Alley’s Artistic Air Art & Gifts

16/05/2026

My balloon arch I created for St Luke's Hospice Plymouth Fashion show at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth made an appearance on their page yesterday, thanking Rosie for all her hard work and dedication in raising £2,000 for the charity.

A big thank you to Beau Boutique for their recent afternoon tea and designer fashion show held recently at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth.

The event was a fashionable success, raising £2,000 for St Luke's!

Thank you to Rosie Bowden and Fiona Williams, all the volunteers who walked the catwalk and everyone who attended and supported on the day.

23/04/2026

I was honoured today to create a summer flower themed balloon arch for a Fashion show and afternoon tea, for the phenomenal charity St Luke's Hospice Plymouth, at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth, in the Penthouse restaurant, with stunning views of Plymouth’s Hoe, my favourite place in Plymouth, where all the money raised by the organisers was donated to the charity, raising £2,000. WOW 😮 Congratulations everyone for all your hard work, you should be so very proud.

I created the arch over 2 days, as we had limited time to assemble the arch in the main function room. Yesteday the columns were created and the top of the arch, in one room, then today it was moved and completed in the main event area, accompanying a long red carpet, as a catwalk for the stunning models to show the designers stunning clothing collection.

The balloon colour palette was themed around St Luke’s vivid orange, I was given a small collection of official St Luke’s balloons, which I used as petals in the large tropical flowers, and decorated the arch, to promote the charity. The rest of the balloons were chosen to compliment this orange, and reflect the summer theme, with deep sunset orange, peach, sunflower yellow, macaroon yellow, white, satin white, ivory and lace white.

The fashion show and afternoon tea was a huge success and it was a total pleasure creating this for the organisers and of course St Luke’s Hospice.

09/03/2026

11 more followers and I’ve reached 600 followers … these are all people who have genuinely chosen to follow Alley’s Artistic Air Art & Gifts and purchase balloons from me and I’m so grateful for each and everyone of you .. THANK YOU …
Once I reach 600 followers I will be doing one of my “Spectacular Balloon Giveaways” where one of my lucky followers will win a Luxury balloon marquee, worth around £100, including free delivery to your home or venue, on a date of your choice (to be selected when you’ve won).
So watch this space my lovelies …
It could be you …
Only 11 more followers and I’ll create the giveaway competition ..

02/03/2026

I just had to share this news …
My dear friend and fellow “ one woman business owner” in the party industry, Shelley Cocker from Devon Maid Cakes has been awarded “Best Cake Designer” in Devon and won the Southwest Prestige Awards.
I highly recommend Shelley’s phenomenal cakes to all my clients, after I hunted for a cake design “Master” for my sons 30th birthday, and came across Shelley’s work of art, and chose her to design and create my sons unique theme, and not only did she nail the design, it was the best Red velvet cake I’ve ever tasted … I’ll only recommend the best to my clients … and this now proves to the World that this magnificent lady truly is the “Cake Master” of Devon

I’m feeling incredibly grateful this week 🎉

Devon Maid Cakes got to the finals and has won the south west Prestige Award for Best Cake Designer in Devon!

As a one-woman business, this truly means the world to me. Every cake I create is made with so much care, attention to detail, and love for what I do — so to have that recognised is really special.

I’m so thankful to all of my wonderful couples and families who trust me to be part of their most important celebrations. Your support, kind words, and recommendations are what keep my small local business growing.

No matter what happens, I already feel incredibly proud and grateful to do a job I love every single day.

Thank you all for supporting local 🩷
Shelley x

02/03/2026

Celebrating the last year of his 30’s “Brazilian Jui Jtsu” style with this gold, black and white creation.

My wonderful client Sarah Louise asked me to create a 39 balloon for her amazing partners birthday, and as he’s a Black Belt in Brazilian Jui Jtsu, I was honoured to create 2 suited and bare footed fighters to go with his finale thirties numbers ..

Thank you Sarah, as always for using me to create the balloons for your families celebrations, it’s truly an honour. Hope you had a fabulous day on Saturday.

