On every holiday air balloons look elegant, bring joy and lift your spirits. You can create stunning compositions from multi-colored balloons yourself. Let's try to learn the secrets of this craft.
To get started, you need to stock up on everything you need. To create festive compositions, you will have to inflate a lot of balloons, so we cannot do without a pump. You will also need long ropes, fishing line and a calibrator to determine the diameter of the balls.
Decorators usually tie balloons in pairs. This technique is the basis of many compositions. There are also options for blanks made from balls in the form of “crosses” and “fours”.
Using these bundles, arches, columns, garlands and flowers are created for festive compositions.
Balloon flowers
Flower bouquets from inflated balloons- This best decoration for children's matinees in kindergarten and school holidays. Making them is quite simple.
Round balls are best for creating flowers. To do this, you need to inflate four large balls of the same color (for example, red or blue) and one small one. yellow color(for the middle). After this, the large balls must be tied in pairs by their tails, they will be “petals”. Then the resulting pairs are twisted together so that all four balls are on the same plane. The middle should be left a little looser to secure the small ball.
You will get an original flower if you combine different types balls: matte, transparent or pearlescent.
A flower made from a sausage ball is a more complicated option.
Step-by-step instruction:
- The balloon is not fully inflated with the pump, leaving 8-10 cm free.
- The inflated ball is twisted to form a circle and tied with the free ends.
- At equal intervals, the circle is twisted three times, making six nice “sausages”.
- The “sausages” are folded to get 2 halves of a flower, 3 petals in each.
- The two halves are twisted together.
The composition element is ready. You can make many of these flowers different shades and sizes for a luxurious bouquet.
Flower 8 petals from one ball
We inflate a long balloon with a pump and carefully tie the tails together. To obtain petals, twist the workpiece 8 times. The length of the sausages (petals) should be the same. Then we twist two sausages and push them through another “deuce”. We carefully pass the resulting “four” through the “two”. We also insert the remaining balls at our discretion. Separately, the middle is made from a small yellow ball and connected to the flower. You can create a bouquet from several flowers of different shades.
Chamomile made of paired elements
We need twenty-four inflated matte balloons white. They will serve as petals. We twist them in pairs.
- prepare three small yellow balls;
- we connect ready-made pairs into “fours”;
- We fix the yellow elements in the center.
How to knit a garland from balloons?
To create a garland you need helium balloons. Let's consider two options for making a garland:
From balls of the same size
To do this, twist the two inflated balls together. Then we combine two such blanks and get a link of four balls. Then we assemble the next fours in the same way. We connect the links with a long fishing line. The garland is ready.
From balls of different sizes
To do this, we will prepare balls of different sizes. We will need a calibrator with which we will measure the diameter of the inflated balloons so that they turn out the same. For large quantity For balls, it is better to use a pump - this will save a lot of time.
The principle of creation differs from the previous one only in the alternation of fours of small and big size. For convenience when assembling the garland, the rope must be tied to some object at hand level.
Any result creative work will delight you and your guests at any event.
One of the simple but effective ways to decorate premises or structures is to design using balloons. Balls come in different sizes and colors, different shapes, are made from different materials. We will not describe all this in detail, since our topic is somewhat different - to show several techniques for making various figures from balls with your own hands. Let's get started.
Garland of balloons
One of the most popular forms of decoration is balloons.
To create a garland, we will be helped by a table that shows the sizes of the balls (in inches) and their approximate number per meter.
To create a garland you will need latex Balloons and 0.9 mm fishing line. How many balls will you need? Approximately, for a 10-meter garland, with bundles of 4 balls from 5-inch balloons, 400 balls are needed, from which 100 bundles will need to be created. It is this kind of garland that we will talk about.
First we create the axis of the garland. We cut a piece of fishing line 3 meters larger than the required size, and fasten the ends of the fishing line to some stationary objects. A small compressor is used to inflate the balloons. This will make the process of creating a garland easier and faster for you. Next, we begin to create the garland itself.
We inflate two balloons and tie them to each other with tails.
We do the same with two balls of a different color. Then we combine the centers of the ligaments of two pairs of balls with each other, cross them, and twist a ball on each side. We get a bunch of which the garland will consist of.
Then we “put” the bundle on the fishing line.
