WBC 2014….Blood, Sweat and Tears
How do you sum up WBC. Its a group of individual balloon artists from all 4 corners of the globe who travel to a central local every two years to compete in the most outrageous competitions you have ever seen. From 16′ high sculptures, hats, dresses and columns to the most ornate centrepieces, all of which are constructed from framework and balloons, either inflated or not and then after that attend some of the most educational training courses taught by the industries best teachers to...
Read MoreFerrari Owner Club Spring Ball 2014
Once again I had the honour of supply the decor for the Ferrari Owners Club Spring Ball. The venue this year was The Grove in Hertfordhire just on the outer edge of London The Ice and Diamond centrepieces is a real focal point and now comes with sound to light features You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Read MoreWhere have all the weddings gone!
Wedding Decor Downturn So 2013 saw a down turn in weddings due to superstition, or did it! How many of you have have been twiddling your thumbs on a Saturday afternoon having completed just a few small jobs in the morning. Have you had to deal with the bride who has purchased everything off the good old Interweb, the balloons, the ribbon, the weights, the nylon line for the arch and even a box full of those lovely disposable cylinders..annoying isn’t it.. I myself have seen a huge...
Read MoreVolvo Truck & Mr Blue Skies
All Air Filled Decor My clients brief was create something that will knock their client for 6 when they enter the room. The theme for the conference was Blue Skies and all they had for the awards event in the evening was blue LED up-lighters so with that in mind I set about creating the WOW factor. Fluffy white clouds, giant foil suns and butterflies came to mind and no I had not been smoking anything. Then the client said she would like some planes in the design and sent me a picture of a...
Read MoreBACI 2013…..I need your help.
BACI, Florence, Italy 2013 So last year was awesome and who would think you could top what happened to me, suspended a bloke in a shopping centre with 8ft Chloroprene balloon for a week, shipped off to Macedonia to help with the TV programme “Idiot Abroad” and then a double spread in IMAGES magazine, WOW, what a year. So you would think this year would be a little bit calmer, well NO. I have been asked to head up the decor for the Gala Ball at BACI in Florence , Italy in April...
Read MoreNew Years Eve 2012
Another busy New Years Eve but this years we are a lot more organised. We did all the foil balloon inflating on Saturday 29th December and all the pyro rigging on Sunday 30th December. All the foil balloon bouquets were delivered in the morning to 7 hotels and casinos in and around Coventry & Stratford upon Avon just leaving the pre-inflated latex for the afternoon of New Years Eve. Its now 2.30pm on the 31st and the van has been loaded for the last time with 400 x 12″ latex for the...
Read MoreGala Bingo…The Ultimate Bingo Challenge 2012
The Ultimate Bingo Challenge 2012 took place across the country at 10 Gala Bingo Sites and decor was required for all, so once again I call upon 9 very loyal and trustworthy crews to install each site. The brief was simple “Same as last year” . Well done all, its was another 100% success rate. I’m still waiting on a few more picture to come in but for now these will do. As you can see my arch was a little bit more OTT than the rest, well there was a reason for...
Read MoreLister Toyota Showroom Decor
Spent a few hours at a Toyota showroom today installing air filled decor for and Auto Trade Event which will take place on Thursday 27th September. The decor had to be air filled and suspended from the ceiling and not move due to the alarm system at night, Oh well lets see if I did it right since tonight is the first night…
Read MoreThe smallest of things mean so much….
Hi Matt, Gratitude is a quality which sadly lacks in todays very self centred and cynical world. So, just to show that I at least hold old fashioned values, I would like to publicly thank you. Firstly, thank you for giving Balloon A Loony the opportunity to help you with the building of one of the various Virgin archways in July, ours was in Falkirk. I fully understand that payment for these jobs can take some time to come through from the corporate clients involved, so waiting a few...
Read More12000 balloons and another 40 arches.
So, here we go again with yet another 40 four cluster swirl arches across the country. Last months project was highly successful and the client has decided to do it again this month and possibly next month as well. Each crew is supplied with the balloons so all they have to do is inflate and construct each arch at their allocated store. The event takes off on the 23rd August and will last until Sunday 26th August. Some crews have taken on more that one arch so good luck. All the arches...
Read MoreWedding decor inflated, delivered and installed in under 1 hour
I hate inflating on site unless it’s a big job so I insist that everything is done in the work room at the office, even the single line arches. So how do you transport an arch from the workroom to the venue. Easy, just follow these steps So that’s it, 10 table bouquets of 3 balloons, 2 floor bouquets and a single line arch delivered and installed in under 1 hour
Read MoreThe British Grand Prix 2012
It’s that time of year again and the British leg of the Grand Prix hits Silverstone this weekend and so do I starting tomorrow. The colour theme for 2012 is Red, White and Blue and I have some great help on board in the form of Mike and Sara Harris who own For Every Occasion in Rhyl, North Wales. Last years photo was selected for the 2012 Qualatex calendar so lets see what this year brings and I have a sneaky idea its going to be something very...
Read MoreAvon Valley School Graduation Ball
It’s that time of year again and the graduation balls and popping up all over the country. One of the nicest balls we do is at Avon Valley School in Rugby. Its a new build school after a fire a few years ago destroyed the original building. Its modern with great facilities so the staff and students take advantage of the modern theatre and turn it into a great graduation party, with a little help from you know who.
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