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How-to: Balloon Garland

September 23, 2013 11 Comments

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

I can’t believe it. Yesterday marks 3 years since I decided to set up a little crafty website, just for fun. I never thought Hands Occupied would be more than a way to participate in the crafty internet world I loved following. My initial vision was simple: take some phone pics of projects I threw together and write up instructions on how I crafted them.

Since the blog’s start in 2010, I have gotten married, learned a little bit about photography, and blogged hundreds of DIYs. In honor of the big day, I’ve got a super simple (and affordable) DIY balloon garland to share with you all. Thank you, dear wonderful readers, for coming back again and again to check out my whacky and colorful craft project ideas. It means a lot that people appreciate what comes out of my crazy head.

Supplies

balloons
scissors
yarn

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

Directions

Blow up several balloons and tie them off. Cut a piece of yarn a few feet longer than the length you’d like the finished garland to be. Also cut several pieces of 4 inch-long yarn, one for each balloon. Tie a piece of string to a balloon.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

Tie the balloon to the long piece of yarn with a square knot.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

Tie many more balloons to the long yarn with the same method.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

Push all of the balloons together so they cluster.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

Ta da! That’s it. Since yarn is fibrous, it acts kind of like velcro and grips to itself, which is part of why the balloons stay in place.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

For those of you not in the know, I’m a librarian too. I developed the balloon garland idea when given the task of decorating for my branch’s grand opening last month. The budget was basically $3. Here’s what I made with 50 dollar store balloons, yarn, and two hours. I may or may not have blistered the living daylights out of my left middle finger tying all those balloons in a row, but I think it was worth it:

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Comments

  1. Rachel | 52 Weeks Project

    September 23, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Yay, happy blog birthday! You nailed it with that balloon garland. Your branch is lucky to have you :)

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  2. Mimi

    September 27, 2013 at 6:03 am

    That is adorable!! Great for any party! Thanks for sharing :)

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  3. Laura / The Shed blog by Pet Scribbles

    September 30, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Happy 3rd bloggy birthday, Heidi! I love your blog, and this latest balloon garland is but one example of why! :)

    Reply
  4. Naila

    January 4, 2014 at 4:50 am

    really I say thanks a lot to you :*

    Reply
  5. Lindsay

    January 9, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    I’m considering doing this for my daughters birthday but don’t know if it’s possible to do the night before? Do the balloons last?

    Reply
    • Heidi

      January 10, 2016 at 9:52 pm

      Hi Lindsay! I found this blog post about making balloons last longer – maybe it will help with your daughter’s party: https://ballooncrewsviews.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/15-tips-for-getting-balloons-to-last-longer-in-hot-weather/. Best of luck!

      Reply
  6. Lilly

    September 23, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    Hi where did u get that fun star confetti backdrop? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Heidi

      September 24, 2017 at 5:31 pm

      It’s just some fabric from the craft store! :)

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Heidi, an author, yarn craft designer and content creator specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. My work unapologetically features primary colors and vintage-meets-modern style. My first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is now available!

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