Mayflower Balloon Basics - Mother's Day Marquee

Описание: 1. Create three large quads, using 11” latex, inflated with 10 pumps.
2. Create two small quads, using 5” latex, inflated with 4 pumps.
3. Stack three of your quads on top of each other as follows - one large, one small, and one large. Your two large quads should be aligned with each other, and the small quad should be offset between them.
4. Use a 160Q or 260Q scrap, to secure the three quads together. Pull the un-inflated 160Q or 260Q into the middle of your design, and wrap around each side of your quad stack, using the figure eight, and being sure to start from the bottom of your stack and go all the way to the top of the stack.
5. Once you have your first three quads securely wrapped together, add the remaining two quads to the top of your stack – small quad first and offset, and large quad next, aligned with the other large quads. Then follow step 4 to secure all five quads together creating a small column.
6. Turn your quad column on its side and to use it for the marquee base. Tie one heavy balloon weight into each end of your design, on the bottom, nestling the weight between quads to hide it.
Note: cover the latex balloons on the bottom of your design with packing tape to help prevent popping from particles on the floor.
7. Tie one 5” latex balloon, inflated with 4 pumps, into the center of each end of your base.
8. Air inflate one 18” foil balloon and one coordinating shape foil balloon.
9. Tie a 160Q or 260Q scrap to the neck of your two air inflated foil balloons, in a loop.
10. Using the loop secured to your foil balloons, attach one foil to each end of the quad base, pulling the loop from the top of the base to the bottom.
11. Follow these steps to create 160Q flowers to add to your design:
A. Inflate one 160Q balloon, leaving one inch un-inflate.
B. Tie your inflated 160Q end to end, creating a large loop.
C. Find the center of your loop, opposite the knotted end of your balloon and pinch the air out of the center.
D. Create three equally sized small loops in your large loop, by pinching and twisting where you want to create the small loop.
E. Fold the three small loops on top of each other, then take the twisted sides, push them into each other, and twist to create the petals of your flower.
F. Inflate one 160Q to approximately 1” and tie off, then fold in half, and tie again to create a round center for your flower. Using the long tail left on your 160Q, pull the into the center of your petals, and use the tail to work into your marquee design, using the figure eight.
i. Remove the cup attached to the valve of the pre-inflate balloon.
ii. Using the valve of the pre-inflate balloon, pull the pre-inflate into the top center of your balloon base, and wrap in the pre-inflate valve around the top cluster, in a figure eight.