02.27.10
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A Flower to call her own
Well, I just subscribed to my first blog- A fellow Newbie Balloon Twister that wants to work his way through a DVD Ala “Julie and Julia”- I like the idea and I would do it to except he’s doing it first and I am no Copy Cat- Well, I do Balloons, so I guess I am. WHat? Hmmm….I learn other peoples twisted items, use them for my clients so I guess that is exactly what I am. Dang it! A Copy Cat is something every 4 year old knows you are not supposed to be! I guess I’ll have to figure out how to something that is just me.
Well, I do have a twist that is just mine- The April’s Flower! That’s mine! I came up with a twist on the woven flower at a Jam a while ago, named it for the Waitress (I am not PC and the “Server”s here in California can actually end up being the guy that clears the tables! – Makes me wonder if they wash their hands!- Food service and Latex gloves should be NEVER be together and I’d tell you why they are not a good combo but that is for another blog entry!) Anyway, she asked for a different kind of Flower, so I did the six petal woven flower– the one that if turned upside down can double as a monkey skirt? Okay, I then pull the weave extra tight and up towards the top, grasped the inner 6 balloons and twisted about 6″ up forming a stalk of sorts. This leaves the woven flower smaller, but intact and high on the flower. The outer 6 balloons are now large loops all heading in the same direction. I give the whole thing a good snug twist to collapse the flower onto itself- this sets a curve to it once its fluffed out again– and add a contrasting Stamen/pistil unit on the inside of the woven flower, a green stem and Viola!. Instructions are available- Jet me out an email and I’ll send them to you Free!- Superk@airborncreations.net
Till next time- happy Twisting!
