2012 - ballooninspirations.com

Christmas Party Themes

Balloon decorations – snowflakes 12

The first flurry of snow for this season just covered a large part of the UK this morning, particularly in the South East region, including London and the surrounding Home counties.

While no one (particularly commuters) could ignore the nuisance and disruption that comes in the wake of snow fall in this country, in the same vein, it is just as difficult to ignore the charm and inherent beauty of the “white stuff”.

Perhaps this unrelenting fascination with the weather phenomenon called snow explains why so many people choose a wintry scene as a theme for their party decorations. It is just as feasible to have winter-wonderland /white Christmas themed Wedding decorations as it is to have children’s Christmas party decorations. The difference would be in the choice of décor elements as well as the accents used.

White and Silver Balloon Christmas tree and glowing table decorations.

Christmas party themes – white Christmas
This white Christmas scene for a Corporate Christmas party could work for a Wedding reception with a few tweaks
Some more pictures depicting Balloon Snow flakes:

Balloon snowflakes 3

snowflakes 4

snowflakes 5

snowflakes 1

snowflakes 01

wintry scene - you can almost feel the chill

clear snowflakes decorations

clear snowflakes decorations-004

clear snowflakes decorations-002

Blog

Winter Wonderland Party Themes

Christmas party balloon decorations

In the wake of the festive season, Winter Wonderland themed parties are becoming more popular than ever before. This theme is as applicable to Wedding and Birthday parties as it is to Christmas parties and to pull one off with an authentic “feel” to it; a creative and adventurous designer as well as a visionary Client are required.
It is possible to create a “wintry”atmosphere with a budget that does not necessarily break the bank. There are different ways of doing this; and one of the best mediums to use is Balloon decoration and associated accessories.
First, you may choose to focus on a specific area of the room/venue, creating an instant focal point , which may actually be the only area that alludes to the theme.
If space and budget allows, creating a wintry scene as shown in the photo above, comprising balloon sculptures of balloon trees, balloon snowmen and angels and balloon Christmas trees with associated accessories including artificial snow.

Balloon “Christmas” trees and balloon snowmen on a smaller scale make beautiful table centrepieces especially when decorated with exquisite accents and colours. These centrepieces can then be lit to create a subtle glow on the tables they rest upon.

miniature balloon trees make beautiful table centrepieces

For large rooms, building oversized balloon snowflake sculptures which are suspended from the ceilings help to create excitement and impact relatively easily and will quickly fill a really large space especially at venues with high ceilings.

Winter wonderland – fill up large headrooms with ceiling bursts…

Christmas party decorations - lit table decorations

White Christmas all around – scene setters complete the look.

The use of proprietary scene setters would also contribute to the overall

Birthday Parties

Kid’s Party Decorations – Carnival Themed party.

Carnival themed party decorations – tunnel approach

Children’s Birthday party decorations – Carnival Extraordinaire themed party decorations.

The boundaries for amazing balloon decorations for children’s birthday parties keep being pushed week after week by adventurous clients and intrepid designers and at Balloon Inspirations, we are particularly grateful to and for those of our clients who give us the freedom to create (well, it is what we love to do afterall).

Balloon Inspirations recently had the pleasure of creating Carnival themed birthday party decorations for a Client in the tropical Lagos Island in Nigeria. The party was held within a large complex featuring numerous interior and exterior spaces so that guests flowed from one room to another at will.

Guests were ushered in to the party venue through the luminous and grand tunnel of arches to several rooms, each defined by unique yet thematic colours and décor and this culminated in a specially elegantly treated upper room for the adult guests. The adults room was treated in brilliant white and gold décor, contrasting sharply with the wild and vibrant colours of the Carnival.

The pictures featured below give an overview of the general décor of the spaces/rooms.

Entrance Balloon decorations: – Balloon arches and floral displays…

First room – balloon wall and table décor

Featuring a room focal point which comprised a balloon wall in baby pink white and red with accented colours…

Second room – spill over room with ceiling décor and balloon wall

In this next room, we have a varied colour balloon swag hanging from the ceiling as well as fuchsia pink balloon wall framed in deep green. A larger-than-life carnival mask placed above an archway completes the décor for this room.

Adults room – elegant party decorations in gold and white

Tastefully decorated in white and gold, the adult’s room provided a welcome respite from the vibrant colours of the carnival party.

Blog

New! Centrepieces training Video from ‘Tope Abulude!

We are very pleased to launch our first ever training DVD featuring table centrepieces designs, taught by ‘Tope Abulude a renowned decorator and instructor.

No one does elegance like ‘Tope, and we have had the privilege of collaborating with “AeraDeco Video” recognized in the balloon industry as a leader in educational videos for decorators to produce this DVD.

In this first DVD release, ‘Tope explores the beauty of balloons as table centrepieces, creating exciting themed designs for different Client events.

These are all “air-filled” designs and are sure to bring you top dollar as you wow your clients with your style and class.

The intended skill level for this DVD is “Intermediate to Advanced”.

You can now purchase the video directly from us by clicking on the link:

Purchase DVD Now!

Purchase DVD’ link_target=’_blank’ size=’large’ position=’center’ icon_select=’yes’ icon=’ue859′ font=’entypo-fontello’ color=’theme-color’ custom_bg=’#444444′ custom_font=’#ffffff’]

News

This is a post with post type “Link”

Entries with this post type link to a different page with their headline. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor.

