A Baby Shower Hot Air Balloon

Hello and thank you for coming today.

I'm always glad to have you join me for tea.

I've made up a big pitcher of 

ice tea today as the weather has been

uncomfortably hot and muggy
these past few days.

So let me pour you a glass with a slice of lemon.

I 'm excited to show you a

little hot air balloon I put together

this week.

So sorry I didn't take any "before" pictures.

But the basic elements are 

a honeycomb party ball and a little basket.
The one I used here is a woven 

basket made from something that looks
like a heavy  fabric ribbon.

The ball is suspended by 

hot gluing a small dowel rod in each

of the four corners of the basket and 

then hot gluing to the honeycomb ball.

I covered the wooden dowel rod

with a decorative art paper before 

attaching to the the basket and ball.

I knotted together a little net made from

1/8 inch ribbon to lay over the top

of the balloon and let the long ends of 

the ribbon hang down.

I wrapped a 1 inch ribbon around the 

circumference  and decorated it with paper flags.

Then I tucked a few baby items

in the basket....
a baby onesie, packet of wipes, a bib,
a teether, a soft book (see Cookie Monster on the cover)
and then perched a little brown bear
on top.

I incorporated two pairs of tiny baby socks
by stuffing one sock into each
little "sandbag" (which were really
organza drawstring bags) tied to 
the wooden dowels at each of the four 
corners of the basket.

This was a fun project and very versatile, it
could be used for any age birthday, wedding shower, etc.


I hope you enjoyed your visit today 
and will stop back very soon.

You'll find me at the below parties.
Just click to come along, you'll be glad you did:
Share Your Cup
What's It Wednesday

Warm Hugs,
BettyJean