Twisted Balloons » Requests http://www.twistedballoons.net If you like my balloons, you'll like me. ;) Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Candy’s Birthday http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/09/27/candys-birthday/ http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/09/27/candys-birthday/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:38:26 +0000 Twisted Balloons http://www.twistedballoons.net/?p=255 smallimg_1216

Despite the heavy workload on Saturday, I was going to make another  balloon dress on Sunday for Candy’s 21st Birthday party. She’s a friend of Glen’s and her sister had requested for us to make for her something special. I made the dress using the same base, while completely changing the outer flourish. The big blossom in the middle of the chest is an inspiration from a fashion magazine I read years back. I’m quite satisfied with the final product and proudly say that I now can handle the basics of balloon dress-making.

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small409 ]]> http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/20/for-mamas-friend/feed/ 2 Hearts and Roses http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/17/hearts-and-roses/ http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/17/hearts-and-roses/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:06:51 +0000 Twisted Balloons http://www.twistedballoons.net/?p=153 Been wanting to make this since Monday but wasn’t really free until now. The outer heart is a cross weave design, while the inner one is a design by Niko Fric. The rose is my own creation.

small247 ]]> http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/17/hearts-and-roses/feed/ 5 Jie Ying’s request http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/07/jie-yings-request/ http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/07/jie-yings-request/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:34:29 +0000 Twisted Balloons http://www.twistedballoons.net/?p=108 On Monday, I made this sculpture in the morning for Jie Ying’s friend. I’t s simple design of 9 5-petaled flowers bundled up in a stalk, a design which I came up with last year. I added a 3-flap decoration at the bottom to give it a more graceful look.  (you know, it used to look somewhat like cabbage)

The feedback was great, what a pleasent start for the week!

dsc00059 ]]> http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/07/jie-yings-request/feed/ 0 Li Sheng’s present for Shiqi http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/02/lishengs-present-for-shiqi/ http://www.twistedballoons.net/2009/07/02/lishengs-present-for-shiqi/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:36:07 +0000 Twisted Balloons http://www.twistedballoons.net/?p=78 30th June was both my sister’s and Shiqi’s birthday. Li Sheng got this funny looking panda so that we can finally try out the basket idea. Frankly, I feel uncomfortable making baskets because I made one about a year ago and it really sucked, totally embarrassed me. As such I was very careful with the design this time. I tried out some weirdo weaving pattern which I figured out as I twisted.  The overall effect looks quite pleasant ^^ Now I have another presentable piece to show.

The base is made using roundabout weaving to 6 then 12 strands, linear spiral weaving cos I’m lazy to change balloon for every single round. Pinch twist at the top to curve in and add decorative bubbles to finish it up.

Li Sheng’s note (sorry for hijacking your post, just couldn’t help it lol) – The flower which is featured in the previous post was added to the top of the handle of the basket and a clear heart with 2 bears stuffed in it was attached to the middle edge of the basket. Finally, rose petals were sprinkled over the base after the panda was in place, giving a really wonderfully perfect finishing touch to the sculpture. Thanks Wei Lai!

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