![]() Here is how to make a balloon arch in 5 EASY STEPS. An arch works great for the snacks table decor or a photo booth op. Once you learn how to make one, you’ll find it elevates the fun at any event. Be careful to place the balloons in the right spot the first time since you can’t remove them after they’re on without popping a balloon or two.A DIY BALLOON ARCH is a great decoration for birthday parties, graduations, baby showers. Using the glue dots, attach any leftover balloons to the balloon garland. As you can see in our photo I hung it up by attaching it the light fixtures in our kitchen! Step 6: Fill in Holes After you have an idea of the placement, put up your command strips (if you’re using those). Start by holding up your balloon garland where you want it to go. Step 5: Hang Up Your Rainbow Balloon Arch Step 4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for All Colorsīlow up each color of balloon and add them to the balloon strip until most of the balloons are attached (leftover balloons will be attached after it’s up). You’ll want to leave out a few to fill in holes after it’s hung up. Leaving ~12″ from the end (to allow yourself enough space to attach it to the wall), attach the balloons to the balloon garland strip. Step 3: Attach First Color to Balloon Strip If you’re doing the same, you’ll want to blow up half of the white balloons for the first set of clouds.ĭepending on how you hang your garland, you could also have just one side of clouds. As you can see in mine, I had white clouds. Using your balloon pump, blow up the first color of your garland. First step for a rainbow balloon arch is to separate all your balloons by color. These instructions are slightly different from my regular balloon garland tutorial just to make it easier to put together. I made 2 different types of rainbow balloon garlands but these instructions will be for the traditional style with the balloons creating the rainbow (and not streamers like this one). How to DIY an Easy Rainbow Balloon Garland I got these off of Amazon and I’ve used them for all my balloon garlands and still have plenty leftover. One pack goes a long way (and you can use them for other projects you may have). Glue dots are how you will attach balloons together to fill in any holes at the end of the project. ![]() Balloon garlands are super light so you don’t need anything too intense! 5. I’ve used both the smallest and medium size depending on where I was hanging it. Command hooks work great since it doesn’t create an extra hole in your wall! I got commands hook from Amazon or you can always get hooks from Target. ![]() You’ll likely something to hang your balloon arch up to create the rainbow. You could also use a balloon pump but honestly, the electric version makes filling your balloons so much faster and is totally worth the investment. The one I have is this electric balloon pump from Amazon – it gets so many amazing reviews and is totally worth it. Save your breath and save hours of your time with this! Take it from me after NOT using an electric balloon inflater for one balloon garland – you need one of these. Just something to keep in mind when planning. It’s the tool to keep the balloons together – how you hang it is how you create the arch. Oftentimes people think this is a stiff wire but it’s not. You can’t make a balloon garland without one of these! I found my balloon strip on Amazon (the single hole style). Balloon Decorating StripĪ balloon decorating strip is the the key tool to making a balloon arch! This simple strip is what I use for all of my balloon garlands.Ī balloon decorating strip is simply a long plastic strip with holes to put the knot of the ballon through. Just remember, it’s better to have too many balloons than not enough! 2. To make things easy you can get a balloon garland kit like this! Or just pick up a variety of rainbow color balloons in the shades that you want. You can choose whatever size balloons you want! If you want a more uniform look, use the same size balloons like I did. For my main rainbow balloon arch I used the same size. Often times you’ll see balloon garlands with multiple sizes of balloons. Rainbow Colored Balloons or Balloon Arch Kitĭepending on your space, you’ll need around 100-150 latex balloons.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |