Several Christmases ago, Luc Bertrand, CBA, of Waw Balloons, Vichte, Belgium, very kindly gifted the readers of the Very Best Balloon Blog with a recipe to make his QuickLinks™️ Santa Mural. Today I decided to play with the design a little, and I made a few tiny tweaks, and sprinkled in a few little organic additions.
The basic frame for this design is much the same as Luc's original (see design and details below). The only real changes are the addition of the fillers. In the original design, Luc does not fill the gaps between the links, I just wanted to see how it would look if I made these changes, and I really liked the result! For the hat, I used single balloon fillers, but for Santa's hair and beard, I used random-sized cluster (organic) fillers, which gave it a more realistic textured beard!
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| This image was created using Chris Adamo's fabulous Balloon Design Tool |
This fantastic Santa design is quick and easy to re-create. When made with 6" QuickLinks, it's ideal for a window display, however, if you step up the sizing and use 12" QuickLinks your design will have an even bigger impact - perfect for a Christmas event!
To see Luc's original Santa Mural design and recipe, click HERE.
Thank you Luc for the original design, and I hope that you like the few little additions that I made!
Happy Ballooning!
Sue
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