Balloon Bases for Stuffed Balloons

by Sonya
(Hampton, VA)

I see some balloons that have some sort of decoration around the base. Some of them are laced and some look like a shirt or rug. What are they called and where can I find them? The pictures are some examples.

Also I would like to know what to use and how to wrap the circular balloon around the balloon saucer. A picture depicting this is attached.

ANSWER:

Hi Sonya,

When you talk about balloon bases, you mean the bases for stuffed balloons, as you show in your images, right?

I am going to split my answer based on the 3 examples...

#1
The base of this stuffed balloon looks like it's a plastic balloon tray, filled with krinkle shreds. You can see (and purchase) these materials for example at the Gift in a Balloon website.

#2
The base on this balloon looks like a feather boa, similar to what we used in our Marabou Balloon Heart decoration.

It should be fine to simply arrange the feather boa string in a circle below the stuffed balloon. Or you could glue it to a circle-shaped styrofoam board.

#3
The balloon used for the base is most likely a 160 modelling balloon (1 inch wide, 60 inches long). I am no expert in balloon twisting, so I don't know what kind of twist you'd need to create the round shape and keep it in place.

However, you'll find some basic balloon twisting techniques here, with a video tutorial.

Good luck with your balloon stuffing!

Margit