I recently threw a baby shower for one of my high school
friends. A mutual friend and I came up with the idea to throw her a whimsical
tea party. I really wanted to make something unique that would really capture
our theme. I found this
website
and these wonderful hot air balloon decorations. I simply had to make them.
They are super cute and not all that difficult. Here’s my
step by step:
I got all of my supplies from Michaels –
You will need:
·
Paper lanterns (I used 12 inch)
·
Buckets/Totes to use as the basket
·
Ribbon
·
Hot glue gun
The first thing I did was cut 8 pieces of ribbon into
18-inch strips.
Each balloon needs 4 strands of ribbon, so set 4 ribbons
with each balloon. Next, glue one end of
each ribbon around the balloon evenly spaced and 1 ¼ inches inside the
balloon. Do this for each balloon.
Then, glue each ribbon to the inside of the bucket. Make
sure it evens out and the balloon hangs straight. I did this by letting the
basket suspend slightly so I could see if all the ribbons were equally
taut. Do for the two remaining balloons.
Let them dry for a couple hours.
I chose to hang mine with ribbon but you can hang them with
fishing line, twine or anything you have on hand! It’s whimsical right? So get
creative
Suspend your balloons and enjoy!
Picture from On To Baby
