Sue Bowler: The Balloon Expert

Soccer Buddy by Sue Bowler CBA The days are counting down to the 2014 World Cup and although I am not a particular fan of football/soccer I know that it will become a huge part of our lives for the next month or so!

In 2012, yes that long ago, the World Balloon Convention set a challenge to the Worlds balloon community inviting artists to create WBC 2014 decor for the Lobby , the Thursday Night Costume Party and the Final Night Grand Gala,  by entering the WBC 2014 Decor Design Competition,   'the opportunity to design your dream decor using UNLIMITED Qualatex balloons and a full staff to help realise your vision!' Alexandra Ventura CBA with Chelsea Gaspard, Pioneer Balloon Companies  Marketing Communications Director. Sisters and business parters Alexandra and Ellie Ventura of Pacha Balloon Creations in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada rose to that challenge and were awarded the opportunity to create this years Thursday Night Costume Party decor 'WBC Rocks the World'. To create decor on a grand scale is no mean feat especially when you are creating a party for the biggest balloon convention in the World! I invited Alexandra to share her experience ...

I wonder how many of us keep telling ourselves that we need to start supplying contracts when we take on decor and event work but have yet to do it? Contracts sound very formal, however, putting your agreements in writing (between you and your clients) keeps your business relationships in good standing and potentially out of court!  Contracts can be given a variety of titles; including: supply agreements, services agreements, service contracts, supply contracts, contract of work and just about any other permutation of these words and more! Often a contract is formed once you have finalised all the details with your client, it could be that you have had face to face and site meetings, phone calls or a number of emails, but there comes a point when it needs to be summarised and collated into a formal document, thus creating a contract between you and your client. Firstly you should create all of your documents on your company letter headed paper, if you are planning on em...

I would like to start this blog by giving a big 'shout-out' to all our QBN Facebook members! Face book Groups are an amazing way to bring people together and create a strong community for like-minded people who have the same passion, and the great thing about the QBN Group is the way that our members help and support each other whether it's a design problem or motivational issue, there are plenty who regularly jump in and freely offer their help! A few years ago the group collectively created a list of their favourite ballooning tips, their tricks of the trade, I have selected some of these to share with the Very Best Balloon Blog! Tricks of the Trade  1. To prevent static on your ribbon, wet your scissors before using them to curl the ribbon. (Dip the tip of your scissors in water). 2. When you finish something off with wide ribbon and you use two lengths together, remember to turn one around so they fall nice and do not stick to each other. 3. Wh...

As the most important day of the bride and grooms life it is essential that as a professional event decorator we are able to design a wedding day to remember! Elegant Entrance Decor - designed and created by Sue Bowler CBA I have been designing and creating wedding decor for many years. When I exhibited at my first wedding fair I made some very silly errors. Rather than working with an elegant and fairly neutral colour palette to create my display decor, I overwhelmed my potential clients with every balloon colour that Qualatex offered, which as you can imagine did not make for a very pretty display! If you would like any tips on how to prepare for Wedding Fairs I have written 3 blogs on the subject: