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Cute Clown
Designed by Cam Woody, cba, Pioneer® Balloon Company
Labor: About 25 Minutes
Helium: 1.5 cu. ft.
Materials: Item numbers and offerings may vary internationally.
Check with your local Qualatex distributor for availability.
1
22" (56cm) “Circus Parade” Bubble Balloon® 25243
1
36" (91cm) “Cute Clown” Microfoil® Balloon 49396,
49403 (pkgd.)
2
11" (28cm) Purple Violet Latex Balloons 82699
5
6" (15cm) Yellow Quick Link Balloons™ 90174
2
6" White GEO Blossom® Latex Balloons 37661
21 5" (13cm) Orange Latex Balloons 43570
18 5" (13cm) Wild Berry Latex Balloons 25571
5
5" (13cm) Red Latex Balloons 43599
5
5" (13cm) Lime Green Latex Balloons 48954
5
5" (13cm) Robin’s Egg Blue Latex Balloons 82683
5
5" (13cm) Purple Violet Latex Balloons 82697
4
5" (13cm) Yellow Latex Balloons 43609
2
260Q Purple Violet Latex Balloons 82707
5
160Q Wild Berry Latex Balloons 25575
5
160Q Lime Green Latex Balloons 88353
Monofilament line
260Q Scrap
1 Sand / Water Weight
Instructions:
1. To create the clown’s shoes, fold an uninflated White 260Q before
inserting it into the neck of an uninflated 11" Purple Violet balloon.
Pull the tail end out so it’s about 2" (5cm) longer than the nozzle end,
which should be flush with the lip of the 11" balloon. Inflate the 11"
balloon to about 8" (20cm). Then, inflate the 260Q, while holding
the end to create an 8" loop inside the 11" balloon. Pull the ends
tight and then tie together at the base of the loop bubble. Cut off the
excess 260Q. Insert an uninflated 5" Purple Violet balloon into the
same 11" latex. Inflate the 11" balloon to 6" (15cm) then inflate the
5" latex to 3" (8cm) and tie. ➤
Cute Clown pg 1
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Position the 3" balloon into the center of the loop as you release the air in the 11".
Repeat to make the second shoe.
2. Inflate two 5" Purple Violet balloons to 4.5" (11.5cm) and tie the necks together
to create a duplet. Inflate a third 5" Purple Violet balloon to 4.5" (11.5cm) and
tie it into the duplet. Tie the necks of the shoes from Step 1 together and then
wrap them with this 3-balloon cluster to create the base. Add a small sand or
water weight.
3. Create a second 5-balloon cluster using 5" Red balloons inflated to 3" (8cm).
Place this cluster on top of the first and position it so it nests into the Purple Violet
cluster from Step 2. Use monofilament line to attach the clusters together.
4. Create a 5-balloon cluster using 5" Orange balloons sized to 4.5" (11.5cm). Place
this cluster on top of the Red cluster and position it so it nests into the cluster from
Step 3. Use monofilament line to attach the clusters together.
5. Create a 5-balloon cluster using 6" Yellow Quick Links sized to 5.5"
(14cm). Nest this cluster on top of the Orange cluster and attach
with monofilament.
6. Create a 5-balloon cluster using 5" Lime Green sized to 4.5" (11.5cm).
Nest this cluster on top of the Yellow Quick Link cluster and attach with
monofilament.
7. Create a 5-balloon cluster using 5" Robin’s Egg Blue latex sized to 4"
(10cm). Nest this cluster on top of the Lime Green cluster and attach with
monofilament. Wrap the cluster an extra time to tightly secure it and cut off
the extra monofilament line.
8. Air inflate the “Cute Clown” Microfoil® and roll the neck of the balloon up using
a 260Q scrap and tie. Use the 260Q to tie the “Cute Clown” Microfoil into the
top cluster.
9. To create the clown’s arms, make four 4-balloon clusters using 5"
Orange latex to 2.5" (6cm) and two 4-balloon clusters using 5" Wild
Berry sized to 2.5" (6cm). Alternate the clusters in Orange-Wild BerryOrange pattern and create a garland. Repeat to make a second arm. Air
inflate a 6" White GEO Blossom® and tie. Wrap the neck of GEO Blossom into
the center of the Orange cluster and tie it to the neck of one of the balloons in that
cluster. Repeat this process for the second arm.
10. Tie both arms together at the end opposite of the GEO Blossom using a 260Q.
Leave 4" of 260Q between the arms. Stretch the 260Q between the Lime Green
and Robin’s Egg Blue clusters and position the arms on opposite sides of the body.
Wrap the 260Q around on of the balloons in the body to lock the arms into place.
11. Create a 4-balloon cluster using 5" Yellow latex sized to 3" (8cm). Set aside. ➤
Find more inspiration at
OVER THERE!
NO! OVER THERE!
PARTY TIME!
Cute Clown pg 2
U.S. Patent No. 6,782,675
USA ©2017 PBC
SB-PBC1701068
Qualatex likes to ROCK
HOW
Apple Twist
1. With your index
finger, push the knot
all the way through
the balloon and grasp
the knot between the
thumb and index finger with your
other hand.
2. Remove your finger while holding
the knot securely. Twist the knot several
times while grasping it.
12. Helium inflate the “Circus Parade” Bubble. Turn “Circus Parade” balloon upside
down and position it against something so it’s stabilized. Place the Yellow cluster so
the neck of the “Circus Parade” is in the center of the cluster. Twist the two Yellow
balloons around the neck of the Bubble to lock into place. Tie the bubble to one of
the White GEO Blossom hands of the clown.
13. To add decorations to the Quick Links on the clown’s body, inflate the tip end
of a 160Q Lime Green latex. Twist a 1" (2.5cm) bubble of air at the tip and tie a
knot below it. Repeat to make a total of five 1" bubbles. Next, fully inflate a 5" Wild
Berry latex and release the air until it’s about 3" (8cm). Tie the knot close to the lip
of the balloon. Tie the 160Q bubble to the knot and remove excess balloon before
making an Apple Twist (see to “How to Make an Apple Twist”). Repeat this step to
make a total of five. Tie the Apple Twists to the tip end of each Yellow Quick Link.
3. While still holding the knot, wrap a
piece of uninflated 260Q balloon tightly
around the knot several times and tie the
260Q securely.
Find more inspiration at
NO! OVER THERE!
PARTY TIME!
TWO THUMBS UP!!
Qualatex likes to ROCK
TOUGH GUY
PEACE OUT!
Cute Clown pg 3
U.S. Patent No. 6,782,675
USA ©2017 PBC
SB-PBC1701068