Here's some photos of the wedding balloons I done this weekend after worrying I wouldn't manage to get the 5in balloons inside it all worked out & I even managed to make a little gadget to help get the balloons in with minimal helium loss from the big balloon :-)

They look great well done putting the balloons in is a nightmare heres one I did ..there time consuming : )

Well if you want I can send a pic of the little tool I made I had only tried a couple of times before & always lost most of the helium out my big balloon but this makes it quick & no loss.  I done one of the big ones in 5 minutes :-)

Looks good to me...you got them in and made some one's day. well done.

Always happy to see any tools / gadgets that may make life easier... Thanks for sharing!

Did you air fill the big ones?can you send me pic of the tool you used please? ??

It doesn't look too good but does the job great :-)  Can eve use it to do 11in stuffed & 16in as well as the big ones.  You just get an empty curling ribbon spool & cut either end of so your left with a bit around an inch long.  Take a balloon & cut the neck off & stretch it over one end & secure completely with duct tape so it's tight over one end & no air can escape.  Pierce a small hole in the balloon.  To use it put it inside the neck of the balloon you want to stuff so the end with balloon over it is on the outside.  Use the thin foil nozzle on helium canister to put through the small hole you made & fill it nearly to the size you want.  Use the round end of a pencil inside the smaller balloons to push it through the small hole & blow up with helium & tie.  The balloon will keep the hole sealed until you do the same with the next one & keep doing this until full.  Hold the neck of the big balloon so when you remove the small tool helium doesn't escape & top up if required before tying :-)  after a while you may need to replace the balloon over the top as the hole gets bigger & helium begins to escape.

When it comes to putting 5" balloons inside bigger balloons

I always inflate the bigger balloon with air while doing it, to save any helium loss and put the little balloon on a balloon straw.. push it into the balloon line up both nozzles and inflate the little balloon with air if the design is to be air filled (can be done with hand pump) or helium if the design it to be helium filled.. once you have inflated one it will act as a plug and if you need to top up the outer balloon you can do with air by pushing the little balloon out of the way..... continue till all little balloons are inflated and then deflate the bigger fully before inflating with helium if required..or just inflate to size for air fill..

If you have nitrogen or helium tanks and have the long thin gun style nozzle you can bypass the straw and just use this to inflate each balloon...

Pam
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