I’d definitely recommend numbering them, or at least lining all the foam board pieces up with the paper stencil before you start gluing things together. I didn’t number my pieces, and did get confused when trying to re-align them. Scissors would work, but a box cutter or x-acto knife is a lot easier and more precise (and leaves less “fringy” pieces all over the floor!) Trace the border, and then but with an x-acto knife. Make sure the foam board area was larger than the paper stencil area. Then, I laid out the paper number stencils on top of the foam board. You absolutely could eyeball it and free-hand your number(s), but I didn’t trust myself to make a round 0 without help, or a 1 that didn’t look like a 7! I printed the number out, and taped the sheets of paper together to form the number. I started making my balloon numbers by using this FREE balloon mosaic template creator. balloons (we used a few different shades without a pattern, but ombre or single-color would be cool too!).hot glue gun and lots of hot glue sticks.foam board (I used about 6 per number, and found them at Dollar Tree for $1 each, which was cheaper than EVERYWHERE else by far!).Here’s my tutorial on how to make balloon numbers! How to Make Balloon Numbersįirst, gather supplies, here’s what you need: What you need: These DIY balloon numbers made a HUGE impact, and Peyton has already stuffed them into her bedroom and claimed them as “hers” forever. I set out to make my own, and, while it was time-consuming, this DIY was fairly easy. Usually, I make a balloon garland ( tutorial here) for birthdays, but I felt like double digits just needed something extra. I had seen a few summer weddings with giant balloon-filled letters of last names for photo-ops, and absolutely LOVED the idea. How fun are these balloon numbers?! What if I told you I made them by myself in less than 3 days and for under $20!? For Peyton’s 10th birthday, I wanted to go above and beyond.
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