Steampunk hot air balloon diy

Hello All! Sorry, I didn't get a chance to totally finish the Hot Air Balloon as I hoped. I've been trying to crank out CHA samples and keep up my blog so the finishing touches will just have to wait. LOL! Instead of a stepped out tutorial I did a video tour of the Hot Air Ballon and talked about the details of how it was made. I hope the video helps those of you who want to try this fun project. Here we go.... The supply list for everything I used is below... Supplies Found At The Craft…

So the week of our fun little steam-fest, I borrowed some materials from various places {glass plates and punch cups, trays, pitchers, lace table cloths, brass dressform, antique phone and a couple normal decorations from around the house} and threw that all together with the stuff i had made in the previous weeks (see earlier post) and got set up the day before just to make sure i had everything needed and that it would all work well together. the paper plate vintage typewriter worked like…

As I mentioned in my steampunk tree post, these hot air balloon ornaments have been our most time-consuming Christmas project. Lots of trial and error, figuring things out as we went along, and, in the case of getting the baskets to hang straight, plenty of "colorful metaphors." The good news is this isn't a holiday-specific craft: wouldn't they make an awesome mobile? Or hang one in the corner of your office for a little whimsy. To start, you'll need a plastic ornament. The most realistic…

Today I'm sharing a Steampunk Hot Air Balloon that I created using a huge Edison Bulb, paper mache box, wooden BBQ skewers, chain, wooden cogs and wheels, fabric and ornate feet. This project really gave me a run for my money! I loved the idea of using

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Decorative hot air balloon are great talking points; are easy to make. They look good hanging in windows but don't have to be. First blow up a balloon until it is slightly smaller than you want your finished one to be; knot it.