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Step 1: Fully inflate a white 260. Make a basic hat base. (See notes below to learn how to make a very tall arch on your basic hat that will fit any size head!)
Step 2: Fully inflate 2 white 260s. Make two small bubbles and lock twist them together.
Step 3: Twist the two small bubbles to the hat base.
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Step 4: Make two more small bubbles on the tip ends of the white 260s and lock twist them together. Twist them to the opposite end of the hat base.
Step 5: On one end go up about 8 inches from the hat base on both wings and bend inward.
Step 6: About 8 inches from the first bend make another bend outward.
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| Finished wings | Step 7 | Step 8 |
Step 7: Inflate one more white 260 and make a 3 - bubble cluster. Each bubble should be about 6 inches. This is the head and neck of the swan.
Step 8: Make a 1 - inch pinch twist behind the head.
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Step 9: Add the neck to the front end of the hat base. Slightly bend the balloon to get the shape of the neck. I've added a glue dot where the neck and hat base meet for stability.
Step 10: Fully inflate a black 260. You will only be using the tip end so let all the air out except about 8 inches at the tip. Discard all but 1/2 inch of the un-inflated part of the balloon
Step 11: Make a small pinch twist at the knot end of the black balloon.
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Step 12: Add the black balloon to the head by twisting the pinch twist through the white bubbles.
Step 13: Make a very soft 1 1/2 - inch bubble out of a black 260. Twist it in half.
Step 14: Insert the eyes in the head.
Viola - a beautiful, easy and larger that life swan hat!
