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How To Make A Simple Air-Filled Balloon Character

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I would like to share with you an easy and very cute character design, and how to make it step by step... A great alternative idea to a helium foil filled balloon? This is the first of a 'HOW TO' collection of clips, that will progress through a series of skills and techniques, this first one being a very easy design with no twisting skills required. Product List - using Qualatex balloons 18 x 5" Rose Pink balloons 1 x 646Q Pink balloon 2 x 350Q Rose balloons 1 x Sweet Smile Face - Pink # 99573 How to: Job Cost: Now it time to work out how much you should sell your design for? Below I have shared two Job Cost forms using the QBN (Qualatex Balloon Network) Job Cost form. I have listed all the products and quantities for each of these designs, all you need to do is add your balloon costs and your hourly rate. I suggest that it should not take more than 10 minutes to make up these little guys! Smile Face Guy 1 - Des...

Balloon Cloud Installation - from conception to completion!

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'Balloon Cloud' Balloon Images Jul/Aug/Sep 2012, featured a great article 'Climbing The Corporate Ladder' , with some great advice and tips on how to build your corporate business and 'steps to corporate success' from industry pros Colin Stewart, Matthew John Lewis and Rocky and Terry Mulryan Toomey, if you have not read the article, I strong recommend that you do, I know that it helped me very recently! If you are planning on working with corporate clients, but you are a little unsure how to prepare yourself... you might be interested in my recent 'journey' working with a corporate client from conception to completion! Nearly 5 months ago I was approached by a client who had a very specific design request... The client's brief: The installation of the balloon cloud at the location brings the 'key visual' into the third dimension. Ideally there is no visible construction around the balloons so that the insta...