February Model of the Month (Love Heart)

Started by Graham Lee, January 31, 2021, 02:55:28 PM

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Graham Lee

I was going through some older designs and was going to have Yoda as model of the month..............
Then realised Yoda was model of the month a while back in September 2018.
That did make me laugh  ;D

https://www.balloonchat.co.uk/model-of-the-month/september-model-of-the-month-(yoda)/

Then thought we could have the new Rose design I have just made but I'm still working
on that and as its new it will go through a few changes over the coming weeks.

So I have gone for a simple design but one I really do love, "The Love Heart"
I made this for the first time at an American convention a couple of years back, possibly 2017?
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A couple of ideas to add to the design.
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This is what will come in the complimentary packs with all orders for this month.
I will add two of each balloon so you have some spares.
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Here we go then with the instructions for the "Love Heart"

Inflate the 260 leaving 6/7 fingers un-inflated.
On this one I made 4 finger fold twists but on the one above they were just 3 finger fold twists.
Decide what size you prefer and make six fold twists all the same size.
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Once you have six fold twists make a 1.5 finger pinch twist for the underside of the base.
Discard the rest of the balloon.
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Inflate fully the Red 260 and tie in a knot. Make the 260 pretty firm as this will help with the shape of the heart later.
If you have an electric pump or one stroke floor pump the balloon will inflate really smooth with no ridges.

Attach this from the underside of the base.

Inflate the 160 Red and leave approx 6 fingers un-inflated.
Make two 1.5 finger pinch twists.
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Pull the 260 down into a heart shape and then loop the 160 around the 260 centre and tie back into the two pinch twist.
The bubble around the 260's is approx a 10 finger bubble, make sure its a nice snug fit.

Make a 1 finger spacer bubble followed by a 1.5 finger pinch twist.
Make another approx 10 finger bubble and wrap this around the
centre of the 260's and tie back into the single pinch twist.
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Make another 1 finger spacer bubble in the 160 and twist back into the 2 pinch twists,
this is to just make a stronger connection between the two loops.
Discard the rest of the 160 balloon.

You now need to twist the top section/middle of the heart back in on itself to form the heart shape.
To get the heart to sit nicely you do need to gently manipulate the 260 a little so you get the desired look.

The lower 160 loop is usually approx 3/4 fingers above the bottom of the centre of the heart.

Hope it worked out OK for you.
You can add to the heart with perhaps a little Teddy design or a Rose as I have above
especially as its coming up for Valentines day soon.

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I forgot to add yesterday that if anyone would like to help with keeping the forum online then I have signed up to the "Buy Me A Coffee" website.
We do appreciate these are difficult times and if you are not able to at the moment
then please don't worry and have the design as a little thank you from me to you.
Perhaps later down the line when things are better you may be able to help,
thanks for reading and I hope the design is usable for you XXxx

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