18th August - Hello Kitty

Let me ask you a question, how do you say hello to Hello Kitty? do you say hello Hello Kitty? and what if you are on first name terms with her? then you might just say hello Hello? I am just wondering what I would do if I bumped into her on the street one day. This Hello Kitty is made from 8 balloons (I did use some scraps), they are all 260s except for the ears and hair which are 160s.  

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26th July - Crown

After making a royal baby with a crown earlier this week I was inspired to make a bigger wearable crown, It is made from 8 balloons, 

I actually made the 6 little round jewel bubbles first out of a 260 and put them to one side, next I inflated 6 gold 260 balloons and weaved them together and joining them at the too, a round balloon was next and that was given a tulip twist and secured into place, finally I used the remainder of the gold balloons to make the cross and then I added the little red jewels around the base.

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June 16th - Panda Three

This Panda is based on Balloonatic Kevin's bear design, I just changed a few colours and changed the ears. he is made from 8 balloon (including the bamboo) its a mixture of 350s for the body and legs, 260s for the nose, arms, ears and eyes, 160s for the bamboo and a 5 inch round for the face.

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27th May - Helicopter

This Helicopter is made from 8 balloons, I started with the framework of the main body with some blue 260s and then added in the round white balloon for the windows (a transparent balloon would have been cool here but I don't have any).

The nest step was to add the tail and tail rotor, then I added in the main rotor blades, finally I made the landing struts for it to sit on. 

Coming up on June 2nd, I will be doing a live balloon sculpture at the Aspex Gallery in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, it is to help celebrate the Camp Bestival Around the World Tour, between the hours of 11am and 2pm I will be creating my biggest sculpture of the year so far (at nearly 6 feet across and 5 feet tall, eeek) there will be lots of other activities taking place in the gallery and I will update you on those nearer the time.

Rob can make sculptures for any event, birthdays, anniversaries, get well soon, baby showers, window displays, corporate events and so much more, you can contact him on 07763464628 or robbieaibm@live.co.uk for more information.

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7th April - Dragonfly

After making yesterdays scorpion I was in the mood for another insect, a dragonfly made from 8 balloons.

I started with his main body and added in the tail, then I added the eyes which are made from a heart shaped balloon, next come the black ridges down the body from a 160 and the wings from a 260, finally I added in the legs from 3 x 160s.

2nd April - Owl Three

This is the third owl I have made, I had several comments about the last owl I made on 20th Feb , some people seemed to think it looked nothing like an owl, I have since been told it does look like an owl, but enough of that owl and on to this one.

This owl is totally my invention, It is made from 8 balloons in total, 5 balloons for the owl and 3 balloons for the branches, the owl is made from gold 260 balloons, 1 yellow 260, a black 260 and a white round balloon.

The branch is a 350, a 260 and a 160 with the help from a few special twists to join them together.

1st April - Easter Bonnet

I had a recent request from my sister to make an Easter bonnet for my little niece Erica, all my nieces and nephews are entering an Easter bonnet parade today and my sister thought it would be a good idea for Erica to have a balloon bonnet.

This photo is NOT a picture of my niece, I decided to use my bear as a model for the bonnet instead, Erica is not quite as hairy as this. The Easter bonnet is in 2 parts, firstly the hat part, it is made from 11 balloons, I started with a flower weave for the main base and then added the outer rim, all I needed to do next was add the flowers around the edge.

The little duckling on top is one of the designs from Dylan Gelinas, he is called Hiccup the duck and is available from Dylans website at http://www.slightlytwistedballoons.com.

28th March - Bunny Two

I last made a bunny on January 8th (link) and as its Easter I thought it was a perfect opportunity to make another one, This bunny is similar to one I have made for a few years but I recently attended a balloon day in Somerset where I learnt some variations and additions to make it better so thanks for those Graham.

Bunny here is made from 4 balloons plus a lot of scraps (so 8 balloons in total). There are 3 pink 260s, 1 white 260, an orange 260 for the carrot and then some scraps for the nose, teeth and carrot leaves.

Keep watching as there may just be another bunny coming before Easter Sunday.

13th March - Anchor

Living in a very nautical city I have been asked to make an anchor once or twice in the past, usually when I am working in the dock yard or in any nautical themed location. This anchor is made from various different sized balloon, firstly I took a black 260 sized balloon and made the ring ring at the top, then worked my way down to the bottom, adding another 260 for the arms and another fir the cross section at the top. The rope is a brown 160 sized balloon and the grey rings are also a 160.

Finally I made the outer ring, using 1 yellow and 1 blue 160 sized balloon I spiraled them together and used another blue 160 to join them together at the bottom.

It total this is made from 8 balloons, 5 for the Anchor and 3 for the outer ring, it took me about 30 mins to make but I was doing other things at the same time so I could do it a lot quicker if I needed to.

7th March - One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

The Barker family recently informed me that it is world book day and I was scratching my head to think of what to do,  a quick Google search bought me the top 100 best children's books and the Dr Seuss book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. I have never read this book and I have never really liked Dr Seuss but he seems very popular so thought I would give it a go.

The 5 fish are made from a total of 8 balloons, The One fish is made from a 260 yellow and a 160 yellow, the Two fish are made from just 1 green 160, the Red fish is a round 6" red balloon with a 260 for the lips and tail, then the last Blue fish is a 350 blue balloon with a bit of white for the eyes and a 160 blue for the tail.

3rd March - Nemo

There is something a little fishy going on here, its Nemo the clownfish, He could be made from just 4 balloons, all 260s, with 3 oranges and 1 white balloon but I added in an extra 4 non inflated black balloons to make the black stripes.

8th February - Chameleon

This chameleon is made from 8 balloons, firstly I made the face from a green 260 and the body from a green 160, then I added in the eyes which was made from a yellow heart shaped balloon.
Now I added a red 160 for the tongue and 3 green 160s for the legs and tail, I used a scrap of dead balloon to fix his curly tail in place and finally I added a brown 260 branch for him to sit on.
He is pretty big but didn't take too long to make, probably less than 10 mins