How to Make Balloon Clusters | Balloon Garland Basics Series | DIY Balloon Garland
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- Learn how to make round, beautiful balloon clusters in video 1 of our balloon garland basics series.
Balloon clusters are the basic building block of a balloon garland, and I think this is the EASIEST method pros use to construct gorgeous garlands. This tutorial will show you exactly how to do the first step of a professional looking balloon garland.
Whether you're a professional balloon artist looking to learn a new technique or someone who is learning to DIY balloon garlands for a party, this series can help! 💁🏼♀️
In this series, you'll learn how to 1) make balloon clusters, 2) turn those clusters into a balloon garland, 3) hang the balloon garland using Command hooks, and 4) make it POP with extras! 🍾
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300 videos later and yours finally explains it!! Ty!!!!
😆🤣🤣 Relatable & a big reason why I started this channel. Thankful you found what you were looking for! Welcome!
XOXO,
Rach
I was passing through and I thank you for this….u r greaaaaat!
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Omg finally someone that actually explains how to do it. Thank you..currently learning how to make one for my daughter birthday.
Hahaha! I hope it helped! Best of luck and happy birthday to your daughter!
XOXO,
Rach
I am so glad I came across your videos. AMAZING and so helpful.
Wow, Valerie, thank you so much! I am glad too! 💗
XOXO,
Rach
i am always impressed with your skill and candor! Thank you.
Wow! Love this look!
Wow thank you so much! I’m making clusters for my son’s school event and had no clue how to do it. Thank you for posting!! I did it!! 🙌🏽🤩😁😁😁
Heeeeeeey! That rocks! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I love your tutorials, you make it much less stressful than the kits do with that dumb little strip they give you. This is so much simpler!
Why thank you! So glad to hear it! Honestly I find it so much easier this way 🤣
XOXO,
Rach
I just wanted to say thank you, I made ballon garland for the first time for my daughter’s first birthday, At first I was planning to make it with the strip however I felt like they are time consuming therefore used your technique. It was very easy and I enjoyed making this garland, I was extremely satisfied with the result. I wished I could show you the pictures.
ohhhhh that's so great to hear, thanks for sharing! you can always tag me in your post or story on Instagram if you'd like me to see it : ) I'm so happy it turned out great, congrats on making your first one!!!
XOXO,
Rach
Love love your tutorial ❤️. Thank you SO MUCH
Oh I’m so glad! You’re most welcome! 🫶🏻💖
XOXO,
Rach
Thanks soo much for this tutorial just started my event decor business .this video has made me be super confidence with balloon arrangements
That’s so lovely to hear! Congrats on the new business! I hope some of my other videos are helpful to you too!
XOXO,
Rach
You explain so well , wow thank You
Awesome, you're welcome!
Best video I’ve seen so far, I learned so much ❤️❤️
Oh wow! 😍That means so much to me, thank you! 💗
This makes me so happy
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Soo helpfulll omg thank you!
This makes me so happy!! You’re welcome!! 😍😍
XOXO,
Rach
Hermoso, saludos de México !
Hello!!! Thanks for watching!
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Detailed 🔥💜
New subie. Absolutely love your bubbly attitude
🤩🥳🤩 Yaaaay! Thank you! And welcome to the party!
XOXO,
Rach
Rachel, if I am making 6 balloon garlands for one event will it be too much for my inflator? Have your inflator lasted a long time? Love all your videos. Great info and beautiful garlands. Thx
I want to say thank you for all your educational videos! They're really helpful and I just put together my first test cluster in prep for my first garland this weekend. Appreciate all the time you put in!!!
That’s awesome Michael! Thank you for that and I’m excited for you! You got this! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
XOXO,
Rach
You inspired me
I am so happy to find you on TH-cam during my preparation of my daughter's birthday party!! All the methods saved my time and made the final balloon wall like a pro! Everybody was asking me which company I hired to do the balloon wall :D Just really want to say Thank You!! Your passionate energy and great demonstration really keep me going and finished my big project. (It's really not a easy job!!) Wish you all the best!!
Oh my gosh what a lovely comment to hear! I am so glad!! Sounds like you did amazing! 🫶🏻💋
XOXO,
Rach
I just did my first balloon garland, and it turned out really well. Thank you so much for all your great tutorials!
I love this I would love to know how many balloons you used for this garland. Thank you!
Hey Bianca, I think this was about 50 balloons!
XOXO,
Rach
Loved the video, thanks a bunch! I love the links you give in the description. I didn't see a balloon link? What brand and where do you get your balloons from?
Hey Tana! This video goes over the brands I use and where I buy 'em: th-cam.com/video/8Bq5Nygv8q0/w-d-xo.html in this video I used Sempertex and Tuftex : )
XOXO,
Rach
you are amazinv
Awww thank you so much! Appreciate you watching + commenting!
