19th August - Seahorse Two

My Daily Balloon has now moved, you can still check this image out at http://www.mydailyballoon.com/19th-august-seahorse/

16th August - Fish Ten

This is the 10th Fish I have made, I wasn't going to make any more for a while but then I decided to have a go at a fun competition in a balloon forum to make this exact fish and as I hadn't made him before I thought it would be good to have him as today's balloon.

He is the design of Stuart (aka Areyouhappydad) and I think he looks cool, he is made from just 2 balloons, a 5" round make up the body and lips, then a 160 make up the rest, thanks Stuart.

I now have 2 tutorials available on MDB extra, the cute bunny and now the plane. they are both available for free on the blog or you can purchase the PDF for a small fee. You can keep up to date with all the MDB news by clicking like on the facebook page at -  https://www.facebook.com/MyDailyBalloon

On another note I had a lovely message from Helen who followed the bunny tutorial on MDB Extra, she wanted a cute bunny for a little girls birthday and this is what she came up with, thank you Helen, I LOVE the hutch, you have put so much work into this, its all the little extras which make it so good.

If you want to send me photos of your versions of any of my balloons then I would love to see them and I can feature them on my blog like I did with Helen's, send any photos to robbieaibm@live.co.uk or message me on the facebook page.

14th August - Meerkat

This Meerkat is based on a design by the amazing Twistina, I saw this a while ago and stored it in my brain to use later on, I have made it slightly different to Twistina's, there is a lot more detail in her design and I changed the neck and feet to make it easier for me. Thanks for the inspiration Twistina - http://www.twistina.co.uk

This meerkat is made from 6 balloons, 2 x 260s make up the body, thighs and most of the face, the eyes are a scrap of a 260 and the rest of the balloons are 160s. 

On another note, I have created a new sister blog to My Daily Balloon, its called My Daily Balloon extra and it is where you will find any tutorials and extra hints and tips. At the moment there is just one tutorial for a rabbit and you can find it at - http://mydailyballoonextra.blogspot.co.uk/

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13th August - Ellie the Labrador

This balloon is based on Ellie, a lovely Labrador who attended Chris and Amy's wedding, Ellie was amazinly well behaved and she is such a wonderful dog, I had been thinking of making Ellie into a balloon and then I had a message from her mum asking if I could do it, how could I resist?

Ellie the Balloon Labrador is made from 7 balloons, the muzzle is made from a 350, the tail is a 160, the rest is made from 260 balloons. You can keep up to date with all the latest news and sculptures by heading over to Facebook -www.facebook.com/mydailyballoon and hitting the 'like' button, then feel free to share it with your friends.

8th August - Scooter

This Scooter is another one I have seen Graham make on his balloon forum, it is made from 13 balloons (I seem to make a lot of my sculptures from 13 balloons for some odd reason). I like the little ribbons coming from the handles and the wheels look wheely good (doh).

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29th July - Mouse Ears

I made bunny ears the other day which inspired me to have a go at making mouse ears, I ended up making a few of these at a party recently and they are really popular. These ears are made from 4 balloons, they are 2 round 5" balloons and 2 x 260 balloons, they are then attached to a hairband. You can keep up to date with all the latest news and sculptures by heading over to Facebook -www.facebook.com/mydailyballoon and hitting the 'like' button, then feel free to share it with your friends.

25th July - Thomas the Tank Engine

Its Philip's birthday today, he is my nephew and earlier in the year he requested a Thomas the Tank Engine, I did make a more simple Thomas back on March 20th but I wanted to do a more complicated one today. I hope you have a very happy birthday Phil.

This Thomas is made from 13 balloons, I started with the face which is a 5" round and a bit of white balloon for the nose, I then added an inner core (which you cant see) from a 350, the main tank and funnel were next, they are a 260 and a 160 and then cane the red 160s around the base, the cab and roof came next and finally I added the wheels and artwork on the face.

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16th July - Singin' In The Rain

Its Jenny's Birthday today and she is a big musicals fan and a huge fan of Singin' in the Rain (its one of my favourites too), Here is Gene Kelly singin' in the sunshine today. Happy Birthday Jenny xxx

This sculpture is made from 23 balloons, The Lamp post is made from 11 and the rest make up Gene, I started with the lamp post on this model, making the main stem and base first, there is a hidden weighted balloon weighing it all down and then I added all the rings and the lamp at the top, next came Gene, he is similar to my other people models but I shrank him in size a little as I wanted the lamp post to tower over him.

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12th July - Bunny Five

I originally was meant to do another balloon for a friend today but I am currently away and it's a bit difficult to do so I will do that balloon design soon. Have I really done 4 rabbits all ready this year? yes I have and I expect I have more to come as well. This rabbit is made from just 2 balloons (or 1 and a scrap of black), they are both 260s and its pretty easy to make taking a couple of minutes, I think it looks a lot more life like than some of the other rabbits I have made so far this year.

