Last June we went to see the amazing Co-Op Juniors in their sell out show ‘Oliver!’ at the New Wolsey Theatre and we were blown away by the set and lighting design. Art can be found everywhere and the theatre is a great place for finding inspiration. These photos by Mike Kwasniak show the cast…
Archives for September 2014
ITFC Gift Balloon
What do you get the guy who has everything? How about a hand crafted gift balloon, unique to them? This design was created for Daniel’s 19th birthday and had his favourite football teams logo on the front along with his name, where as the reverse, just like the football shirts displayed a number, in this…
Did someone call for the cheff?
Karina Stradivarius is a Certified Balloon Artist from Japan and this sculpture she has called ‘Mi Cheff!’ (My Cheff!) and I think he’s great. Each week I am researching ideas for clients here in England, but thanks to the internet, ideas can be shared all around the world. Just as with many things in life, balloon…
Five things you probably don’t know about planning a wedding… Part Five
There are a few things about planning a wedding that can come as a bit of a surprise. Things you just assume are one way but you then find out are actually completely the opposite! So to try and eliminate those “What the hell..?” moments… Part One 5. Custom made wedding dresses are actually very…
Glass Art
Art is not always found on walls in galleries but can also be found in glass. Artist, Kim Merriman works exclusivly in galss and created this wonderful design, ‘Another Sky’ for a client. Fused Glass Artist, Kim, was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and now makes Olympia, Washington her home. With more than 20 years…
Olaf from Frozen
We just love to make balloon sculptures and this is one of the most popular designs that we have created; Olaf from the hit Disney film Frozen This design was orginally made when the film was just out in the cinemas and very shortly afterwards we were asked to recreate the design over and over again. …
Cinderella’s Carrage in Blue
So many times we never see or even meet the client. But Certified Balloon Artist, Anne McGovern from Elegant Balloons in New York said, “it was fun to see the birthday girl walk into the venue and get so excited to see her Cinderella Carriage. She wanted me to take a photo of her with the…
Five things you probably don’t know about planning a wedding… Part Four
There are a few things about planning a wedding that can come as a bit of a surprise. Things you just assume are one way but you then find out are actually completely the opposite! So to try and eliminate those “What the hell..?” moments… Part One 4. Children cost just as much as adults…
Body Art
At VIP Balloons we also offer face painting, but we were blown away by this body art. Replacing the canvas with the body is a very difficult thing to do by Body Artist, Johannes Stoetter, has made it look easy. This first picture appears to show a table of watermellons, but if you look closer…
Transforming a Conference Room
We are often asked if we can work our magic on a corporate looking room within a hotel or coference centre and this is something we love doing! This example was taken at the Holiday Inn on London Road in Ipswich for an awards celebration for the Deaf Society. The room had been laid out…
