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News: Monsieur Sigrid with balloons.
This is a promo video for Sigrid and his stuff is awesome! I really hope you like it. It is a lot of fun to watch him in person too. I highly suggest watching all of his videos even though they are in French.
News: Rookie Attempts
Just playing artound one day last week. After we got 14 inches of rain in Missouri, I thought I could see a rainbow
News: Stories This Week in My Balloon Animals World
First off, let's explain the story that inspired the phot I'm using for the post. Friday night, restaurant gig at Vallartas Mexican Restaurant in Lutz/Land O' Lakes, and I was making balloons for all the children throughout the evening. As I'm about halfway through my shift, I approach a table with two little girls (and their parents). One girl was about 6 with straight blond hair and the second girl, like pictured, had the most adorable little blond ringlets bouncing around her face as she g...
News: Blue Lizard Balloon Animal Corporate Logo Sculpture by Your Balloon Man
Your Balloon Man also creates one of a kind logos for companies wishing to have a little something extra at their event or location. This particular balloon sculpture is a blue lizard for the Blue Lizard Hookah Lounge in Tampa, Florida. Everything from the nose to tail was designed specifically around their logo.
News: Balloon Animals Flash Mob in Boston Mall
Balloon animals are great fun, but imagine what it would be like to eat in the food court of your local mall and then suddenly have a multitude of nearly a hundred or more balloon artists twisting balloon dogs and swords all together at the same time? Welcome to balloon animal flash mobs! This was just the first of what I'm sure is more to come. Check it out!
News: Twist and Shout Balloon Convention with Mr. Fudge
Attending Twist and Shout in Boston this year, Mr. Fudge decided to record a little bit of his time there so that others like yourself could see some of the people that attend these types of conventions and gatherings. Check out some of the fun at the 2011 Twist and Shout Balloon Convention here with this short YouTube clip.
News: Great Books for The Balloon Artist and Entertainer
Below are a number of balloon artist related books that I have collected over the years. If you do not see a book that you own listed here, please feel free to let me know about it as I would love to add it to my collection. Additionally, I would be more than happy to share information on the books that I have here if you are interested in trying to find them for your own collection. Wishing you all the best in your balloon career...
News: Animal Balloon Font
An app for iPod, iPhone and iPad, "Font Animals" is a balloon animal font that allows you to send customized messages from any of the aforementioned devices. Available on iTunes for $2.49: "With the SHAKE mode, you can shake ANIMAL FONT to create harmonious sound. You can also drag, throw, and pop ANIMAL FONT with your finger..."
News: Balloon Library Site for Learning Balloon Animals
Balloon Library is a great place to learn how to make balloon animals. There are free tutorials and also paid tutorials as well. There is a section for basic, intermediate, and advanced balloon tutorials. Additionally, there is a section for eBooks on balloon twisting and a balloon forum also. It is a site I highly recommend to anyone asking me about learning balloon animals.
News: Balloon Animal Sponge Bob
This is a pretty cool sponge bob balloon animal that I found online. I thought it was great, so I wanted to share it with you guys here. Hope you enjoy!
News: Balloon Twisting Hints and Tips
Here are just a few little random tips that may help you while making balloon animals for fun and profit. This list is only a collection of random balloon tips and tricks that I've come up with on the fly tonight. If you have any other suggestions or questions, please feel free to post them in the comments section and I'll do what I can to help as well.
Balloon Sword: 2 Fold, 1 Twist Speed Twisting Balloon Sword
http://www.balloonlibrary.com Your Balloon Man, Mr. Fudge, teaches a free balloon art tutorial on how to make one of the most basic of swords: The 2 fold, 1 twist sword.
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