This is a little bit of a throwback to my youth! I designed these little balloon characters holding the 6" Qualatex® "Love Expression" Hearts as a homage to the Love Heart sweets (candy) that we had when I was a child! As soon as I saw these lovely printed heart shaped, latex balloons, I was reminded of the sherbet sweets that we used to love - calling out the little message that each sweet shared as we ate them!
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| Be Mine Valentine's Guys by Sue Bowler Love Hearts sweets were initially launched back in 1954. Since then they’ve been used to send romantic messages and been used for art, clothes, weddings and tonnes of other idea's including these little balloon guys for Valentine's Day! |
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| Swizzles Love Hearts |
Tip: The easiest way to open up an 11" balloon to allow you to add confetti or small items is to use a stretching device such as a Castration Tool/ Pliers like the one shown below. Some balloon wholesales now sell these but if you struggle to find one, try Amazon or a farming store as the tools original purpose is to castrate small farm animals 🤓
Note: Regulations around the storage and handling of food items, including sweets (candy) vary depending on where you are in the world, but most countries have stringent regulations to prevent outbreaks of food poisoning. I recommend that you read this post by Sonia Payne of Balloon Biz Academy who covers this topic extremely well.
Thinking of Adding Sweets, and Drinks To Your Balloon Designs – Make Sure You Read This First!
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| Castration Tool perfect for stretching open the necks of a 5", 11" and 16" Balloons |
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If you missed my recent Valentine's webinar - Expressions of Love- it is now available to view at Vimeo On-Demand - Click HERE for a direct link.
If would like to learn how to make this adorable design check out my post Valentine's "Love You" Guy - that has step-by-step instructions! Click HERE for a direct link!
