Balloon Decorating Ideas – Put The Art In Party!!!


Balloon Decorating Ideas

Have you ever noticed the word art was right there in the word pARTy? So what if we could step up our balloon decorating by adding a little bit of art to our parties? Here are some balloon decorating ideas to help you put the art in your next pARTy.

Spiral Balloon Column

What Is A Spiral Balloon Column

A spiral balloon column is a type of balloon column in which the colors look like they are spiraling up the column.

Balloon columns can be used in many ways, from marking an entrance to accenting a dance floor. Balloon columns can be big or small and can be created in many shapes. Columns can also be used with balloon arches to give your decor even more of a dramatic feel. Columns are a great addition to any decor. Check out my post on How To Make A Balloon Column.

Cluster Balloon Arch

What Is A Cluster Balloon Arch

A cluster balloon arch is made with balloon clusters sized the same.

Check out my post Tie Balloons Together – Making Balloon Duplets, Balloon Quads, Balloon Clusters.

Sometimes, this type of balloon arch might also be called a classic balloon arch or a spiral balloon arch, depending on how the balloons and colors are arranged.

Spiral Balloon Arch

What Is A Spiral Balloon Arch

A spiral balloon arch is a type of balloon arch in which the colors look like they are spiraling up and through the arch.

Notice how the white purple balloons spiral up and through the balloon arch, hence the name spiral balloon arch.

Fancy Balloon Column

What Is A Fancy Balloon Column

A fancy balloon column refers to any time you use more than just the basic single sized balloons on a balloon column.

In this example, the bottom and top of the column have larger balloon sizes, while the center or middle part of the balloon column has smaller balloon sizes. Also, notice how the spiral of the pink balloons is continued even though the size of the balloons change.

There are many different ways to make a balloon column.

String Of Pearl Arch

What Is A String Of Pearl Arch

A string of pearl arch (sometimes called a floating balloon arch) is an arch in which the balloons look like they are magically floating. Check out my post How To Make A Floating Balloon Arch.

Duck Balloon Arch

Using a combination of fancy balloon columns and a string of pearl arch, you are able to customize your balloon decor. This duck balloon arch is a perfect addition to any duck themed party.

Rainbow Balloon Column

A rainbow balloon column is a great addition to any celebration. Check out my post Rainbow How To Make A Balloon Column.

Tiered Balloon Bouquets

What Is A Tiered Balloon Bouquet

A tiered balloon bouquet is where the balloons are tiered, layered, or stacked. Balloon bouquets are an easy way to add decorations to any celebration. Balloon bouquets are versatile, easy to make, and fully customizable to fit any theme.

Check out my post How To Make A Tiered Balloon Bouquet – Step By Step or my post All About Balloon Bouquets.

Balloon Backdrop

What Is A Balloon Backdrop

A balloon backdrop is a backdrop made out of balloons. The term balloon backdrop can be loosely used for basically anytime you use balloons in the background. You can use just balloons or you can use a combination of balloons and floral arrangements, balloons, and streamers. Balloon backdrops can be made square or balloon backdrops can be round. Balloon backdrops are super versatile and can make any balloon decor stand out.

Balloon backdrops can be as simple as using a couple of balloon bouquets or a balloon backdrop can be a beautifully designed masterpiece.

Dance Floor Balloon Canopy

What Is A Dance Floor Canopy

A dance floor canopy with balloons is when you create a canopy over a dance floor using balloon elements.

A dance floor balloon canopy is an excellent way to highlight a dance floor.

Balloon Garland

Balloon garlands can be a great way to fill up space in a large area. Balloon garlands can be hung from the ceiling in areas with high ceilings. Balloon garlands can be used indoors or outdoors. Balloon garlands can be big or small. Balloon garlands can also be standard cluster shape or they can be an organic shape.

Mosaic Balloon

What Is A Mosaic Balloon

A mosaic balloon is a 3D geometric shape filled with balloons in a mosaic manner. For more information about mosaic balloons, check out my post How To Make A DIY Mosaic Balloon – Three Ways To Make A Mosaic Balloon.

Mosaic balloons don’t have to be expensive, check out my post How To Make A Free Mosaic Balloon.

Balloon Box

What Is A Balloon Box

A balloon box is a box made out of paper, foamboard, or PVC pipe filled with balloons. Sometimes the boxes have letters on the side, either spelling out a name or with a significant message such as one for a baby’s first birthday.

Check out my posts All About Balloon Boxes, DIY Balloon Box – Paper, DIY Balloon Box – Foamboard, DIY Balloon Box – PVC.

Tabletop Balloon Arch

What Is A Tabletop Balloon Arch

A tabletop balloon arch is an arch specifically made to go from one end of a table to another. Tabletop balloon arches can be great for a cake table, a gift table, or any other kind of table at your event.

