"The balloons only have one life, and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world." ~ Richard Branson
In my last post, I offered a how-to on making hot-air balloons from paper lanterns -- decorations we used for my sister-in-law's recent baby shower. Along with the larger pale blue balloons I showed you in that tutorial, I also made a smaller size in light apple green.
For the bases on this style, I cut the handles from straw baskets from Hobby Lobby. Crocheted trim hot glued around the rim added an extra detail.
Contrasting patterns of scrapbook paper, also from Hobby Lobby, made festive bunting.
We hung our blue and green hot-air balloons from the ceiling indoors, and placed several on tables with a candle tucked into the basket, but these adornments would look lovely swaying in the breeze at an outdoor party.
Several of these beauties are now hanging in the baby's nursery. Let's hope they bring happy dreams of beautiful adventures! To learn more about this project, visit this tutorial.
"We should all have personal hot air balloons and drift serenely through the clouds." ~ Rhys Brown
