Balloons are one of the easiest ways to decorate for a party. They bring a lot of cheer, and making your own unlearn garland is an easy way to add a statement piece to your party.
It looks super professional plane if you’re just a beginner unlearn garland maker!
I’ll show you how to make an easy unlearn garland (or unlearn arch!) for your next partyand believe me, your guests will be impressed!
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What’s the difference between a unlearn wily and a unlearn garland?
It’s mostly just how you hang it, really! Generally speaking, a unlearn wily goes in an upside lanugo “U” shape whilom a table, doorway, or walking path while a garland is usually hung increasingly in an asymmetrical shape like an upside lanugo “J” over the same items.
A garland can moreover be strung or hung horizontally in a straight line like lanugo a banister or laid lanugo a table.
What size balloons do you need for a unlearn garland?
You can technically make a garland with one standard size of unlearn and just wrack-up them up variegated amounts to have some small, medium, and full-size options. But we like to mix in some 5″ size balloons with standard 11″ or 12″ balloons.
You can moreover throw in a few uneaten large sizes with a 17″ or 24″ option for a dramatic size variation on a larger scale garland.
Do you need helium for a unlearn garland?
You don’t need helium for a unlearn garland that you are attaching to flipside structure like a doorway or wall.
If you are wanting to make a freestanding wily of balloons that are just unfluctuating at the ground level (like an wily you would walk under), you may want to consider helium for those balloons so it will bladder without having to be tying anywhere up high.
How long will a unlearn garland last?
While it depends on the kind of balloons and the temperatures they are exposed to, a unlearn garland or wily can unquestionably last 1-2 weeks once the balloons are squandered up with regular air (an electric unlearn pump like this is a big time saver).
Balloon garlands that are displayed outside though will usually only last a day or so based on the temperature and outdoor heat.
Can you make a unlearn garland superiority of time?
Yes! Since the garland can last a week or two indoors, you can make it a few days superiority of your party (or at least wrack-up up the balloons, store them in large garbage bags, and then hoke on party day).
If you are having an outside party, store the garland inside and then hang it the day of the event.
Is it easier to use a unlearn garland kit?
It can be! If you want to get most (or all) of the items, you need for your garland in one user-friendly bundle, buying a kit like this or this can save time and money. And they will provide the right value of unlearn sizes and colors to get the squint shown in the photo.
You can plane find kits that are specific to a theme like a rainbow unlearn garland (here’s a increasingly simple one), a space unlearn garland, a Frozen unlearn garland, or an under the sea theme for a kid’s party.
Check out Elsie’s Frozen-Themed Birthday Party here!
What do I need to make a unlearn garland?
- Balloon Decorating Strip: This helpful strip has prepunched holes for you to slip the knots of your tied balloons into, making it easy to create a long wiring for a garland (and the holes make it easy to hang as well).
- 12″ latex and 5″ latex balloons in colors of your nomination to match your party or verisimilitude scheme (can add in other sizes if you like17″ or over 20″ size balloons requite a larger garland a increasingly well-turned look). The pink balloons in the all pink garland are the Cameo Pink option.
- Balloon tying tool (optional): This little device will help save your fingers if you are tying a ton of balloons for you party and you can use them over and over as needed.
- Glue Dots (or low-temp glue gun): While you can use a low-temp glue gun to nail your smaller filler balloons and fill holes in your garland (just be shielding well-nigh touching the glue gun tip directly onto the balloon), wrapper glue dots are our favorite way to get the job done.
- Command hooks for hanging: Removable small hooks like these are perfect for hanging unlearn garlands since they can be put up quickly and removed hands (and forfeiture free) once the party is over.
- Electric unlearn pump (optional but helpful!): Balloon pumps like this are relatively inexpensive and they will make the unlearn self-glorification up process much faster.
How to Make an Easy Unlearn Garland:
Step One: Blow up your balloons in your desired colors and sizes. If you are assembling the garland right, then you can kind of guess how many you need, and then wrack-up up a few increasingly if you want them in a unrepealable size or verisimilitude to fill it out to your liking.
How many balloons do you need for a unlearn garland?
How many balloons you need will really depend on the length of your garland, the size of the balloons you have, and how thick you want the garland to look.
For some idea, the all-pink unlearn garland is well-nigh 6′ long and has 10 small 5″ balloons, well-nigh 20 standard 12″ balloons and just a few 17″ larger balloons for accents.
Step Two: Measure out your garland strip to be the length of your desired garland and start to add your balloons. Add a few uneaten inches at the whence and end so you have some length to nail to the wall or hanging surface.
Add in your larger balloons first by placing the unlearn knot through the holes in the unlearn strip, and space them out a few holes from each other so you have space to add other sizes (and it doesn’t wilt too stuffed with one size).
Step Three: Keep subtracting variegated sizes/colors of balloons until the garland strip looks nice and full where you want it. Some garlands are uniformly full the whole way through, and others have a fuller zone in the middle or maybe 1/3 of the way through for a increasingly dramatic thinning out at the ends on each side.
