17th August - Scout

It was months ago I was asked by someone to make a cub or scout, I have finally gotten around to it. This is how I used to dress when I went to the cubs all those years ago, I think I still have my little green cap and woggle somewhere. Hope you like it PJ and sorry it took me ages.

This Cub is made from 11 balloons, I started with the shorts and legs and then added the belt body and feet, next I made the head and added hair, and then the arms, finally I added the hands, hat and the little scarf. The sculpture is made entirely from 260s except for the yellow scarf which is a 160. 

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

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.

11th August - Flower Face

This is an idea by Antonio Becarus, I saw him a few months ago and thought this was a clever and cute idea and a great way to use up all your scraps of balloon, there are actually 11 balloons being used here but 6 of those are scraps of left over balloon. I mainly used 260 balloons for this design, the only 2 which are not 260s are the main part of the pot which is a 360 and the base which is a Geo blossom.

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7th August - Merman

This little Merman is based on a design by Cody Williams, Cody made a merman based on the character 'Gil' from the children's TV show 'Bubble Guppies'.    Now I have never heard of the Bubble Guppies and I am not too sure if we get it here in the UK, maybe its on some random sky channel? anyway, I liked the design but ended up making a few changes, I had to change the body as I didn't have any the balloons Cody used and I changed the tail just because I preferred a different style.

Thanks for the design Cody, he is brilliant. He is made from 6 balloons, a mixture of 160s and 260s. 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.

4th August - Diplodocus

This is a rather simple Diplodocus, for some reason I seem to remember the Diplodocus being renamed or something but I just googled him and he seems to still exist (well not actually exist as they are extinct, but you know what I mean). he is made from just 2 balloons, both of them 260s and he takes just a few minutes to make. 

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3rd August - Bride

Its Chris and Amy's wedding day today and I have the privilege of being one of the best men and official photographer for the day, I was going to make a bride and groom but I have not gotten around to making the groom yet and I thought the bride was more important (besides Chris has already had a balloon made for him on March 14th)

This Bride is made from 13 balloons, mainly 260s but there are a few 160s thrown in there too for the head dress and arms and flowers. I would like to wish both Amy and Chris a wonderful wedding day, I hope they have an awesome future together.

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11th July - A Tail of Another Snail

On Monday I made a snail based on a design by Graham, today I am featuring another snail with a slightly different shell design, its not quite as stable as the one I made on Monday but I like the look of this shell. He is made from 4 balloons, 1 x 260 for the shell, another 260 for the body, a scrap for the eyes and another 260 for the antlers.

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10th July - Flower Hairband

I have been playing with hairbands a bit recently after purchasing a load from Roger at a recent balloon event, this one is made from 4 balloons (and a hairband). The balloons are all 160s. 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.

8th July - A Tail of Two Snails

This week I am going to make 2 snails, for a while now I have seen Graham making a rather brilliant snail, he usually makes it at his balloon events and I really liked the look of it, so today I have tried to replicate Graham's snail. Later in the week I will be featuring another snail, it is very similar to this snail except I have made a slight change to the design of the shell, watch out for that on Thursday. 

This snail is made from 4 balloons (or 3 and a scrap) I used a blush 260 for the body and a lime 360 for the shell, another 260 was used for the antenna and the scrap was for the eyes. 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.

7th July - Loch Ness Hairband

While at a recent balloon event I purchased some hair bands, I have never made a balloon hair band before and wanted to give it a go, I saw a few hair band designs made at the balloon event including one made by the multi award winning balloon modeller Colin which was similar to this head band design.

My Loch Ness hairband is made from 3 balloons, I started by creating the blue water from a 260 using a similar technique to the pinch line technique except I only used 1 balloon rather than 2. The monster is made from a 160 and his little Scottish hat is a scrap of a 260.

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6th July - The Altea Rose

I made some roses last week but I much prefer this rose, it is called the Altea rose, invented by Antonio Becarus and named after his home town in Spain, I really like the look of this and I was so pleased that Antonio shared it last week at a balloon event, thanks Antonio

It is made from 3 balloons, all of them are 160s however you can make it with any sized balloons, in this version I used 2 for the flower and 1 for the stem. 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.

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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30th June - Bunch of Roses

This bunch of roses is fairly easy to make, the petals are made from 1 x 160 balloon, all the stems are made from 2 x 160 balloons, the bow is another 160, so this arrangement is made from just 6 balloons.

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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.

22nd June - Simple Hat

I first made this hat years ago, I cant remember who showed it to me, maybe it was Sean? I just cant remember, anyway, thanks to whoever it was, Its quite useful as you can add things to it and make it into any theme possible, flowers, animals, all sorts. Its just made from 2 x 260 balloons.

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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.

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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13th June - Crocodile

I made a crocodile/alligator a few months ago and thought it must be time to have a go at a different one, this one has balloon teeth and scales on his back. he is made from 2 x 260s for the head, body, legs and tail, then 2 x 160s for the teeth and scales.

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12th June - Mini Flowers

These little flowers are all made from 160 balloons, the whole thing stands less than 10" tall (25 cm) and it is made from 9 balloons.

I am still away on holiday and as long as the technology is working you should still be seeing the daily balloons coming. 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.

10th June - Peacock

I was inspired to make this peacock after making the Mallard Duck last week, the head and body are the same design, I just changed various things and added various feathers and a different beak. It is made from 10 balloons, mainly 160s, there is just 1 x 260 in the body.

I am currently away on holiday this week so I am keeping my fingers crossed that the technology will work and the daily balloons with keep on coming.

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