This is such a lovely design to make. It is not too complicated, and it would make the perfect centrepiece for an elegant New Year's Eve event! Remember, designs like this are easily adapted to suit any occasion, simply choose your focal balloon and then use complimentary balloons and accessories to coordinate with your design.
I opted to use the Qualatex® 18" New Year Black & Gold Fans Microfoil balloon(#89858) as the focal point. Paper fans remain on trend and featuring this balloon gave me the ability to add fans into my design.
Material List
For the pole and base, I used a product called Lomey®, however you could also use Plexipoles™️ as an alternative. Both Lomey and Plexipoles are available from balloon wholesalers and suppliers.
1 x 31" Lomey Clear Pedestal
1 x 9" Lomey Dish
Lomey Adhesive
#85111 - 7" Chrome™️ Gold
#85109 - 7" Chrome Silver
#43548 - 5" Onyx Black
#58283 - 260Q Chrome Gold
#58282 - 260Q Chrome Silver
#89858 - 18" New Year Black & Gold Fans
Gold/Silver Paper Fans
Uglu Dashes
To learn how to make this design, check out this video that Sue filmed with Greg Brown at BMTV recently.
Here are a few more ideas for a fabulous New Year celebration!
I love this wall decor created by Alberto Falcone, CBA, of Balloon Lab, Europe. Alberto cleverly uses the Golden Unicorn Horn to create shooting stars!
Smile, There's Bubbly!
The perfect holiday gift or decor piece to bring in the New Year.
Designer name: Eve Antonello, CBA, Pioneer Balloon Company, Wichita, KS, USA.
Bring in the New Year with this very elegant on-trend geometric design! Designer name: Cam Woody, CBA, Pioneer Balloon Company, Wichita, KS, USA
It is always good to get a little last minute inspiration, and if you cannot use these designs this year, you can always store the ideas away until next year, when hopefully life will have returned back to normal once again!
As with most of 2020, New Years Eve is going to be a little different this year, dependent of course on what country you are in, and the COVID restrictions that you have in place. However, from what I have read in the UK, restaurants and hotels are working hard to create socially distanced ways to ensure that their customers enjoy this annual festivity, even if it is a little different from the usual celebrations!
It is a certainty that people will want to celebrate the end of this turbulent year, even if they plan to stay at home. This means that decor will play a very important role in the occasion. Let's face it, it wouldn't be New Year's Eve without a glittery decoration or two! Adding the festive touch with fabulous 2021 balloons and balloon decor is an absolute must! Not only will balloons add a sense of fun and excitement, they will also be a perfect backdrop for those New Year's Eve pics!
Here are a few design ideas and products that you can offer to your customers!
Gold Bottle Design by Sue Bowler
"Let the Bubbles Flow" with this creative design using the Qualatex™ Golden Bubbly Wine Bottle and Gold Confetti Dots Decor Bubble - complimented with Chrome™ Gold Balloons!
Don't forget that both the bottle and Bubble Balloons are perfect for personalising, which will add greater value to the design.
Tinsel Fringe Curtains with Organic Garlands
These "curtains" of tinsel totally transform a wall. Even better, adding an organic balloon garland and takes it to a whole new level! It makes the perfect New Years Eve photo backdrop!
Elegant New Years Centrepiece by Sue Bowler
How about an elegant centrepiece design? Adding beautiful paper fans in a centrepiece really compliments the "New Year Black & Gold Fans" Microfoil™ balloon.
Is it really New Year's without the obligatory hats and headbands? These beautiful hairbands were created by Cam Woody and Eve Antonello. These were part of their Happy Hour class when they showed a range of designs using the Qualatex Animal print balloons, but they work really well for New Year's too, as do the other designs featured in the video below!
Beautiful Balloon Hairbands by Eve Antonello and Cam Woody
Hello 2020 New Year Party Arch
Wave goodbye to 2020 and say "Hello" to a New Year with this simple yet show-stopping party arch! QuickLink™ balloons make this arch quick to construct while creating elegant decor for any New Year's Eve party! Whether celebrating at home or in a large venue, you can adapt the size to suit your occasion. They are so great for photo opportunities, or to frame a buffet table or dance floor. Get ready to party the night away with balloons!
Designer name: Louise Hedges, CBA, Pioneer® Europe Ltd, UK
Helium-Filled Ceiling Balloons
Make New Years Eve even more special with a ceiling filled with beautiful latex balloons - make sure to tell your customers not to release them!
And finally, bring a little sparkle to the party with beautiful Confetti-Filled Balloons!Learn how to make these confetti-filled Deco Bubbles with Tina Giunta of Shivoo Balloons in Melbourne, Australia.
