of 8 inches (or 21 centimetres) without using any special equipment. So, how do you do that? If you use a green pump like the one I use in the video, inflate each balloon with 15 full pumps. If you do not have a pump, you can place two chairs 8 inches (or 21 cm) apart. You inflate the balloon to a larger size, and then, as you slowly take the air out of the balloon, try to pass it gently between the two chairs. When the balloon passes easily between the two chairs, that means that it is inflated to the appropriate size. By the way, if you want to learn how to make balloon designs professionally and not measure balloons with chairs, please click here and check our balloon decoration tutorials   And now we will always tie two balloons together How do we tie them? We will cross the two balloons like that and stretch the two nozzles, then we will turn this nozzle around the other nozzle twice. and then we will tie a normal knot Let’s do the same with two white balloons that we inflated to the same size of course Then we take the two pairs of balloons (the white and pink ones) and interlock them. Then we will switch places between one of the white balloons and one of the pink balloons, twice And so we actually created a balloon “quad”. We will use this quad as the bottom part of our balloon column. We will also create the other balloon quads onto our balloon column in the exact same way, but now is the time to attach our balloon water weight to the bottom quad so it will stabilize our balloon column. We'll tie the water weight at the connection point of the four balloons. Now, stretch the nuzzle of the water weight and wrap it around two different balloons Finally, we will make a double knot to make sure it will not get undone. And now, let's tie the end of the long balloon to the exact same place.  Here, too, I double-check to make sure that this balloon won't unravel when we stretch it.   Stacking balloon quads into a balloon column And now, let's see how to connect the second quad (by the way, we will also connect the other quads of the balloon column in the same way). I place the next balloon quad in a diagonal form to the previous quad. This diagonal makes the balloon column more stable and also creates a spiral pattern on the column, just like a candy cane. Then, I firmly stretch the long balloon, pushing it down into the center of the balloon quad, and then, I twist the long balloon tightly around two different balloons Then I inflate and tie more and more pairs of balloons, create more and more balloon quads, and stack the quads on each other in the exact same way. Notice that you are keeping a close eye on the colors of the balloons, so that the column will eventually look like a spiral. Our column will be 8 levels high, which means it will consist of 8 balloon quads. And now, let's get to the top of the column. To do this I will use our foil balloon. We will open the foil balloon and inflate it with a pump. Note that if you do not have a pump, you can inflate the mylar balloon by inserting a straw into the balloon inflating nozzle, and blow into the straw. I will inflate this balloon with a pump.  So, I take a pump, put it in the balloon's nozzle, and inflate the balloon. Occasionally, I check to see if the balloon is inflated enough, and I stop when it's already fully inflated. When you're done inflating the mylar, you're in for a surprise! Mylar balloons have an automatic valve, so the air doesn’t get out when you stop inflating them However, to attach the mylar to our balloon column, put the middle of the long balloon at the beginning of the nozzle and roll the nozzle upwards. Then we will make a double knot in the long balloon Now we can take the long balloon that is attached to the foil balloon and wrap it twice around the top quad of the balloon column. And this is it! our balloon column is ready! P.S. If you want to try more advanced balloon column designs, try to change the size of each quad or try to use a different mylar balloon
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  • By Guido Verhoef Learn to create winter balloon designs, like snow princess balloon arch, Link-O-Loon snowflakes (small & giant designs), elegant Frozen backdrop & a giant snow globe balloon design. This course's teacher is Guido Verhoef and it includes 5 classes in a total time of 3 hours and 30 minutes + 5 PDF files that will help you to easily create these beautiful balloon designs.
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  • By Guido Verhoef In this great course you will learn to create 5 great balloon designs for Christmas! These balloon designs are special Christmas Vintage Toys balloon designs, like: Balloon Christmas Drum, Balloon Christmas Nutcracker, Balloon Christmas French Horn, Balloon Christmas Rocking Horse and Balloon Christmas Teddy Bear These Christmas Vintage Toys balloon designs are special balloon designs that you can make for Christmas and keep your business special, as most balloon designers will create normal Christmas balloon designs. The master of this course is Balloon Artist Guido Verhoef and it includes 5 classes in a total time of 6 hours + 5 PDF files that will help you to easily create these beautiful Christmas balloon designs.
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  • By Dave Brenn In this course Dave Brenn is continuing to surprise with super cute balloon animals designs that can be used as balloon bracelets or as balloons on a hairband. Using 5'' round balloons and  6'' heart balloons, Dave creates cute and chubby balloon figures! One of the designs in this course is the famous and super popular balloon unicorn bracelet, that you have to add to your repertoire. In this course Dave is also using some advanced balloon modelling techniques like "sidewall Bubble", "raisin twist" and "marriage twist".
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    Guido Verhoef’s Balloon Art PDF Tutorials Bundle

