Beautiful crafts made from inflatable balloons create a festive mood and decorate the interior of the room. They are used to make cute toys or spectacular bouquets.
Select special balls for modeling. They are made of latex and have an elongated shape. Balloons are filled with air (sometimes helium is used). With the help of aerodesign they create a unique interior of the premises.
Let's take a closer look at how to learn how to make crafts from modeling balls with your own hands.
How to decorate a holiday table
What we will need: balloons, a helium balloon, gifts or notes with tasks, streamers, satin bows, any decor you like.
Balloons can serve not only as decoration, but also become part of the entertainment program. This method of entertainment is suitable for a wedding, anniversary, birthday, youth party, children's party, corporate event. Depending on the number of guests, fill the balloons with helium and tie the tails with threads. For entertainment, you can attach gifts to guests, tasks, and jokes at the end of the ribbon. The balloon ribbon can be decorated with serpentine, satin bows, and fresh flowers.
Basic moments
Absolutely any materials are suitable for needlework:
- paper;
- sequins;
- beads;
- newspaper;
- ribbons;
- lace;
- threads;
- buttons.
You can use a foam sphere or a simple plastic Christmas ball without decorations as a basis. We bring to your attention several master classes on making New Year's balls. They can not only decorate the Christmas tree, but also create a festive interior in the house.
How to make 3D flowers
What you need: 5 white and yellow balloons, 1 red, 3 green twist balls, 4 green balloons.
Flower modeling process:
- First we inflate white balloons, followed by yellow ones, only smaller in size, about half the size. Red should be the smallest - this is our middle.
- We connect the white balls together to form petals, and do the same with the yellow ones.
- We put the yellow balls on the white ones and connect them with thread, attaching the red core to the petals.
- In order to make the stems, we inflate the balls for modeling and twist them together like a rope.
- Fill the green round balls with air and connect them in a circle. This is our flowerbed, and at the same time the base of the flower that will hold it.
- We put everything together - we connect the stem with the flower to the flowerbed.
- Additionally, you can decorate it with bows, toys, serpentine, and sparkles. You can create several flowers and collect them in a bouquet.
Decoupage technique
Festive ones made using the decoupage technique look very elegant and cute. The technique is very simple, but requires care.
New Year's using decoupage technique
To work you will need:
- plastic plain ball for the Christmas tree (preferably silver);
- PVA glue;
- decoupage napkins with a New Year's theme;
- acrylic varnish and white paint for decoupage;
- fan-shaped tassel;
- clean foam sponge;
- bamboo stick;
- glitter for decoration;
- container for paint.
Gather the necessary materials for work
Operating procedure
First you need to paint. Pour some white paint into the container, remove the top cap and begin to cover the surface with paint using a sponge. We put the finished one on a skewer and leave it to dry, placing the structure in a glass.
Decoupage technique requires care
In order not to throw away leftover paint, you can make several balls at once. The pattern can be selected with various New Year's characters: gnomes, fairies, Father Frost and Snow Maiden, angels, deer, etc.
Apply two more layers of paint at intervals of 1 hour to completely cover the color of the base. While the paint dries, prepare the napkins for decoupage. We iron them and unfold them. Carefully tear off the necessary fragments with drawings on a napkin, remove the thin top layer with the image.
Select and cut out fragments of napkins
Pour some PVA into a small container and dilute it with water in a 1:1 ratio. We apply one of the fragments to the ball and begin to glue it with a fan brush, starting from the center to the edges of the picture. We try to smooth out all the wrinkles to get a smooth surface. Thus, we glue all the desired fragments onto the ball, moving in a circle.
Glue a fragment of a napkin
Dry the finished ones completely and put on hats with laces. We open it with acrylic glossy transparent varnish in 3-4 layers. You can sprinkle glitter on the still damp varnish for more shine.
New Year's toys using decoupage technique are ready
How to make number 1 from balloons
What you need: a set of balloons of two colors, braid, pump. The more balls you take, the larger your unit will be.
Steps to create a 3D figure:
- inflate all the balloons;
- take two balls of the same color and tie them together, do the same with a different color;
- we intertwine four balls with each other, getting a four;
- using braid we fasten the fours in the form of a spiral;
- After you have a straight line, connect two more quads perpendicularly from above, and do the same actions from below on both sides.
