Creative QuickLink Balloon Walls - with Step-by-Step Guide
Balloon Walls are perfect for all occasions and create the perfect theme backdrop.
QuickLinks are the quickest way to make a Balloon Wall! Creating a QuickLink Balloon Wall is a fun and colourful way to decorate for parties, events, or special occasions. QuickLinks are available in both 12” and 6” sizes.
QuickLink balloons have specially placed tail ends that allow you to easily link/tie them together. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to make a QuickLink Balloon Wall:
Materials you'll need:
- QuickLink balloons in desired colours
- Balloon pump (electric pump for speed and efficiency)
- Poles and bases or Command hooks or other hooks (for hanging the balloon wall)
- Scissors
Step-by-step instructions:
Plan the design: Decide on the size and shape of your balloon wall. You could create a wall covering an entire backdrop, a small section of a wall, or even a free-standing balloon wall.
To plan your design, you could use the Balloon Pro Design Tool. This is a great way to experiment, and design your balloon wall and share a concept design with your clients.
Choose your balloon colours:
Select various colours to create a visually appealing and vibrant balloon wall. Consider the theme of your event or party to pick the appropriate colours.
Here are a few different examples of QuickLink Balloon Walls. You can easily identify the type of event each wall was for by simply looking at the colours.
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Design by Sue Bowler 
Probably one of my favourite X-Grid Wall designs is by the incredible duo, Avital & Nir Shechter. The fabulous colours and the different sizing of the fillers makes this design fun, exciting and oh so vibrant! Inflate the balloons:
Use a balloon pump to inflate the QuickLink balloons. Make sure to inflate them to the same size for a consistent look.
Create balloon chains: Make multiple balloon chains of varying lengths, depending on your design plan. To create a chain, inflate your balloons to the desired size and tie the balloons end to end, ensuring that the tying connections are tight and cannot stretch.
QuickLink Vertical/Horizontal Grids This is one of my favourite techniques, and I have used it many times when creating balloon walls at corporate events. The last wall I made before we headed into lockdown was for an event in London where the theme for the party was Great Gatsby!-
Here is an example of a Grid Method QuickLink Balloon Wall. I have colour-coded it to make it a little easier to understand the construction technique.
Step 1.
This is the first step to constructing a wall. For this wall I will need to inflate:
Make 6 chains using 9 balloons in each chain (this is shown in red)
Make 10 chains using 5 balloons in each chain (this is shown in blue)
Step 2.
Once you have inflated your chains, lay them down in the correct sequence. To connect the chains together you will need Duplets, in the example shown above you would need 60 Duplets.
Step 3.
To fill in the wall, you will need 'plugs'. A plug is a Duplet that will fit in each of the holes within the wall. I would recommend to inflate the Duplets approximately 1" smaller than the size used to create the actual wall or if you are using smaller QuickLinks approx ½" smaller. Add support for larger walls: If you're creating a large balloon wall, you need to add support to ensure the balloons stay in place.
Optional: Add embellishments: If desired, add other decorations like foil balloons, paper flowers, banners, or LED lights to enhance the balloon wall further.
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| 100 Years Celebration Balloon Wall by Luc Bertrand of WaW Balloons, Vichte, Belgium |
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Here are some examples of wall designs using the X-Pattern Grid
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| 'Love' X-Grid Wall designed and created by Sue Bowler |
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| 'Welcome Baby' X-Grid Wall Designed and created by Sue Bowler |
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| Nir and Avital Shechter, CBA's of Baloney Nir in Katzrin, Israel are all about design especially when they create their fabulous balloon walls! |
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| 'Back to School' X-Grid Wall Designed by Avital and Nir |
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