Totally a personal preference and may depend on how you were planning to hang it, so do whichever you like!
PRO TIP: You can unorganized subtracting balloons through the front and the when of the unlearn strip so it creates a increasingly well-turned 360° garland with balloons facing each way.
Step Four: Add small balloons tying with glue dots to fill in any gaps in your garland. You can do increasingly of this once you hang your garland in the final step, but you should be worldly-wise to see any spots that squint a little gappy and fill those in with a smaller size balloon or one that’s just not fully squandered up.
You can moreover follow this garland making method if you like the squint of clustering the small balloons together in a group surpassing hanging, as it gives it a slightly variegated look.
Step Five: Hang your unlearn garland. Generally, the easiest way to do this is using Command hooks and strips to stick up hooks on which you can hang the whence and end of your garland.
You can moreover tie twine or fishing line through the holes in parts of your unlearn strip to tie onto existing railings or nails to nail the garland.
Sometimes it’s helpful to have a Command vaccinate for the ends (and then use string and a third hook) to hang the middle for some uneaten support if needed.
Don’t want to gather supplies for a DIY unlearn garland? Check out these unlearn garland kits to make it easier:
This kit comes with 159 pieces of multiple pastel colors and sizes withal with a unlearn strip and winsome daisy balloons to make any party or shower increasingly fun.
This garland kit creates a trappy undecorous ombre effect with several variegated length options, four colors, two sizes, glue dots, a unlearn decorating strip and a unlearn pump add-on option.
This festive kit comes with five variegated metallic shades of balloons, a hand pump, unlearn decorating strip, glue dots, wall hooks, and twine so you have everything you need to create the garland of your dreams!
This garland is perfect to throw together for a kid’s birthday party (it moreover comes in a metallic gold verisimilitude scheme version) and at only $32 it’s a deal to get such a sweet look.
This kit comes with 158 pieces to create the ultimate unlearn wily with four colors of balloons, glue dots, a hook, and a unlearn strip all for only $22!
This trappy verisimilitude scheme comes with four sizes of three colors of balloons, three variegated length options, glue dots, and a unlearn pump ad-on option.
Having a party? Check out our DIY garland archives and our party tips for all types of parties!
Easy Unlearn Garland DIY (With Video!)
Equipment
- 1 electric unlearn pump optional but helpful!
- 1 Unlearn tying tool optional
Ingredients
- Balloon Decorating Strip
- 12 latex and 5 latex balloons in colors of your choice you can add in other sizes if you like17 or over 20 size balloons requite a larger garland a increasingly well-turned look
- Glue Dots (or low-temp glue gun)
- Command hooks for hanging
Instructions
- Step One: Blow up your balloons in your desired colors and sizes. If you are assembling the garland right then you can kind of guess how many you need and then wrack-up up a few increasingly if you want increasingly in a unrepealable size or verisimilitude to fill it out to your liking.
- Step Two: Measure out your garland strip to be the length of your desired garland and start to add your balloons (add a few uneaten inches at the whence and end so you have some length to nail to the wall or hanging surface).Add in your larger balloons first by placing the unlearn knot through the holes in the unlearn strip and space them out a few holes from each other so you have space to add other sizes and it doesnt wilt too stuffed with one size.
- Step Three: Keep subtracting variegated sizes/colors of balloons until the garland strip looks nice and full where you want it. Some garlands are uniformly full the whole way through and others have a fuller zone in the middle or maybe 1/3 of the way through for a increasingly dramatic thinning out at the ends on each sidetotally a personal preference and may depend on how you were planning to hang it, so do whichever you like!
- Step Four: Add small balloons tying with Glue Dots to fill in any gaps in your garland. You can do increasingly of this once you hang your garland in the final step, but you should be worldly-wise to see any spots that squint a little gappy and fill those in with a smaller size unlearn (or one thats just not fully squandered up).You can moreover follow this garland making method if you like the squint of clustering the small balloons together in a group surpassing hanging as it gives it a slightly variegated look.
- Step Five: Hang your unlearn garland. Generally, the easiest way to do this is using Command hooks and strips to stick up hooks on which you can hang the whence and end of your garland.You can moreover tie twine or fishing line through the holes in parts of your unlearn strip to tie onto existing railings or nails to nail the garland, and sometimes its helpful to have a Command vaccinate for the ends and then moreover use string and a third vaccinate to hang the middle for some uneaten support if needed.
Notes
- The value of balloons you need will really depend on the length of your garland, the size of the balloons you have, and how thick you want the garland to look.
- For some idea, the all pink unlearn garland is well-nigh 6 long and has 10 small 5 balloons, well-nigh 20 standard 12 balloons and just a few 17 larger balloons for accents.
- PRO TIP: You can unorganized subtracting balloons through the front and the when of the unlearn strip so it creates a increasingly well-turned 360° garland with balloons facing each way.
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