With pasta
If you don’t have sequins or beautiful brocade on hand, don’t worry. Ordinary curly pasta in the form of shells, flowers, bows, etc. can be used.
To work you will need:
- pasta;
- round blank;
- glue gun;
- ribbon;
- spray paint (bronze or silver).
Operating procedure
The process is so simple that even a child can do it. First, we attach a ribbon for hanging, then we tightly cover the entire surface of the ball with pasta. You can use one type, or you can combine several types of pasta.
Cover with different pasta
After the workpiece is pasted over, we cover it with spray paint.
We get an interesting decoration for the Christmas tree
Instead of pasta, you can use penny coins, acorn caps, seeds, buckwheat, millet and other available materials.
We paint, make a loop and you're done.
How to make a balloon arch
Required materials: frame (preferably made of durable material); a set of balls; pump.
Of course, you can make an arch without a frame, for example, string several helium balloons onto a fishing line. But frame structures look much more impressive. Fill the balloons with air and attach them to the base. You can choose one color, but two or three look best. You can connect the balls in a spiral or focus on one color, for example, white, and then dilute it with blue. To help your balloons keep their shape longer, fill them with regular air rather than helium.
Rules for quality twisting
For beginning shdm fashion designers, some rules and techniques will be useful:
- When inflating, an “empty” tail is left in the part of the product opposite the neck. The length of the ponytail is determined by the number of twists. The more bubbles are formed, the longer the empty area should remain.
- Beginning twisters do not need elastic, tightly inflated balls; after inflating, they are slightly loosened. The soft workpiece is more manageable in your hands. But the more experience, the tighter the workpiece is inflated.
- The neck is tied with a simple knot, which can be undone or re-tied.
- The modeling begins from the neckline and tied knot to the empty ponytail.
- Joints of bubbles and individual elements on the shdm are formed by reciprocal rotation. The right hand moves to the right, the left hand moves to the left, simulating squeezing water out of the laundry.
- All formed bubble elements are created by rotating in one direction. If the sides of rotation are changed each time, the product will unwind.
- The finished elements are fixed by hand or by twisting. The designer creates new subsequent elements with the long part of the ball with a “tail”; this is where the necessary mobility and reserve are left.
- The twist between the balls must be at least 360 degrees, otherwise they will unravel. This means they make at least one, and preferably 2-3 full revolutions.
- Beginner twisters are advised to lightly crush the ball before twisting, but not to get too carried away, because the soft ball is too elastic and will not hold the twist.
- When developing skills, you can twist the ball not by kneading, but by stretching it. This type of twisting is more professional, but requires good starting material, not cheap, fragile latex that will break when stretched.
How to decorate balloons
Another way to freshen up the decor is to decorate the balls themselves. This design is suitable for both major holidays and small companies.
To decorate a room for Valentine's Day, balloons on which your photographs are pre-applied are suitable. This decor would be a good idea for celebrating a joint date. You can also make jewelry with an element of romance and fun. To do this, wrap the helium balloon in tulle, tie it with a satin ribbon or secure it with a fresh flower. At the end of the ribbon you can leave a love message or an interesting task for your partner.
The New Year's party has a special atmosphere, which can be emphasized with sparkling balloons. For this you will need PVA glue, glitter and helium balloons. Pour glitter into one container and glue into another. Now we inflate the balls, tie them with braid and dip them in glue, then in glitter and wait for them to dry. We decorate the room with them, but try to ensure that the braid is of different lengths.
For a youth or children's party, balloons can be interestingly painted. For example, organize an evening of emoticons and put them on balloons. And for a children's party, funny animal faces are suitable.
Poster
The idea of drawing a holiday poster turns out to be appropriate for almost any celebration. When it comes to decorating your baby's room, there are many ways to do it. Here are just a few of them:
With photos
You can make a whole collection of photographs, placing in it pictures taken during pregnancy, ultrasound results, happy shots from the maternity hospital and other family photos.
Glue a photo and get a cool decor
With wishes
You can collect wishes from all your loved ones and design the poster as follows: attach a photo of the person next to his statement. You can ask for this not only from relatives, but also from family friends.
Poster for writing wishes for relatives
With quotes
On the Internet you can find many funny quotes that are appropriate for such an event as the birth of a child. They can be printed on a printer or written with multi-colored markers.
