| Once you learn how to do letter and number balloon | | | | inflate your five-inch balloons with air and never will |
| sculpture, you can truly brag to be in the big leagues | | | | helium. When you use air, the balloon sculpture will |
| of professional balloon decorating. As I always teach | | | | last for weeks. Should you make the mistake of |
| my 10-year old daughter, nothing is difficult if you | | | | using helium, your balloons will deflate within 24 hours. |
| know what you are doing. The same is held true for | | | | Secret #3 - Always Use 3/16" Aluminum Rod for The |
| balloon decorating. I would be so bold as to say that | | | | Frame - You will obtain 3/16 inch aluminum rod which |
| there is a right and a wrong way of doing things | | | | you can obtain from any Metal Company for which |
| which is the same as saying that there is a | | | | you can do a search on the internet for a company |
| complicated way and a simple of way of doing | | | | in your area. Do NOT settle for 1/2 inch aluminum rod. |
| something. Here I want to teach you "simple" and | | | | 3/16 inch rod is very malleable and bendable. 1/2 inch |
| "effective". I'll let someone else teach you | | | | rod is very strong and almost impossible to bend. |
| "complicated". | | | | Make sure that if you get 14-foot pieces to cut each |
| The 4 Secrets of Doing Numbers and Letters with | | | | rod down to 12-foot pieces which will be your |
| Balloons (Part 1 of 4) | | | | standard length for doing your letters or numbers. |
| Secret #1 - Always Use 5" Latex Balloons - The | | | | You can cut them yourself using bolt cutters - but |
| choice of your size of balloon is the most critical | | | | NOT wire cutters. |
| decision in the selection of the most artistic medium | | | | Secret #4 - Shape Each Number And Letter To A |
| to do this sculpture. The only size of balloon that will | | | | Standard Height of 5 Feet - Your letters and |
| give you the most creative possibility is the 5" latex | | | | numbers will stand 5 feet high. This makes it easier |
| balloon. | | | | to price quote each number and letter, and |
| Secret #2 - Always Inflate Your 5" Balloons With Air | | | | aesthetically, your numbers and letters will always |
| - The most important thing to know in ALL balloon | | | | look great when they are placed along side each |
| number and letter sculpture is that you must always | | | | other with the exact same height. |