I think it still turned out very well, but next time I may go for more special effects. I was not sure how long it was going to take so I didn’t try for a pattern or clustering effect at all. You don’t want them filled to bursting but to have a rounder shape which helps them nestle together better and gives them a little more pliability so you can cluster them if you want to.Īs it happens on this first balloon arch project, I didn’t attempt to get too fancy. One trick I learned is not to blow the balloons up too far. In all, the project took about two hours from the oh my gosh how am I going to do this moment, to standing back and admiring my handiwork. The hanging part took a bit of time to find out the best way to drape the arch and place the hooks. That way if I got it in the wrong spot I could remove it easily and move it over.
That made it so much easier to hang and to remove. I used ribbon that was the same color as the balloons to make a longer loop and hang it on the wall. It’s also pretty big so by itself, the balloon arch won’t fit up against the wall because it’s got a lot of width to it. My kit did not contain anything to hang the garland on the wall.
#DIY BALLOON ARCH HOW TO#
How to attach the balloon arch to the wall? You’ll use the glue dots to stick the balloons together and firm up the arch. The glue dots are important because after you have blown up all the balloons and inserted them in the strip, the arch won’t look totally full. Look for a kit in the right colors that includes the glue dots, the plastic strip and the balloons. It has to be one of the most dramatic but cost-effective decoration items out there. The trickiest part was sneaking it into my daughter’s room when she was sleeping because inflated, the arch makes a lot of noise.Īs I said above, there are countless events that you could dress up with a balloon arch or garland. I used the big balloons on the strip and filled in with the smaller balloons after it was hung. The kit I had contained a strip with just a single row of balloons, so I could have alternated colors or create patterns, but I went at it at random. So that’s the easiest part of it – blow up the balloons using the pump and thread them onto the strip. It has holes all along the length of it, and you are going to put balloons in the holes. Now, the secret to creating your garland is the plastic strip that comes inside the kit. The very first thing you should do, is separate the balloons by size and color because there’s a bit of sanity in the chaos as you create the arch. My kit included 100+ balloons and I used all of them, but if you’re making a smaller arch, you’d use fewer. What to do when you receive your balloon arch kit? This one I got was about $25 and was worth it even if I never made another arch again. You absolutely 100% want to get one of these – it’s a game-changer. Overall, this was not a big investment as far a decoration goes and I’ll be reusing some of the supplies again – in particular the electric balloon pump.