To do this, we move the two balls apart, thread the fishing line, and throw over the fishing line those balls through which the fishing line passed. We do the same with the second link. But, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that we try to “dress” the ligaments as much as possible closer friend to a friend so as not to slide along the fishing line, which could cut the place where the ligament is fastened. To create a spiral effect, you need to turn each subsequent bundle at a certain angle. That's basically it. All garland bundles are created and secured to the fishing line in a similar way. The ends of the garland can be decorated with beautiful paper bows or flowers.
Balloon flower
In this case, you can use petals of the same color or different colors, as you like.
When creating petals, the same principle is used as when creating a bunch in a garland. Inflate two balloons and tie them with tails.
By the way. To check the same size of the balls, you can use this method. In the unnecessary cardboard box, we cut out either a circle or a square of a certain size, and by inserting a ball into it, we determine its size, and then we either blow it up or deflate it a little.
We inflate the second pair and also tie them with tails. Then we intertwine the pairs with each other. Final stage. We inflate a balloon of a different color and smaller size, tie it, and tie it with the tail to the crosshairs of the large balloons. The balloon flower is ready.
But we don’t have to stop there. Create several flowers and combine them into something like this bouquet.
Balloon fairy
Making a Fairy begins by inflating a large red heart ball.
Then we inflate two smaller pink heart balloons.
Inflate the round “Smile” balloon.
To connect the Fairy's head, which is “Smile,” and the body, which will be a big heart, a white modeling ball 160 (ShDM 160) is used. Having inflated the ball, we wrap it around the Fairy’s neck and twist it. We tie the small hearts together and also attach them to the ShDM.
Handles are made from the remaining length of the grinder. We bring them out from behind the back, twist them twice to get fists.
Fairy legs are made of ShDM 260, in the form of two donuts.
Fairy hair is made from packing tape by cutting several pieces of it and curling them with scissors. You've probably seen the "curling" process many times in flower shops.
We glue the torso, head and legs with double-sided tape, and the Fairy is ready.
Balloon chamomile
In this daisy, the base will be large burgundy balls. We inflate them and tie them together in pairs.
Then two pairs of smaller balloons are inflated and also tied together.
Well, you can’t do without the middle ball, the smallest ball.
We tie the middle ball to the crosshairs of the burgundy balls.
And the white balls are simply slipped between the burgundy balls and the gold ball. Chamomile is ready.
We have given you just a few examples of airy decorations. Knowing the basic principles of composing airy compositions, you yourself can create new, more spectacular decorations.
And finally.... An example of decorating a dining room with balloons. Undoubtedly, beautiful and romantic, as befits for special occasions.
One of the simple but effective ways to decorate rooms or structures is to decorate with balloons. Balls come in different sizes and colors, different shapes, and are made from different materials. We will not describe all this in detail, since our topic is somewhat different - to show several techniques for making various figures from balls with your own hands. Let's get started.
Garland of balloons
One of the most popular forms of decoration is balloons.
To create a garland, we will be helped by a table that shows the sizes of the balls (in inches) and their approximate number per meter.
To create a garland you will need latex balloons and 0.9 mm fishing line. How many balls will you need? Approximately, for a 10-meter garland, with bundles of 4 balls from 5-inch balloons, 400 balls are needed, from which 100 bundles will need to be created. It is this kind of garland that we will talk about.
First we create the axis of the garland. We cut a piece of fishing line 3 meters larger than the required size, and fasten the ends of the fishing line to some stationary objects. A small compressor is used to inflate the balloons. This will make the process of creating a garland easier and faster for you.
How to knit balls?
We do the same with two balls of a different color. Then we combine the centers of the ligaments of two pairs of balls with each other, cross them, and twist a ball on each side. We get a bunch of which the garland will consist of.
Then we “put” the bundle on the fishing line.
To do this, we move the two balls apart, thread the fishing line, and throw over the fishing line those balls through which the fishing line passed. We do the same with the second link. But, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that we try to “dress” the ligaments as close to each other as possible, so as not to slide along the fishing line, which can cut the place where the ligament is fastened. To create a spiral effect, you need to turn each subsequent bundle at a certain angle. That's basically it. All garland bundles are created and secured to the fishing line in a similar way. The ends of the garland can be decorated with beautiful paper bows or flowers.
Balloon flower
In this case, you can use petals of the same color or different colors, as you like.
