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Defend the Trend: Are Balloons Fun or Overdone?

by Briana Mowrey February 1, 2013 6 Comments

BRIANA: Balloons seem to be everywhere these days. Design blogs, magazine shoots, entertaining spreads, even engagement photography. (Especially engagement photography.) It’s starting to feel a little bit like the movie Up out there. So, are balloons fun or overdone?

KELLY SMITH TRIMBLE: Saw this project on an event-planner-friend’s Pinterest board and thought it was cute for an outdoor party in cold climates:

Otherwise, balloons outdoors freak me out a little. They remind me of the 1982 World’s Fair when I tragically let go of my red balloon and, through tears, watched it float to heaven. Plus, they always end up getting popped and becoming litter.

Daily Delight: Balloon-Filled Rooms

by Grant Dudley September 17, 2012 9 Comments

My Modern Metropolis said it best: “Contemporary art doesn’t get much more fun than this!”

A part of me wants to run wild and carefree in these balloon-filled rooms — but then, there’s another part of me that just wants to go in there with a straight pin.

Balloon Installation

Trend Watch: Balloons

by Jenna August 25, 2010 No Comments

I have a lot of childhood memories of balloons. Every Valentine’s Day, my dad would send a balloon bouquet to the school’s office for me; when my great-grandma died, my family tied “we miss you” notes to the end of balloons and let them float away; I had a balloon party when I was 8 — it was the best kind of madness. Decorating with balloons brings back childhood fun and imagination.

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