Use your imagination, there will be something to remember later
There can be several posters; they can decorate not only a room or a corner of a newborn, but also the entire apartment or house. This will help create a special, cozy festive atmosphere.
How to make a ball in a ball
This decor looks impressive and is suitable for many holidays; it can also be used as entertainment. Making a ball in a ball is not so difficult with your own hands. To do this, you need one large transparent ball and several small ones, an expander, and a pump. First, slightly inflate the large ball and carefully place the first small ball there (use an expander), which we fill with air. We tie it with braid and do the same actions with the rest of the balls. At the very end, fill the transparent balloon with helium. If desired, the braid can be decorated with serpentine, satin ribbons, garlands, and sequins.
What you will need
You will need a small pump, special balls, paper ribbons and decor.
All this can be found in specialized stores. Those balls that are sold at every turn are most likely not suitable for modeling. Shape balls come in sizes 5, 9 and 12 inches. To create shapes, you can purchase balls of different colors, matte and transparent. Balloons for creating compositions are sold in large packs of 100 pieces. 3-4 packs will provide you with material for several years. And it will be much cheaper than buying balloons at kiosks.
How to effectively decorate a room
Sometimes there is no time to create 3D shapes or Handmade. But I want to impress the hero of the occasion or guests. Then you can inflate the balloons with helium and attach a weight to the end of the tape. Place the balls throughout the room on different surfaces. Sweets, small gifts can be suitable as cargo, or you can simply order special weights on the website.
DIY heart
- This decoration is common at weddings, anniversaries, themed holidays, and Valentine's Day. To do this you need a lot of red and white balloons, two wire frames in the shape of a heart, and a pump. We inflate all the balloons. We attach the white balls to the frame, leaving a gap on one side in two places. We completely cover the second frame with red balloons and attach it to the first, imitating a plexus of hearts.
- If you don't have a frame, you can use the second method. To do this, we attach the balloons to the wall using tape in the shape of a heart.
- For home events, such as an anniversary, you can make a bouquet of hearts. You will need a set of balloons in the shape of small hearts, a set of twisting balloons and a basket. We inflate the hearts and stems, connect them together and put the bouquet in the basket.
Launching wedding balloons into the sky is a significant and beautiful ritual
The newlyweds of the world know a huge number of ways to launch “bright spots” into the air. Come up with your own. Figure out when the right moment will happen. Will this happen in bright daylight? Or in the evening, when sky lanterns bring more emotions?
The most spectacular thing will be the launch of luminous balls in the dark. An unforgettable sight will open: a bright flying cloud cutting through the night sky. And under the ceiling of the banquet hall they also look romantic and beautiful.
Photo of LED balloons for a wedding – brightness and radiance
Of course, it's worth thinking about quantity. And who will release the balloons: young people, each guest, or will it be the launch of balloons from the net.
What do newlyweds say when they release balloons into the sky? Most likely, vows of love and fidelity
It is important that the words spoken come from the heart and are sincere
Old-fashioned rituals have been replaced by another new-fangled trend - launching the bride’s surname into the sky on balloons launched with one’s own hands, as one of the symbols of parting with girlhood and entering into family life. What could be more exciting if the bride takes her husband's last name? Attach a sign with the bride's name to the balloons or order a stamp on one large balloon. Launch this symbol with your bridesmaids.
Goodbye girlhood. And balls
Balloons are perhaps a relatively inexpensive and traditional way for the bride and groom to decorate their wedding celebration. The event will create the illusion of airiness, and a variety of compositions will place those present in a soaring atmosphere.
Balloon piñata
In fact, the idea of creating the piñata belongs to the Spaniards, who spread it throughout Latin America. There are several ways to entertain guests with a piñata:
- Place sweets inside a large transparent ball. Organize a competition in which the winner opens the piñata.
- Instead of sweets, you can put interesting tasks for guests. It can also be wishes or jokes.
- Small gifts that guests receive at the end of the evening or as a result of a drawing are also suitable as a filler.
To make it easier to put objects into a ball, use an expander. This could be the neck of a plastic bottle, a watering can, or any other material at hand.
Why is it important
Discharge from the hospital is always an important event
The new father usually takes a special part in the event, often enlisting the support of his parents, mother-in-law or other loved ones. In large cities, and even in many villages, numerous agencies offer their services for decorating a room and organizing a family holiday.