Balloon Ceiling

What Is A Balloon Ceiling

A balloon ceiling is a collection of balloons on the ceiling. For more information about balloon ceilings, check out my post Everything You Need To Know About Ceiling Balloons / Balloon Ceilings.

Accent Balloon Bouquet

What Is An Accent Balloon Bouquet

An accent balloon bouquet is a balloon bouquet where a specific balloon is highlighted or accented with other balloons.

For more information about balloon bouquets, check out my post All About Balloon Bouquets.

Confetti Balloons

What Is A Confetti Balloon

A confetti balloon is a balloon filled with confetti. Sometimes people have a hard time getting the confetti to stick to the sides of their balloons, check out my post The Ultimate Gude To Perfect Confetti Balloons.

Balloon Clouds

What Is A Balloon Cloud

A balloon cloud is a cluster of balloons floating like a cloud. You can make balloon clouds with several balloon clusters or just a few balloon clusters.

Personalize Balloons

Personalized balloons can be a great way to add even more to your special day. Whether you spell out someone’s name or spell out a special message, personalized balloons are sure to be a big hit.

You can have balloons printed with your custom logo, or you can use stickers to customize some balloons. You can even use custom printed vinyl to add names, dates, or pictures.

Organic Balloon Arch

What Is An Organic Arch

An organic balloon arch is when different size balloons are used in the creation of the balloon arch, it gives the balloon arch a more organic appearance. This particular balloon arch is a kit from Shimmer & Confetti and it comes with confetti balloons, you can check it out here on Shimmer & Confetti.

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Balloon Chickens

What could be cuter than making balloon chickens? Whether you are having a farm themed party, an animal themed event, or love chickens, these are the perfect addition.

Money Balloon Bouquet

What Is A Money Balloon Bouquet

A money balloon bouquet is a balloon bouquet where one or more of the balloons is filled with money. For more information about stuffing money in a balloon, check out my post Money Balloon – How To Stuff Money In A Balloon.

Gumball Balloon

What Is A Gumball Balloon

A gumball balloon is a balloon filled with smaller balloons, it sometimes looks like a gumball machine.

Balloon Flowers

What Is A Balloon Flower

A balloon flower is a gathering and twisting of balloons in the shape of a flower. A balloon flower can be as simple or it can be complicated and very detailed. The more complicated balloon flowers obviously take more skill and practice to master. A simple balloon flower usually consists of four petals and one center balloon. You could make several different variations of this.

A simple balloon flower can bloom up any party decor. Balloon flowers are simple to make and go with just about any party theme under the sun. Add just a few of these to your party or make a whole garden of flowers. Check out my post on Simple Balloon Flowers.

Double Balloons

What Is A Double Balloon

A double balloon is a term used when you put one balloon inside of another. You can have a lot of space between the different balloons, you can have just a little bit of space between the different balloons or you can have no space between the different balloons. Each of these techniques will produce a different effect.

Double balloons are the perfect way to add an interesting touch of magic to your party decorations. Is it one balloon or two? I can’t decide. It’s actually two but let your guests have fun trying to decide. Check out my post The Ultimate Guide To Double Balloon, Layered Balloon, Double Stuffed Balloon.

Balloon Drop

What Is A Balloon Drop

A balloon drop is a type of balloon decoration consisting of a bag, or some sort of net, that holds balloons and is positioned hanging from the ceiling. Sometimes a balloon drop is used to drop balloons down on a crowd in celebration. When the time is right, the balloons are released from the balloon drop, in a shower of balloons raining down from the sky. I have made balloon drops in a variety of colors to match any color scheme.

Nothing says celebration like a balloon drop! A balloon drop adds fun and excitement to any party. Think balloons drops are only for New Year’s? Well not anymore. These easy (and cheap) balloon accessories are for any occasion. Check out my post All About Balloon Drops.

Stuff A Balloon

What Is A Stuffed Balloon

A stuffed balloon is a technique used to put things, (ie; candy, gift, money, etc.) inside a balloon. A stuffed balloon can be used in lieu of wrapping a gift. Or a stuffed balloon can be used as a unique addition to any occasion.

Don’t forget about the gift. What better way to wrap a gift than to wrap it in a balloon or stuff it in a balloon? Well, whatever you decide to call it stuffing a gift inside a balloon is sure to please. Check out my post Stuff A Balloon Without A Balloon Machine or Money Balloon How To Stuff Money In A Balloon.

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Christie @ FWB

I am the creator of the FunWithBalloons.net blog and the YouTube channel Fun With Balloons. I will show you step by step how to make different balloon decor such as; balloon columns, tabletop decor, centerpieces, and more.

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