Faceaballoonza! face painting & balloon art

07/22/2024

My sea lion - I’m especially proud of his whiskers!
The exhibition is still going on!

07/16/2024

I was on the North Pole team! The head and torso on the link deer were designed by my team lead . I finished up with the legs and antlers, and twisted a different body style for the deer and fawn on the right! Even the spots on the fawns back are balloons!

07/03/2024

Last day! I’m homeward bound and beyond tired; photos to come!

06/23/2024

It’s barely 7:30a at home and I’ve already been to New Jersey and New York, and gotten a bagel to prove it!
All that to say: thank you in advance for your patience with my reply times, and also keep your eyes peeled for more photos!

05/29/2024

This adorable dragon was a surprise for a 60th birthday!
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05/27/2024

I don’t know what I love more about these octopus Cups - the bubbles, the tentacles or the polka dots!

05/22/2024

Beautiful Butterfly Cups!

05/21/2024

I’m not sure what you call a group of bunnies, but they sure are cute!

05/17/2024

Did someone say “TREAT”?! Dog Balloon Cups!

05/16/2024

Cat Cups!!

05/14/2024

Lovely Ladybug Balloon Cups!

05/13/2024

A special Balloon Cup went out this past weekend! How cute are those little fish?! 🐟
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04/25/2024

I’m back in town and have been catching up on things - and then I woke up to no power today - so thank you in advance as I try to catch up on emails now, after a morning of no electricity (and thank goodness for parents who have power!).
Throwback to this dress - each of the gold circles have little light in them (and I know I could use a little more light today - literally!)

04/12/2024

Friends, I’m overseas right now! I’m checking messages occasionally, but thanks in advance for your patience with replies. I’ll be back at my desk on April 18.
In the meantime, can you guess where I am/where I visited yesterday?!

04/05/2024

04/04/2024

The area needed balloons as well! This is before the chairs and tea set were in place, and of course I forgot to take a photo with the lights all on, but believe me - it was a very pretty set up!

04/03/2024

My little brother got married! I did their wedding balloons! Here’s what the column at the entrance looked like! Congratulations!

04/02/2024

I was surprised with a package from Pioneer Balloon Canada, to celebrate being Top Twister! Thank you so much! 🎈💜

03/28/2024

Friends, if you’re in Surrey and want to see the hard copy of an article on my recent Twist and Shout wins, please stop by a box and check out page A17! Thank you for another great piece.
There is also an online version that I don’t think I can add a link to (or is that just a Facebook thing?) - but please feel free to search it!
you’re in the paper!

03/27/2024

And dragons for birthday giveaways! (I’ve never had so many dragons in my house at one time 🤪) Check out how awesome this display is - the birthday boy’s mama made the piñata!

03/26/2024

When you love dragons, this is the tabletop display you want for your birthday!

03/19/2024

And after all of the competitions and the gala…it was time to sleep 💜 🐑 😴
Just kidding; we had to take everything down but I couldn’t resist this photo haha. The sheep went to the front desk staff!

03/18/2024

And the post! (I’m actually missing my Dress plaque in the first photo.) Many hours, lots of planning, countless random notes all over the house with new ideas. But out of 9 competitions I placed in 6 and also secured both Top Twister awards, so well worth it! Thank you for the love and support and belief in me and my work 💜
Wheezy (my pug) is less than impressed that these big shiny new bowls do not have snacks in them 😂💕
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03/15/2024

and .steph were absolutely invaluable! Thank you for all of your help, the many hours, the delirious laughter and the problem solving with hanging the words! I appreciate you both so much 💜

03/14/2024

My final competition piece was the Large Artistic Sculpture, which earned 2nd Place! Picture me rubbing blush on balloon sheep ears at 3:00am, haha. I love the giant yarn - and guess what? The small yarn is also made entirely of balloons! My thanks to and .steph for their help, and to for sponsoring the materials for this build. I love the new Cactus and Cashmere colours in the rug!
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03/12/2024

My Medium Artistic Sculpture earned 2nd place! I just loved the idea of a moose sitting on his bum, covered in birds - so that’s what I did! Also, check out the worm in the bottom right!
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03/11/2024

My first place entry for the Small Artistic category!! The back story: a handful of years ago I turned the phrase “the element of surprise” into “the elephant of surprise.” And in my head it stayed! I had planned to have an elephant tip toeing with party supplies - but when I changed it to a Small idea, my prototype was too tall 😬 So birthday elephant happened, instead! I love his party hat - that honestly took more work than the rug did, haha. (And look at his tail!! 😍)
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03/06/2024

Meet Grizelda, my 3rd Place Uninflated entry! She is knit from balloons, her eyes are balloon buttons, her skirt is ruffled balloons (as is the rug), and even her hair bow is made of balloons ❤️ I adore her!