When creating petals, the same principle is used as when creating a bunch in a garland. Inflate two balloons and tie them with tails.
By the way. To check the same size of the balls, you can use this method. In an unnecessary cardboard box, we cut out either a circle or a square of a certain size, and by inserting a ball into it, we determine its size, and then we either blow it up or deflate it a little.
We inflate the second pair and also tie them with tails. Then we intertwine the pairs with each other. Final stage. We inflate a balloon of a different color and smaller size, tie it, and tie it with the tail to the crosshairs of the large balloons. The balloon flower is ready.
But we don’t have to stop there. Create several flowers and combine them into something like this bouquet.
Balloon fairy
Making a Fairy begins by inflating a large red heart ball.
Then we inflate two smaller pink heart balloons.
Inflate the round “Smile” balloon.
To connect the Fairy's head, which is “Smile,” and the body, which will be a big heart, a white modeling ball 160 (ShDM 160) is used. Having inflated the ball, we wrap it around the Fairy’s neck and twist it. We tie the small hearts together and also attach them to the ShDM.
Handles are made from the remaining length of the grinder. We bring them out from behind the back, twist them twice to get fists.
Fairy legs are made of ShDM 260, in the form of two donuts.
Fairy hair is made from packing tape by cutting several pieces of it and curling them with scissors. You've probably seen the "curling" process many times in flower shops.
We glue the torso, head and legs with double-sided tape, and the Fairy is ready.
Balloon chamomile
In this daisy, the base will be large burgundy balls. We inflate them and tie them together in pairs.
Then two pairs of smaller balloons are inflated and also tied together.
Well, you can’t do without the middle ball, the smallest ball.
We tie the middle ball to the crosshairs of the burgundy balls.
And the white balls are simply slipped between the burgundy balls and the gold ball. Chamomile is ready.
We have given you just a few examples of airy decorations. Knowing the basic principles of composing airy compositions, you yourself can create new, more spectacular decorations.
And finally... An example of decorating a dining room with balloons. Undoubtedly, beautiful and romantic, as befits for special occasions.
How many balls are needed per meter of arch
Why do we need balloon arches?
Recently, balloons have become a wonderful decoration for any holiday. And arches made of balls look very solemn and beautiful. Such holiday decor You can make it yourself if you know the basic things and follow simple rules.
Determining the number of balls to make an arch
First, you need to decide on the number of balloons to make one arch:
- In one meter of a 5-inch arch there are 60 balls or 14 fours
- In one meter of a 9-inch arch there are 34 balls or 8 fours
- In one meter of a 12-inch arch there are 25 balls or 6 fours
You most likely noticed that in some variants the number of balls per meter of arch cannot be divided by exactly 4. This happens because the balls may be defective, so you always need to add a few balls per meter of arch for defects.
Which balls are best for making arches?
After you have decided on the number of balls, you need to find out which balls are best used to make arches. Arches that contain balloons of two or three colors, no more, are extremely popular. Such arches look very stylish and not pretentious, without losing the festive component.
To create such an arch, you need to choose two main colors for your celebration and purchase balloons of the corresponding colors.
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If the main color of your holiday is one, don’t be upset: instead of the second color for the arch, take neutral white balls, in this case, your arch will not lose that same style and will also suit the overall decoration of the room.
When making an arch, it is important what you fill the balloons with - helium or regular air. If you attach the balls to the frame correctly, the shape will not be lost. It is extremely important that the arch elements are the same size. To do this, you can use a specially made template or a calibrator, which you can purchase in a store or, again, make yourself.
Thus, taking into account all the above recommendations, you can make this amazing decoration - an arch of balloons, and at the celebration it will definitely attract admiring glances and lift the spirits of everyone present.
Helium balloons for the holiday
Wedding packages
- Filling
- Manufacturing technologies
- And then what?
How to give a gift in an original way? Put on a real show at the party? Just surprise everyone present at the celebration and the hero of the occasion? All this can be organized if you prepare a surprise balloon for the event. Most often they order it or buy it ready-made, but it will be especially nice to make one with your own hands.
Filling
When Michael Faraday invented the first rubber balloon in 1824 for his experiments with hydrogen, hardly anyone imagined that very soon they would be mass produced and sold as children's toys. Of course, those balloons that the market offered in the 19th century are only distant relatives of the current indispensable attributes of the holidays. 
