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DIY Fruit Slice Balloons

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DIY Fruit Slice BalloonsBalloon Time Tank

Feelin’ fruity? Turn foil balloons into colorful fruit slices with a few easy steps to give any summer party a little refresh!

Supplies:

  • Balloon Time Helium Tank
  • Foil balloons in various fruit colors
  • String or ribbon
  • White and red tissue paper
  • Black adhesive vinyl
  • Spray adhesive
DIY Fruit Slice Balloon Supplies

Instructions:

For each fruit slice design, choose one of two ways for decorating your balloons.

  1. You can first decorate your balloons, and then inflate them with your Balloon Time Helium Tank. This saves time when preparing for your party as you can decorate the balloons in advance. If you choose this route, ensure that you do not place any decorations within about 3-4” from the edge of the balloon.
  2. You can inflate the balloons and then adhere the decorations. This makes it easier to ensure proper placement of the decorations, but must be done closer to the time the party starts.
Fruit Slice Balloon How To

Citrus Slices:

  1. Cut out six triangles, about four inches tall, from white tissue paper. Trim the three points of each triangle to round them a bit.
  2. Spray the back of each triangle with spray adhesive and adhere to your balloon. To ensure they’re evenly spaced and centered, lightly place one triangle and then place the triangle directly opposite it.
  3. Then fill in the rest. You can adjust the triangles if necessary. Once they are in place and evenly spaced, press down over all the edges to adhere them fully to the balloon.

 

DIY Watermelon Slice Balloons Step 1DIY Watermelon Slice Balloons Step2

Watermelon and Dragon Fruit:

  1. Cut out a circle of red tissue paper, about 10” wide and spray with spray adhesive. Adhere the circle to one side of the balloon and press down to seal all edges.
  2.  Cut out a few dozen seed shapes from black vinyl and adhere them all over the red tissue.
DIY Fruit Slice Balloon Kiwi

Kiwi:

  1. Cut out a small circle of white tissue paper and adhere it to the center of the balloon.
  2. Cut out a bunch of seed shapes from black vinyl and adhere around the edge of the white circle.
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Note: Adult supervision is required when using balloons. Please read all warnings and precautions on the Balloon Time carton.

Written by: Kelly (Lanza) Mindell

Kelly (Lanza) Mindell is the editor and founder of Studio DIY, where she's helping folks celebrate each and every moment, the DIY way. Kelly is an east-coast transplant living in Los Angeles. She's been a DIY-er since birth, an entrepreneur since age fifteen and a freelance blogger and crafter for the past five years. Her colorful, ready-to-party DIYs and ideas have been featured in Martha Stewart Living and Parenting Magazine, and on Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, HGTV and more. When she's not busy crafting for the holidays and the every day, you'll still find a hair bow in her hair and confetti on the ground.

Written by: Studio DIY

Studio DIY is a popular do-it-yourself website celebrating the holidays and the every day with original DIY ideas. Tens of thousands of readers come to Studio DIY each day to find fun, colorful projects for birthdays, holidays and every celebration in between. Studio DIY is thoughtfully crafted, curated and glittered in Los Angeles by owner, editor and all-around celebrator, Kelly (Lanza) Mindell.

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