XOXO,
Rach
Thanks for these videos! Do you have a video with recommendations on where to buy balloons and accessories (like those gold butterflies?) thanks!
Hey Kori, thanks for the kind words! I usually link where I got stuff in each video, like the butterflies and any specialty balloons I try to include links for whenever I use them : ) I actually filmed a video on this topic once but never edited it & took it live, so maybe it's time to revisit newly!
XOXO,
Rach
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Yeahhhhhhh girl!!! ✨🙌😘
XOXO,
Rach
Thank you for this video! Well explained! Do you know an estimate about how big you blew up the balloons?
when you are not doing a color block design how do you decide your colors in quads?? So torn on this
Very informative thank you! Is there a specific brand of balloons you recommend.?
Hey Vivian! I do have quite a few I love, here's a video on those and where I buy them: th-cam.com/video/8Bq5Nygv8q0/w-d-xo.html
XOXO,
Rach
What kind of balloons are you using and do you double stuff them? Might have missed that if you mentioned it.
Thanks!
Hi Shella! In this video I used a combination of Tuftex & Sempertex (sangria, white sand & rosewood) and the Sempertex Rosewood was double stuffed. : )
XOXO,
Rach
Hello thanks learned a lot can you please list the brand and colors you used this is a very beautiful color palette
Thanks so much!
Of course, I used:
Sempertex - Sand
Sempertex - Rosewood (double stuffed)
Tuftex - Sangria
XOXO,
Rach
How do you choose which colors to make the duplex and quads? Is there a rotation of colors that you follow if not color blocking?
When you’re squishing them to make them round, do you just hold the neck loosely so some air can squeeze out? Love to see closeups of putting two together!
Oh good question! I'll try to get some close ups in a future video to illustrate better, but you press gently-ish on the balloon, and you can also let some air out by holding the neck gently at the same time, but you don't necessarily need to let air out to get the round shape.
I have some balloons from party city to practice. Will they round out or do I have to get the type you use for the rounded shape?
Good question Destinee! You should be able to round them out, I have used them many times : ) Huge fan of practicing over here, you got this! ✨
XOXO,
Rach
So generally should we be doing one small & one medium balloon? For each dupe? Or can they also be all one size?
Hey there! You can use a combination of any of the main sizes (5", 11", 17", etc.) in each dupe, I would just make sure to inflate them to different sizes if you use 2 of the same size. Like if you do a dupe of two 11" balloons, make one 7" and the other 11" or something like that. Does that make sense?
XOXO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo perfect okay, and I can also do different variety of colors huh? like white and gold and then can do dupes of 2 of the same color to layer on top of that? :) how do you normally hang these if its on a photo back drop stand?
I love your videos. I am about to attempt to create a outdoor balloon garland for a wedding shower. For the 11" balloon, about what size is the balloon. Thank you. i bought a kit but, I don't want to use a strip. is 260Q best for tying clusters together. They are not Qualatex. They are a cheaper balloon but have the colors i need. I'm nervous to attempt this...lol
Thanks so much, Mona! Best of luck to you!
Being that it will be outdoors in summer, be sure to set it up as close to the event as possible to avoid it getting damaged by the sun before the shower starts!
260 balloons are perfect for tying together, they don't have to be Qualatex.
The 11" balloon is 11" when inflated, is that what you meant? I always under-inflate, and vary the size, so for me they're more like 7-11" when inflated.
Hope that helps!
XOXO,
Rach
Thank you so so much for getting back to me. I'm going to watch all your garland videos and try it.
Thank you so so much for getting back to me. I'm going to watch all your garland videos and try it.
Best of luck!!! 🥰 @Mona Busby
Can I do it the night before the event to save the time?
Ok my bad, I ordered ballons from online and not your company! I did not get what was shown but thank goodness I ordered 2 different kind. So I can combine the 2! Question is I doubled stuffed, because I love that look. I have sage green, nude, deeper nude, brown and darker brown. How would you color block that? Also how many of each...unfortunately all 10 inch except 5 inch little ones!Thank you, your video makes me think I can do this
Hey P! Not to worry, I don't have balloons for sale just yet but I do appreciate the thought! Ooooh that sounds like a beautiful combo, and if you're double stuffing each color on its own, so you'll have five colors in all, you could either go light to dark (or dark to light) or mix and match, maybe like dark brown, nudge, sage, brown, deeper nude, something like that? You got this! Don't forget to tag me on IG so I can see it in the end : )
XOXO,
Rach
Can you do this to cheap balloons from Amazon or they don't pop while being twisted cause you're using maybe better quality balloons? Thanks
Hi there! A lot of the cheap balloons can withstand this technique, but I would give it a shot with whichever ones you're using and if it's not going smoothly, here's a tutorial on making a balloon garland with a strip: th-cam.com/users/videoK5EKy5G5vsQ/ Best of luck!
