5 DIY Balloon Ideas for Messages

We love balloon decorations at a party but did you know you can DIY them to send invites or messages. Here are our few favourites.

Save the Date Wedding Invite Balloon

source: Something Turquoise

Pop the Invite Balloon

source: Buckets and Spade Blog

Menu Balloon

source: The Merry Thought

Balloon Wishes for Bridal Shower

source: Studio DIY

Balloon Centrepiece

source: A Practical Wedding

If you are not one for DIY, you can get your logo or messages printed on it with our printing service at Berkshire Balloons, call us at 0118 950 8597 for any balloon related enquiries.

5 DIY Christmas Party Decor

7 more nights to go for Christmas. Hoping all of you have got your gift sorted out as well as your Christmas parties. If you are organizing a Christmas party and want to get ideas on party decor, then you have come to the right place. We have collected some easy to do party decor to make your party a festive affair.

A Fun Candy Christmas Tree

Get instruction on how to make it from 'Lookie What I Did' blog.

Festive Napkins

A Christmas tree napkins would add a touch of festivity to your dinner, get more ideas on napkin decor here at Amazing Interior Design. 

Candy Cane Name Holders

All you need for this DIY is candy cane with the colour of your choice and hot glue gun to glue them into stand upside down, get more inspiration from the Ciao! Newport Beach blog.

Snowman Door

Wouldn't it be great to welcome your guests to the party through a snowman door? Get instruction on it from the Creative Stamper blog.

Artificial Snow

It wouldn't really feel like Christmas without a bit of snow, would it? Even if mother nature fails, you can make your own snow, get the instruction here from Growing a Jeweled Rose.

 Have fun DIY-ing!

If you need party decor or party ware then come give us a visit.

5 DIY Balloon Decoration Ideas for Christmas

29 days to go for Christmas, have you decked your halls yet? If you are thinking of decorations, why not add in some fun balloons, here we present some DIY balloon decoration ideas for the festive season.

Christmas Lights 

Turn balloons into Christmas lights by adding in a cup or a cut out card board on the bottom and tying it all together on the ceiling. 

source: That is Really Pinteresting

Christmas Ornament Balloons

Turn a 36" balloons into ornaments by following this quick tutorial on Studio DIY.

source: Studio DIY

Balloon Candy

Christmas is the time to indulge which for kids are loads of candies so its fun to create a candy themed decor by wrapping up blown up balloons with a clear cellophane paper and tying a ribbon on both ends. 

If you want to go for the lollipop, wrap the balloon with the cellophane but tie it on one side and place it on top of a white pipe. Get a detailed instruction from Trendy Tree. 

Balloon Wreath

Use up your discarded birthday balloons to create a balloon wreath for your door either use festive colours of green and red or a multi-colored ones add in more fun.

source: How Does She

Ice Lanterns/ Marbles 

As the temperature gets colder, use it to your advantage by making this awesome ice lanterns from balloons. You just need to fill the balloons with water, freeze them either in the freezer or if temperature permits, put them outside; cut the balloon out and use a battery operated tea light to illuminate them outside. Get the detailed instruction from One Little Project.

source: One Little Project

Add food colouring to the water before freezing them to get colourful marbles.

All the above DIY are created using latex balloons, you can get them here. If DIY is not your thing, then there are plenty of Christmas foil and latex balloons here.

5 DIY Balloon Decoration Ideas for Halloween

Halloween is approaching fast, apart from dressing up and trick or treat, its the time of the year to decorate your house as spooky and scary as you want so why not use balloons to do it. We have collected some of the easiest DIY balloon decoration ideas for Halloween here:

Balloon faces

Create a scary monster or pumpkin by drawing on a balloon with a sharpie or permanent marker.

You can even create eyeballs with the use of colour markers, Get the diy from Paper Plate and Plane blog.

Source: Paper Plate and Plane

Glow Balloons

If you want to go further than just drawing on the balloons, put in a glow stick in a white balloon or coloured balloons to make the faces pop and looking great during the night. 

source: She Knows

Balloon Ghost 

Simply drape fabric or tissue paper over the balloons, paste on black eyes and hang them with a thread to create ghostly figures. 

Balloon Spiders

Use a black balloon as the body of the spider and black crepe paper for its long 8 legs and paste it on the wall. Click here for the diy. 

