http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:18:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/21/ready-for-the-holidays/ The recently introduced Qualatex® taper foil balloons offer unique decorating options for events throughout the year. Shown below are Starburst sculptures, each created by connecting twelve (more or less) 38in tapers. Each Starburst measures five feet in diameter. In the USA, professional installers typically charge $150 for a 12-balloon Starburst, ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/21/starblasts/ Balloon Planet now offers Polka Dot 16-inch latex balloons in both Jewel Tone and Pastel assortments with same-day service in many major US cities. With 5 business days notice they are available nation-wide, where Balloon Planet offers service. http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/11/20/polka-dot-balloons/ 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. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="331" caption="flickr user ApplesInMyBra calls it Basil Out-take"][/caption] http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/09/08/photo-of-the-month-pool-jumping/ 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/ 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 ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/08/21/photos-from-the-flickr-group/ The music of Grizzly Bear as a soundtrack for the classic film, The Red Balloon. http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/06/10/the-red-balloon-indie-accoustic-experimental/ Curly Poles turn any space into a visual fun fest. Soaring as high as ballroom ceilings, they provide lots of pizazz for a modest decor budget. The Balloon Planet web site now offers these popular designs with a psychedelic twist — Rainbow Agates. These 30-inch marblized balloons are indivudally created ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/05/26/rainbow-agate-curly-poles/ The 2009 Father's Day balloon bouquet lineup from BalloonPlanet.com is its widest selection ever, with themes including golf, baseball, dad at the grill, fishing, auto racing, superhero, royalty, and sailing. Visit the site and place your order by June 12 for best selection and lowest pricing. Since many products are ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/05/24/fathers-day-balloon-bouquets-2/ This year's Graduation balloon bouquets include balloon pennants available in eight popular school colors. Pennants are warehoused in Seattle and shipped on an as-needed basis to other cities, a process that requires customers to place orders 5 business days in advance of delivery. Additional advance-order specialty Grad balloons offered this ... http://www.balloonplanet.com/blog/2009/05/13/grad-balloon-bouquets/