XOXO,
Rach
What color and brand Is that maroonish purple? I've been looking everywhere for a maroon. My customer wants matte maroon any ideas?
Do you recommend practising these as in for no one (I hate the fact they will be going to waste if they turn out really good!) did you waste a lot of balloons practising before starting out or did you just offer people free ones when occasions come up?
Such a good question!
My first several were done completely for free, and after that I got the bug and went and bought some cheap supplies and practiced to get more confident, and then paid jobs started coming in.
I also offered discounted prices while I was learning and did many jobs for low rates to get experience and build my portfolio.
I would say there’s nothing wrong with practicing to perfect your craft! Maybe you can find some things to celebrate in life and create balloon installations for them? 🥳
Do you have a preferred balloon pump? Or is any okay?
About how long does it take to install a garland for an event? Something that would go around a grass wall up one side and around the top? I’m going to practice a bit but want to make one for my friends bridal shower and I’m wondering how long something like that would take?
Hi Lynn! Sounds like it'll be beautiful! How long it takes is going to be different for everyone, and I can't tell what size you're talking about making, all in. Maybe 10-12 feet? If you haven't done one before I'd allow several hours for it. If the shower is outside, I'd recommend making it inside and bringing it out as late as possible to protect it from the sun damage for as long as possible : )
Hope that helps!
XOXO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo thanks for the info!!
If I can't twist the 2 quads together can I use 260s to tie it together?
Totally!!
XOXO,
Rach
What are the best balloons for garland and where do you purchase yours from
Good question Tanissa! There are a lot of great brands out there, and a lot of places to buy them. One of my favorite sites I buy from is bargainballoons.com, they have a good selection and ship fast (and worldwide!). I love Qualatex, Tuftex, Kalisan, and use other brands too sometimes to get the right colors as needed.
XOXO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo thank you 😊
Can you provide links to the balloons you used? There are so many different brands to filter through. Which do you prefer?
Hi Melissa!
I will work on providing links, thanks for the suggestion : )
Tough call on the brands! Obviously Qualatex is tried and true and you can’t go wrong with them!
I absolutely love the colors from Tuftex and some from Sempertex as well, and used both of those brands for this creation.
I bought the Sempertex from balloons.online and I usually get Tuftex from PS Helium or All American Balloons.
I am about to try Kalisan (can be purchased from Bargain Balloons) as I am hearing great things about them!
As far as colors go, I used:
Sempertex - Sand
Sempertex - Rosewood (double stuffed)
Tuftex - Sangria
XOXO,
Rach
So what size would you say you made the 11” into. What size would you say you made the 11” into?
How do you keep a handle on maintaining your acrylic nails if you have them
Mine are natural but I do have dip powder on which is basically acrylic, right? For me it keeps them strong, and I just try not to poke the balloons with them 🤣 Professional balloons are generally really tough and I’ve yet to (knock on wood) pop a balloon with a nail. I have broken a nail with a balloon once, it was a 36 inch balloon I was tying by hand and my nail was a casualty 😭 but just the once!
XOXO,
Rach
@BubblyBalloonCo thank you so much for your response..I appreciate you and your channel..
@BubblyBalloonCo thank you so much for your response..I appreciate you and your channel..
What kind of balloons do you use?
Hi Monica,
I use a lot of kinds tbh, but in this video I used Tuftex & Sempertex. I often use Qualatex and I'm always up for trying new brands, and sometimes buy kits on Amazon or Etsy (and you don't often know what brands come in those, ya know?).
XOXO,
Rach
How long to the balloon arch last if I can do it overnight with the last into the next night?
Hello! It depends on a few factors. I made this video explaining the answer, hope it helps: Answering Your Most Frequently Asked Questions | How Long Do Balloons Last, Supplies Used, and More
th-cam.com/video/A8PXHERfQrM/w-d-xo.html
XOXO,
Rach
Would you recommend the best balloons to purchase. I bought from Amazon and very disappointed with the quality.
Absolutely! I have a couple videos on it actually, as well as where I buy from. I love Qualatex, Tuftex, Kalisan… 💖
XOXO,
Rach
Hi I think im inflating my balloons too big. I know you do random sizes what roughly would be the biggest size. I'm finding so hard to join the clusters together
Hi Laura! The largest for my 12” balloons is probably about 11” or so? Like once you let the air out a little and round it out, you should be good to go. I hope that helps! Feel free to comment again if you’re still having trouble. I have many videos showing the cluster process as well if it helps!
XOXO,
Rach
Hi, when I tie two clusters my balloons neck starts tearing. Pls tell me what I am doing wrong?
When you tie two balloons together? Or when you’re tying two large clusters together to assemble the garland?
