Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 17:26:45 +0000 Subject: Re: balloon apple and crayon sculptures From: "Melanie Binkley, CBA " <applause2x@earthlink.net> To: joy bernatz <blnofjoy@clear.lakes.com>, balloondeco@balloonhq.com Crayons are super easy! Just do a solid colored column and then create the word crayola on the appropriate colored poster paper and wrap, of course at the top of the column you make the point either out of more poster paper like a turet or severely descending sized balloons. As for an apple, that can be done several ways .......... probably since your skills are still a bit limited being a newbie if I read your post right) I would opt to keep it extrememly simple. Make a one dimensional frame from aluminum rod in an apple shape with a (twig/core/stem) piece at the top and then pack the rod with Bruce Walden's technique of square packing where the outer two balloons are a bit larger than the inner two balloons so they stay nice and tight and fit together well. You can do these in a variety of colors like apples, reds, new lime green, goldenrod, and then the stem can either be balloons or brown poster board glued on and don't forget to make a leaf! Another variation on this would be to cover your frame on bothe sides with the appropriate apple color poster paper and then pack the balloon garland over it making a dimensional boarder and yet a solid apple. Hope that makes since. And, last but not least if you do not know how to make square packed garland etc........ RUN RUN RUN do not walk to your distributor and start buying the educational tapes available from people like Bruce Walden, Christopher Horne, Jan Iams etc. and particularly GET STARTED on the Qualatex QBN videos for your basic education if you want to be able to stay in the industry with all the adjoining services and competition that is out there. OOPS! When did I get on my soap box? Sorry! Exiting now.... Good luck you CAN do it! We Keep'Em Flyin'High! o~ o~ o~ Melanie Binkley, CBA Applause! Applause! Balloon Decor & Event Design Redondo Beach, CA, USA ---------- >From: joy bernatz <blnofjoy@clear.lakes.com> >To: balloondeco@balloonhq.com >Subject: balloon apple and crayon sculptures >Date: Mon, May 15, 2000, 4:43 PM > >Hello everybody, >I have been asked to do some apples,3-4 ft. high and some crayon sculptures >in a couple of weeks. I am not real familar on how to attempt such items. >If at all possible I would appreciate it if someone could help me out with >some instructions or point me in the right direction. They of course would >like a bid ASAP (don't they all!) Thank you for any help you can give me. I >really hate to say I can't do it! >Thank you, >Joy Bernatz >Balloons of Joy >Stewartville, Mn. > >