How To Make A Simple DIY Balloon Garland

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What Is A Balloon Garland

The balloon garland is a popular piece of balloon decor. A balloon garland is a gathering and stacking of balloons, held together by either ribbon, fishing line, or a balloon decorating strip in order to make the appearance of a garland made out of balloons. There are two types of balloon garlands, standard balloon garlands, and organic balloon garlands.

Standard balloon garlands are balloon garlands where the balloons are all sized to the same size. Standard Balloon Garlands can be held together with either ribbon, fishing line, or an entertainer balloon. (Picture above on the left)

Organic balloon garlands are balloon garlands where the balloons are NOT sized to specific sizes and are put together in a more “organic” manner. Organic Balloon Garlands can be held together with a ribbon, fishing line, or a balloon decorating strip. (Picture above on the right)

This post is going to focus on Standard Balloon Garlands, if you need more information about Organic Balloon Garlands please check out my post How To Make A DIY Organic Balloon Garland here or my post How To Make A Balloon Garland With A Decorator Strip here.

Steps To Make A Simple DIY Balloon Garland

Gather All Your Ingredients
Inflate, Size, And Tie Into Duplets
Wrap Balloons Into Quads
Stack Quads
Enjoy!

1. Gather All Your Ingredients

balloons (the amount and size of balloons you need will depend on the size and type of garland you are making)
balloon hand pump or balloon inflator (you can find my personal favorite hand pump on Amazon here)
fishing line or curling ribbon
scissors

2. Inflate, Size, And Tie Into Duplets

Inflate your balloons. Size your balloons to approximately the same size. For this example, I’m sizing my balloons to 9″. Check out my post on 3 Ways To Size A Balloon here, if you need more information about how to size a balloon.

Then tie the balloons into duplets. If you need more information on making a balloon duplet, check out my post How To Make A Duplet here.

3. Wrap Balloons Into Quads

Next, wrap the duplets into quads. If you need more information about how to make a quad, check out my post How To Make A Balloon Quad here.

4. Stack Quads

Begin stacking your balloon quads one at a time and wrapping your fishing line or curling ribbon around each of your newly stacked quads.

8. Enjoy!

Simple Balloon Swag & Garland Video

Are DIY Balloon Garlands Easy To Make?

DIY balloon garlands are easy to make but they take skill and practice to look good and professional.

A newbie balloon decorator may look at their work and think it looks fantastic. They may even get compliments from onlookers about their work but it takes skill and know-how to make a garland look professional.

How Many Balloons For A Standard Balloon Garland (Imperial)

Length	Sized To	4 Cluster	5 Cluster	6 Cluster
1′	6″	8	10	12
2‘	8″	32	40	48
	6″	16	20	24
3′	9″	16	20	24
	6″	24	30	36
4′	8″	24	30	36
	6″	32	40	48
5′	7.5″	32	40	48
	6″	40	50	60
	5″	48	60	72
6′	9″	32	40	48
	8″	36	48	54
	6″	48	60	72
7′	7″	48	60	72
	6″	56	70	84
8′	8″	48	60	72
	6″	64	80	96
9′	9″	48	60	72
	6″	72	90	108
10′	8″	60	75	90
	6″	80	100	120
20′	8″	120	150	180

How Many Balloons For A Standard Balloon Garland (Metric)

Length	Sized To	4 Clusters	5 Clusters	6 Clusters
1 m	20 cm	20	25	30
	10 cm	40	50	60
2 m	20 cm	40	50	60
	10 cm	80	100	120
3 m	20 cm	60	75	90
	15 cm	80	100	120
	12 cm	100	125	150
	10 cm	120	150	180
4 m	20 cm	80	100	120
	16 cm	100	125	150
	10 cm	160	200	240
5 m	20 cm	100	125	150
	10 cm	200	250	300
6 m	24 cm	100	125	150
	20 cm	120	150	180
	15 cm	160	200	240
	12 cm	200	250	300
	10 cm	240	300	360
7 m	20 cm	140	175	210
	14 cm	200	250	300
	10 cm	280	350	420
8 m	20 cm	160	200	240
	16 cm	200	250	300
	10 cm	320	400	480
9 m	20 cm	180	225	270
	18 cm	200	250	300
	10 cm	360	450	540
10 m	20 cm	200	250	300
	10 cm	400	500	600

Transporting Balloon Garlands

Sometimes you may need to transport your balloon garlands. In fact, more often than not you will need to transport at least some if not all of your balloon garland. As with transporting any balloons, you will need to decide if you want to transport your balloons all put together or in pieces. Check out my post The Best Way To Transport Inflated Balloons here.

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