Add the centre section, twist the bubble into the two pinch twists securely.

The jewels are made from a 160 wild berry here but I rather like spring green for a nice emerald look.

Inflate the 160 about half way, make two 1.5 finger bubbles and twist into the
two pinch twists then gently push the wild berry into the 2 finger fold twist.

For quick ness I then made a 2 finger bubble before the next jewel,
this will be popped later or if you like the look of an extra jewel you could leave as is.

Then make another 2 finger bubble that will be popped later,
unless you like the look of the extra two jewels.

wrap the 160 balloon around the two pinch twists and then make your last two
1.5 finger bubbles and gently push these into the last 2 finger fold twist.

If you like the look of the five jewelled crown then leave the design as it is.

If you prefer the three jewelled crown then pop the two 2 finger wild berry bubbles.

I also added a different look to the top middle section of the crown
but you do have to use an extra balloon for this.

Still playing with your technique Graham..

I like the design and following the guide was fine. When I got to the end I found my head band was a bit on the small size and it did take a bit of messing with to get it looking right. I just wonder how well it’ll look after half hour in a kids hands.

Going to make a few more though and see how the come out.

Sorry for the late draw this month but we were away working the balloon days in Airdrie and Birmingham.

Thanks to Kenny, Thelma and Woblee for joining in the competition,
the random name selector picked out Kenny as the winner.

The choice is getting a little smaller now so you can have one CD and one book.

CD, A little bit more, Thelma Levett
CD, Twisted Mind, Hans Siemons

Books

Captain Visual's Air Heads and Heart Breakers
Mr Rainbows Mother Goofs, silly ditties