Sue Bowler: The Balloon Expert

T here are quite a few exciting new trends in the party world for 2018. Last week we looked at mermaids, the colour Purple Violet and the marble look. In this post, we will feature few more hot trends. Design by Sue Bowler, CBA What is there not to love about  Magical Unicorns! These gorgeous Microfoil ®  balloons are now available in both 14" and 38". This trend has remained a firm favourite since 2017. If you check out #unicorn on Instagram showing more than 7m posts, you can see that this is a trend that appeals to both children and adults, so we should make sure our decor appeal to both. I recently created a unicorn theme window display and took the opportunity to design something that had big visual impact. The Fashion SuperAgate ®  are such fabulous balloons and work so well with the Unicorn theme. I also added in Chrome 260Q flowers and some gold confetti-filled balloons, both of which added richness and visual texture to the design.  ...

Mermaid display created by Sue Bowler,  CBA. #mermaids #mermaidparty #mermaidstyle T here are quite a few exciting new trends in the party world for 2018. I will feature as many as I can over the next couple of weeks. Let's start with mermaids! Some say that mermaids are the new unicorn, but unicorns are still trending, too!  The new  Qualatex ®   38" "Enchanting Mermaid"  Microfoil ®  will definitely be a top-selling balloon!  Jewel Tone with Chrome Balloons inside. Balloons by Luc Bertand, CBA. I recently created a display using some of the fabulous new Chrome Balloons™.  I used Chrome Blue and Chrome Purple. I also double stuffed Chrome Silver inside Jewel Teal, Sapphire Blue, and Quartz Purple to create the fabulously rich colours as displayed in the photograph above. I also added a few Gold confetti-filled Balloons, too, that helped to create the very sparkly base. Here are some fabulous double-stuffed Chrome balloon...

I t has been a busy few weeks for the Pioneer ®  Europe team! Kicking off 2018 exhibiting at two busy trade shows, The International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, and Spring Fair at the N.E.C. in Birmingham, U.K.  Display by Sue Bowler, CBA. Spring Fair, Birmingham. Both shows are the perfect opportunity to meet and connect with prospective customers and to meet existing customers face-to-face. It is also the perfect way to showcase new and exciting products, and that was certainly high on our list of objectives! I have been part of the Spring Fair team for quite a few years now and very much enjoy the opportunity to create the window displays each year. I also spend two days on the stand talking to customers and demonstrating new products! The design on the left was one of my displays. I love the new Qualatex 38" "Glitter Gold Wedding Cake." The soft Pink, Rose Gold and Blush colour palette, and gold glitter with greenery textures are perfect for 2018 wed...