    Original price was: $321.25.Current price is: $224.95.
    By Guido Verhoef Buy this bundle and get a great discount! Guido Verhoef is surprising us again with a new way of sharing his knowledge: Written instructions with detailed explanations! This is a bundle of 15 amazing PDF tutorials, sold here exclusively in a special price!
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  • By Guido Verhoef This course is one of a kind! In this course, Guido Verhoef will teach you some amazing effects that you can achieve with your balloon decor, like how to combine lights with balloons, how to burst a whole balloon wall using fire effects, how to explode balloons, how to drop balloons using a balloon net and much more! Adding special effects to your balloon decor is always a big added value, because, normally, when you create a balloon decoration it is normally static (therefore, people treat it as a background). Adding special effects to your balloon decor is an opportunity to push this decor all the way to the front and create something like a momentum. If you ever wanted to learn how to make a balloon wall explosion Launching Effect This course includes 5 video classes and 6 PDF files. The videos are in a total time of 4 hours.  
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    In this PDF tutorial you will Learn to create a Mini Snow Globe Balloon with balloon artist Guido Verhoef

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  • By Barak Dagan Learn how to tie a modelling balloon in a fast and easy way!
    Press the play button to watch the video. Scroll down to read a textual explanation.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZt82VaF2Q
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  • by Barak Dagan In this video you will learn to create an amazing balloon parrot that your clients will adore!
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  • Learn how to make a balloon heart Wand using modelling balloons in a fast and easy way. A Balloon Heart Wand is a fast and easy balloon to make for children. Learning this balloon animals video tutorial will also teach you how to make 2 loop-twists in a balloon and how to connect a heart shaped balloon to a modelling balloon. This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/OlQdpt1AjSM  
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  • Learn how to make a balloon fish using modelling balloons! A balloon fish made out of modelling balloon is based on few kinds of twists in the balloon: a pinch-twist, a loop-twist, and a normal twist. Balloon fish is a quick and beautiful balloon to make, so please take a modelling balloon and twist this balloon fish with me. This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/BjsN-vBOk2c  
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  • In this video I will show 2 ways of filling up a balloon with water in order to create a balloon water weight. A balloon water weight is used in balloon decor to stabilize balloon columns or balloon arches. In this video you will learn two methods, using a water bottle and using a faucet. This is a free video. Press the play button and watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/_MDBOTv1KO0  
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    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create a Titanic ship large scale backdrop balloon wall!

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  • Learn how to make a balloon animal monkey with this step-by-step video tutorial! This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1puZuTLhdRw  
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  • By Barak Dagan Learn the most important basics of balloon modelling! Have you ever tried to twist a balloon and it came undone? Watch this video and learn to twist balloon correctly.
    This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/_rqr7r-VnFA

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  • Learn how to tie a round balloon without hurting your fingers with balloon artist Barak Dagan.
    Press the play button to watch the video. Scroll down to read a detailed explanation.
    https://youtu.be/x6VUoDBIMEQ This method of tying a balloon is a very comfortable method, that every parent and every child should know! I get many positive comments about this video from parents who had to tie many balloon for their child's birthday, and this video taught them a great way of tying a balloon.
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  • Learn how to make a balloon dog using a modelling balloon. Balloon animal dog is the most common balloon figure for beginners as it shows the basic techniques of balloon twisting. Please don't miss this video tutorial about making a balloon dog.
    This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/qFsZwG1zQaE  
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  • Learn how to mouth inflate a modelling balloon. This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/SRNO1MzsfA0
     
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  • By Guido Verhoef Volume 5: Animals and Faces Learn to create amazing balloon decorations and more advanced decor projects based on Link-o-Loon balloons (linking balloons) with balloon artist Guido Verhoef! This video will show you how to create professional decor that will set you apart in the market, increase your profit margins and fine tune your own creative skills!
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  • By Dave Brenn In this video course your will learn to create a collection of four wearable balloon suits of The Avengers (the incredibly popular movie blockbuster): • The Hulk • Captain America • Iron Man • Thor   This amazing course by Dave Brenn is one of our favorite balloon courses, as it teaches a new and exciting line of balloon twisting  costumes!
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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create a balloon bird on a swing decor.

