I tried to make a new helicopter today. I took a picture of a spanish army chinook and tried to recreate it as a balloon.
I'm not happy with the result. Like to get some input, I think it looks like a submarine somehow....

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In march I went to a United Twisters meeting, we had a lecture there from Antonio.
Antonio is just great!

I used the tecnic he showed us to make a snail:
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Then I asked my doughter if she thought if it was useble for something else.
So she said,....can't you make a heart with it?
This was my try:
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Nivce but, a bit wobbly, so maybe notreally useble.

Finally,....I wanted to make something new today, made lots of things, but nothing special.
Then I made this lady and was happy with it, so I had to share it with you all.

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Hope you like it.

Petra

Hi Brenda,

hope you have a nice day today.

I'm sure it wont be as special as last year, when Graham made you a hat, and I gave you a nice ballon delivery.
O' did I mention my balloon happy birthday song?
Let's hope next year TMJ is on your birthday again, and we can celebrate it there together!

Well I'm sure today will be special in a different way.
(I did sent you a messenger song this year! :lol: )

I hope many healthy, happy, funny, nice, ....ect. years will follow.

Petra

I saw an Eric Cartman from someone, but I thought it could be done nicer.
So I made this one.

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 :lol: Yes, I'm still playing a lot with hearts!

Petra

At a duch jam last sunday, I was playing with al elmo bracelet that I make for some time now.

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I said to someone who was looking for some bracelets, you can easely make it in another sesame street figure. But I never did it myself, so,....I went on jamming and made these:

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I saw a figure from Magic Ludovic on bhq (72732).
I thought it would be funny to make.
So I tried, it was a bit difficult for me, becourse I never use the mariage twist.
But I think it came out nice!

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Then I tried to make the non alcoholic version.
It didn't went the way I wanted, becourse I didn't had all the right balloons with me.
So then I had this:
 :lol:  :lol:
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Petra

I made this lady for a 1001 night challenge.

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I'm really happy with the way the belly and leggs turned out.
I'm not so happy with the upper part,....that's why I wraped a snake around her  :lol: .

Petra

I need some sport balloons for tomorrow, but the only things I came up with are a ball and a bowling hat (from Don). :oops:  
Does anybody has more ideas for me?
Please??

Petra

Had a real nice challenge today from Thelma. Trying to create 3 new things with her cd-balloon-base. So this was one of the figures I came up with:

Alien coming in the night,.....beware!

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Petra

Is mega Mindy also know in England??
She is famous for the kids in Holland and Belgium.
So I made her from balloons.

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O, it's the left one,...in case you didn't noticed.  :lol:  :lol:
The right is my 8 year old doughter dressed as Mega Mindy
Google if you want to see a picture of the real Mega Mindy.

Petra

Hi all,

I just heart the sad news that one of our balloon friends is real ill.
Her name is Linda Bruce, I'm sure a lot off you know her.
Please check the website that Linda's doughter is keeping up to inform everyone.

 //http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lindabruce


We can all leave some words for Linda and her family there also.


Petra

I was jamming with myself,....deflated balloons that I used and diddn't liked.
And then, suddenly I saw something...., wait that looked like an anteater head!
So I made a quick anteater.
I wasn't happy with it though!:cry: I expected no one to reconize what it is.  

But then my 8 year old doughter came in, O cool mum, you made an anteater!
Ehem.....I didn't even know that she knew what an anteater looks like!!

So that's why I post it here.
I'm still not proud of it or something, but maybe it can be usefull sometime?
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Petra

Hi all, this is my new crocodile.
It uses 2 lime 260, 1 lime 350, 1 lime 5" heart and a scrab of yellow 350.

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Does anyone else have a crocodile to share?

Petra

I thought this would be a nice place to create a new flower topic, instead of posting my flowers in the may challenge.
I played with the flower desing from Graham (model of aug 2008) and the one that graham posted for Mandy in the may 2008 challenge.
These are the results:
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Petra

Hi all,

My name is Petra and I live in Holland.
I make balloons for 4 years now, and I'm really addicted  :lol:
I have a husband, 2 doughters and I'm a nurse.

Hmmmm....what more can I tell?
Well, just ask the things you want to know!

And Graham, I must say.....I'm very dissapointed in you, I still haven't recieved an personel invitation to join your forum!
After Wim told me that you started this forum I thought you would invite me and Brenda, but NOPE.
You understand that we will remember this at TMJ and you have to buy us at least 1 glass of wine for both of us?
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Petra