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!
Birthday 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. If you want it more full and to fill the outside edges, use more)
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!
Our good friend Amber is the pro at making these – 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.”
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
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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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I made one for my son’s December birthday party and our cold Canadian winter had no effect on it at all. I hung it on the door the day of the party last year and this year and it still looks as great as the day i made it.
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.
Thanks for sharing! While you are out and about visiting other entries, stop by and see me at Free 2 Be Frugal.
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.
Do you do the balloons just in the front or all over the wreath front and back? Thanks
The front and sides:) Nothing on the back.
What fun! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful, and easy, idea!
oh rats! I just toted my toddlers to three different craft stores getting supplies to make this, and I could only get a 12 inch wreath. will it look silly so small? hmmm. perhaps I’ll have to make the small one for a bedroom door and an additional large 18 incher for the front door!
That is brilliant! I love that you can use it over and over again instead of blowing up balloons that will just get thrown away. I might have to make one of these!
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oh i LOVE this!! I’ve got to do this for my sons’ bday parties!
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LOVE the wreath!!! I ran right out and bought the supplies and made one. THANKS for sharing!
I love this! My middle son turns 6 in a few weeks – I’ll have this on my door for sure!!!
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I have ADORED this wreath for AGES!! With my daughters Ribbon of Rainbows themed party coming up I thought I’d put my own spin on it… giggleberrycreations.blogspot.com/2010/10/rainbow-ribbon-birthday-wreath.html
Thanks for the inspiration xx
I loved this. SO easy and FUN. Made it while watching a sports game with the hubby. Apparently 2 inch balloons are water balloons and I could only get 12 inch balloons which made it look lusher. I also used 2 balloons to a pin occassionally to ensure I had enough pins.
I love this idea, I made one for my baby’s 1st Birthday
Oooh… LOVE this. Love this site. Thank you girls, you rock!!
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Oooh… LOVE this. Love this site. Thank you girls, you rock!!
This is the most fun wreath I have ever laid eyes on. You have no trouble finding a Christmas Wreath or any other holiday wreath for that matter, but a BIRTHDAY wreath is impossible. I am so excited to try this out.
I saw this and had to make it for my son’s birthday! I put it on our front door today before he came home from school. It was a great success! His response says it all; “Mom did you make that for me? Your awesome!”
YaY! That is what it is all about right? Making the kids feel loved and celebrated on their special day! I’m so glad it worked! Nice job.
I am so not a crafty person, but this post made it all look easy enough. So, I bought my balloons and greening pins and voila! 1.5 hours later I have a beautiful balloon wreath! Thanks for sharing your great idea!
Although it’s a Birthday Wreath, I’ve decided to propose it as Christmas Wreath in my Christmas Wreaths Roundup for a Handmade Christmas. Just because it’s fun, original, and a different idea!
You can see the post here: http://unvagalume.blogspot.com/2010/12/nadalfeitoaman-coroas.html
Thanks for posting this. I just made it for my daughters b-day party and can’t wait to put it up…super cute. Love your site. Wish I had your photo skills, you take the best pics.
This was my first HowDoesShe…and was on the door for my youngest’s 1st birthday party this weekend! SO many compliments and it was almost scary-easy to do. Thanks so much for your site — you’ve totally re-sparked my inner-crafter!
I am planning on making this wreath for my son’s 1st birthday, but I cannot find 1 1/2 – 2 inch sized balloons. I bought 7 inch but they look way too big on the wreath. Any suggestions???
did you ever get a response from anybody on this one? I want to make it also. i am googling on line and not finding anything that says 1 1/2 to 2. I am confused!
This is just the measurement across the balloon when it is deflated. We just used regular party balloons, the kind you would buy to blow up or have filled with helium. You could use any size you want, really.
Love this idea!! Will use it for our monthly Joy Club Birthday Celebrations!! We used to make scrunchies with the same idea. Thanks!
Loved your idea, and have made one for our monthly Birthdays for the Kid’s Club. I used a larger styrofoam wreath, hot glue, and much more that 144 balloons!! (I used to work at Looney Balloony…so I have bag fulls of every size and color imaginable! A wonderful craft! Thanks!
Can you make one for me lol…its cool!
party time…
This is soooo adorable. I will be making one!!
AWESOME! I am SO doing this today! Thanks for sharing!
I have been looking for a wreath to use for the month 3 out of 5 of my family members celebrate birthdays…and this is THE ONE! Thank you for such a cute idea.
I’ve never seen this – I LOVE it! How fun. Did you use a straw wreath? did you leave the plastic coating on it? Thanks!
yes! Leave the plastic coating on and it will hold the straw in better.
I made one this past weekend…my daughter LOVED it!! My boys are excited to have it for their bdays as well. Received so many compliments…I gave credit where credit was due
Thanks for such an awesome idea!!
Love this! I adapted it for a friends twin boy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Party … take a peak – they turned out great!
http://hotmessmoma.blogspot.com/2011/05/two-is-better-than-one.html
What fun idea! That would be a wonderful party decoration!
This is fabulous – This WILL be so cute hung on my front door during my daughter’s birthday party.
