Tuesday, March 5, 2013

One balloon pumpkin


Materials: two balloons; an air pump and scissors.

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Inflate an orange balloon leaving a three—inch flat tail (Pic 1).

Twist the first soft one—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.

The next three bubbles you twist in the bird body fold. Twist the second five—inch bubble (Pic 4).

Twist the third five—inch bubble (Pic 5).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last two bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 6). This step is marked with arrows between points B and D on the scheme 1.

Twist the fourth five—inch bubble (Pic 7).

Lock the free end of the fourth bubble between the second the third bubble (Pic 8). This step is marked with arrows between points E and C on the scheme 1. You have made the bird body fold.

The next three bubbles you twist in the bird body foldTwist the fifth five—inch bubble (Pic 9).

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

Lock both ends of the last two bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 11). This step is marked with arrows between points E and G on the scheme 1.

Twist the 7th five—inch bubble (Pic 12).

Lock the free end of the seventh bubble between the fifth and the sixth bubble (Pic 13). This step is marked with arrows between points H and F on the scheme 1.

The rest of the balloon is the eighth bubble. Lock both ends of the chain of the last sixth bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 14 and 15).


The pumpkin looks better with green leaves. Inflate a green balloon leaving a seven—inch flat tail (Pic 16).

The next three green bubbles you twist to make leaves. Twist the first green soft two—inch bubble (Pic 17).

Lock both ends of the first green bubble in one lock twist (Pic 18). This step is marked with arrows between points A and B on the scheme 2.

Twist the second green soft two—inch bubble (Pic 19).

Lock both ends of the second green bubble in one lock twist (Pic 20). This step is marked with arrows between points B and C on the scheme 2.

Twist the third green soft two—inch bubble (Pic 21).

Lock both ends of the third green bubble in one lock twist (Pic 22). This step is marked with arrows between points C and D on the scheme 2. The rest of the balloon is the fourth bubble. Cut off the fourth green bubble and tie off the end.

You have made three leaves and a pumpkin (Pic 23).

Lock the first orange bubble of the pumpkin between green bubbles (Pic 24 and 25). Congratulations, you have made the pumpkin. Have fun and happy twisting :)

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