Balloon Pumpkin 

This one is simple to do, just get yourself some orange balloon, tie a green curling ribbon around on all the sides to make it look like a pumpkin. 

If you are not one for DIY, then there are lots of Halloween balloons in store for all your decoration needs. 

5 Balloon Decor Ideas for a Wedding

We, at Fun' N' Frolic love balloons so much so we have our own balloon decor service, Berkshire Balloons. We believe that balloons can make a party 10 times more fun. We usually do balloon decor for birthdays, corporate events but nothing is special than creating one for a wedding. There are many ways you can use balloons at your weddings, here are few ideas that may inspire you for the big day:

Balloon Column/ Arch

Nothing screams celebration than a huge balloon arch at the entrance of the venue to welcome guests. You can go for complicated balloon arch or a simple one, both will create a party atmosphere to remember.

Source: Qualatex

 

 

Balloon Ceiling

Another way to use balloons to notch up the party atmosphere is the venue is to create a balloon ceiling. You can add strings of different colors, tassel or even hang photos of different guests to each balloon to make it more personal. 

Source: Wedding Decoration Warehouse

 Table Numbers/ Center piece 

We like the idea of using balloons as a table center piece to show the table numbers. You can DIY the hot air balloon centerpiece by using some balloons, nets, basket and flowers of your choice. Its easy, simple and elegant, get the DIY from Love Inc. magazine.

 

Source:  Love and Lavender

Source: Colin Cowie Weddings, Love inc. mag

We have seen loads of these huge 36" balloons being used for parties and is a show-stopping way to decorate your table, either stick your number on the balloon or put up a tag, either way these balloons are going to stand out.

Source:Bubblegum Balloons, United with Love

 Backdrop 

Balloons comes in different shapes and sizes, you can experiment with different ones for your special day but nothing works wonderfully than expressing the day with words and this is where letter shaped balloons come into play. You can create different words, spell out your name & use them as a backdrop of your venue or an arch or as a photo props, there are endless possibilities with this one. 
 

Source: Bubblegum Balloons

Source: Green Wedding Shoes

 

Photo props

The 36" balloons make their way in here as well. You can use different colored ones or go for one single color, there are many ways to use them in your photos. 

Source: Style Me Pretty

You can also use a bouquet of balloons in the photos or release them at the end of the ceremony with all your guests.

Source: Bridal Guide

 For more balloon decor inspiration, why not follow our pinterest board:

Follow Fun N Frolic's board Balloon Decoration: Wedding on Pinterest.

If you are planning a wedding or an event and want balloons decor service then give us a call at
:0800 294 1130 for any enquiries.

5 DIY Balloon Decoration Ideas

Floating Effects 

Release a cluster of helium filled balloons on the roof to create amazing effects but make sure the strings are long enough so you can take them down. You can also tie photos to the floating balloons as shown in this DIY at wedding chicks.

If you are celebrating outside, just tie down the balloons on the lawn to create an effect of balloon forest.

source: Green Garden Blog

Table Decor

A balloon bouquet can be created to put on the centre or place individual balloon for a place card, tying it behind the chair or on goody bags, the balloons are going to add fun to the venue.

source: Pen & Paper Flowers

source: Catch my party

Balloon Garlands 

Join the balloons together to create a festive atmosphere  by hanging the  balloons together with a thread.

source: Trusper

Balloon Wall/ Backdrop  

Create a wall full of balloons by taping them or weighing them down at different heights, it can be used as a cool backdrop for photos or to separate up the venue into different sections.

source: Apartment Therapy

Learn how to create this floating balloon hearts via Studio DIY. 

source: Studio DIY

If you don't want to go for the helium ones, then just blow up the balloons and simply tape them on the wall as shown below.

Giant Balloons Streamers 

Giant balloons can be a fun addition to the party by hanging streamers or ribbons on it.

source: 100 Layer Cake Let

If you want to do any of this decorations at your event, then drop in store or give us a call at 0800 294 1130. We have all the balloons in stock ranging from latex balloons to foil and even the giant 3 feet balloons. For more balloon decoration ideas, follow our pinterest board:

Follow Fun N Frolic's board Balloon Decoration Ideas on Pinterest.