Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:16:21 -0700
From: Lorna Paris <balloonchick@home.com>
To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jean=2DS=E9bastien?= <figaro@pandore.qc.ca>,
Subject: More Potter-esque type stuff.

Hi all!

> U told u r able to do a Harry, and even a Hedwig, and the Nimbus 2000. Could
> u plz tell me how to do the Harry and Hedwig??? and u could tell me about
> the Nimbus if u have the time. 

Well. . . . The Harry is difficult to explain.  I used the
Balloonicature style for him.  I also used a mixture of 160 and 260
balloons.  He took like almost the entire jam to do.  I will be happy to
explain parts of Harry, after I get a look at a few other pictures that
were taken.  Everytime I make him, he's always a little different.

Hediwig--  I didn't do one of those, but given a little bit of time, I
could come up with one.  My ideas for her include 260's, hearts, and a
few other style of balloons.  Give me till Sunday to send you another
reply and if you still haven't heard anything, then start bugging me.

The Nimbus 2000-- I unsed an ALMOST fully inflated a platinum BSA 260
and put two ear twists about 2 inches from the end of the balloon. 
(Those aren't made anymore, so I would substitute a different brand now,
but I occasionally still use my --now teensy-- hoard of them all).
Then I fully inflated 3 or 4 yellow 160's, and folded them in half and
attached them to the place where the ear twists meet.  
THEN I took another yellow 160 and wrapped it around the bunch of 160's
to bunch them together. and then made an ear twist to hide to knot in
the balloon, before I popped off the rest of this last 160 and got rid
of it. 
Then I wrote NIMBUS 2000 down the handle and drew on some lightening
bolts.

I'll get back to you after the weekend. . . probably by Sunday, when I
can get a few pictures uploaded to BHQ.

Lorna