Friday, March 8, 2013

Balloon toad


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

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

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

Twist the second two—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 B on the scheme.

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

Twist the fourth six—inch bubble (Pic 6).

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

Force and fix the third bubble in the loop of the fourth bubble (Pic 8 through 11). The eye bubbles on one side of the loop and the third bubble protrudes on the other side of the loop.







Twist the fifth soft one—inch bubble (Pic 12).

Lock both ends of the fifth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 13). This step is marked with arrows between points D and E on the scheme. The fifth bubble keeps the head of the frog in a fixed position.

Twist the sixth two—inch bubble (Pic 14). It’s the body.

The next four bubbles you twist to make the legs. Twist the seventh three—inch bubble (Pic 15).

Twist the eighth five—inch bubble (Pic 16).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last two (the seventh and the eighth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 17). This step is marked with arrows between points F and G on the scheme.

Twist the ninth three—inch bubble (Pic 18).

Twist the tenth five—inch bubble (Pic 19).

Lock both ends of the chain of the last two (the ninth and the tenth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 20 through 24). This step is marked with arrows between points G and H on the scheme. You have made the legs. The rest of the balloon is the eleventh bubble. It’s the tail.









Use the permanent marker to draw the face. Congratulations, you have made the frog (Pic 25). 
Have fun and happy twisting :)

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