60’s Smile
Peace and love are what this “groovy” centerpiece is all about. It’s big, it’s bold’ it’s colorful and it is all 100% balloons.
Ingredients:
- 4 – 11” latex balloons with polka dot print. You could substitute any colorful agate balloons as well.
- 14 color 5” latex balloons.
- 4 – 360 (or 350) balloons, bright colors of your choice.
- 9” air-filled foil peace sign balloon or could substitute a smile face foil or latex balloon
- 1 – 18” foil smile face design balloon.
- 1 heavy weight for base
- 2’ of 25 lb. monofilament
Assembly:
- Place the weight on a table.
- Inflate with air the 4 – 11” latex balloons with polka dot print to 8” and create a four balloon cluster.
- Attached the 2’ of 25 lb. monofilament to this four balloon cluster.
- Wrap the 11” four balloon cluster around the weight leaving about 18” of monofilament exposed.
- Inflate with air 4 – 5” latex balloons using assorted colors to 4” and create a four balloon cluster.
- Wrap the 5” balloon cluster on top of the 11” balloon cluster using the monofilament line leaving about 12” of monofilament exposed.
- Inflate three 360 (or 350) latex balloons leaving about an inch of uninflated balloon left on top of each of them.
- Tie all three 360 (or 350) balloons together and tie this cluster on top of the previous two clusters you have created.
- Inflate 6 – 5” latex balloons to 3” and tie together in pairs
- Twist one 360 (or 350) in the middle of the balloon, twisting it three times round and tie a pair of 5” balloons at the twist point. Repeat with all 360 (or 350) balloons.
- Tie the three 360 (or 350) balloons together.
- Inflate with air 4 – 5” latex balloons using assorted colors to 4” and create the final four balloon cluster.
- Attach the final cluster to the top of the three 360 (or 350) balloons.
- Inflate the 18” foil smile face balloon with helium and attach to the top of the piece on top of the final four balloon cluster.
- Tie the 9” foil balloon into the center of the piece on top of the base clusters of balloons.
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