Patrick Duffek

How to Use Balloon Decor Recipes to Your Benefit

  Why Balloon Decor Recipes Make Building Decorations Easier Balloon decor recipes are game-changers for anyone in the balloon decoration business. Think of them as your blueprint for success, providing clear step-by-step instructions that eliminate guesswork and streamline your entire installation process. These step-by-step tutorials will help you to track your progress while  building decor.

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How many balloons needed to make a balloon wall?

How many balloons will fit in the space? Wouldn’t it be amazing to get instant answers on sizing?? Let’s say you have an exciting and creative idea for your client. Many times it’s difficult to figure out how to deliver the design easily into the venue space. Getting the exact sizing and scaling of your

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Pat’s Picks in the Pretty Purple Parade

The brand new colors on the market are wonderful! I vend 4 balloon lines and here’s my favorites for purple! Left to right: Sempertex Fashion Violet Qualatex Quartz Purple Anagram Standard Purple Tuftex Plum Purple For these twisting balloons, it’s also good to know that the thickest gauge is Anagram, then Sempertex, then Qualatex, then

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Hand Care for Balloon Artists: 17 Valuable Tips for Strong, Happy and Healthy Hands

Have you ever experienced any of these from balloon making? hand cramps shoulder pain arthritis symptoms sore wrists stiff muscles torn cuticles trigger finger By Patrick Duffek ( not AI ) Jan. 27, 2025 I’ve been making twisted balloons and large balloon sculptures  for over 30 years. In the last couple of years, I’ve heard

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Anagram and Qualatex announce big changes for balloon decorators

Pioneer Balloon Company July 17 closure: From Dan Flynn, CEO:  Pioneer’s Chapter 11 proceeded with the sale of substantially all of Pioneer’s assets to our senior secured creditor occurring on June 28, 2024. We very much appreciate all the messages of support we have received from distributors, decorators, retailers and even competitors. The heartfelt expressions

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