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    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create a beautiful baby shower balloon mobile by balloon artist Guido Verhoef

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  • Learn how to make a balloon teddy bear using a modelling balloon, with balloon artist Barak Dagan. While creating this balloon teddy bear you will also make the most important twist in the balloon twisting world: a Pinch Twist! A balloon teddy bear is one of the most popular balloon animals to make, so please don't miss this video tutorial.
    This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/EA1jzyqmBBE
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  • Learn how to make a balloon heart using a single modelling balloon in a fast and easy way This is a free video. You can watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/ndnGtuq_ZTo  
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  • By Guido Verhoef Volume 4: 3D Objects and Shapes Learn to create amazing balloon decorations and more advanced decor projects based on Link-o-Loon (double tip) balloons with balloon artist Guido Verhoef! This video will show you how to create professional decor that will set you apart in the market, increase your profit margins and fine tune your own creative skills!
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    Jumbos – Large Balloon Decor Characters

    Original price was: $59.95.Current price is: $54.95.
    By Dave Brenn In this fantastic course Dave Brenn will teach you 12 large sized balloon characters! These unique and beautiful designs can be used in every event as a fast and beautiful balloon decor or as an upsell for a bigger decor, and are sure to create a big WOW! In order to create his Jumbos designs, Dave uses the following balloons: 646s, 350s, 3ft rounds, 16 inch rounds, 5 inch rounds and some more random balloon sizes Note: 3 of the designs (Santa Claus, witch & pirate) are based on Dave's Balloon Masks course. (In order to create the heads of these characters, you will need to buy the Masks course as well)  
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    Rounds & Hearts

    Original price was: $45.95.Current price is: $37.95.
    By Dave Brenn This amazing course by Dave Brenn is one of our favorite balloon courses, as it teaches a new and exciting line of balloon twisting creations: balloon masks! It's a whole new way of creating exciting balloon art creations in every event! The balloon masks Dave Brenn will teach you are beautiful and surprising. Dave teaches 14(!) mask designs that will astonish your customers, and will cause them to call you again and again! These masks are LARGE! Once you learn the base of these balloon masks (taught in this video course) you'll be able to create endless variations of characters! In some of the designs, Dave will teach you some bonus accessories as well. The balloon masks designs taught in this course are using 646 balloons, as well as 350 balloons, 260 balloons and 5 inch round balloons. Some of the designs also use 160 balloons, 6'' heart balloons and 321 balloons
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  • By Dave Brenn In this great course Dave Brenn will teach you 7 balloon centerpiece characters! This course is presenting a new concept of creating the characters with 2 faces (one on each side) so that people from both sides of the table could enjoy it. In order to create his Two-Faced balloons, Dave uses many kinds of balloons. Along with the great videos tutorials, you will get a PDF file with a list of all the balloons you will need in order to create these fabulous creations.
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  • By Guido Verhoef

    Many balloon artists find it less exciting to work with foil balloons because of the limitations of the material.

    The fixed shapes can actually challenge your creativity to come up with new creative designs and ideas.

    Besides using foils in traditional decor it's possible to look at foil balloons at a shape without a defined context.

    Now it's possible to create long lasting objects and installations with an elegant chrome metal feeling.

    From fancy columns and chandeliers till complete figures, an interesting journey for brave balloon artists.

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create mind-blowing balloon sculptures using foil balloons!

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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create amazing balloon robot (or astronaut) costume.

    This robot is one of the most amazing balloon costumes as it is giant and super impressive, and it also creates a huge effect when add lights to it!

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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will Learn to create a balloon peacock column design by balloon artist Guido Verhoef

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  • By Guido Verhoef Guido Verhoef will teach you an amazing collection of balloon decoration elements for Easter and spring! In this great course you'll get six great videos in a total time of 3 hours and 50 minutes(!) + 6 PDF files! While teaching these balloon decorations, Guido teaches a huge verity of techniques that will improve your balloon art creativity!  
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  • By Guido Verhoef Learn to create wonderful wedding balloon decoration designs like an organic balloon garland, organic balloon backdrop wall, and much more, with balloon master Guido Verhoef! This bundle includes 4 classes in a total time of 4 hours and 20 minutes(!) + 4 PDF files that will help you to easily create these beautiful balloon designs. In addition to learning this course's balloon designs, you will also learn many tips and tricks that will improve your balloon skills, like how to create a stable framing for these designs, how to create more balloon colors,  how to combine more elements into the balloon sculpture, like dry leaves, and much more!
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  • By Guido Verhoef Learn to create gender reveal balloon designs, like a gender reveal balloon column, babies in the clouds balloon stand, gender reveal table ring, gender reveal balloon wall and a large size floating baby balloon design! This course's teacher is Guido Verhoef and it includes 5 classes in a total time of 4 hours and 10 minutes + 5 PDF files that will help you to easily create these beautiful balloon designs.
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  • Learn how to make a balloon flower using modelling balloons. This video will show you an easy way to create the famous 6 petals balloon flower using modelling balloons. While creating this balloon flower you will also learn how to make loop-twists in a balloon. Take a balloon and make this balloon flower :) This is a free video. Press the play button and watch it directly from this page https://youtu.be/ay1qZpAaUEY
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  • In this video I will show you how to make a pinch twist in a balloon. Pinch twist (also known as an "ear twist") is the most important twist in balloon twisting.
    Press the play button to watch the video. Scroll down to read a detailed explanation.
      https://youtu.be/Fxr4ZWRtuG0  
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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create a balloon bird on a swing decor.