Decor for creating a holiday
All you need to do is just pay them and all organizational issues fall on their shoulders. However, it is best to prepare for the meeting of the newborn yourself. After all, first of all, this is a holiday for the baby himself and his mother. Who, if not close relatives, knows what style and features of the event will be most suitable?
Choose a jewelry style to suit your child's gender
At first glance, the idea of decorating a room for the birth of a child may seem complicated. In fact, by spending a minimum of money and showing perseverance and creativity, you can create an unforgettable atmosphere with your own hands.
Creativity has not been canceled
How to make glowing balls at home
Such balls attract not only children. They fit well into the decoration of a wedding hall, prom, romantic evening or youth party. This decor is very simple to make. As a luminous element, you can use an LED tablet or stick, or a stationary LED lamp. In the first two cases, it is enough to simply place a backlight in the ball. However, they will not be as bright as the last option. In order to place it in a balloon, you need to know some subtleties.
How to make an LED ball:
- you will need a stationary LED and a coin cell battery. We install a tablet between the legs of the LED lamp (minus to minus, plus to plus). It should light up immediately;
- Now we wrap the ends with tape so as to firmly secure the tablet and leave no sharp corners;
- We place the luminous element in the balloon and tie it with braid.
The glow period of a stationary LED lasts approximately 22-24 hours until the battery runs out.
History of twisting
Bouquets and crafts from balloons are created using a special technique - twisting, one of the areas of aerodesign. Translated from English, twisting is translated as rotating, twisting; in relation to balls, it literally means modeling shapes. In this type of creativity, special latex products are used. They are heavier than regular balloons, so even if they are filled with helium, they will not float. Modeling can be monosyllabic - from one ball and multi-component.
Creating figures from rubber and latex balloons began not so long ago, but already in ancient times the Egyptians and Aztecs modeled the silhouettes of animals from cleaned intestines. This is evidenced by rock paintings and hieroglyphs in ancient pyramids. With the development of chemistry and the invention of round balls, they were initially used for twisting. And in 1912 they created the first cigar-shaped elongated ball. Already by the 30s of the last century, magicians were playing them in numbers for circus performances. By the end of the 20th century, twisting turned into a mass hobby, communities, organizations, and training courses appeared.
But the wide distribution of this type of creativity today leads to the fact that it can be practiced everywhere and by completely unprepared people. Specific physical abilities are not required for classes, but you should stock up on a set of basic knowledge and suitable materials.
Aerodesign classes develop creative abilities, logical thinking, and help develop spatial modeling skills, so they are suitable for adults and children.
DIY fruit balls
It is best to decorate children's and themed parties with improvised fruit. Instead of helium balloons, it is better to take regular ones and hang them on a fishing line in the form of a garland. For example, to create a watermelon, simply draw light lines on a green ball. Bunches of grapes can be made from small purple balloons (fill the balloons not completely and tie them in the form of a pyramid, secure the printed leaves on top). For strawberries, red balls are suitable, on which you draw dots with black paint, and attach paper leaves to the tail. Hang all the fruits in random order on the fishing line.
With citrus and clove aromas
Every holiday is accompanied by some kind of aroma. New Year is the smell of citruses, pine needles and mulled wine with cloves and cinnamon. To maintain the atmosphere, you should definitely hang fragrant balls of dried oranges or lemons on the Christmas tree.
Fragrant toys for the Christmas tree
True, such decorations will last no more than one season, and next year you will have to make new scented balls.
To work you will need:
- orange (lemon);
- toothpick;
- clove buds and cinnamon sticks;
- ribbon;
- wide elastic band.
Operating procedure
We put a rubber band on the citrus so that it tightly clasps the fruit. Now use a toothpick to make holes where we will attach the clove buds. Now loosely insert a clove bud into each hole made.
Insert a clove into the hole made
In this state, leave the decoration for 2 weeks in a well-ventilated area. To speed up the drying process, you can place the orange in the oven and dry it for an hour.
We get a beautiful toy
At the end we decorate with a ribbon by which it will be hung.
To make from cinnamon sticks, you need to take a foam blank. Break the cinnamon sticks into two halves and simply insert the cinnamon into the soft base frequently. We attach the ribbon and you can hang it on the Christmas tree.
For cinnamon lovers