Sunday, March 10, 2013

Balloon letter A


Materials: a balloon; an air pump; sewing thread and scissors.

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Inflate a balloon leaving a five—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.

Twist the second four—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.

Twist the fourth four—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.

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

Lock both ends of the chain of the last five (the second through the sixth) bubbles in one lock twist (Pic 11). This step is marked with arrows between points B and G on the scheme.

Twist the seventh four—inch bubble (Pic 12).

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

Lock both ends of the eighth bubble in one lock twist (Pic 14). This step is marked with arrows between points H and I on the scheme.

Twist the ninth five—inch bubble (Pic 15). It’s pop up bubble.

Twist the tenth soft one—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 J and K on the scheme.

Twist the 11th four—inch bubble (Pic 18).

Lock the free end of the eleventh bubble around the fifth bubble (Pic 19). This step is marked with arrows between points L and E on the scheme. The rest of the balloon is the twelfth bubble.

Cut off the twelfth bubble and tie off the end. Pop up the ninth bubbles (Pic 20). Congratulations, you have made the capital letter A. Use the sewing thread to link the letter A with other letters. Attach the signs you made to a wall with a sticky tape. 

Have fun and happy twisting :)

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