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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4th July - Rosette

Well Its just a quick one today, I have had such a busy day and I didn't really get home until well after 11pm, and just finished making this as my clock hit midnight (phew, no pumpkins for me). I wanted to do something for American Independence Day today, I know I have a fair few viewers from the USA so I wanted to wish them all a very happy holiday and make a red, white and blue rosette (it occurred to me that this might look like something political, it was not intended to be, I just want to wish you all a happy holiday).

3rd July - Caterpillar Two

Here is another caterpillar, direct from the Welsh countryside. I wanted to practice the pinch twist method shown to me by Antonio Becarus last week, this caterpillar uses 4 x 260 balloons, 2 for the body, 1 for the antenna and 1 for the eyes (I actually used a scrap piece for the eyes)

2nd July - Simple Butterfly

A couple of friends recently had a go at balloon modelling, one of then was asked to make a butterfly and I ended up recommending this one, it is made from 2 balloons and is fairly quick to make.

I am away camping at the moment and I am uploading this from a farm near the Welsh border, fingers crossed it all works, I have faith in the technology.

1st July - Heart

This may look like a simple sculpture, you can buy heart shaped balloons, they measure about 6 inches across or 15 inches across and come in a range of colours, this little heart was NOT made from a heart shaped balloon, it is made from a standard 260 balloon, they can also be made from a 160 and a 350. I must thank Antonio Becarus for sharing this technique with me at a recent balloon event, thanks Antonio.

This little heart measures around 2" across, I used 1 balloon for the heart and 1 x 160 for the white base. 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.