Well I watched DVD 1 tonight to decide what to make and guess what? I found two new models, well old models that I had forgotten about.

I think that happened when I reviewed my DVD 3 "A Romantic Twist" So I will post the instructions for a Dolphin, Teddy on a heart and then the Shield.

Now the DVD is 8 years old so I guess I will make a variation on a theme as now to then I expect things might be made slightly differently.

So a dilemma I have, I decided last week to post three models with instructions from everyone of my DVD's. So DVD One that was filmed eight years ago, there is a dolphin that I had completely forgot about. So do I post instructions on how to make the one balloon dolphin as it appears on the DVD, do I post how I would make it now but still using one balloon or
do I post the 3 balloon dolphin I worked out from watching the DVD? Answers on a postcard, he he! The original dolphin is on the right just in case people were unsure.

On DVD 1 there are 15 models, five in the easy section, five in the intermediate and five in the advanced.
The advanced is still basic but a little more challenging than the one balloon models in the basic section.
I called the sections, Basic, Basic Plus and Basic Plus Plus rather than Basic, Intermediate and advanced so keeping to the DVD being for a beginner.

On the DVD explained there are,

Basic, Sausage Dog, Giraffe, Sword, Shield, Ladybird

Basic Plus, Teddy, Teddy Hat, Flower and Vase, Dolphin, Parrot on Swing, Firing Gun

Basic Plus Plus, Teddy on a Heart, Snake, Fish Hat, Duck, Duck Hat, Flower, Flower Hat.

So in the basic section I will explain the shield.

This is the first time I'm explaining the shield this way, before I used to start with a pinch twist which for some is not the easiest of ways to start off.
So hoping this way is a little easier for everyone?

Inflate the 260 balloon and leave a 3 finger section un-inflated. Twist a 9 finger bubble and then a 2 finger pinch twist.

Then twist a 8 finger bubble followed by a 4 finger bubble, (I have tied mine together only so I could take a photograph)

Tie the knot of the balloon into the second pinch twist that is next to the 4 finger bubble.

You then need a 4 finger bubble and an 8 finger bubble for the other side of the shield and twist this into the bottom pinch twist next to the 8 finger bubble.
(Again I ties the twists up just so I could take a photograph.)

The rest of the balloon is for the handle at the back of the shield.

I then twist the end of the balloon back into the top pinch twist.
Sometimes the handle is a little long so I make a bubble at the end of the balloon to twist into the pinch twist rather than deflate the balloon.
Makes for a quicker process if making many.

Then if you wanted to make a fancy shield.

When I make these at a care & share day there are a few comments that the shield is a little on the small side,
in all the years I have been making this the children have never commented on this fact.

But if anyone would like the shield bigger here are a couple of ideas and I did make a two balloon shield elsewhere on the forum so will see if I can find it.

I used the black 260 so you can see easily where this is attached, by changing the size of the twists at the top will change the look as well.
In black it looks a little batman like to me.

Another two balloon shield and all together.

So next week I will post the instructions for the dolphin, not sure if the original from the DVD or a variation of one of the ones here in the picture.
Unsure at the moment.

If anyone does make the shield then please post your variation as it's always nice to see, thanks.

I was not sure what to do here, weather to go with the original design or the three balloon version I made up from it.
Well I was going to make the new one balloon model below but last night I made a one balloon dolphin from a 160 and this morning I have a new
version of a one balloon dolphin from a 260 so I will be posting this and being more true to the original DVD design.

The first picture is the dolphin on the DVD, on the other one I added eyes and a pinch twist before the tail. It is only sitting on the clear balloon so I could get a better picture.

This is the 160 dolphin I made last night.

And this morning the new one balloon dolphin from a 260 balloon, I will post the instructions for this one later,
sometimes it's good to go back and re-visit old DVD's or designs you made a while back as you have new inspirations than when you first viewed or made them.

We need to do a little pre-stretch on the balloon as we need it to do a lot to make the dolphin, so pull the balloon between finger and thumb to stretch and then inflate the balloon leaving a 7 finger bubble.
Again stretch the balloon through the hand and I also rolled the knot of the balloon towards the end to get another 2 fingers in length.

Make a 3 finger and 2 finger bubble and tie the knot around the second twist and through between the two bubbles.

You then need a 4 finger bubble and a 2 finger pinch twist.

Then make two 3 finger bubbles and another 2 finger pinch twist.

Then make a 4 finger bubble and twist this into the dolphins mouth section.

You will now make the eyes which are two 2 finger bubbles and twist around the mouth section again.

The top of the dolphin I made a 7 finger bubble and twisted this into and around between the two 3 finger bubbles made earlier.