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Balloon Modeling Instructions: Heart And Flower

<div align&equals;"justify">Balloon modeling is the fun art of twisting and modeling balloons to make different shapes&comma; animals and things&period; It enthralls amazes and entertains kids and adults alike and balloon modelers are hugely popular as children’s entertainers in Melbourne&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;To make a heart&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• To make a balloon heart shaped you will need a rigid template&comma; you will need a sturdy frame made of strong wire or a plastic template &lpar;there are some available in the market&rpar;&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-15811 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;ball&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Balloon Modeling Instructions&colon; Heart And Flower" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• You need simple latex balloons in a small size&semi; you can use size 5 balloons &lpar;it means they are 5 inches when inflated&rpar;&period; To keep it simple&comma; use just one color&comma; or use two similar colors&comma; like clear and white&comma; or pearl and white&period; Or if you already know how to make the swirl effect you can use a combination of 3 or 4 colors<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Using simple air&comma; inflate the balloons in a uniform size&comma; &lpar;there is no need of helium&rpar;&period; To inflate all the balloons in a uniform size&comma; you can use a simple template made of cardboard to measure the balloons&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Tie clusters of two inflated balloons of the same color together&period; &lpar;For example&colon; tie two white balloons together and two clear balloons together&rpar;&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Twist the two sets of balloons together to create clusters of four&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Starting in one corner of the heart shaped wire template&comma; secure one cluster&comma; by placing it in the wire and twisting 2 balloons around the line to secure it in place&period; Add another cluster in the same way&comma; making sure to keep the clusters solidly packed as you build the heart&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• If you were using two similar colors&comma; it would look nice even if you don&&num;8217&semi;t have the swirl effect&period; But if you were using two contrasting colors&comma; it would look better if you follow the swirl color pattern&period; The swirl effect is accomplished by moving the contrasting color one-quarter turn clockwise as it is packed on the wire frame&period; Always make sure that all clusters are tightly packed together&comma; if you don&&num;8217&semi;t do this&comma; you will end up seeing gaps between the balloons<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Cover completely the heart frame&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Tie a line on the top of the heart frame to hold it in place&period; &lpar;I usually place it by the dance floor hanging from the ceiling and then I hang multiple tulle stripes parting from the top of the heart&rpar;&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>To make flower from an uninflected balloon&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Cut the opening off each balloon you wish to use for your flower&period; Only snip off the rolled portion&comma; keeping the rest of the balloon as intact as possible&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Wrap individual pieces of floral wire in floral tape&period; You need one piece of wire for each petal you wish to make&comma; and each piece of wire should be slightly more than twice as long as you wish the flower&&num;8217&semi;s stem to be&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Fold one of the wrapped wires in half&comma; and insert the folded end into one of your cut balloons&period; Pull the balloon downward on the wire&comma; stretching it along the length of the wire until it is slightly longer than you want the petal to be&period; Tape the stretched balloon into place&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Grip the balloon containing the folded wire gently but firmly in both hands&period; Bend the wire within the balloon until it forms the shape of the petal you wish&period; Repeat this process for each of your balloons until you have as many petals as you need&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>• Arrange the petals together as you want them to appear&comma; and then tape into place with floral tape&period; You can wrap the entire bundle of wires in this green tape to make it look like your flower has a stem&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Follow these instructions to make hearts and flowers out of Melbourne&period; If you can master this art&comma; you can be a great entertainer at Children’s parties in Melbourne&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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