Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Balloon snowflake


Materials: two balloons; an air pump and scissors.

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Inflate a balloon leaving a seven—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.

Twist the second one—inch bubble (Pic 4).

Twist the third soft one—inch bubble (Pic 5).

Lock both ends of the third bubble in one lock twist (Pic 6). This step is marked with arrows between points C and D on the scheme 2.

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

Twist the fifth soft one—inch bubble (Pic 8).

Lock both ends of the fifth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 9). This step is marked with arrows between points E and F on the scheme 1.

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

Twist the seventh soft one—inch bubble (Pic 11).

Lock both ends of the seventh bubble in one lock twist (Pic 12). This step is marked with arrows between points G and H on the scheme 1.

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

Twist the ninth soft one—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 I and J on the scheme 1.

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

Twist the eleventh soft one—inch bubble (Pic 17).

Lock both ends of the eleventh bubble in one lock twist (Pic 18). This step is marked with arrows between points K and L on the scheme 1.

Twist the twelfth one—inch bubble (Pic 19).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last eleventh (the second through the twelfth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 20). This step is marked with arrows between points M and B on the scheme 1. The rest of the balloon is the thirteenth bubble. 

Cut off the thirteenth bubble and tie off the end. Inflate the second balloon leaving a five—inch flat tail (Pic 21).

Tie the nozzle of the 2nd balloon (point A on the scheme 2) around the first bubble of the first balloon (Pic 22). You are going to twist twelve identical size bubbles.

Twist the first two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 23).

Twist the second two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 24).

Lock the free end (point B on the scheme 2) of the second bubble of the second balloon around the third bubble of the first balloon (Pic 25).

Twist the third two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 26).

Twist the fourth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 27).

Lock the free end of the fourth bubble (point C on the scheme 2) of the second balloon around the fifth bubble of the first balloon (Pic 28).

Twist the fifth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 29).

Twist the sixth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 30).

Lock free end of the sixth bubble (point D on the scheme 2) of the second balloon around the seventh bubble of the first balloon (Pic 31).

Twist the seventh two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 32).

Twist the eighth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 33).

Lock the free end of the eighth bubble (point E on the scheme 2) of the second balloon around the ninth bubble of the first balloon (Pic 34).

Twist the ninth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 35).

Twist the tenth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 36).

Lock the free end of the tenth bubble (point F on the scheme 2) of the second balloon around the eleventh bubble of the first balloon (Pic 37).

Twist the eleventh two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 38).

Twist the twelfth two—inch bubble of the second balloon (Pic 39).

Lock the free end of the twelfth bubble (point G on the scheme 2) of the second balloon around the first bubble of the first balloon (Pic 40).

The rest of the second balloon is the thirteenth bubble. Cut off the thirteenth bubble and tie off the end. Congratulations, you have made the six points star or the Star of David (Pic 41 and 42). Have fun and happy twisting :)

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