Blog

Honesty – The best policy

We received a rather interesting call the other day, purportedly from a prospective client. This client was asking about a specific image they had seen on our website; they wanted to know how much it would cost them if we were to reproduce the same decor for their function.
Well, we delivered the usual spiel, trying ascertain what the client was really after, as well as find out the location of their proposed function – the location obviously impacts on balloon delivery and logistical set up costs, (you know, we are really creative people and love to prepare bespoke decor for each client). When we found ourselves being steered in the conversation towards divulging every last detail of how we put the decor together, we began to feel rather suspicious.
Finally, we told the client, ” we work based on trust, expecting our clients to trust us to deliver what we have agreed with them to deliver (we love to add our own extras too – just to delight our clients even more) while we trust them to honour our terms and conditions ; and as it seemed this particular client was more interested in querying us, we rang off – politely of course!

The penny drops!

Anyway, imagine our surprise when half an hour later, we received another call from the same “client” who decided to finally be straight with us. They really wanted that decor, but they are located very far away from us (a few hundred miles) and didn’t think it would be cost effective for them to hire us to do it for them; so they were on a fact finding mission, they wanted detailed instructions on how to implement the decor.

Well, to cut a rather long story short, they did realise their objective, but not before they were on the receiving end of a rather stern reprimand from us and had apologised for their deceit!
‘Tope Abulude is a well known balloon decorating instructor who enjoys teaching others, so had this person been straight from the start, they may have got what they sought much earlier and without the “earful” they received.
The question is, what would you have done and do you think our caller was male or female?
Please leave your comments below.
Thank you.

venetian themed prom

Venetian themed Prom Decorations

Balloon entrance arch- Venetian themed party

Balloon Inspirations had to create Venetian themed décor for a High School Prom in Essex. Of the several possible ways to introduce the romance of Venice to the venue of the School Prom, Balloon Inspirations chose the mystery of “Venetian Masks” to create the ambiance of a night in Venice.

Balloon Party decorations - Venetian themed prom

Venetian themed prom decorations – overview of the entire room; ceiling decorations, table centrepieces etc.

A framed balloon entrance tunnel was created just behind twin “Venetian totem poles” to usher in the Class of 2011 through into their own little corner of “Venice”. The prom decorations comprised entirely of Gold, white and black décor tastefully accented by lighting and accessories. The star of the day were the intricately formed and lit table centrepieces comprising mystery masks and other balloon accessories.

Balloon tunnel in white, black and Gold.

Balloon Entrance Tunnel welcoming the graduands to “Venice”…

The high ceilings of the prom venue were taken advantage of to create spectacular ceiling decorations. These easily helped to bind all the individual elements of the prom decorations into a cohesive whole – from the entrance tunnel/canopy, through to the mystery mask table centrepieces, the stage décor comprising more Venetian totem poles and other floor standing arrangements.

Venetian themed Prom decorations - Entrance balloon canopy and Venetian masks.

Venetian themed Prom decorations – including mystery masks on Venetian totem poles

All in all, the decorations were a resounding success, helping to transform a regular venue to a truly spectacular scene, sure to be imprinted in the minds of those who attended the High School Prom for many years to come.

For more pictures from this prom decorations, please click the images below:

News

A nice post

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem.

Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum semper nisi. Aenean vulputate eleifend tellus. Aenean leo ligula, porttitor eu, consequat vitae, eleifend ac, enim.

Circus themed Party

The décor for a hugely successful Circus themed party for the recently concluded World Balloon Convention (WBC) in Dallas Texas was designed by ‘Tope Abulude of Balloon Inspirations with the help of an army of volunteers…

Magnificent entrance feature: Large Clown arches

Guests at the circus themed party were ushered into the room through a tunnel of balloon arches featuring larger than life balloon sculptures of clowns wearing polka-dotted trousers!!!

Circus themed party - Clown balloon arches

Larger than life balloon clowns with polka dotted pants forming the entrance arches

Stage and Backdrop: This consisted of an extra large wall of brightly coloured balloons in keeping with the “Circus” theme. The large variety of individual décor elements really helped create the atmosphere of being in the “Big Top” tent of a circus. These include the dwarf balloon columns topped with “smiley faced ” balloons, upside down balloon columns with small balloon monkey sculptures as well as the use of mainly red and yellow balloons with white accents.

Circus themed party - Stage and backdrop

Extra large balloon wall forming the stage backdrop for the circus themed part

Ceiling Treatment:

Continuing the illusion of being in the “Big Top” of a Circus, the room ceiling was covered with large tapering balloon swags which met in the centre of the room, with a large glowing balloon clown head at its apex. Balloon columns were hung from the ceiling and feature small sculptures of monkeys clambering all over.

Circus themed party - glowing clown face

Circus themed party – featuring a large glowing clown face and balloon swags

Featured below are some more photographs showing the other parts of the room , including the fun filled table decorations consisting of a floating balloon clown sculpture holding a large bunch of multicoloured balloons. Click to enlarge each picture.

Birthday Parties

Kid’s Party Decorations – Mickey Mouse Themed party.

Red, white,black with white accents were the colours placed together to put the Mickey Mouse theme together for a child’s birthday party in London recently.

We had the pleasure of advising the Client on the usage of contrasting colours for the tables and chairs which complement the Mickey mouse theme and this helped to completely transform the room into a spectacular party venue.

A custom made arch in black and featuring “Mickey’s ears” formed a backdrop for the stage with several abstract “Mickey sculptures” and the celebrant’s name spelt out in balloons were placed in the foreground. Several abstract sculptures were hung from the ceiling to help to tie the theme together, additionally creating a more intimate scale within a very large room.

The pictures featured below give an overview of the general décor of the space and show the stage area as well as table decorations.