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.

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.

27th June - Lobster

The last few days I have been in Halesowen in Birmingham for a 2 day balloon event, it was brilliant and I learnt so much new stuff, it was not just new sculptures for me to make but also for some new twisting techniques. the highlight for me was the David Grist Memorial Lecture by Antonio Becarus from Spain. 

One of the things Antonio taught us was the pinch line technique and I have used it in this sculpture of a lobster. I am not going to tell you what part of the sculpture is made using the pinch line technique but if your familiar with balloon modelling then you can probably work out which bit it is. Antonio was an excellent teacher and I thank you for sharing your knowledge.

My Lobster is made from 3 x 260s plus 2 bits of scrap balloon. I used 2 balloons for the tail and then 1 for the body and pincers, the bits of scrap balloon were used for the eyes.

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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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25th June - Simple Tiara

Yesterday I did one for the boys, today it is one for the girls, it is a tiara, made from 2 x 260 balloons, as you can see I have enlisted a professional model to wear it for the photograph.

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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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23rd June - Another Fish

I have not made a fish for a while so here is another one, made from 3 balloons, a 5" round, a blue 260 and a little bit of white 260 for the eyes.

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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.

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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19th June - Captain Barnacles

Well Shiver me whiskers, sound the Octo-alert, its Captain Barnacles the polar bear from the TV show Octonauts, I know there are many people out there who will be pleased to see this, I seem to remember Arty liking the Octonauts, I hope you all like him.

Captain Barnacles is made from 9 balloon, the head is a round 11" balloon with the body from 260s and then various other bits from other 260s and 160s. I used 3 raisin twists in the white round balloon, 1 for each ear and 1 for his nose.

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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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17th June - Simple Lion

Here is another simple 1 balloon sculpture, its very similar to the cat balloon I did on day one but it has an extra twist on the face. Its made from just 1 x 260 balloon.

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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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14th June - Ram

This design goes back many many years, its one of the first I learnt (after a dog and giraffe), it is much the same as a basic dog however the ears have been made bigger to become horns. Its made from 1 x 260 balloon, baaaaaaaaaaaaa.

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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.

11th June - Simple Bunny

This little bunny is made from just 1 balloon, I can make it in less than a minute and is useful when you have a big queue of children wanting balloons.

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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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9th June - Baby Girl

I recently was asked to make a little baby girl for a baby shower and this is what I came up with, it is based on a design by Dylan Gelinas so I have him to thank for this. 

The baby (and her bear) is made from 9 balloons, a mixture of sizes, 160s, 260s, 350s and a blush 5" round balloon. When I returned home from dropping her off I got great delight in telling people I just delivered a baby. 

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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.

June 7th - Toy Story Alien

Its film Friday today and its also my birthday, I love all things Pixar and Disney so here is one of the cute little aliens from Toy Story, he is another one I designed myself and I am pretty pleased with how he turned out, will be able to see him in HMV Gunwharf from 5pm this afternoon (7th June) and over the weekend.

He is made from 11 balloons, all a mixture of 160s and 260s, plus a round 11" balloon which makes up the base, it has a small amount of water in it, this stops him from bouncing around too much.

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6th June - Mallard Duck

Here is another Dylan Gelinas design, it is such a brilliant looking duck, you can check out the youtube tutorial for it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYvqlMC-UwI

He is made from 7 balloons, a mixture of 160s, 260s and a 350 balloon. 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 June - Cow

I went to Longdown activity farm yesterday with the family, It had lots of lovely animals, it had 2 cows, 4 geese and a 36 million goats (I think). I thought it would be a good idea to do a farm animal today so here is a cow (or maybe a bull?)

It is made from 9 balloons, first I made the face from a white 260 and then attached the nose which was a blush round, the nose join was filled in with a 160 and then I added the ears and horns, both are 260s. The body and legs were a white 350 and a 260, lastly there was a little 160 tail which you cant really see in this photo.

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4th June - Parrot

I have made this Parrot a few times recently due to me having a few pirate shows to do, he always gets people talking. He is made from 7 balloons, 2 red x 260s, a black heart shaped balloon, a white 160 for the eyes, a yellow 260, a grey 160 and a brown 160. Having made him a few times now I can now make him pretty fast.

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3rd June - Around the World

I have to thank Nat and Jenny for supplying the photos today due to a faulty memory card in my camera.

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to help out with an event at a local art gallery, The Aspex gallery in Gunwharf Quays were playing host to the Camp Bestival Around the World Tour, they asked me if I could make a sculpture to fit the theme, after a lot of thinking I came up with the idea of building a dome to represent the world, I had 3 hours to build the sculpture and so yesterday morning at 11am I started the build.

It started off looking pretty cool, then as it got bigger and bigger it started to look like a complete mess, however with an hour to go things turned around and it started to look good again (phew) it took me 2 hours to build a complete dome, to finish it off I attached various balloon sculptures to the dome, a penguin to represent the poles, a camel in the desert, a ship and whale in the sea, and an elephant and rhino on the grassland, I even put a plane flying over the land.

Now comes the sad part, when I got home I discovered that my camera memory card had been corrupted at some point during the day and all my photos of the sculpture are gone, booo, thankfully Nat and Jenny were with me and they snapped a few on their phones so thanks to them I have some photos. So here is a selection of photos taken by Nat and Jenny. I did manage to do a Timelapse video of the whole build as well  and you can see that here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TGvzwyWwx0&feature=youtu.be

2nd June - Mr Happy

This Mr Happy is not too difficult to make, you just need to practice your raisin twists, you need 2 raisin twists to make this chap, 1 for each arm, he is made from 1 x round balloon and 2 x 260s.

Today I am 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 and you can find out more about it here - http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2013/05/30/camp-bestivals-around-the-world-kids-disco-tour/, The sculpture you can see online on Monday.

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1st June - Minion

I didn't do my usual film Friday sculpture yesterday so I am doing a film Saturday instead, Its a Minion from the film Despicable Me, He is made from 9 balloons, a mixture of 350s, 260s and 160s.

Coming up tomorrow 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 and you can find out more about it here - http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2013/05/30/camp-bestivals-around-the-world-kids-disco-tour/, The sculpture you can see online on Monday.

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