Thread: Spiderweb balloons

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I should stop surfing for ideas. Hadn't seen this before.


Tutorial here: http://www.craftycrafty.tv/2008/09/h..._spider_w.html

That is very cool!

I did a couple in 2009 I believe.For some reason my pictures are gone from my album.It is pretty hard to get them to look right I fooled with them for a couple of days before I got a decent one.

That is really cool! A bunch of those would be really neat to decorate a party with.

I know for some reason this got moved to props from tutorials, but if you'll look under the picture, there is a link to the tutorial for this. Reposting instructions here, but didn't want to claim the credit for this.


What you'll need:

- HI-FLOAT
- 11-inch clear latex balloons
- Small rubber spiders

Instructions

- Inject a little less than the usual amount of Hi-float into an clear balloon and rub it around to coat the inside.

- Put a small rubber spider inside the balloon.

- Inflate the balloon to about 75% of the full-size with air.

- Seal the balloon with a plastic disk or clip. Let it dry overnight. Place the balloon out in the open where there is good air circulation. It must be very dry in order to form the spider web.

- The next day remove the clip and deflate the balloon.

- Hold the balloon by the stem and the top as shown to the right below, and stretch it a few times to separate the dry film from the wall of the balloon.

- Slowly inflate the balloon with Helium or air.

- When the balloon is almost full-size the Hi-Float film will separate from the wall in several places and hang inside the balloon to form a spider web.

-If the coating does not separate, deflate the balloon, stretch it a couple of more times and reinflate it.