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5th July - Hummingbird

I was surfing the internet wondering what to make and I came across this Youtube video from Becky Thompson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJnbzXLjVac, Becky was unsure as to whether a hummingbird has a tail, they do indeed have beautiful colourful tails which they use for balance while hovering, so I gave mine a bit of a different tail to the one Becky makes. This hummingbird was made from 5 x 160 balloons (the flower was another 2).

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29th June - Spongebob Squarepants

I didn't do a film Friday this week because it was Dom's birthday, so instead I am doing a celebrity Saturday, Its Spongebob Squarepants with his tennis racket for Wimbledon.

I recently learnt how to make an awesome Spongebob while on a balloon event this week, Robbie Furman had a brilliant and quick Spongebob, I wanted to change a few things and add a few bits so I changed the design a little and came up with this.

I think he is made from 16 balloons. You can keep up to date with all the latest news and sculptures by heading over to Facebook -www.facebook.com/mydailyballoon and hitting the 'like' button.

28th June - Dom the Bass Player

Its Dom's Birthday today and he is a bass player in the awesome band Jack Rabbit. Here is Dom with his red guitar and his amp, its exactly how I imagine him to look at one of his gigs.

Balloon Dom is made from 23 balloons, for some reason I started with the guitar with is made from 4 x 260s and a 160, it is modelled that on Dom's own guitar, I then made a body and sleeves from 2 x 260s and the arms from 2 x 160s, now I joined the arms and guitar together. 

The next thing I made were the legs and feet from 3 x 260 and I gave him a belt too from a 160, the amp is made 6 balloons, mostly 260s with a black round balloon for the speaker. The last thing for me to make was Dom's head, it is made from 1 blush 260 and an orange 260 for his ginger hair. I attached the whole thing to a donut balloon so he can stand up nicely.

Happy birthday Dom, hope you have a wicked day today. You can keep up to date with all the latest news and sculptures by heading over to Facebook -www.facebook.com/mydailyballoon and hitting the 'like' button.

26th May - Peppa Pig

I recently had a special request on Facebook, the request was for a Peppa Pig for a little girls birthday today. I don’t actually know the name of the little girl but I think she will know who she is.  

Peppa here is made from 7 balloons, the head is a heart shaped balloon and the rest is made from 160 balloons. I am currently in Birmingham attending a 2 day balloon event so I actually made this Peppa Pig on Monday, however I saw someone make an awesome and different Peppa Pig today so I may make that one later in the year. 

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24th June - Footballer

I actually made this months ago but the photo has been sat in a folder just in case I needed a spare at any time, now is that time as I am off away for a few days and have not had time to make a balloon today. This little footballer is made from 10 balloons, they are all 260s except the football which is a round balloon, and the white bits which are a 160. 

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21st June - Gru - Despicable Me

Its film Friday again, I didnt have one last week as I was in Cornwall, however I did Captain Barnacles from the Octonauts the other day so he made up for it.

This week we have Gru from Despicable Me, as you can see he has his latest gun invention with him, lets call it the balloononitator. Gru and his gun are made from 18 balloons, mainly black 260s for the body, some 160s for parts of the gun and arms and legs, he has a round balloon for his head and there is a 350 in there somewhere too.

20th June - Pharmacist Joe

Its Joe's birthday today and I have made him into a balloon, he is a pharmacist and this is exactly what I think he looks like when he wanders the wards. He has his syringe of insulin and that is a pink handkerchief in his pocket, its most defiantly NOT his phone, I have also given him a bow tie because bow ties are cool and I think Joe should wear a bow tie.

Balloon Joe is made from about 15 balloons, mainly 260s but there is a 350 for his body and a 160 for his bow tie, his syringe is made from an orange balloon inside a clear balloon.

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18th June - Toucan Two

This Toucan is based on a balloon on Nic's website - http://www.nicorner.com/, take a look, its a cool website. this Toucan is made from 5 balloons, all 260s except for the feet which is a 160.

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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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15th June - Fox

I saw some baby foxes last week so wanted to have a go at making a fox, not sure if I got the face right but I will have another go at some point in the future, he is made from 9 balloons, mainly 260s but there is a 160 in there somewhere and 2 x 350s for his tail.

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8th June - Panda Two

My last Panda was a while ago back in January so it is time for a different Panda, this one I got from a Youtube tutorial from Mr Boma's balloons, its worth checking out and he also has an extensive collection of other tutorials from all over Youtube. Check out his panda here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJOErdR0TI0

This Panda is made from 4 balloons, all of then 260s, 2 black and 2 white. You can keep up to date with all the latest news and sculptures by heading over to Facebook -www.facebook.com/mydailyballoon and hitting the 'like' button.