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Friday, April 30, 2010

Snake Puppet Tutorial

The tutorial for the Balloon Snake puppet can be purchased for download





Whale Puppet Tutorial

The tutorial for the whale puppet can now be purchased for download at Balloon Animals Tutorials

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Just a few balloon animal puppets I made.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Pepsi Refresh Project: Elastic Park




Want to see life size balloon dinosaurs? The video above, is the aspiration of world famous balloon artist Larry Moss. He wants to make a balloon exhibit that displays huge balloon dinosaurs. But he needs funding. Please go to http://www.refresheverything.com and vote for "Elastic Park", so that we can all see the limitations of balloon art pushed to the next level. Voting opens March 1st, 2010.



Voting is now open. Please go to http://www.refresheverything.com/ElasticPark and vote so we can all see a life size balloon dinosaur exhibit.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

How to make a balloon Gingerbread Man



In this video I show you how to make a simple balloon gingerbread man. I a balloon artist, I have used this design for parties and in restaurants for over ten years. You will need:


  • two brown 260

  • one brown 5 inch round

  • one white 260 scrap

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Balloon Seahorse



Misty Cain wanted to know how to make a simple balloon seahorse. So I made this video for her. It uses 2 260 of the same color. It was one of the first balloon animals that I figured out when I was making balloons at restaurants.

Monday, December 07, 2009

How to make a balloon snowman




Upon request, I have remade this video in better quality. It is a balloon snowman. It is a staple for balloon twisting at restaurant and line work his time of year.



You will need


  • one white 260

  • one black 260

  • one orange 260

  • one brown 260

  • one pipe cleaner


Sunday, December 06, 2009

Learn the differernt Twists you can make from a balloon



In this video I revisit the different twists you can make from a 260 balloon.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

The basics of twisting a balloon



In this video I show how to hold and twist a balloon quickly and easily.

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