Balloon Twisting Practice

[Sherry]

O.k. I finally got motivated and have started learning some new balloons.  I met a new local balloon twister and his balloons are awesome, so I knew I really needed to get busy and have more to offer.  Learning new balloons seems so time consuming to me, but I learned a few new swords, a monkey and 2 new butterflies.

The monkey I learned from the happycabbie on Youtube.







We went out to breakfast at IHOP yesterday and there was a balloon twister there.  I decided to watch and see what designs he twisted.  He did a flower and I thought, O.k. I can do that.  Then he did a motorcyle and I thought, O.k. I need to LEARN that.  It looked good.

[jubob]

Sherry I love them I would love to master balloon twisting one day 

[Sherry]

Julie!  Was thinking about you the other day.  Haven't seen you on the board for a bit, so I was wondering what you've been up to.   

[Psalmbook]

Cute monkey!
Do you know how to do the dragon breathing fire or Lightning mcQueen? Hannah's good at the dragon & I learned Lightning a while back(he's a real hit with the boys). We should get together & I'll show him to you.

[Sherry]

Those are nice Linda... I'd love to do that.

[Alison]

How are you doing with the Balloons, Sherry? 
Do you remember how to do the ones you posted last January?

I pick up some great Balloon here and there.  But my Balloon gigs are few with long times in between, so I usually don't remember them.  If there's time, a quick learn-a-new-balloon just before a gig helps.

If I felt more confident with my Balloons, I'd push them more.  I'd be doing them more.  And then I'd be more proficient.  Where does the time go?

BTW - great choices here.  Monkeys, Lightning McQueen, Flying Dragon.... And that Twisted Sword!  Nice.  It doesn't flop, does it?

[Sherry]

My balloon gigs don't come around as often for me either.  I was stumped this past Friday when someone requested my monkey.     Woops!  I went home and went over it again and I am now prepared!

I have an event coming up next weekend that I plan to come up with a few new girlie balloons.  I will let you know my progress.

[Alison]

Sooo - Did you practice new balloons this week?  When did you fit it in?

[Sherry]

Ha!  Not yet, I've not had much time to fit it in, but I need to before next Saturday.  I'm going to get the contest ready to be voted on today.  Woo hoo!

[Alison]

That's what happens to me too.
I don't find time to practice for so long that I had even stopped trying.  But wanting to get back in to it, I posted about that here and I did do a Little this week. 
There's something good about being on this board.

[Alison]

Ok- I finally did it.  Practiced last night.  Will upload photos when I get a chance.

to be continued.....



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[Alison]

Hi!  I just realized that I posted the Practice Balloons that I wrote about here
in a different section of the Forum.  The one called "Everything Else"  "Tattoos" "Practice". 
I don't know how that happened, but it did make sense to go there :-)

I hope you'll check it out.