Hi guys, I'm still new to ballooning, so I was wondering what everyone considers to be their top balloons for line work. For a little thought experiment, assume that you were going out to a fair or a restaurant type setting and your could only make something like 6 balloons. Just six different designs to make all night, please people and make a lot of money in tips. What would those six designs be?

Buster balloons monkey hat
Buster balloons ladybug
Ken stillman alien hitchiker hat
Dylan gelinas dog
Giraffe using blush heart and 5 inch round for the eyes
Princess crown, any will do

Only six?

Reminds me of my first party.

Dog
Cat
Pony
Motorcycle
Flower
Heart ( am I allowed to put a teddy bear on it?)

These were the six I started out with

Quote from: "Majake"Dylan gelinas dog

Have you a picture of Dylan's dog?

Mike, use as many balloons as you want, your just limited to six creations. And remember that it's line work, so you probably stay away from something like Dylan's Magic Mouse, lol. Basically, I'm trying to figure out what sculptures I should really focus on as a very new twister

Don't focus solely on balloons - think about how you will interact and entertain your customers and those waiting in line. There is nothing worse than seeing a great twister make brilliant designs but who just stands there looking bored!

Thanks nippy, that's heavily on my mind. I started learning ballooning because I wanted to put a balloon routine in a kidsagic show I was developing, but now I've gotten carried away with the ballooning, lol. Thanks

Hitchhiker Alien
Medium-fancy dog
Caldwell's Ladybug
Teddy bear
Penguin
Alligator

That's a tough list. For my real suggestion, go to balloon-animals.com and check out his 1 balloon video instructions. Then learn his 2 balloon sculptures. The got me through my first event with flying colors.

Buster Balloon's monkey hat
large frog
elephant
Back pack butterfly wings
Back pack rocket pack
Jonathan fudge's butterfly bracelet.

I made dylans dog for the first time last weekend. I dont have a picture with me right now, but his tutorial youtube video is below. The design is as quick as my old 3 balloon dog, but bigger and way more awesome. I tried it at my restaurant and got tips from 3 people! 2 of which didnt even know the person who recieved the balloon! It uses 4-9 balloons depending on how amazing you want it to look. I reccomend at lest adding the eyes and tongue.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=ZNltI_dWPKg

my top six are

ballet dancer
penguin

dinosaur

butterfly /angel wings

jet pack  (thanks to  David Brenion and his  dvd )

crown hat thing

 

I tried the link but it would not play. I did search YouTube but no luck.

The previous link tried to upload it on my computer.  This link should work.  It's an awesome dog!

//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNltI_dWPKg&playnext=1&list=PL6A63CF8C9C121486&feature=results_video

I was on my ipad at time of posting, so i must have posted the mobile link.... Not too worry, lynnaes link works fine. It is an awesome dog!

Quote from: "Robb"my top six are

ballet dancer
penguin

dinosaur

butterfly /angel wings

jet pack  (thanks to  David Brenion and his  dvd )

crown hat thing

 

His jet pack looks awesome. Is it something you could make pretty quick, or is it a little more involved, time wise?