Large Balloon Spider

This is my large balloon spider. This is a large balloon sculpture, but it is very easy to make. The round cartoon eyes add a lot of character to it. It uses:

• 5 black 260 balloons
• 1 red 260 balloon
• 2 cartoon eye round balloons

You can get the cartoon eye balloons from my balloon twisting supply store



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Balloon Fireman Hat

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Here are instructions on how to make a Fireman's Hat. This is a moderately simple hat. It might be a bit difficult for a novice balloon twister.

Since the video in hosted on YouTube, to keep the video from getting blurry, I had to break it in to two parts.

How to Make a Balloon Spiderman On a Stick

This is a simple balloon sculpture for any balloon artist
It requires

• 1 red
• 1 blue
• 1 white
• 1 other balloon of any color

It can be done quickly and easily. Which makes it great for line work or parties.
By having Spidey swing from a stick, you make the balloon much more interactive. Trust me. It is a big hit with any little boy.
Please note that this video is hosted on youtube, so if you can not access youtube.com, you will not be able to see the video.

Twist and Shout 2008 Winners

Here are the winners for the balloon art competitions for Twist n Shout 2008. This year it was held at Boston Massachusetts. Next year it will be held on February 5-8 in Cerritos, California.

Large Sculpture Competition
1st Place Wedding Cake Satomi Kinashita	2nd Place Big Red Dog Colin Myles	3rd Place Ride the Thunderbolt Rob Balchunas
Medium Sculpture Competition
1st Place Angel Yi-Wei Chen	2nd Place Mermaid Carmen Ballering	3rd Place Mad Scientist Steve Yarosko
Small Sculpture Competition
1st Place Skunk Andrew McDonald	2nd Place Patriotic Pup Sheree Brown Rosner	3rd Place Balloon Maker Monkey Rebecca Kanar

Balloon Animal Kit

If you want to learn how to make balloon animals, most balloon artists will gladly point you toward a balloon animal kit. But beware of which kit you choose.

Most kits have been sitting around for a while, which means that their balloons are old and will pop easier than a fresh bag of balloons.

Kits usually have cheap pumps that don't work very well or break easily.


Really because you have access to free balloon art instructions, you only need a balloon hand pump ($6.95 ) and a bag of twisting balloons ($6.00) .