I can’t find the video you said it on but I bought Qualatex balloons and when I blow them up they have that little dot at the end of the balloon 😭😩 how do I get rid of them it looks awful in pics 🥺🤍
Oh mannnnn! I'm gonna have to do a dedicated video on this, as I don't have like a a magic trick for it, but I do have a few things I do to help with it. You can try inflating the top portion of the balloon (I think I go over this trick in my video on 5" balloons?), you can double stuff, and you can also use filters on your pics, for starters... 😜
XOXO,
Rach
What size of balloons do you recommend and brand ?
Hey Roxana! Here's a video where I go into that: th-cam.com/video/8Bq5Nygv8q0/w-d-xo.html
XOXO,
Rach
Where do you get your balloons from? How do you get the balloons not to have the nipple like look on them ?
Hi Mia! I actually just released a video on what balloons I use & where I buy them, you can see it here: th-cam.com/video/8Bq5Nygv8q0/w-d-xo.html The dreaded nipple can be helped by using high quality balloons, double stuffing, and by inflating the top portion of the balloon, as gone over in my how to use 5" balloons video. : )
XOXO,
Rach
Where did you buy ur balloons
Hello, I buy them at a lot of places, but often I buy my Tuftex at PS Helium or All American, my Qualatex at Bargain Balloons and my Sempertex at balloons.online
XOXO,
Rach
How do you know how much pressure a balloon can take? I feel like I’d accidentally squeeze them to death. 🎈
LOL! I know that fear! It took me a hot minute of really working with them and learning how they flex & move to get past that. Honestly, I've never popped one from pressure! (Only from over inflation, or defects in balloons.)
You don't need to press on them too hard, just enough to round out the shape.
You can avoid over inflating by stopping inflating before it gets to that pear/bell shape. If you need to, let a little air out before/while you press on it.
Hope that helps, thanks for asking!
XO, Rach
Are all the balloons 11"?
Hello, please what colors are these?
Hello, what is that strip named that is used to tie the ballons together, please assist me guys
Hey there! In this video I used 260 balloons, those are the long thin stretchy ones. : )
XOXO,
Rach
What do you mean by neck space?
When you're tying the balloons, the neck (the part that gets tied), you want to leave as much of that as possible for later. : )
XOXO,
Rach
What do,you mean by double stuffed? Did I miss that in the video
Double stuffed balloons are when one balloon is inside another. I actually have a video on that specifically in the next week or two, stay tuned!
XOXO,
Rach
سایز ورنگ بادکنکها برچه اساسی است
Yes! Mixing sizes is what gives it so much dimension & makes it look professional. Colors are so subjective, but so important to making a great garland! Thanks for your feedback. 💖
XOXO,
Rach
Hello
What is a 260?
Hi Wanda! They're the long thin stretchy balloons that are used in twisting, but I use them in assembling, detailing & hanging. You'll see them used in the next video in the series : ) th-cam.com/video/zREN-Czprak/w-d-xo.html
XOXO,
Rach
How many balloons do we need to make a garland?
Hello there! Depends how large you want to go with it! For the size I made here (about 8 feet), I believe I used around 75 balloons of different sizes (5" - 11" with a couple 17" or 24"s).
XOXO,
Rach
How many balloons did you use for this garland, how many would you use for no stuffed garland
Hi Sheila! Great question! I used about 80 11 inch balloons on this one (about 20 of those were double stuffed). Then I used about 25 5" balloons to decorate with.
It depends how big you are going! It takes 8 balloons to make a standard cluster, and usually 6-8 clusters makes a 6-8 foot balloon garland. So 60+/- single stuffed balloons for a small/medium garland.
XOXO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo thanks so much for the reply!!!
@@BubblyBalloonCo sorry one more question, how do I know I’m not over inflating? For outdoor events
@@sheilamachuca9260 good question!! if it starts to get pear shaped, you're too far. Let some air out, and press on it to get the round shape and let some air out.
Also practice/test with a couple balloons ahead of time and see what kind of inflation works for your climate! Inflate a couple of balloons to different levels and hang them outside for a few hours at the time of day your event will be to see which one does better! : )
XOXO,
Rach
How many baloons you used for this garland? ?
Hello! I believe it was around 75 or so : )
XOXO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo thanks 😘😘
How do you make your video fast
Like how do I fast forward parts? I edit with Final Cut Pro. Hope that helps!
Would you mind sharing your color recipe?
Hi there! Of course, I used:
Sempertex - Sand
Sempertex - Rosewood (double stuffed
Tuftex - Sangria
XO,
Rach
@@BubblyBalloonCo thank you so much for responding I love the sand color I've never seen it blown!!! It's so hard to visualize colors in the stock photos when ordering!!
@@ddbella8410 I know what you mean!!! You’re so welcome!
They also look slightly different in person and on camera, but since most clients do it for pictures, looking at images or videos is a fairly accurate representation of the color, I think 🤷🏼♀️