What would you do with 144 Balloons?
May 5, 2010 by Missy
How Does She…make a birthday wreath?
This wreath is so festive and fun to decorate with for every birthday! Our good friend Amber is the pro at making them – she was so nice to let us take pictures of her making one so we could share it with all of you! She said she originally got the idea from a wonderful lady named Carleen Tanner. Amber is such a fun person to be around…as you can see in the picture (another thing she got roped into:)
“Hi my name is Amber and life is GRAND!
I’m married to my best friend & I am a mom to five beautiful kids (3 boys 2 girls).
Life is never dull! I love doing all sorts of new activities (riding a very small bike down a hill:)”
Five Fun Facts
about Amber:
I just ran a 5k and had a BLAST!
A Cadbury egg is my weak spot ( I have a lot in my freezer:)
I hate to wear swim suits
I have literally had to “get the lead out”…….
Purple is the best color around
If I were a Super Hero
“I think I would be the Patience Princess.
I so lack in this department and need all the help I can get.”
Now on with the Balloon Wreath!
First you need balloons. Lots and lots of balloons.
(2 bags of 72 count…the 1 1/2 to 2 inch sized balloon)
You also need:
1. 2 greening pin packs-found at Craft stores in the artificial plant section.
2. and a straw wreath -leave the plastic on so it doesn’t shed.
You just take a greening pin, stick the balloon in the middle…
and stick it to the straw wreath.
Push it in nice and tight.
Do this over and over and over until the whole wreath is filled in colorful balloons!
What a way to welcome the birthday person with COLOR! My kids love it when the birthday wreath comes out…it is now associated with birthday FUN!!!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks Amber for answering the question, How Does She…make a birthday wreath? You rock!
Thanks Cindy for letting us play at Skip to My Lou
Amber is the coolest! This is such a fun idea. –Amber, let’s race soon. I’ll sooo win!
I love it! It’s simple to do and can be used for years and years. Thanks so much for sharing it!
Such a great idea! I’m going to link our blog to this demonstration for our readers. Thanks for posting it!!
This is a wonderful idea. My son likes balloons so much that I am not sure how well it would last though.
He would probably spend his entire birthday asking if he could play with the wreath yet. I love the idea though and might have to try it out sometime. Thanks!
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What FUN!!! I stumbled this too!
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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This is fabulous! I love decorating for birthdays, but not the embarrassing banners, etc. This is a great, chic alternative! TFS!
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I love wreaths! This one makes me so happy. Thanks for sharing. I am posting about it on my blog.
doehlerdays.blogspot.com/2010/05/balloon-birthday-wreath.html
Thanks for the inspiration.
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I love this idea!! I’ve had 2 of those wreaths lying around for a couple of years and NOW I know what to do with them!
Thanks!
I love the colorful design. Great idea and Thanks for sharing!
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super cute!!! i can’t wait to gather up supplies and make this one!! thanks for the idea!!!
Gosh this is so clever and cute.
Love this idea! Do you think it would last being outside during January in MN? It would be nice to have it out for the week of D’s birthday, but I wonder what the freezing cold would do to the wreath….
I lived in Minnesota for a couple years…I feel for you in the winter and for the balloons…that is the coldest I have EVER been! Maybe you could hang it on his bedroom door as someone suggested??? I can’t imagine it would harm it outside, but you never in MN BRRRRRRR.
When my son was born it was 35 degrees below zero & that was without the windchill! So I think I will hang the wreath inside the door & then on the outside on his actual birthday. I love all your fabulous ideas! Thanks so much for inspiring me every day!
The simplest things sometimes have the most pizazz! What little kid wouldn’t be over the moon with that on his front door? It just says P-A-R-T-Y!
Love Love Love that wreath! How fun if you decorate the birthday kids door too. Also, I wish I had thought of freezing Cadbury eggs for all year long, they’re my favorite!
I cannot wait to do this for my almost three year olds bday party…I am thinking you can even do something fun like buy themed balloons that match the party!!!!!!
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This is such a great idea!! I am linking it on my blog!! http://www.itsgoodfortheheart.blogspot.com Love your blog!!!
With a birthday coming up I had to come see this and am glad I did, great idea, thanks for sharing it.
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Love it!! I have a birthday coming in 2 weeks (and another 2 weeks after that) that this will be perfect for!!
Thanks!
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Love this! And I have a little one’s birthday coming up.
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Oh, oh, oh, I am going to be making one of these this week! I have to drive an hour to get the supplies but well worth it! Thanks for sharing this project, it is super cute!
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So cute I had to share on my craft inspired blog!
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I obviously loved this wreath at first sight. But I also immediately thought “there aint no way I’m tying a million balloons around a piece of wire. Aint no way, aint no how”. But.. DUH… she’s a genius!! Floral picks… doy. Thanks for sharing!!
Well hello there! I am popping in from Works for Me Wednesday.
I love this craft to pieces.
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What a cute, clever idea. I am definitely going to have to try this one!
Oh I love this! My daughter’s birthday is tomorrow! I think I’ll make it to put on her door. Thanks!
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This is darling! I love it. I am going to do this for my son’s 3rd bday this month. Thank you for sharing.
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This is such a creative idea! Love all the vibrant colors!
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This is freakin awesome!
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That is such a fun wreath!! So cool!