21/02/2026

A tree 🌳 in a box …. 📦
Well not quite …
This is my hand twisted 7ft balloon tree installed this evening at The Box museum in Plymouth to celebrate a very special gentleman’s 70th Birthday celebration.
The tree is made from modelling balloons - 160’s - 260’s - 360’s and 5 inch - 12 inch latex blown up in all different sizes and distorted.
The trunk is made from a mixture of 5inch and 12 inch main structures, then modelling balloons woven, plaited and twisted to create vines, branches and roots.
The main greenery of the tree is made from a 3ft balloon, entwined with 12 inch and 5 inch balloons, then leaves, vines, branches, buds made from modelling balloons, in a variety of greens to add texture and depth …
This is one of my largest balloon twists I’ve created and I loved it ..
Balloons are magical and ANYTHING can be created that you’d love for your next celebration …

18/02/2026

Going out for a celebratory lunch or dinner, and want to give a WOW to your table for the birthday loved one in your life, then this is one of my many options of birthday table decor.
Here we have a complete mixture of balloon styles with air art and helium working in harmony, all in a matching vase, easy to move and take home after the occasion.
You choose your colour scheme, your design and set your budget, and leave me to do the rest.
My beautiful client ordered this for her husbands milestone celebration, and the wonderful thing about these, once the helium balloons have had their moment, just snip them off and the air art can be enjoyed for weeks (even months) after the occasion.
So if you have a celebration dinner/lunch coming up, then this makes a fabulous addition to your celebrations, without taking up lots of room ..
I hope this young man has a fabulous lunch with his friends today, and has a magnificent birthday tomorrow.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎈 💕

08/02/2026

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A little bit of “YEEEE” and a whole lot of “HAWWWW” was had at the Steel Brew last night, for a magnificent “Cowgirl’s” 40th Birthday celebration.

My Gold sequin mini-wall made an appearance, with my gold balloon frame, and my telescopic column to greet the guests at the entrance, adding that touch of class, to this spectacular Rodeo themed celebration and “Hanging onto the weekend like a Cowgirl on a bucking broncho” (which was getting set up as I left the venue WOW)

My beautiful client set the brief with natural dessert colours, so I used :- Dessert Sand -Caramel Brown - Retro Stone - Rusty Orange - Retro Smoke adding foils themed around the Rodeo, including :-
Cow Skull Superfoils
Cowboy hats
Cowgirl boots with hand twisted silver spurs
Wild Horses
Cactus Superfoils
4 & 0 cow print numbers decorated with balloon art
Adding balloon art of Rodeo ropes and twists.

My sequin wall and balloon frame make the perfect photo opportunity for parties, where your besties and family can stand in the middle, surrounding them with your chosen theme, to capture memories to last a lifetime.

Steel Brew makes a phenomenal venue for parties, with plenty of room for all your guests, balloon displays, bucking broncho’s, DJ’s etc. They also add your theme to their media screens all around the venue and have their very own “Photo Booth” for capturing those magical memories with your guests.

Thank you so much for booking me for your amazing night, I hope you had the most "Yippee-ki-yay" 40th celebration.

06/02/2026

Most balloon companies will provide you with a “nice cup of tea” balloon creation …
But I’ve never been everyone’s “cup of tea” I’m more of a “Champagne kind of girl”….
This was created for a magical young woman’s milestone 21st Birthday, created around the classy neutral colours of white, gold and silver and incorporating a bottle of fizz, with endless bubbles, and not a % of alcohol in site …
Balloons don’t have to be a “Kid thing …”
I create more adult balloons than I do children’s, so whatever your milestone celebration, I’ll create the perfect balloon for you, any colours, any theme and any style, all the sparkle and fizz you’d love, without the hangover, just the memories.

21/01/2026

I created a Bespoke MAC Makeup balloon, for a young lady who turns 13 today, as her dream is to become a makeup artist for MAC one day, and my balloons were used as part of her birthday surprise, as her parents created a makeup room for her at home.
I created a giant nail varnish bottle from a bobo balloon, with a 18 inch Tuftex pink inside, to the left of the display. On the right we have a large lipstick and a set of makeup brushes, all hand twisted and hand painted for effect, then in the centre I’ve created a powder compact from foils and latex, with a large mascara wand at the bottom.
Does one of your family members have a dream ?
Let me recreate their dream from balloons …
All of my balloon marquees are bespoke and unique to each and every customer who books with me.