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    In this PDF tutorial you will Learn to create an Ice-cream Balloon Column (optionally use it to create an ice-cream balloon arc) by balloon artist Guido Verhoef

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  • By Guido Verhoef In this balloon decor course Guido Verhoef will teach you how to create autumn & Halloween balloon designs This course includes 6 classes in a total time of 5 hours and 25 minutes + 6 PDF files that will help you to easily create these beautiful balloon designs.
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    Paradables – Giant Balloon Sculptures to Walk Around With

    Original price was: $89.95.Current price is: $81.95.
    By Dave Brenn In this amazing course, which includes more than 2 hours of great balloon art video explanations, Dave Brenn teaches step by step how to create giant balloon sculptures to walk around with, that can be used in parades or in any other event! Since these sculptures are extremely big, Dave uses linking balloons (QuickLink® Balloons from Qualatex) to build his impressive "Paradables". Dave explanations are detailed and includes not only balloon art explanation, but also about the equipment you'll need in order to walk with your Paradables. Of course, these mind blowing giant sculptures can also be used as a balloon decor piece, to be hang from the ceiling or so. Do you want to have more visual impact at parties? Don't let stilts walkers have all the fun! you can have tons of fun with Paradables balloon sculptures :)
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  • By Guido Verhoef Volume 2: Columns and more basics Learn to create amazing balloon decorations and more advanced decor projects based on Link-o-Loon (double tip) balloons with balloon artist Guido Verhoef! This video will show you how to create professional decor that will set you apart in the market, increase your profit margins and fine tune your own creative skills! (This is a downloadable video course)
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  • By Guido Verhoef Volume 6: Creative Theme Designs Learn to create amazing balloon decorations and more advanced decor projects based on Link-o-Loon (double tip) balloons with balloon artist Guido Verhoef! This video will show you how to create professional decor that will set you apart in the market, increase your profit margins and fine tune your own creative skills!
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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create fantasy flowers and fantasy butterflies, which are flowers that are made of uninflated balloons.

    You will also learn how to paint balloons to create unique balloon designs.

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  • By Guido Verhoef Volume 3: Wall and Weaving Techniques Learn to create amazing balloon decorations and more advanced decor projects based on Link-o-Loon (double tip) balloons with balloon artist Guido Verhoef! This video will show you how to create professional decor that will set you apart in the market, increase your profit margins and fine tune your own creative skills!
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    Backpacks

    Original price was: $52.95.Current price is: $41.95.
    By Dave Brenn We love Dave Brenn's video courses! But it's not just us... Thousands of balloon artists around the world think the same! That's because Dave brings creative, beautiful and fast designs to the balloon world! And this time, Dave brings a new astonishing concept: Backpacks made of balloons! This amazing concept has added a whole new way of surprising your costumers! Why do you want backpacks in your repertoire? * Backpacks are visible! it's really important that your clients can see the balloons that you're making! Any wearable balloon is super visible and backpacks are even more visible! * If a balloon is wearable, it also has to be very comfortable. In this course Dave will teach you a structure that makes your backpacks balloons really comfortable, so people will wear them for the whole party! * Your balloons should really create a story! It's great that the balloons you're making are beautiful, but if they won't tell a story, people just not going to remember you! The great thing about balloon backpacks is that they're a costume, which turns the client into a character and creates a great memory and a story! People who will wear the balloon backpack are going to interact with each other as the characters that they put on when they wear your costumes, and therefore, they're going to remember you forever!
     
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  • By Guido Verhoef

    In this PDF tutorial you will learn to create a balloon backdrop Chinese fan and a giant balloon teddy bear using Link-o-Loon (linking) balloons.

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