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Let's start with the Angel. It is very much like the figure last month so I will only give a quick rundown.
You will need:
Start by inflating both White 260s leaving a 3" tail on each balloon. Make a 1" bubble and a 3" loop twist on both balloons. Make a 6" bubble in each balloon then twist them together. Make a 1" bubble and ear twist it in one of the balloons. Make a 6" bubble in both balloons and twist them together for the waist. Now if you are using a 260 make a five-petal flower and wrap it around the waist. If you are using a 6" Geo stretch it around the waist then inflate and tie. Make a 7 to 8" bubble in each balloon followed by a 3" loop twist which should leave a 1" bubble for the heel. In the end you should have this:
Drop a raisin into the Face balloon and inflate it. Then tie it at the pinch twist. Using the Red 260 make hair any way that you like. The Clear 260s are the Wings and Halo of the Angel. Inflate one of the clear balloons leaving a 1" tail and tie the ends together. Tie the tail and nozzle to the waist of the Angel. Split the wings in half and wrap it around the head and neck of the angel, bend and shape the wings to taste.
Inflate the other Clear 260 leaving a 6" tail and tie off. Make a 1" ear twist then a loop a little bigger than the head and twist together. Make a 6" bubble and another 1" ear twist. Make a 1 to 2" bubble and tie this to the back of the Angels neck.
For the Ballet Dancer you will need a 5" Woman Face (alien head?):
Inflate the Magenta 260 leaving a 1" tail and tie. Drop the raisin into the 5" Woman's Face. Inflate the Woman Face to 4" and tie it to the knot of the Magenta 260. Make two 1" ear twists for a neck. Make a 5" bubble for her torso. Inflate the 6" Geo and slide it up to the twist for her tu-tu.
Tie the tail of the balloon to this twist to make two legs. Make a twist 7" down then make two loop twist out of what's left for her feet. Her arms are made from a Blush 260 (or 160). Inflate it leaving a 3" tail and tie it into a loop. Make two 3" loop twists for her hands and split the rest of the balloon in half. Wrap the split around the ear twists that make her neck.
As you can see this is a wonderful use for the Festive Alien Heads.
This last one can be turned into almost any of the princesses. It uses:
Start by tying a knot at the end of the 315 or 321 and insert it into the 5" Face Balloon. Inflate the 315/321 to about 3" and tie giving you a small head. The knot on the top will act like a raisin to add hair to later.
Inflate the Pale Blue 260 leaving a 6" tail and tie. Make two 1" ear twists and a 3" bubble. Make two more 3" bubbles and roll them over the first 3" bubble for a bird body. Next make four 4" bubbles and lock them together to form a diamond like so.
Twist the bubbles together in the middle and roll the bottom two over the top two for a puffy dress. Inflate the Blush 160 about half way and tie it off. Make a small bubble and a 1" loop twist. Make a 4" bubble and wrap around the two ear twists that you made at the start. Make another 4" bubble and another 1" loop twist and a small bubble, pop and tie any left over balloon (but save it for the next doll).
I like to twist her hands together but always ask the recipient before doing this.
The hair is easy but you need it. Sadly I was out of Yellow 160s so I used a 260 so now she's got Big Hair (80's Princess Doll). Inflate the Yellow 160 or 260 leaving a 3 to 4" tail. Twist a 2" bubble, let the air out and tie it off. This gives you extra nozzle space to tie around the knot of the 321/315. Then just make a loop twist and bubbles going down around the neck and back up to the loop twist until you're happy.
I also want to say that you can use the 315/321 doll head with a 5" Mocha Face and add it to the Hula Girl found in Jeanine's Stuff Volume 2 to skip the face drawing.
If you don't have Jeanine's Stuff Volume 1and 2 I strongly recommend them.
Thanks for reading I hope you learned something that you can use.
Michael Philo
Magical Balloon Michael
