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This How-To will help shorten the time it takes to tie helium (and air) filled balloons directly to ribbons. Stop tying the balloon first and then tying the ribbon to the balloon! This method is also friendlier to the environment because it eliminates plastic clips and other ties.
Balloon in right hand - ribbon in left.
If you are right handed, hold the balloon in your right hand. Hold the pre-cut ribbon in your left. {Reverse for left handed.}
Hold balloon high on its neck, holding in the helium.
Grasp the balloon high up on the neck, where the neck meets the inflated balloon. Then you have room to work with the balloon' s neck while you are holding in the helium.
Approximately 9
Measure about nine (9") inches from the end of the ribbon. This will be the tail for your balloon.
Pull the neck of the balloon.
Pull the balloon neck out where you marked the tail of the ribbon will start, with the ribbon lying on top of the balloon neck.
Pull the neck around your fingers.
As you pull the neck up, bring it around your fingers.
Push through the hole between your fingers.
Then pull the end around the balloon and through the hole between your fingers.
Remove your fingers by rolling the balloon away.
Remove your fingers, by rolling the balloon away from you, and release.
Curl the end of the ribbon with your nail.
Finally, curl the end tail of the ribbon to make it pretty!
Finished balloon and ribbon
And, you are done!
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nethopperz said
on 2/12/2008 Good job on the video. I like it!
coachmac4 said
on 2/6/2008 This skill has always evaded me. Thanks for the detailed information--5 stars!
GlindaLupo said
on 2/6/2008 Awesome! I'm going to try this myself this summer (I throw a LOT of parties in the warm weather).
Thanks!
-Glinda :D
KatYares said
on 2/6/2008 I'll have to remember how to do this when my grandson gets old enough for balloons. Thanks for the tips!
CCrock said
on 1/23/2008 Great article for making it simple! I used to do this at the Red Robin when I worked there a long time ago.