The Balloon Planetarium Blog http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lots and lots of Big Dots! http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/06/15/lots-and-lots-of-big-dots/ http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/06/15/lots-and-lots-of-big-dots/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:06:30 +0000 jim http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/?p=416 On Monday, June 21, 2010 Balloon Planet introduces Big Polka Dot balloons in most USA locations and Toronto, Canada. These new balloons are offered in the 16-inch jumbo size in bright rainbow Jewel Tones and tropical pastels.dots2

]]> http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/06/15/lots-and-lots-of-big-dots/feed/ 1 Are you ready for the baby? http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/06/15/are-you-ready-for-the-baby/ http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/06/15/are-you-ready-for-the-baby/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:10:52 +0000 jim http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/?p=407 The first day of summer is just about here — Monday, June 21st. The date marks the beginning of the biggest inventory change in our history, affecting all partners. We’re counting on you to be ready. You can preview all of the balloons required for your Balloon Planet operations by logging into your account and navigating through the INVENTORY tab. baby

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]]> http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2010/03/31/balloons-over-syracuse/feed/ 0 Ready for the Holidays! http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/21/ready-for-the-holidays/ http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/21/ready-for-the-holidays/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:59:37 +0000 jim http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/?p=381 It’s Christmas at BalloonPlanet.com. The site has been tricked out with electronic snow to compliment a new accordion home page banner, and new holiday balloons have been added in several shopping categories.

Holiday centerpieces featuring taper, ornament, curve, and starpoint foil balloons can be found in the Holiday Centerpieces section.

A wide selection of individual holiday shapes can be found in the Create a Bouquet section.

And unique holiday bouquets can be found in the Christmas Send a Bouquet section.

Happy holidays!

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The 38in taper balloon can be air-filled for extended displays, or helium-filled for events lasting less than a few days. Smaller taper balloons are available in 13in and 27in lengths and are intended to be air-filled, then suspended. Contact your local distributor for color and size availability.

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]]> http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/20/polka-dot-balloons/feed/ 1 Photo of the Month: Pool Jumping http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/09/08/photo-of-the-month-pool-jumping/ http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/09/08/photo-of-the-month-pool-jumping/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:57:54 +0000 admin http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/?p=358 Here’s another great photo from our It’s A Balloon Planet! flickr group. Cute. You’re welcome to add your photos to the BalloonPlanet group, call us if you’d like to know how.

flickr user ApplesInMyBra calls it Basil Out-take

flickr user ApplesInMyBra calls it Basil Out-take

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Our first video on YouTube! A video on three simply techniques for curling 260Q balloons.

]]> http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/08/28/how-to-curl-260q-balloons/feed/ 1 Photos from the Flickr Group http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/08/21/photos-from-the-flickr-group/ http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/08/21/photos-from-the-flickr-group/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:01:48 +0000 christo http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/?p=352 Almost forgot about the It’s A Balloon Planet! flickr group. Photos are coming in from all over of people with their balloons, none of which appear to be of balloons we’ve actually delivered, but hey that’s okay! Here’s my pick for the photo of the week (let’s see if I’ll actually stick to that regiment):

flickr user abcnogueira calls it IMG_8938, I call it The Spirals!

flickr user abcnogueira calls it IMG_8938, I call it The Spirals!

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The music of Grizzly Bear as a soundtrack for the classic film, The Red Balloon.

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