First market for 2014

It's been a long hibernation from balloons! It's been so hot, I really didn't want to waste my time and balloons. We had a few terribly hot days, with a max of 43 degrees. I'm thankful that there're no fire in my area!

Anyways, it's back to Kuraby Market this weekend and my eldest daughter wanted to come along. She had fun on the jumping castle. Bought her a day pass so she could go on it anytime she wanted.

Some photos from the morning :

 Koala headband

Happy man hat

Dragon. The boy told me what he wanted and I made it according to his instructions. Interesting time we had together! Red head, orange horns and wings, blue body. I must admit that I am not too pleased with it, but it seemed to fit what he wanted and he was excited to fly it around!

 Flower decoration on my gazebo.

Another flower decoration on the gazebo.The original creator for this kind of flowers, called, Flowy, is an extremely talented balloon twister and instructor, Antonio Rodriguez. I've been meaning to try it and I'm glad I did! It is so much fun to add features to the flowers! You can purchase Anotnio's Flowy DVD instructions here. This is not an affiliated link, I just wanted to share the fun of making this balloon.

Market day challenges!

Interesting start to the market today. Arrived at location only to find that I was not on the list! The staff on site had to find a spot to accommodate me. That's market life for you. :) Especially for casual leases like me, it's easy to miss our booking.

Nevertheless, it was a wonderful morning. I was set up beside a coffee truck and in the fruits and vegetables section.

Had two boys challenged me to a dragon and guess what, I just made one a couple of days ago! I just simplified it for them. They sat in front of me, under the sun and watched while I made it up. They asked questions and told me about their amazing balloon inflating skills with the round balloons. This was what I came up with for them and stuck it onto a balloon stick for them to fly it around. It lasted for about 1.5hrs before the legs got pulled apart by one of their siblings.

Had a little girl wanting a balloon and the grandma said that they would wait for grandpa to come and ask for permission. The little girl got a horse and I was asked a question I never thought anyone would ask. Grandma asked where the money goes to and I was taken aback for a minute before replying that it comes to me. After they had left, I reckon I should have said that it goes to feeding my family and paying bills. Next time. :)

Made myself a poppy flower headband. It was for Remembrance Day on Monday.

Gospel Flower

Did this for devotion at a playgroup that I attend and also at Sunday School during songs. It's not my idea. It was by a Christian balloon twister, Ralph Dewey. Very simple and puts the message across.

Yellow, black, white, red and green of the same size for the petals. One almost fully inflated purple for the stem.

Yellow : Golden streets of heaven that God has prepared for us.
Black : Sin that has separated us from God and thus unable to enter heaven.
White : God's desire to clease us from sin and make us pure again.
Red : Is for the blood that Jesus shed on the cross for our sin.
Green : Just like the trees and grass that grow, so should we as Christians who trust and believe in Him.
Purple : colour of royalty to represent God who is the Lord of lords and King of kings. Jesus died on the cross to bring man and God together. A reminder to let Him take charge and be the centre of everything.

May you get to know the true meaning behind the cross this Easter.