Friday, January 17, 2014

Balloon Arches Add Festive Fun To Any Celebration

Balloon Arches Add Festive Fun To Any Celebration

By Judy Sullivan


Parties and other special events can be brightened up with the whimsical fun of balloon arches. A simple way to beautify any entrance or stage, people have the option of either hiring a professional party decorator to set these delightful arrangements up, or they can do it themselves since it is not difficult or expensive to make.

These festive decorations are versatile and can be used in a variety of settings. They look nice in wedding reception halls, as a photo back-drop for high school proms, and even on parade floats. It may only take at most an hour to make one, and it does not have to cost a lot of money.

High quality latex balloons should be used, since they are less likely to leak or break. Three or four balloons for each foot of arch are typically needed, one color alone can be used, or a pattern of multicolored balloons can be formed for a particular occasion like Valentine's Day, or Halloween. It's a good idea to buy more balloons than less, as some are bound to break.

Regular air or helium gas can be used for inflating the balloons. Helium tends to leak out slowly, so it won't last as long, but this shouldn't matter if it is needed for less than one day. Each balloon should be blown up to the same size as the others, and generally a larger arch will call for bigger balloons than a smaller one.

It is necessary to measure the location where the arch is to be positioned, in order to know how big the arch should be. When the space is taller than it is wide, double the height and add the width, if it's wider than taller, add both dimensions, and if they are the same, take 1/2 the width and add the height.

When helium balloons are used, secure a piece of fishing line across the intended place for the arch. As the balloons are blown up and tied, they can be added to the fishing line in desirable intervals. It may be easier to do this with two people working on it. The entire structure should start to rise. Another way to do this is to tie balloons together in twos and couple these with another two to make groups of four.

Making a frame can be done easily using PVC pipes to forms the sides of the arch and a curved piece of aluminum rod at the top, these can be fastened together with electrical tape. The balloons, whether on a string, or in clusters can now be attached onto this framework in the pattern of choice. Once the whole frame is covered, it should be weighted down with sand bags or bricks placed discreetly behind the lowest balloons on the arch.

Wire the arch to the wall, ceiling, doorframe, or a nearby piece of furniture. Finally, extra decorative accents can be added to balloon arches to make them look even fancier such as ribbons, flowers, streamers, and even a string of mini-lights as long as they don't get too hot and contact the balloons directly, causing them to pop.




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