I love this idea!! What a great way to celebrate a birthday. I’m going to tuck this idea away for my baby’s first birthday. Yay!
Loving this wreath!!! I featured it on my friday favorites
lilbitofus.blogspot.com/2010/05/friday-favorites.html
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My boys are all teenagers, but I think they would still love that!
Thanks so much for the great tutortial!
~Liz
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What size wreath did she use? 14″?
That is totally adorable. Dang it my son’s birthday was Friday wish I would have seen that earlier. LOVES IT!
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Love this one! You guys always have such great ideas! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com.
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What a fun birthday wreath. So cleaver! I’m doing this for the next birthday and since I have 8 kids, that should be soon.
I hope it’s ok; I am featuring it on my blog tomorrow!
http://oxfordfam.blogspot.com/2010/05/test.html
Freeky that you and Heather posted this tutorial the very same day. It happened to be her son’s 4th birthday that day too. And yes, she got the idea from Carleen Tanner’s class too! I’ve actually had the stuff to make one, sitting in a cubby for a couple years. Haven’t gotten to it yet, but I’m now going to try a different variation for the wreath part (something my friend, Cami recently did) that actually holds it together even better!! Now to get to Hobby Lobby and get what I need. I will post mine as soon as I get it done! http://creativehomemakers.blogspot.com
And Heather’s wreath… http://creativehomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/05/turning-4.html
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What a fun idea! Thanks for sharing. I love the bright colors
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this is such a fabulous idea- so original! i’m bookmarking it to save and share!
So cute! I was waiting for you to tell us we had to blow up all those balloons. Whew.
I can’t wait to get the supplies and get started on this. This is the cutest idea I have seen!
genius! i will be copying at some point!
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Wow, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing, I’ve got so many old balloons which aren’t suitable for inflating any more, so this is the perfect thing to do with them.
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I am in love with this wreath and can not wait for someone to have a birthday now!!!!
I looove this! I am currently making it. I bought 160 balloons (7 inch size) and can tell I’m going to need lots more. I think there might be a typo in saying you want 1.5-2″ size balloons. Looking at the pictures, I can tell they are bigger. I think the 7″ size is perfect. Also, I’m sticking more than one balloon in each greening pin… Such a great craft! Thanks!
So original! Love it! I’ll be linking in my week in review post tomorrow!
I made this wreath and blogged about it!!
http://lilbitofus.blogspot.com/2010/05/balloon-wreath.html
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I love this! I will definately feature this soon, and credit you with the idea! Thank you so much and I look forward to linking back to your blog!
I love, love, love this wreath! I made one for my daughter’s 1st birthday, and I plan to hang it each year as a birthday tradition. So quick, so easy, so cute! Thanks for the idea.
love this! i made one! blogged here craftytammie.blogspot.com
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Okay HowDoesShe fans… I FINALLY got MINE done and posted! I have a new variation for the base-wreath part to share with you. Stop by and see!!
http://creativehomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/06/angs-birthday-wreath-ii.html
We are all just a bunch of Birthday wreath crazies now, aren’t we? More Birthday stuff to post as well. Lovin’ Birthday season!!
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This is such a great idea! Definitely one to remember!
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Just shared this adorable wreath on my blog! This is really the cutest idea. Thank you!
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This is a great birthday wreath and it looks pretty simple to make. Thanks!
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Just wanted to post after making this wreath, which I fell in love with when seeing it on your site!! THANK YOU! I bought an 18″ straw wreath, and I ended up using around 200-220 balloons, so you may want to pick up more balloons and pins if you decide to make this. It really is beautiful and will be perfect for birthdays!!
Just made this for my little guy’s birthday and I can’t wait to hang it up. The kids thought it was really cool and I loved how easy this craft was. Thank you so much for the idea!!
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That is such a cool design!
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Loved this birthday wreath and made onelast week for my daughters birthday party….it came ou really cute with lots of compliments. Si I had to direct them to your site. Thanks girls!!!!
Ha ha! When I saw the picture on top I was blown away — I was thinking of giving them to an orphanage or something. Shows your how different people think differently!
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What a darling idea!
Do you know what size wreath you used for the 144 balloons? Just wondering. Thanks!
18 inch…we found it at Michael’s crafts BTW:)
Thanks Alison! I must have really stuffed mine full because I used 144 balloons on only half my wreath and I had the 18 inch size wreath! Hmm?? Well, it looks cute so far though…I’ll have to go back for more balloons soon.
Thanks for the cute idea!!
FANTASTIC!!!! Love it and will be making it for my daughters 4th birthday party. Thanks for sharing!
What an awesome and colorful idea! Great decoration for a kids birthday party!
I made this for my niece and she loved it! It’s adorable. I can’t wait to make another.
Thanks so much for the good directions. I’m going to make one to use for the front door any time any of the family has a birthday, and I’ll add a hanging tag in the middle with the birthday boy/girl’s name. Thanks!
Thanks for the great idea! I just finished making it for my son’s 1st birthday party. I am then going to pass it off to a friend to use at her son’s party. It is perfect. I did use about 200 balloons and could have even used more!!
I’m on the verge of making this and wondered what size of a wreath is used in the photos? I purchased an 18″ wreath but wondered if I was going to need more balloons and pins to get it all covered.