Our very simple to follow explanations will assist you make up your mind what balloon decors are the perfect pick for your special event.
We felt overwhelmed with the huge selection of displays we came across when we began with balloon decorating. Along our learning process, we figured out that it all boils down to three primary designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Generally used as a main feature for desks, the balloon bouquet truly is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied to twisting ribbons, are arranged in various heights and attached to a table support.
A balloon centerpiece can be made from latex OR mylar (also named foil) balloons OR you can combine them.
As the balloons will need to be helium filled this choice determines the life expectancy of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float approximately 14 days, even the highest quality latex balloons will never keep up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. By utilizing a product knowned as 'hi-float', it's possible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Typically, balloon arches perform their purpose best when you can go through them! They are excellent balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Frequently they are also utilized to frame the head or cake table at a wedding or to make an incredible stage decoration.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A hovering arch is made of single helium-filled balloons arranged like pearls throughout an invisible nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and generally basing on the floor. A brick or sand filled balloon will get the job done and can easily be decorated quite nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - frequently utilized for wedding balloon arches - you put together an amazing outcome with relatively little effort. The only drawback is the short longevity, as a result of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as explained above.
You could either use mylar balloons as an alternative of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decoration for your specific event should last much longer.
Having said that, with read more these types of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional work required, as an air filled balloon arch needs to have some supportive elements:
a structure constructed from a good, flexible material such as conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium pole and
a stable base at either end to anchor the arch.
The pipe or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, mainly in bunches of three to five balloons. Using a variety of colors and placing the balloons in an unique way you'll get this great spiraling result shown on the photo. Don't panic, we'll describe in detail and with numbers of photos how to do that!
Depending on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up quite a few balloons! This investment, of course, only makes sense if you are intending to do many more balloon decorations.
A much basic way to build an air filled balloon arch is by using so called 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Positioned as amazing eye-catchers at either side of an entrance or head table at a wedding ceremony, balloon columns are great for wedding balloon decorations. They also make exceptional balloon decorations for marking out an area of your venue, for instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are often composed of air filled balloons, supporting elements are needed:
a strong metal or plastic pole and
a strong base as support for the stick.
The balloons are secured to bundles of usually three to five balloons and fixed to the pole, layer after layer. By utilizing even bigger balloons for the top and the bottom, and smaller sized balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic look of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could position a stuffed giant balloon above the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, both of these balloon decorations mean you'll need to blow up a great deal of balloons! Getting an inflator would certainly be a good idea, particularly for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
Additionally you might fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. This way you will not need a strong base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Make use decorations balloons of a nylon line to secure the balloon bunches to.
If you need to have the display specifically for one party, a helium filled balloon column will do fine. It saves you the hassle of building a frame and renting an inflator. On the other hand, helium costs more than air and the lifespan of the balloon decorations will be much shorter.