Having been asked time and time again ‘When are you going to do some videos for YouTube?’ We finally gave in when Alec from Procom offered to film one of our mini balloon lessons So, we now have our very own channel on YouTube for you to subscribe to. Hope you enjoy it.
Ok, settle down, settle down please – before you start drafting strongly worded letters of complaint to your local MP, or worse still phoning the Daily Mail, Balloon Jesus was commissioned by a client for a friend who was being ordained. I must confess I did have reservations about Balloon Jesus. I said it as more »
Do you remember Ling from LingsCars? She went on Dragons Den to get investment for her car leasing business. The business itself may not ring any bells but we wouldn’t be surprised if her surprising roadside advertising did. She was offered a deal by Duncan Bannatyne and Richard Farleigh but turned them both down. Well more »
Last week we got a step closer to introducing our Personalised balloon caricatures by showcasing one of comedian Russell Kane on Twitter…. ……and then taking it down to wait for him in his dressing room at The Palace Theatre, Westcliff to see what sort of reaction it got. In a word – amazing! Russell Kane more »
Even though we are tucked up and warm, apart from our treks out to the local Sorting Office, the snow and icy conditions must be on our minds more than we thought because we created a little Penguin cutie this week. Watch out for him on the site in the New Year
We have been thinking about coming up with a cheaper supporters cap so that it can be used by groups and today we found one. We love it and hope you do too. It can be made in all sorts of colours so that no team should feel left out.
The party season is on it’s way, well that is our excuse anyway and we are sticking to it! We have decided that balloon bracelets are so much fun that we really need to get lots more on our website so over the next few weeks that is just what we are going to do more »
Today’s challenge came via Twitter and it was for a balloon motorbike. What do you think? Would love to know. As always we can already see some tweaks that we will make for version 2 but liking it so far.
We are always trying to think of new ways to use balloons but never thought we would come up with balloon wrapping paper! Your wrapping paper will come to you already constructed so all you need to do is take it out of it’s box, add your gift and wrap it around the ourside of more »
Our gorgeous little ‘Stunt Cat’ Growler had a fall at the weekend and is staying at the vet’s tonight We thought that whilst she was poorly we would ask for some virtual hugs for her in return for a 10% cashback on our Kitty Kat balloon at www.balloonbaboon.co.uk. Peter Kay did a ‘Mum wants a more »
We want to make as many people smile during August as we possibly can and we need your help to do it. We know that it is hard to go into work or get on with mundane day to day stuff whilst it feels like everyone you know is off on holiday so we have more »
If you know someone who is celebrating their degree then you might like our latest creation… A male and female Graduate balloon. We remember the essays, exams and then the wait for the final result only too well!
With the FA and World Cup coming up football is going to be pretty hard to ignore soon, especially if you live with a football fanatic. Footy fans love their shirts and scarves but what about this for the ultimate accessory? Yep a funky top hat made out of balloons and in their own team more »
Ok, settle down, settle down please – before you start drafting strongly worded letters of complaint to your local MP, or worse still phoning the Daily Mail, Balloon Jesus was commissioned by a client for a friend who was being ordained. I must confess I did have reservations about Balloon Jesus. I said it as more »
It is our First Birthday today With everything going on I almost missed it!! Over the last year things have changed quite a lot but one thing has stayed the same – the level of support that people have shown us. It is great to know that so many people think that the idea behind more »
We have an incredibly long list of balloons that we want to try to make and if they work out add to our balloonshop BUT what do you want to see included? We are often asked if we can make specific balloons – that is how this wonderful Mickey Mouse, Froggie, Buzzy Bee, Piggie and more »
I love Valentine’s Day to bits and always have. When I was at University my room looked out over the entrance to the campus reception and I would spend as much time as possible sitting on the windowsill on 14th Feb watching all the bouquets of roses arriving. It was bliss. The person who came more »
We just couldnt resist trying out a Pluto balloon and here he is. He will probably get a tweak here and a twist there but we already think he is a bit of a cutie pie. He has just joined , WallE, Bob the Builder and Marvin the Martian in our balloonshop so if you more »
We have just tried to send out an email to everyone on our emailing list to let them know about our New Year Offer below. What could be easier? Well it seems that building a lifesize balloon replica of the Eiffel Tower would be easier because although our test emails look very pretty they seem more »
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! One of my favourite things about a New Year is starting a new diary. Fountain Pen in hand Birthday’s and Anniversaries are first to be added. As they are written in, in my very best handwriting, I start thinking about present ideas and they go into another little book of mine. That more »
Our local hospital banned fresh flowers from wards earlier this year and it seems that more and more across the country are doing the same. They haven’t banned deliveries of balloon flowers though which gives us the perfect excuse to add more varieties to our collection. It has nothing to do with the fact that more »
We have been working on a brand new character to bring to our balloonshop this afternoon. It looked like it was going to be far trickier than it was and I really thought it would all ‘end in tears.’ If you follow us on Twitter you can enter the competition that we have just launched more »
Yep you read that right – I am working on a collection of Balloon Handbags for the website. Above is a sneak preview of one of the ideas that I have been playing about with although they are likely to be sold in single colours. Have to say so far I LOVE them but would more »