More animals and insects

A few animals and insects for this post...

Saw a youtube tutorial on a ladybug bracelet and had always meant to try it. Finally found the time to work on it! This ladybug uses 5 balloons! Something I don't usually want to try because of the number of balloons that go into  one little sculpture. But, as with everything, I just had to give it a go. As I made it, i felt all the more that this ladybug is worth every one of the 5 balloons. Pretty and cute!

I have seen these butterflies being made on a few balloon twisters' portfolio. I was reluctant to make one because of the usage of hearts. But I cannot deny that they are the cutest and easiest butterflies around too!

I learnt to make this adorable penguin through a web jamming session. It's a bit more work than the usual ones with slightly twisting techniques. I like the little ear twist at the top of the head. It allows for more attachment to be made. I can see flowers and hats attached!

This monkey on a tree was made when my girls were playing outside on the driveway. The trees were swaying and I had balloons on my hand. :)

Headband and huge flower!

Spent about 2 hours last night doing up these gifts for two special people today. It wouldn't have cost me so much time if I had the sense to plan ahead what I wanted. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful 2 hours of exploring and learning and coming up with such cute and beautiful pieces! The designs were from various balloon artists and other than photos from Balloony Glen and Sylvia Ang on Facebook, I can't remember where else I see this flower.

The headband was for a birthday girl who will turn 5 in two days. Brought it to church with us to give it to her and her younger brother was more fascinated by it! LOL!

The huge flower was for a Christmas party. Not exactly for the party, but the one who hired my to twist balloons. I make it a point to make something special for the person who pays me and this time decided on this. It's quite a popular flower design in Singapore. Mainly used with yellow 260Qs for the petals and black for the middle or a huge round for the middle.

I was nearly out of yellow and decided on orange. My daughter gladly modelled them for me. :)

Butterfly after a meal

This was done last Wednesday, after lunch at one of my favourite restaurant across my church. Made this for the owner after we were finished. We were the only ones dining there and my daughter wanted to have a photo with the butterfly before handing it over! Somehow I forgot to bring back her water bottle and when we went for lunch there yesterday, the owner said that he had kept our bottle and even washed it! Glad to have such nice people around!

Butterflies

I'm on a butterfly craze this week.. Been meaning to work on my butterfly designs and came up with these two multi-balloons designs. I'm sure someone somewhere had done these before, but if they have, I don't know about them. I've been meaning to try out these two ideas and made them this week.

The butterfly on the left was made from three 260Q. 

The one on the right came about because my eldest blew up heaps of 5" rounds and they were lying around on the floor. Thought I should make them useful and gathered up 4 of them and tied them with a 260Q. Added a scrap 260Q for the feelers.

These ones below were from earlier this year.. The pink one was a single 160Q and the red one was a single 260Q.