Here's my attempt (hope it's not too late!)
The pink one is an adaptation of the original, the body is only 1 bubble instead of 3. Added scrap for nose eyes and tail.

The brown one is inspired by Pieter van Engen. The head is a technique I think I came up with, but I'm sure I'm not the first one.




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Here are some of my attempts. These all began as a basic 3 twist dog. Then I began to experiment with pushing one loop through another, or attaching existing tie points together (such as wrapping the nozzle
Into another twist).

I'm not sure that any of these look like any one particular animal as they are all improvised on the spot, but with some refinement I think I see some potential in there.

I have MANY more photos like this from today's photo shoot, but I didn't want to bombard this post with too many pictures.













-David Brenion
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Some recent minion designs. The body is actually just a jetpack with eyes! I add armstraps and folks wear it like a back pack. Add flames out the bottom and tell all the 8 year old boys that it's a jet pack powered by minion farts (ok, maybe I don't do that, but you know the kids are thinking it anyway!)







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Thanks! And I just got word that the client would like to book the decor as an add on to our entertainment package. Hooray!


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Graham is correct, Continental sales gets these prints custom made and have exclusive rights to sell them.

Anyone can get an small run of custom balloon prints if you are willing to put up the money for the minimum order (something like 100 bags). But most people can't afford to front that cost, and then what to do with all the extra product?

Well, that is where Lorinda at continental sales comes in. She wisely saw that there was a need for more twister imprints not currently being produced. So she began making huge investments in these new printed 5" rounds because she knew they would be useful to us.

And the best part is that she listens to what the balloon community wants. I asked her to run a line of 5" big polka dots in solid color bags (they had only come in carnival assortment at that time). And she went for it! Now there is a form on their website for other designers to submit their ideas for a new imprint.

I imagine the delivery cost is prohibitive to the UK, but I know for a fact that Continental Sales does a lot of international business and their customer service is great!

Hope that helps


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These are some of the characters from a Japanese cartoon for preschoolers. I have a client looking for table decor in this theme, so I took some test photos to help me land the job. Even if they don't decide to buy them, at least I got some nice photos out of it.

I want to say a big thank you to Pieter van Engen who shared some great photography tips with me!


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It's a few days late, but this is a design I used this past weekend for an Easter brunch.




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balloon-animals.com/catalog now has all of our new Christmas videos live and ready to download!

Thanks! Yes, these are coming soon to balloon-animals.com
In fact, they may be up by the time you read this!

So strange, I was asked for an armchair recently. Yours came out much better than mine!

That is really great! Well done

Some new promo pics for the holidays. All of these designs will be available as a download at balloon-animals.com very soon!

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Congratulations, and well done!

Hi Friends,

You may have heard the news already, but in case you haven't...
TJam on the Road 2013 is official. Buster Balloon and I will be hosting this years TJam, and we have LOTS of exciting things to share. More info will be released over the coming weeks and months. If you are in the Midwest-East of the US, chances are there will be a stop on the tour near you. The full schedule is listed here http://www.tmyers.com/TJam2013/TJam2013calendar.html
Sorry we wont see our UK pals on this trip, but we hope to return to jolly old England soon

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Here's the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW8Zsyi5L3k