What the entertainment industry offers now cannot be compared to what people used for special occasions 20-30 years ago. In particular, surprise balloons are becoming increasingly popular. What it is? This is a large ball with filling, which may include:
- confetti,
- serpentine,
- notes with wishes,
- money (paper),
- flower petals,
- small toys, etc.
Confetti, petals, serpentine, etc. You can just pour it into a surprise ball. But if it is necessary to ensure that the item does not get lost (for example, jewelry), then it is first placed in one of the small balloons, and only then in the one that will be given as a gift.
Manufacturing technologies
Choosing the “filling” for unusual surprise for a holiday, you need to think about how to place it there, how to make a surprise ball yourself? There are 2 ways:
The first filling method is suitable not only for small inflatable balloons, but also for small soft toys. And the second is for everything else, i.e. for confetti, notes, money, petals, etc.
By the way, it’s nice to surprise the hero of the occasion and you can even give a gift in another way. This is done using a box of balloons, and the surprise will be that they will fly out of it when the birthday person opens the lid. For this you will need quite big box, where several balloons filled with helium will fit. They simply attach a gift to them (of course, it should be small), which will rise up along with the “filler” of the box.
And then what?
Of course, you can simply give a spherical surprise with a pleasant “filling” to the hero of the occasion, but there is a much more spectacular way to surprise him.
This show is usually staged at the end of the holiday as an alternative to fireworks. It is best to attach the sphere prepared for invocation to the ceiling or wall, but if there is something not very heavy inside, then it can also be attached to furniture. And, in order to avoid trouble, it is still worth warning those gathered that a loud surprise awaits them.
How to beautifully knit balloons
How to tie a balloon correctly
Is it difficult to tie balloons?
At first glance, it may seem that tying a balloon is very difficult. But in fact, this activity is not much different from tying shoelaces - it is difficult until you understand the principle of how it is done.
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And once you understand, you will no longer be able to imagine that before everything seemed like an insanely difficult task. The motor skills of your hands have been developed since childhood, and your fingers are much more agile than you think, you just need to teach them certain operations.
How to tie balloons
To prevent the balloon from deflating longer, it must be tied correctly and tightly with or without thread. Before fixing the tip of the balloon, you need to make sure that you have inflated it correctly. If the ball is overdone, then the remaining tail is short, and you will not be able to tie the ball, no matter how hard you try.
You can tie the balls with thread or ribbon
- Take a thin ordinary sewing thread or thin twine. Cut the thread about twenty centimeters long. If you want to hang the balls by threads in the future, the length can be varied depending on the desired result.
- Inflate the balloon (using a pump or yourself), leaving the tail.
- Take the ball in one hand and use your fingers to pinch the ball at its base.
- With your other hand, twist the balloon clockwise or counterclockwise several times by the top of your head. Thanks to these manipulations, air will not pass through the tail of the ball.
- Start winding the pre-cut thread at the base of the ball. It is necessary to wind at least five layers of thread.
- Reel in carefully otherwise you will spoil the balloon and it will deflate.
- When you have wrapped the base and pinched it completely, use both hands to tightly tie the ends of the thread together. Done, the balloon is inflated and tied!
You can tie balloons without a nikti, without a ribbon
- Inflate the balloon in any way convenient for you. Don't forget about the ponytail.
- Gently pinch the ball at the very tip with one hand.
- With your other hand, grab the rubber ring at the very tip of the ball and begin to pull it as far as possible (about five to six centimeters).
- You need to form a loop from the tail of the ball. You need to insert a rubber ring into this loop and tie a knot at the tip of the ball.
Congratulations! You have just learned how to properly tie balloons in two different ways. We hope that now the balloons you inflate will not deflate soon and will lift your spirits for a long time and create an atmosphere of celebration and joy.
When making our balloon compositions, we use the second method. Tying balls without thread is more convenient and faster.
Air and helium balloons for any occasion
Helium balloons for the holiday
Balloons for delivery or pickup, choose colors.
Arches and garlands of balloons, balloons for the ceiling, bouquets of balloons, bouquets of helium and balloons
Wedding packages
Balloons for the ceiling, huge balls, a heart made of balloons, bouquets of balloons will make your wedding special
For the grand opening. An unusual arch will always attract the attention of passers-by to your business
Our tips for decorating and decorating holidays with balloons
The interior decoration will be especially solemn and elegant if you create original compositions from balloons. After spending 10 minutes on training, you will get a result that both you and your guests will like!
