Instructions - Hat Wand Combo (M. Philo)

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Hat Wand Combo

Here is a simple Hat Wand Combo that's huge all year around.
You will need:
1 260 any Color
1 5" Flowers Around Clear
1 Betallatex Heart any Color
Start by stuffing the heart into the flowers around balloon and fully inflating both of them making sure to tie the nozzles together so the heart is not floating in the round. Now fully inflate the 260 and tie it to the stuffed round like so. Make three loop twists and you're done.

Another method would be to fully inflate the 260, find the middle and make two loop twists then spiral the balloon. Tie the stuffed round to the spiral like so and you have a quick but impressive wand.

To make the hat you need the same balloons you used for the wand. This time I used a 5" stars around clear to show how you can adapt this to almost every event or situation. Again stuff the heart into the clear and fully inflate both tying them together. Inflate the 260 leaving a 1" tail and tie it to the stuffed round. Now tie the tail to the round as well. Twist the 260 about five inches from the knots and make two loop twists. This will easily fit most heads. For smaller or larger heads adjust your measurements accordingly.

I like to go one step further to make the hat base more of a one size fits all by squeezing the back of the hat in the middle of the loop to give it a kind of feather shape (perhaps you could call it a feather base).

See below for more pics, as you can see this can be done with any balloon for any event.

Come back to the basement next month but watch the stairs on the way out.
Michael Philo
Magical Balloon Michael