Quote from: "Oscar Ballons"I do this flower almost for pleasure and rarely sell them
these 3 boxes of single big flowers took me about ...7 hours to do ... my fingers remember it good  :shock:

If I'm reading this the right way, then this is problem I find too.  I've made these for events a couple of times, and I simply can't make any money on them.  I think they are very creative and a real skill to make them look good like yours, and customers certainly do a 'double take' when they see them, but they are SO labour intensive and time consuming it's not something I offer now.  My fingers feel sore just looking at them!  

--Neil

Hi , exactly Neil , at wedding meeting , i put some bouquets on the table near the photobook ..but none see them  :|  , but one year the latex broke and let appear the metal , so i solded some because of that  ( each year i put a  broken flower near lol )  :mrgreen:  
These flower dont break before 3/6 month to 1 year thats cool , and its a sursprising ... but like you i dont want do them like production , too much work like a robot  8-)

hi ,

here's a single  strectched balloon flower with balloon base . ( may be need less inflate base)  

Quote from: "Neil Drummond"

Quote from: "Oscar Ballons"I do this flower almost for pleasure and rarely sell them
these 3 boxes of single big flowers took me about ...7 hours to do ... my fingers remember it good  :shock:

If I'm reading this the right way, then this is problem I find too.  I've made these for events a couple of times, and I simply can't make any money on them.  I think they are very creative and a real skill to make them look good like yours, and customers certainly do a 'double take' when they see them, but they are SO labour intensive and time consuming it's not something I offer now.  My fingers feel sore just looking at them!  

--Neil

I am with you Neil.. I teach how to do them on the level 2 course and years ago (when brides spent manyhundreds on balloons) used to leave one as a gift for the bride on the Top Table.. about as far as it got... one balloon with a wired 260q in the centre make a good looking Carla Lily and I use them as button holes for full size grooms - or to fancy up a box weight.. but the bigger designs labour outwieghs sales every time

Pam
xx

Hi Pam

Here are my Cala lillies from a couple of years ago - the last time I made them I think  

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--Neil

Quote from: "AliGTwister"looks good to me,
 i've seen a few flowers like this now. i'm going to find a tutorial on how to make/shape them.

If it's of any interest (and not breaching copyright!), I downloaded an instruction leaflet for making latex flowers from Betallic's website recently. Unfortunately, I can't upload it as it's a PDF, but if anyone wants it emailed to them, give me a shout

Can you just put the link up and then anyone could go to view the instructions, thanks.

First and ( may be ) last strectched balloons tree of the year  :?:

I think this may be the instruction leaflet. May have a go at it.

Just have to find some wire....

//http://www.betallic.com/designfiles/404_latexflowers.pdf

Quote from: "Oscar Ballons"hi ,

here's a single  strectched balloon flower with balloon base . ( may be need less inflate base)  

How would you do the long green spiral bit?

Thanks for sharing , the instructions.
saved them and it looks steps are simple to follow.
will post photos when gey wire, and time.

Hello ,

Partyzone , to make that spiral , i put a long 30 cm wire in a 160 or 260 q thats it !

This evening i have finished a balloon tree for a friends birthday . I wanted a bigger tree beginning ,so i twisted a few 260 on the bottom ...  at the end this pregnant balloon wife appeared...... was stupefied lol  :mrgreen:  ( i let her on the tree like this because its for a  friend ,but if it was a client may be i had popped it    ) . thats fun .

Thats simply amazing!

The centre of the flowers, are they just 5 inch balloons?

Quote from: "partyzoneliverpool"Thats simply amazing!

The centre of the flowers, are they just 5 inch balloons?

Thanks  , yes thats one 5" , you can wrap it to obtain 3 to 8 little bubbles ( but hey deflate about 2/3 days due to the heavy tension )

Last fantasy flower created ( with new Qualatex printed balloons ) .

Oscar.