I will definitely give this a try.
flower’s wreath, one of the most cut and lovely way to celebrate a birthday
thank you so much for posting this tutorial!! i made one of my very own (actually ending up using 400 balloons) for my twin boys’ upcoming 3rd birthday and am totally in love with it. i actually hung it a whole week early. here’s a picture: http://shootingallens.posterous.com/preppin
thanks again!
holly
Could you use a styrofoam wreath instead?
I would think so. I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why not.
LOVE this idea! I just made one myself for a birthday party this weekend.
I also featured this tutorial in my blog, but I can’t find your button to include in it! If you have one, show me where tog et it & I will put it in the post!
Thank you for your inspiration!
Chrissy
http://formamas.blogspot.com/2011/07/balloon-wreath-this-past-weekend-i.html
I love this. So much in fact that I featured you in my bi-monthly “stuff I like” post.
http://charlottelaughs.blogspot.com/2011/07/another-round-up-july-edition.html
Thanks!
Love,love,love this wreath! Made it and blogged about it. achocolatehouse@blogspot.com
Wowsers! This is fantastic!
Hello….
I linked up to you today because you were the first site that gave my balloon wreath inspiration and it lead to my cheshire cat wreath.
http://bitofbyrd.blogspot.com/2011/08/cheshire-cat-wreath.html
That is absolutely adorable and so unique. The colors look amazing when combined all together. Super creative and economical too.
Great work. Beautiful idea
I can’t wait to try this for my twins’ first bday!
Just made this wreath! Absolutely love it! Thank you so much for the idea!
Adored this idea so much, I made one for my 2YO’s recent birthday. I also found a wooden initial at the craft store, spray-mounted colorful scrapbooking paper on it and dangled it (with fish line) in the center. It was the most cheerful greeting our guests could have received, esp given the rainy day!
great idea! thanks for sharing!
I adore this…and since I am NOT AT ALL crafty, this is perfect for a girl like me.I am going to get all the “FIXINS” for this tonight
loving this site..yay for coming across it..keep the ideas coming
So glad to have found you.
Website/ you or I need one? Goofy newbie
Love the Balloon wreath. Im going to make 2 a little smaller. Its fun isnt it.
This would be cool for homecoming week at schools, super bowl parties, Christmas…you can just use two or three colors for those events. Not just for birthdays. Ideas are just flooding my brain!!
I recently came across this on pinterest and couldn’t wait to make it!!! It looks even better in person. I decided to use it to decorate my door at a baby shower I am throwing, then, giving it as a gift to the new mom so she’ll have it for all her little man’s birthdays.
What a lovely idea. i am going to do this for my friends birthday this month. Thanks for the share BTW.
Ate you certain you used 1 1/2-2 inch balloons? I have an assortesd bag & the 3 inch balloons seem too small
Hi there! I came across your blog during a search for a balloon wreath tutorial. Cute wreath, by the way. I went out to purchase the 1 1/2 to 3 inch balloons and I could only find (so far, I have been to 2 stores) standard 12in balloons. I assume this is the size when blown up, however from looking at the package the balloons I am finding are larger than 3 inches. Should I be looking for water balloon size? Thanks for your help!
We just used the regular balloons you blow up for a party – not sure about the sizing. You could use any size, really – but the bigger the balloon, the less you probably need to fill your wreath. We just bought a bunch of packages and opened them as we needed them – then took back the unused packages.
Have fun!
Hi all,
I really love your page and thank you for all the posts. I love to do activities with my kids so this can help me out. Best greetings from Vietnam to all of you and your families.
I wanta try I wanta try!!!
I attended a birthday party for a 6 year old, and the host had each little girl tie little balloons to the straps on rubber flip-flop straps. Theynwere tied close together and looked like ruffles! So cute!
I am planning an Artist Party for my sons upcoming 8th birthday. And am going to use all of the primary colors. Came across your wreath and LOVED it. I went today to buy the stuff at JoAnn’s and used coupons for the wreath and greening pins. And only paid $5.68. Then went to the Dollar Tree and bought 150 balloons for $6.68. So when all is said and done I have spent like $13.00 for an absolutely adorable wreath. That will greet our guests when they arrive. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Love this wreath! Featured you on my blog! Come check it out!
http://diaryofabrwneyedgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/show-off-saturday-link-up_11.html
Do you have a option to just print the directions?
I love this balloon wreath. I made a Halloween version for my Halloween party. I used black, green and orange balloons and hung a skull in the middle. I’m going to make balloon wreaths for all my parties! Thanks for the great idea.
I totally LOVE this!!! I am off to Michael’s tomorrow or maybe JoAnn’s
Fantastic balloon wreath, this is one I will be trying out, thank you for the inspiration.
TIP: If you can’t find a straw wreath that’s wrapped in plastic (I couldn’t) wrap fabric ribbon around the wreath and hot glue in place to prevent the wreath from shedding.
I wanted to know why greening pins? could staples be used? or does the balloon lay better with the pins? and is it one greening pin per balloon?
I haven’t tried making one with staples – i am not sure they would be long enough to stick to the wreath and hold, but you could try. I put two or three balloons in each greening pin when I made mine. good luck!