From balloon-request@cvs.rochester.edu Fri Apr 14 22:25:01 1995 Received: from swift.cvs.rochester.edu by mother.ent.rochester.edu with SMTP id AA05552 (5.65/IDA-1.4.4 for /usr/local/lib/lists/balloon.archive); Fri, 14 Apr 1995 22:25:01 -0400 Received: by cvs.rochester.edu (4.1/MAIN-MX-1.4.3.2) id AA11890; Fri, 14 Apr 95 22:12:16 EDT Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 22:12:08 -0400 Old-Return-Path: Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 22:12:08 -0400 From: TMyersMagi@aol.com Message-Id: <950414221206_83726046@aol.com> To: balloon@cvs.rochester.edu Subject: Re: clear balloons Resent-Message-Id: <"bGy-T3.0.hv2._joZl"@swift.cvs.rochester.edu> Resent-From: balloon@cvs.rochester.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/142 X-Loop: balloon@cvs.rochester.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: balloon-request@cvs.rochester.edu JJ, The clear were replaced by the Saphire Blue (Dark Blue) over 6 months ago. Clear 260Q's are only available by the gross. The fish bubbles is a cute idea. A 5 inch helium has a very short float time. Perhaps a large clear at the top to hold it up. You might find Mike Decker lecturing to the magicains or clowns in England. Join the clown and magician groups to find out where and when conventions is being held. In the states the clowns are kind of expected to be able to twist balloons Many children's magicians also twist balloons. It is not the main emphasis of either group. There has been more interest in twisting balloons among balloon decorators. Qualatex is promoting twisting with it's new magazine and they are devoting more time to twisting in thier advertised balloon decorators conventions. There may be room for expert twisters in this area. Decorators want to be unique to balloons and specific to the job. Someone who could make a 3 D set of a company's advertising storyboard and do it with detail using only balloons would be a benefit to any decorator looking for hi-paying jobs. Of course you would have to make a name for yourself so they could find you. The competitions at conventions is a start. Actually doing a job is a better start. The Bow ties I have seen are 2 hearts tied together with a short piece of inflated 260 wraped around the knot and tied. The remainder uninflated 260 was tied in a loop to go around the neck. (I first hears of this from Roger Siegel in Chicago.) A ribbon or string works better. Make it polka dot by sticking on self adhesive dots from an office supply store. This also makes a great hair bow for a girl. A bigger bow tie is the same center but instead of hearts or around the hearts use a large loop of 260 for each side of the bow. It can be bent at severe angles by pinching the balloon at the bend. Make each loop resemble an "M" on its side to give it that bow tie look. A small bow tie can be done the same way with 130T balloons. You might think about Marvin Hardy's boutineer for the graduation. I don't know how they do it in the circus but I refuse to make and hand out balloons before a show or during intermission because the balloons are such a distraction until they are all poped to put away. If you have to use balloons at these times I suggest you limit the number of balloons. You might try the slow flyer or the balloon race. Both of these are set up the same way. Inflate a 260 all the way and make it straight. Cut a hole about the size of this "o"in the end of the balloon and put your forefinger over the hole. Push your finger into the end of the balloon. Twist the balloon as you push it onto your finger so when you let it go the balloon flies away spinning. The hole will keep it flying and everyone in the audience will watch it. The kids will chase it down but find it difficult to reinflate. To make a race, do two slow flyers but don't shoot them off your finger. Just pinch the ends, point the balloons in the same direction and announce the beginning of a race. Let them go and in a loud voice call the race. You involve a lot of people with balloons but do not leave inflated balloons in the audience. This kind of thing works with other size balloons but with varying results. You have to test them. Good luck, Tom Myers