We’ve been planning a “fruit party” for a few years now, the gist is that everyone brings an exotic fruit and we, the hosts, provide a batch of the more common kinds. Who doesn’t want to feast on a smorgasboard of Mother Earth’s natural sweets? These balloon garlands were a cinch to make and provide maximum effect.
You will need: balloons (make sure to get some long ones for bananas), green paper for leaves, twine, scissors, tape
Step 1: Blow up your balloons. To really make them look like fruits, size them proportionally so that a blueberry is smaller than an orange, etc. To make the grapes I taped the small purple balloons in clusters.
Step 2: Tie the twine around each end of the balloon.
Step 3: Cut out leaves
Step 4: Crease the leaf to provide the 3D effect.
Step 5: Tape the leaf to the balloon using the end of the balloon as the stem.
Step 6: Continue tying the balloons to the twine to create the garland. Have fun fruiting!
photography by Hilda Grahnat
Marie
May 4, 2012
Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing it!
soraya
May 4, 2012
A great idea!
Luna
May 5, 2012
Um, is there anything you can’t DIY?! I can’t keep typing, I’m really jealous I didn’t think of this.
patri
May 5, 2012
muy divertido!
Kim
May 5, 2012
How clever! Such a great (inexpensive!) idea!
hugs! Kim @ Party Frosting!
thecircleofit
May 6, 2012
wow this makes me SO HAPPY indeed!!! what a fun idea for both children and adults – i LOVE IT!!!! have just put the link on my blog as i think everyone should see this!!!
Hither&ThitherGirls
May 6, 2012
Woah, big fan, big big fan! I was bunch of grapes for halloween a few years ago and this post brought the memories rushing right back!
-hannah
Vanessa {vanilla and rose}
May 6, 2012
What a fun idea! I always love your posts!
Leen
May 8, 2012
This is so simple and so cool! Loooove it!
julianne
May 8, 2012
what a lovely, fun, silly idea. and the post itself is so inviting and beautiful, too! thanks for the awesome idea, i can’t wait to host a shindig and make some of these…. can’t! wait!
Margot
May 11, 2012
Absolutely gorgeous idea! I featured link to this post as Article of The Week, hope you don’t mind.
http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/links/featured-articles/
Savanah
May 11, 2012
I LOVE this! I absolutely need to have a fruity party!
elizabeth antonia
May 13, 2012
SO RAD!!!!! what an awesome idea.
Debora
May 15, 2012
this is my party!!!!! thanks for your idea!!!
http://od2.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/cumpleanos-con-frutas.html
Ruth @ My Love Wedding Ring
May 15, 2012
Absolutely genius!! Love them!!