From: "Chris Horne" <chris-horne@lineone.net>
To: <BalloonsOn@aol.com>, "Balloon HQ" <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Re: Very small balloons
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:28:51 -0000

Hi! I would suggest that you're not using the right balloons. I regularly
size balloons to 2" or even smaller and rarely if ever have a problem - but
I use Qualatex. Force all the air up to the top of the balloon before tying
to get the correct colour. You should be fine.

Chris Horne,
Northampton,
England.

----- Original Message -----
From: <BalloonsOn@aol.com>
To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 11:22 PM
Subject: Very small balloonsoons


> Hello all, Im wondering if you could assist me with a little problem.
>
> Have been messing around with some balloon figures today (brides and
grooms)
> and all has gone well except having major difficulty with the arms.  At
the
> ends of the arms towards where the wrists would be I was sizing 5"
(Belbal)
> down to 3" and 2" and wrapping in 4s onto a line.   When I came  back to
have
> a look at the guys about six hours later, all of the smallest of the
balloons
> had basically died and fallen off. So what am I doing wrong here?  Is it
just
> a case of not being able to get balloons down to that small size?
>
> I was reading an old article in Images the other day where when making
table
> top hearts, it was recommended that you size the balloons down to 2", so I
> didnt anticipate a problem.  I was wondering if there is some tying trick
I
> dont know about.
>
> Any suggestions and comments would be welcome
> Kelly Stevens
>
>