martini glass sculpture made out of balloons

by Jill
(Illinois )

Trying to make a 6 foot tall Martini glass out of balloons. I am wanting to use a diamond clear balloon so I then can use colored balloons inside my martini glass to look like it is filled.

I have ran through so many ideas, but just can't seem to keep a circle shape or for the fact the top needs to be larger than the bottom of the glass, it balancing and not being top heavy.

I am wondering if there is an idea out there I haven't tried.

I am usually pretty good at figuring out how something was made when I can see a picture, but this has me stumped.

How to Make a Balloon Martini Glass Sculpture

Hi Jill,

That's an awesome type of balloon sculpture you have in mind, especially for this time of the year (with all the New Year's Eve celebrations coming up).

I imagine that the sculpture needs a really heavy base and sturdy pole to act as counterweight to the wider rim of the glass.

These ready made balloon column stands might work well. They have an adjustable metal pole with a height between 1 and 7 feet and water-fillable bags to weigh down the base plate.

Have you thought of using link-o-loon balloons for the glass shape, like in the example from balloondesigners.com (see the image I uploaded)? It seems like a good way to achieve the round shape.

Alternatively, you could make the Martini glass sculpture with the long balloons used for twisting (260 or 350Qs) as suggested by Carolyn in her comment below.

The image from balloons.net.au (see above) is quite a stunning example of this technique. Unfortunately, I can't tell you exactly how they did it.

I found a video tutorial where they also use balloon twisting techniques to create a Champagne glass with bubbles... not exactly what you had in mind, but it might give you some ideas.

Click the link below to watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5l4hPEwF30

Sorry that I cannot be of more help!

Good luck with your design. Would love to see a photo of it!

Margit