Anna has designed and made the pattern for these cute small hot air balloons. Make a mobile and watch them fly and turn perpetually.
For each balloon cut two sheets in the colours you prefer. All strips are joined already and you only need to weave as described for Sphere #001. Use the glue stick to fix the strips at the edge when finished. Choose the basket pieces from the same colour as the top centre of the balloon. Make the small circular basket by gluing together bottom and sides. Form a circle from the wheel like shape and fix to the small basket as shown on the pictures. Now smear glue on both inner side of ‘wheel’ and outer side of lower edge of the balloon. Press gently together. Any inaccuracy will be dimmed. To hang the balloon make a small hole in the centre of the top and fix a piece of string tying a pearl or like to the end inside the balloon.
For the mobile on the pictures we used five balloons and 4 slim wooden sticks (12, 12, 16 and 24 cm).
This is a file for cutting: balloon mobile
You will find a video tutorial here.
SO SO cute! Since this is “mobile # 001″ I hope you’ll be posting more mobile ideas! =]
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oh my god. i want to do this also. but it seems hard. D:
I could not understand how to make the balloon 001. Would have some explanatory video for me to learn this technique? Thank you!
We do not have a video – yet. But take a look at the small pictures in the post on Egg #005. They may help you getting started.
I was looking at the 005 egg, still got some doubts to make the ballon 001. How do I make the transition from paper? I do not understand how they cross and terminate the closure of the entire balloon. And congratulations your work is very beautiful and excellent! thanks for the help!
You print the template on coloured paper and cut the forms out by hand – OR you use the pdf-files as basis for whatever type of files your cutting maschine requires, if you have one.
When you weave tight the shape of the arms will make it 3D and close the form by itself. You only need a little glue to fix it when you have done all the weaving.
Then I print and cut out the hand drawings. Now I just do not understand how to start weaving and crossing the papers. If I had a video would be much simpler. Sorry for my ignorance on the subject. Could you explain me how to weave? Thank you!
Place one form on top of the other, same centre, so that the arms swirl in opposite directions. Now take one arm from the upper form and put it behind one from the lover form. Turn everything a little and do the same with the next set of arms. Work you way arround the centre, till you have made all 12. And then make the next row. After the third row you start using paper clips to keep the arms together. This is because the balloon starts going 3D and will unwind if you do not. Weave firmly and tight. Use a pair of tweezers to weave tha last tiny squares.
awesome, love it, i’m sure i will try it, thank you for sharing your idea and the tute with patern.;-D
What size paper did you use?
A4, that is 210 mm x 297 mm. This is the size my cutting maschine manages. If you are ink printing and cutting by hand you may upscale as you like.
I say with a bit of training weaving a small balloon takes about 15 minutes.
I am a cutting paper artist and have just found your website and I love it
Anna….I’m finally able to weave. Only once I go with holding clips, I ended up cheating, and guess why not the far right. It is better to use clips? Thanks for help!
Very good! In general you should NEVER use glue while weaving. Only for fixing the last row. When gluing as you go along, however tempting, you loose the opportunity to line up for a pretty result. This is why the paper clips are so important.
I understand this! I will try to make a balloon using clips. Do you can take a picture with balloon when you finish weave for me? thanks!
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I love the outcome! But the thing is, I thought it was really hard to make the balloon.
It would be great if you have a video tutorial. Thank you very much! I’m going to comeback and try the others.
Lovely idea, great video tutorial, thank you.
I’ll try to patch something up without the cutting machine, here in 3rd world countries this little tool is quite SF equipment…
Good luck. The small balloons are quick to cut by hand.
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Love this! I finally found something fun to theme my boys bedroom around! Thank you so much for sharing, I love your site and the video tutorial is great. I watched the condensed version and had no problems with my first attempt. I think I will make it a bit bigger, like you said in another comment, when printing from a printer, not a cutting machine it is a bit small for beginners but still easy.
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Just found your website and i especially liked this balloon mobile. Very lovely. I’ve been trying to convert your JPG file to silhouette cut file, but not very successful. Lines come out double. Is it possible if you can provide studio file?
WordPress only supports uploading the most common types of file. Thus I provide simple vector-PDF cut files for download. You may transform them into the file type apt for your specific type and issue of cutting machine. In your case I would download and save the PDF file to my computer. Open the PDF in Inkscape or some other program that can edit vector files like CorelDraw or Adope Illustrator (Inkscape is free). Then save the file as DXF or SVG and open in Silhouette Studio or RoboMaster. Cut!
Thank you so much for your quick and very clear instruction!
I tried it and it worked fine! I am new to Silhouette and playing around with it. Your advice solves a lot of frustrated problems I am having with converting images into cut file.
Thank you for your great help!
what weight paper works well for this? printer, middle weight, card stock ?
80 g/m2 is the kind of paper we have used. Print quality paper is OK, however you might also use a better and more expensive type. Heavier weight than 100 g/m2 I can not recommend for these small items.
thanks! finished my first last night. Had fun, gonna watch videos a second time to see if I can speed it up.
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my wonky little balloon is cute–though it is far from perfect. This was challenging yet very forgiving—my mistakes add to the charm
. Thanks for sharing–I will be assembling a mobile for my infant!
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too easyyyy
plz i was kidding b4 too hard! plz plz i need this ASSAP!!!!!!!!! need different web 4 basket weve baloon! plz
Phbs life 2 shrt 4 WHAB? Try reading instructions for Sphere #001 and watch video on YouTube.
i keep trying, but I just cant figure out how to get the weave started. guess I’m just a basket case
Oh – try going to the description on how to make a woven drum #001. Look at the small pictures on how to make the drum skin. The first in the second row should get you started. The principle of starting the balloon is just the same. Lene
I teach middle school art and I know this is a project the kids will love but only after I (perhaps) learn how to make it. Anna
We had a workshop in Copenhagen this December. Everybody even a couple of guys who never had done any weaving before were able to bring home a pretty balloon. Just watch the video and try. If you get stuck ask me for help. Lene
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What a great idea.
This is adorable! I must try it
Your entire posting, “Mobile #001 Balloon | PaperMatrix” was worth
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a superb work. Thanks for your effort ,Merle
Hello!!
I first saw your blog yesterday and today couldn’t resist and I made a ballon!! my first one!! it’s soooo beautiful, so cute!!
I printed the file for cutting in a A4 sheet. It was too small, and my ballon got too tiny!!
I’ll try a bigger size next time!
thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!!!
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great..thanks.i finished the Mobile #001 Balloon in 2 hour,i want do the next ballon….try.