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For a little extra inspiration for the communion season, I have added some links to some great downloadable PDF instruction sheets of designs working with Qualatex ®  Deco Bubbles, and although the designs shown are wedding themed designs, you can simply switch the product and replace with some of the great communion latex designs! Remember that Luc describes communions as 'little weddings'! To download the instruction sheets just click on the link at the bottom of each of the designs. http://www.qualatex.com/downloads/instuctions/elegant_weddin_bubbles.pdf  

B reathtaking, spectacular, magnificent, and awe-inspiring are just a few words that I feel when I see decor created with Giant Cloudbuster ™ and 3' balloons! The impact that they make in a large space is simply stunning! And if I feel like that as a professional balloon artist who works with balloon 24/7, imagine how our customers are going to react! Heythrop Park Hotel - Balloon Decor by Luc Betrand CBA I have an amazing souvenir I’d like to share with you first. Luc Bertand, CBA , of WAW Balloons Belgium was tasked with creating entrance decor with 'wow' factor for the Qualatex ® Event at Heythrop Park in the UK in 2011. He did not disappoint! When delegates arrived at this beautiful country house hotel they were greeted by this breathtaking display of balloons! Luc used 3' latex and the 4', 5.5' and 8' Cloudbusters to create the awesome display! Heythrop Park Hotel - Balloon Decor by Luc Betrand CBA And by night with the venu...

Let's look at what other colours are 'hot' for 2015? Pantone ® has released their top colours for the spring season and have chosen the theme   "En Plien Air" ("in the open air"). Cool, refreshing and calming shades of blue will be trending this season with Aquamarine topping the charts! Blue is a very popular colour combination for many different occasions, some of the more obvious ones being the celebration of a new baby boy, male birthdays, "Under the Sea" theme parties and of course the famous "Tiffany" theme... U.S. Patent No. 6,758,715

As a continuation to our communion season series of blogs, our guest contributors  Luc Bertrand,  WAW Balloons, Belgium , Tania Torre,  Balloon Express Shop, Terme Vigliatore, Italy , Vanessa Moscardini,  Balloon Express Shop, Firenze, Italy  and Anne Cahill McGovern,  Elegant Balloons, Pearl River, New York, USA  share some top tips that will help you to make the communion season a success for your business. Communion Cross design by Tope Abulude  Make sure to market well Design by Anne Cahill McGovern CBA Anne: We market to "mom's groups” on Facebook,  local parenting groups on  Facebook, and local business pages and town pages on Facebook.  On Fridays, we list in about 10 different sites and this has been very successful for the communion bookings. (We also do this for graduations). We visit our local Catholic churches with "communion" postcards and photos of our work with a "special coupon" the chur...