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Supplies needed:
1 pale blue 260 (or whatever color you wish), 2 diamond clear or silver 160s, and I used a small tye-dyed water balloon for this one, but a 5" stars around or other 5" round balloon will work fine. For the body: Inflate the pale blue 260 leaving a 5" tail. Tie off but make it a loose knot. Force the air towards the tail end so you have a little uninflated in the nozzle end.
From the nozzle end, measure about 10" (from the start of the bubble) and fold the balloon back over itself at that point. (don't twist it into 2 bubbles).
Make an 8" loop twist at the fold (this is the head), then make a 1" pinch twist on each piece of balloon. Make a 4" bubble on each side, and lock twist the two together.
Roll the shorter end of the balloon through the 2 bubbles you just made to lock them in place (they won't unravel that way). Then make another 4" bubble and 1" pinch twist on each side and lock twist them together. (*tip: if the nozzle end is too tight, try to roll the knot closer to the end).
You should now have something that looks like this. Make sure your pinch twists are on either side of the bubbles to hold it in place.
Now let's add some wings: Inflate 1-160 leaving about a 1.5" tail. Tie the ends together. Find your center and fold in to make 2 equal loop twists.
Carefully wedge the wings through the front set of bubbles and gently pull though until centered. Give each wing a gentle bend upwards to shape.
Repeat with the 2nd 160, only this time leave about a 5-6" tail so the wings are slightly smaller. If you put the smaller wing barely on top of the larger wings, it will keep the dragonfly sturdy. For the eyes: Inflate your round to about 3" and twist in the center to make 2 equal size bubbles. Carefully wedge them into the .head" loop twist. And here is your finished dragonfly.
Here is a front view of one using a lime green 260.
Enjoy!
