Our very simple to follow descriptions will let you figure out what balloon decors are the best solution for your special event.
Once we kicked off with balloon decorating, we felt confused with the impressive variety of displays we came upon. Along our learning process, we figured out that it all boils down to three primary designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Generally used as a centerpiece for dinner tables, the balloon bouquet actually is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied up to curling ribbons, are organized in various heights and affixed to a table base. In the instances below the base is either a weighted flower basket or a sand-filled balloon. It can be essentially any decorative object that is heavy enough to hold the balloons in place and where the ribbons can be attached to.
A balloon centerpiece may be made from latex OR mylar (also called foil) balloons OR you can blend them.
As the balloons will need to be helium filled this choice determines the lifespan of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float up to 14 days, even the finest latex balloons will not stay up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. By utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's feasible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Typically, balloon arches carry out their purpose best when you can walk through them! They are perfect balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Often they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding or to design an incredible stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A hovering arch is made of single helium-filled balloons aligned like pearls along an invisible nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, very similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and typically standing 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" - oftentimes utilized for wedding balloon arches - you build an incredible result with relatively little effort. The only disadvantage is the short longevity, because of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as discussed above.
You could either use mylar balloons as an alternative of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decor for your specific occasion should last longer.
With these kinds of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional labor involved, as an air filled balloon arch needs some supporting components:
a frame crafted from a solid, flexible material like conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium pole and
a tough foundation at either end to secure the arch.
The conduit or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons get more info are connected to it, mainly in sets of three to five balloons. By utilizing different colors and putting the balloons in a special way you'll get this great spiraling effect displayed on the photo. Don't worry, we'll explain in detail and with lots of photos how to do that!
Basing on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up quite a few balloons! This investment, obviously, only makes sense if you are planning to do many more balloon decorations.
A much less complex way to make an air filled balloon arch is by utilizing so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Column
Positioned as impressive eye-catchers at each side of an entrance or head table at a wedding, balloon columns are perfect for wedding balloon decorations. They also make exceptional balloon decorations for marking out an area of your wedding venue, as an example the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are often composed of air filled balloons, supportive materials are required:
a strong aluminum or plastic pole and
a sturdy base as anchor for the stick.
The balloons are secured to bunches of generally three to five balloons and fixed to the pole, layer after layer. By utilizing a larger size balloons for the bottom and the top, and smaller balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic contour of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could position a stuffed giant balloon on top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, each of these balloon decorations imply you'll will need to blow up a lot of balloons! Leasing an inflator would certainly be a great idea, primarily for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
As an alternative you may fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. This way you will not need a stable base and a pole, as the balloons are going to support themselves. Work with a nylon line to attach the balloon clusters to.
A helium filled balloon column are going to do fine if you need the display just for one evening. It saves you the trouble of constructing a frame and leasing an inflator. However, helium costs a lot more than air and the life-span of the balloon decorations will be much smaller.