Balloon flowers
To create the petals and center of the flower you will need balls of different shades. We will tie the balls together using their tails. If you work on your own, first secure the ends of the balls with a knot or thread.
Petals
All elements must be of equal size, otherwise the flower will be ugly. Inflate a couple of balloons and tie them by the tails into two knots. Do the second “deuce” in the same way. Twist the pairs. Adjust the composition so that all the balls are located in the same plane.
Middle
Take one ball of contrasting color. Inflate it so that the diameter of the bubble is smaller than the diameter of the “petals”. Tie the element to the finished four by tying the tails. Place the ball on top of the petals, in the middle.
The flower is ready!
How to tie balloons into a garland?
Depending on the result you want to get, choose balls of the same tone or multi-colored. To tie the elements of the garland together you will need a thread - thin twine, narrow decorative packing tape etc. You can take a thin fishing line, but you will have to work with it carefully so as not to damage the balls.
- Inflate two balloons and tie them by the tails.
- Make a second similar “two”.
- Twist two pairs into a figure four. All balls must be located in the same plane!
- Make the required number of “fours” - we will use them to make a garland.
- Take the first four. Tie the end of the twine/ribbon where the balls meet.
- Place the second element of the garland on top. Check that the balls are located symmetrically in relation to each other. Attach a new four to the existing one using a fixed thread.
- Place the next element on top, check the symmetry and tape the part.
- In this way, fold the garland to the desired length.
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It would seem that it could be simpler than everything we know and love from childhood, an ordinary balloon. It’s a very simple toy – you inflate it, tie it with a string and that’s it – you can go for a walk, proudly holding it in your hand. But not everyone knows that balloons are not only a favorite pastime for kids; professional designers have long found other uses for them - balloons have proven to be an excellent material for creating various festive compositions, making it easy to decorate any room and give it a festive look. Now the art of decorating with balloons is considered a separate direction of design, it even has its own name - aerodesign. But in order to decorate your apartment for the New Year or Birthday, you don’t need to be an aerodesign ace; it’s enough to know a few basic techniques on how to tie balloons into certain shapes, because it is on their basis that all professional decorators create their complex compositions.
Aerodesign materials
If you also want to try your hand at aero design, stock up on a set of high-quality latex balloons of medium diameter (approximately 25 centimeters when inflated). All decorative balls come in three types: “Crystal” - ordinary translucent balls; “Metallic” - balls with pearlescent shine and “Pastel” - matte opaque balls rich colors. To begin with, it is better to use balls of the same type, two, or maximum three colors that combine with each other. Additionally, you may need ribbons, fishing line and strong threads; it would be nice to have a special pump for inflating balloons, but you can do without it.
How to tie balloons
Despite all the variety of balloon compositions, they are connected in only four main ways:
- Tying with tails - balls are tied in pairs with their tails, then more complex figures are formed from these pairs.
- Tying with ribbons - each ball is tied to a decorative ribbon, after which the ribbons are tied together, and a kind of “bouquet” of balls is obtained.
- Tying to a string - each ball in turn, at equal distances, is tied with its tail to a string made of fishing line.
- Weaving a garland - primitive figures are formed from balls using the first method, which are then tightly strung on a string.
Basic figures from balls
“Two” is the basis of most balloon compositions. Inflate two balloons, equalize their diameter, and tie them together with their tails in a double knot. You should end up with a figure 8 shape. Professionals do not use threads to tie balloons; they pinch the tail of the inflated balloon to prevent air from escaping, pull it back and quickly tie the tail into a knot.
The Four is another basic figure. It is obtained by twisting two pre-made twos together. The shape resembles a cross.
Having learned how to make basic shapes, you can independently come up with your own options for how to beautifully tie balls. So, by stringing the “fours” on a fishing line and pressing them tightly, you will make a garland of balls, and by inserting a ball of a smaller diameter and a contrasting color into the center of the “four”, you will get a nice flower with which you can decorate the wall. The main thing is don’t be afraid to experiment with colors and combinations of shapes and you will definitely end up with your own beautiful decoration made of balloons.
