8 Jan 2012

We know it’s early but……

……it’s not long until Valentines Day, one of our busiest days of the year. If you are thinking of sending a very special Valentine Delivery this year then please place your order as soon you can, before our diary fills up. We really would hate to disappoint anyone.

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24 Jan 2011

Our Romantic Man is perfect this Valentines Day

If you are looking for something romantic, cute, memorable AND different to send the one you love this Valentines Day then this Romantic Man balloon could be the answer. He stands at about 45cm high and is absolutely adorable even if we do say so ourselves. As all our balloons are handmade our schedule sometimes [...]

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23 Jan 2011

Personalised balloon caricatures – a step nearer

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 [...]

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10 Jan 2011

Keep an eye out for these this Valentines Day

Balloons really can be used for all sorts of things by all sorts of people and this year we have been asked to come up with a couple of balloons that can be used by restaurants and pubs on Valentines Day. Something very simple, cost effective and great as a giveaway. Want to see what [...]

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20 Dec 2010

The winter weather must be influencing us.

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

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5 Dec 2010

Another Little Cutie

Decided to make a cute little Balloon Girl with a ponytail today – here she is.

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14 Nov 2010

How cute are these?

Bit of a fuzzy picture but hope you like this cute little couple.  They are inspired by the Lootle design that the wonderful balloonist Robbie Furman created. They are such fun to make and we just can’t help but smile everytime we look at one We can’t wait to get them onto the website so [...]

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18 Oct 2010

Do you have an online shop?

We are always looking for retailers who want to include one or more of our balloons in their shop. If you would like to sell some ‘smiles in boxes’ then please get in touch. We would love to work with you. If you know someone else who might be interested would you pass on our [...]

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12 Oct 2010

We have our own channel on YouTube

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.

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28 Sep 2010

Oodles of balloon bracelets on the way!!!

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 [...]

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27 Sep 2010

Vroom Vroom

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.

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13 Sep 2010

New in our store

We won the battle of Babboon vs software so now have our newest designs in our online shop We can send them anywhere in the UK on any and any extras you want to add to make it even more special.

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4 Sep 2010

Balloon Wrapping Paper

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 [...]

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27 Aug 2010

Please send some virtual hugs to Growler

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 [...]

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23 Aug 2010

She turned down the Dragons but not Balloon Baboon

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 [...]

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9 Jul 2010

ConGRADulations!

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!

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3 Jun 2010

Did you know….

….. we have a Fan Club? Yep, honest. We have so many people who love our balloons that we thought it was only right that we should offer them something a little bit extra. We asked some of them what would really make them feel special and after crossing out all the suggestions that were [...]

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12 May 2010

Race For Life 2010

Are you taking part in the Race for Life this year? Or supporting someone who is? If so you may like our latest creation We could never run the Race For Life so anyone who takes part is a hero in our eyes. We also can’t afford to sponsor all of the people that contact [...]

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26 Apr 2010

Behold the Balloon Jesus

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 [...]

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17 Mar 2010

Poll results – thanks for all your votes

Thank you if you were kind enough to vote in, promote or comment on the poll that we have just run to figure out what we need to make for the Essex Easter Craft and Gift Fair in Harlow on March 27th and 28th This little cutie came out tops so will definately be coming [...]

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15 Feb 2010

Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us…

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 [...]

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29 Jan 2010

What can we make for you?

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 [...]

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21 Jan 2010

Never forget a birthday again.

Do you ever forget a birthday or anniversary? Do you wish you had a PA to remind you and maybe even suggest the perfect present to send, one that may even be discounted? We have set up a reminder service that will make sure you never forget a special event again. All you need to [...]

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18 Jan 2010

Don’t leave your Valentine Order to the last minute – like I do

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 [...]

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12 Jan 2010

A Dog isn’t just for Christmas

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 [...]

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10 Jan 2010

It is always a huge compliment…

….. to be featured in a blog so when we were contacted by Louise at Sew Scrumptious and told that us that she had written a piece on her blog, after finding us on Folksy we were thrilled to bits. It also means that we know where to go next time we need a gorgeous [...]

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8 Jan 2010

New bouquet idea – what do you think?

As well as offering standard bouquets of roses and mixed flowers we are also thinking of offering a ‘create your own bouquet’ service that will allow you to put the flowers that you want together – just like when you visit a real florist. That way you can personalise the bouquet and spend as much [...]

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1 Jan 2010

One of life’s little pleasures.

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 [...]

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30 Dec 2009

Hospitals ban fresh flowers

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 [...]

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27 Dec 2009

A little Christmas Cheer :)

We hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas full of smiles and laughter with the ones you love. We have sent out a lot of smiles in the form of balloons this Christmas, some from those serving abroad in the armed forces to the families that they are missing in the UK, some to [...]

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14 Dec 2009

Want to win our latest Creation?

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 [...]

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20 Nov 2009

Balloon Handbags

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 [...]

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