Sunday, March 10, 2013

One balloon frog


Materials: a balloon; an air pump and a permanent marker.

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Inflate a balloon leaving a five—inch flat tail (Pic 1).

The first two bubbles you twist to make the eyes of the frog. Twist the first soft one—inch bubble (Pic 2).

Twist the second soft one—inch bubble (Pic 3).

Lock both ends of the chain of the two (the first and the second) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 4). This step is marked with arrows between points A and C on the scheme.

Lock both ends of each bubble in one lock twist (Pic 5). This step is marked with arrows between points A and B (and B and C) on the scheme. You have made the eyes.

Twist the third three—inch bubble (Pic 6). It’s the body.

The next 4 bubbles you twist to make the legs. Twist the fourth two—inch bubble (Pic 7).

Twist the fifth three—inch bubble (Pic 8).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last two (the fourth and the fifth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 9). This step is marked with arrows between points D and E on the scheme.

Twist the sixth two—inch bubble (Pic 10).

Twist the seventh three—inch bubble (Pic 11).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last two (the sixth and the seventh) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 12). This step is marked with arrows between points E and F on the scheme. You have made the legs.

Twist the eighth one—inch bubble (Pic 13).

The next three bubbles you twist to make the lily pads. Twist the ninth six—inch bubble (Pic 14).

Lock both ends of the ninth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 15). This step is marked with arrows between  points G and H on the scheme.

Twist the tenth six—inch bubble (Pic 16).

Lock both ends of the tenth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 17). This step is marked with arrows between points H and I on the scheme.

Twist the 11th six—inch bubble (Pic 18). The rest of the balloon is the twelfth bubble. It is the stem. 

Lock both ends of the eleventh bubble in one lock twist (Pic 19 through 22). This step is marked with arrows between points J and I on the scheme.




Use the permanent marker to draw the face (Pic 23). Congratulations, you have made the frog that sits on the lily pads. 
Have fun and happy twisting :)

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