I would like to start this post with a little farm barn trivia! Do you know why farm barns are always red?
The practice actually started in the late 18th century with New England farmers applying a protective varnish to barn surfaces. The varnish usually contained some mixture of linseed oil, lime, or iron oxide, which, under the sun, would then turn to the red ochre hue that we have become so familiar with.
Children absolutely adore farm animals, and creating farm theme party decor is a colourful and fun way to appeal to children of all ages!
Earlier this month, I created a range of window displays to showcase some of the new Qualatex balloons that were launched at the Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham. When I saw the new Birthday-Farm range I knew exactly what I wanted to make and immediately started designing a Red Barn!
To design the barn, I used Chris Adamo's Balloon Pro.co Design Tool. If you have never used this tool I strongly recommend that you have a little play using the 7 day free trial. I absolutely love it and use it on a regular basis, it helps me to work out what style of wall that I need to make to ensure that I get the end result I am looking for. This definitely makes it very worth the minimal monthly fee!
The barn is made using the Alternate Size Pack technique, with my balloons sized at 3" and 4". The Bran is built in columns, and then linked together using the "paperclip and elastic band" method. To give the barn greater stability, I added in two poles and bases and also secured it to the top of the window using 50lb monofilament line just in case someone decided to try and move it - you will be amazed what people will do to get a good photo!
The window display design was designed around this new 18" Birthday Barn balloon. Look at this balloon and now look at my window display to see the similarities!
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| 18" Birthday Barn #26549 |
Here are all the other new products in this range:
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| 28" CUTE HOLSTEIN COW #26540 14" MINI CUTE HOLSTEIN COW #27311 |
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| 18" BIRTHDAY HOLSTEIN COW PATTERN #26553 |
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| Holstein Cow 11" White #11633 Another bit of trivia, this is Qualatex's No 1. selling printed balloon! |
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| 34" Farm Tractor #16468 |
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| 30" Playful Pig #16202 14" Playful Pig #41799 |
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| 32" Hilarious Horse #16210 (Limited Availability) 14" Hilarious Horse #41796 |
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Mooooove over for birthdays! Adorable cows and pigs make for a fun birthday! Designer name: Cam Woody, CBA, Pioneer Balloon Company, Wichita, KS, USA |
