I made this easy balloon arch for Valentine’s Day using mylar balloons and double-sided tape, no tying of balloons together was necessary. You can do something similar for a birthday or any celebration, and it’s easy to put up and take down. You can also reuse the mylar balloons, so it’s less wasteful than latex balloons would be.
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Start with the balloons.
I used mylar balloons that Partywoo sent to me to try out, and I blew them up myself without using a pump. If you have a pump that would be a lot faster, but it only took about 1 minute per balloon once I got the hang of it, so it’s not hard to do. Watch the video here to see how it went together:
I used double-sided tape that was designed to release easily from surfaces, but you can also use masking tape loops.
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Partywoo balloons: https://geni.us/MNsH
Gluit double-sided tape: https://geni.us/sTGo9
Blow the balloons up.
These balloons have a valve that you use to blow them up. Insert a straw (I used a plastic straw) or the pump nozzle into the valve under the little plastic sleeve to blow air into the balloon. These came with a paper straw to deflate them, but it was difficult to do that because the straw bent after a few balloons.
A side note about deflating the balloons…If you have a reusable metal straw from a tumbler, that would be better to deflate the balloons when you’re done with them. That won’t bend, and you can insert it into the plastic sleeve without worrying about damaging it.
I cut one of the balloons open to see what was going on, and you can see the sleeve that’s inside the balloon here. You have to put the straw all the way to the end of the sleeve to keep it open while the air is squeezed out, and it’s hard to do that if the straw gets bent.
When you’re done blowing the balloons up, put the arch together.
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Assemble the arch.
This is going to be really easy to do…This kind of decoration needs to be done on a wall or another flat surface since the balloons are individual and not attached to each other. I used the china cabinet in my dining room so that I could use the counter to put a cake and other desserts on.
Put a piece of the tape that you’re using on the surface, then stick the balloons to them. Make sure that the tape will release from the surface after you’re done by testing it beforehand. Things like masking tape will probably come right off, but you want to make sure before you stick tape all over your wall.
Work your way around the arch shape that you want to make by putting the tape up and pressing each balloon onto it one at a time. If you put one in the wrong spot just pull it off and reposition it.
The Gluit tape that I used didn’t want to stick to the balloons easily, and it took a decent amount of pressure to keep them up. If you start with the bottom balloons and put the next ones up on top of those, the lower ones can support the upper ones a little. I also think that masking tape would stick to the balloons, so that’s why I suggested using that.
Here’s a quick look at some other balloons that you could use:
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The finished arch.
Here’s the finished arch, with extra balloons stuck behind it on the bottom. This was really easy to do, and it was also easy to take down. It was a lot faster to do than the large latex balloon garlands that are all tied together, and I was able to deflate the balloons after I was done with them so that I can use them again later.
You can stack the balloons on the base of the counter or floor to help support the ones on the top. I put extras in behind the arch when I was done building the shape, and that filled out the look.
This is a cute idea for Valentine’s Day or an anniversary, and you can use different colors to make a decoration for other events.
If you’d like to see how to make the heart cake topper, go to this article for a tutorial: Valentine’s Day heart cake topper
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