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My first contribution is my new favorite for little girls, teens and adult women. Although it only uses four balloons, the impact is HUGE! You can speed up the process by preparing a bunch of raisins in advance and just store them into the hearts until ready to use them.
Experienced twisters probably will not need most of the photos. But I remember when I was a new twister and I really needed detailed photos just to follow the simplest of creations. And besides, "We ALL start at the beginning and everyone is at different stage in his/her own growth."
Thanks for indulging me the introduction, enjoy the sculpture and use it often!
Big Hello Kitty Hat. (See photo 74520 for a model of the hat.)
Balloons needed:
1) 1 11" White heart
2) 1 350 White
3) 1 350 Rose or Your Choice of color
4) 1 260 Rose or Your Choice of color
5) 2 scraps for a raisin in the heart and tie off the raisin
(these could actually be the left over balloon from the 260)
1) Find a willing kiddo or adult and measure her (hopefully, you are making this for a female type) head with the 350. Put 2 medium pinch twists into the nozzle end of the 350 and wrap around the head of your victim. Attach the uninflated nipple end to the two pinch twists to make a simple round hat. (Photos HK . 1a, HK . 1b, and HK 1-c)
2) Make a bow out of the 260 as follows. Blow up 260 about ½ way. Twist off 2 medium (about 4 fingers length), very soft bubbles. Twist the 2 bubbles into a figure eight, (or infinity symbol if it is sideways). Make one small pinch twist and place it between the two soft bubbles making a bow. (Photos HK . 2a, HK . 2b). Sorry I don't have a picture of the bow completed by itself, but you get the idea.
3) Make a small "raisin" by tying a scrap into a knot several times, and keep the knot. Place the "raisin" into the heart and blow up all the way. Now let some air out of the heart to soften, still keeping the heart shape. Rotate the heart so that one of the lobes is toward the bottom. The "raisin" in the balloon should fall to the bottom lobe. Grab the "raisin" through the lobe near the front of the lobe and tie off with the other scrap. (Note there should be enough balloon available in the 260 to use for the raisin, tie and bow as you shall see, when you experiment with it yourself. (Photo HK . 3a)
4) Attach the bow to the "raisin" twist on the 11" white heart by wrapping the scrap about the middle pinch twist a few times. (Photo HK . 4a)
5) Blow up the white 350 about ¾ of the way. Keep soft. Tie off both sides (the knot and nipple end just after the inflated part) and remove the excess balloon from each side. (note: I like to make both sides of the balloon look the same, that is why I use the nozzle end and cut of the nipple end past the knot . of course if you want, to keep both ends "clean", use two balloons and reverse inflate each one then you won't have a knot on the hands, your choice, but I'm all for saving balloons!) Twist the 350 in half and attach the center to the pinch twists in the rose 350.
Next, attach the 11" white heart to the 2 pinch twists on the Rose 350.
6) Add simple artwork.
7) Encourage your audience to say, "Ahhhhh!" when you place it on your volunteer!
