Sunday, March 3, 2013

Balloon broom


Materials: two balloons; an air pump and scissors.

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The first balloon (brown) we use to make the handle/stick of the broom. Inflate a balloon leaving a one—inch flat tail (Pic 1).

Twist the first soft five—inch bubble (Pic 2).

Lock both ends of the first bubble in one lock twist (Pic 3). This step is marked with arrows between points A and B on the scheme 1.

Twist the second soft five—inch bubble (Pic 4).

Lock both ends of the 2nd bubble in one lock twist (Pic 5). This step is marked with arrows between points B and C on the scheme 1.

Twist the third soft five—inch bubble (Pic 6).

Lock both ends of the third bubble in one lock twist (Pic 7). This step is marked with arrows between points C and D on the scheme 1.

The rest of the balloon is the fourth bubble. It’s the handle or stick of the broom (Pic 8).

Use the second (yellow) balloon to make the broom. Inflate the yellow balloon leaving a four—inch flat tail (Pic 9).

Lock the knot of the yellow balloon around the first brown bubble (Pic 10 and 11).


Twist the first yellow soft five—inch bubble (Pic 12).

Twist the second yellow soft five—inch bubble (Pic 13).

Lock both ends of the chain of the first two yellow (the first and the second) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 14). This step is marked with arrows between points A and C on the scheme 2.

Twist the third yellow soft five—inch bubble (Pic 15).

Lock the free end of the third yellow bubble between the first and the second bubbles (Pic 16). Remember: you have to roll the first and the second bubbles around the third bubble. This step is marked with arrows between points D and B on the scheme 2.

Twist the fourth soft yellow five—inch bubble (Pic 17).

Lock the free end of the fourth yellow bubble between the second and the third bubbles (Pic 18 and 19). This step is marked with arrows between points E and C on the scheme 2.


Twist the fifth yellow soft five—inch bubble (Pic 20).

Lock the free end of the fifth yellow bubble between the third and the fourth bubble (Pic 21 and 22). This step is marked with arrows between points F and D on the scheme 2.


Twist the sixth yellow soft five—inch bubble (Pic 23).

Lock the free end of sixth yellow bubble between the fourth and the fifth bubble (Pic 24). This step is marked with arrows between points G and E on the scheme 2. The rest of the balloon is the seventh bubble.

Cut off the seventh bubble and tie off the end (Pic 25 through 27).



Congratulations, you have made the broomstick (Pic 28 and 29). You may use the broomstick in combination with a witch sculpture and etc. 
Have fun and happy twisting :)

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