There will definitely be a demand for New Year's decor and Party Accessories this year! Make sure that you show your customers all the fabulous products and decor ideas that you have... early marketing will be essential to capture those sales, we don't want them going to one of the big online companies when we can offer them something better!
With Christmas and the holiday festivities already over, it's now time to focus on the exciting New Year that lays ahead!
I don't know about you, but this year has literally flown by! Spring Fair 2019 seems like an eternity ago! Now, I'm surprised to find myself working on the 2020 window display designs, as well as planning some exciting new design classes that I will be teaching in 2020!
Did you make any New Years resolutions? Maybe 2020 is the year that we need to be kinder to ourselves. Let's start the new decade with a positive frame of mind, and try and live our lives to the full!
I would like to end this year by taking the opportunity to thank all those who help me with the Very Best ™️ Balloon Blog! To the lovely Lexi who ensures that my posts are coherent and grammatically correct, and to everyone who has contributed some amazing content to blogposts over this year! I have been writing the blog since 2011, and am excited to see that it still remains one of the top ballooning resources, with views reaching over 2 million this year!
I know that 2020 will be another fabulous year for ballooning education! Some truly sensational events and classes are being offered around the globe, and I hope that I get the opportunity to meet up with some of you then! Happy New Year! Sue www.suebowler.com #suebowler
It's that time of the year when there is so much going on! We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas is looming, and New Year's Eve will be here before we know it... and of course Valentine's Day has a habit of sneaking up on us very quickly!
With so many key seasonal decorating opportunities over the next few weeks and months, I thought that it would be a great opportunity to look at some of these holidays and celebrations, and offer some advice and inspiration! New Year's Eve is one seasonal event that you can be sure there will be many decorating opportunities. hotels, restaurants, public halls, and night clubs to name just a few, will be packed with party goers looking for an amazing evening of fun and celebrations! In recent years, I had the opportunity to decorate a beautiful London hotel. My brief was to decorate two key areas in the hotel: the very elegant ballroom and the main entrance foyer. Ballroom Decor Qualatex® Starpoint balloons proved to be the perfect choice for my decor in this extremely elegant room (see photograph below). We had eight small alcoves to position our decor, four on each side of the room. With the room being filled to capacity with tables and diners, it was important that we kept our decor within the allocated space and not encroaching into the main floor space.
Hotel Ballroom without balloons.
Tip: Ensure that you fully understand what areas of the room are to be decorated. What are your constraints, for example - access points or service tables?
Taper Flowers created by Sue Bowler & friends at the Slovenia Event
With Christmas and New Year fast approaching, it's time to start thinking about the exciting decor you can offer your clients for their events!
Recently I attended the Slovenia Event and was asked if I could create decor for the 'opening' festivities. I had very limited time and was a little unsure how many 'helpers' I would have, so I decided to make decor that would have great visual impact but quick and easy at the same time!
(Just to note, I had a great team in Slovenia who helped me to make these awesome flowers... thank you!)
Luc Bertrand has asked me to share his 2012 design with you through 'The Very Best Balloon Blog'!
It is a fantastic design that is perfect for your shop windows as well as for New Years parties! It is vibrant, fun and full of emotion... I love it!
Luc Bertrand CBA 2012 design
Here is the complete product list to re-produce the design! Luc has kindly given his design as a gift for Qualatex customers and all the many delegates that attended classes and the Qualatex Event!
29864 Smiley Face Wild Berry x 1
29640 Smiley Face Blue x 1
29628 Smiley Face Lime x 1
29632 Smiley Face Yellow x 1
30404 Number Two Silver x 1
30469 Number Zero Gold x 1
30555 Number One Magenta x 1
30519 Number Two Sapphire x 1
25571 Wild Berry 5" x 18
25999 Wild Berry 11" x 12
43553 Dark Blue 5" x 8
43742 Dark Blue 11" x 8
48954 Lime Green 5" x 20
48955 Lime Green 11" x 12
43559 Goldenrod 5" x 12
43748 Goldenrod 11" x 8
43937 Black 260Q x 5
43651 White 6" Hearts x 5
For display purpose, to ensure that the 260Q remain looking good, treat them with a small amount of Hi-Flaot, even though you are air-inflating them!
Thank you Luc for sharing this beautiful design... I love your 'Number Characters', I think that we will be seeing many versions of these in the future... what a great way to use Qualatex Number Shapes! If you re-create Luc's design, please share it on the Qualatex Facebook page we would love to see it! Seasonal best wishes! Sue
