3 Easy DIY Balloon Decoration Ideas

From a colorful arch to a festive table runner to a confetti-filled balloon with tassels, it's fun and easy to decorate with balloons!

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Pump up the color and festivity at your next soiree with these three DIY balloon decorations that will wow your guests. Balloons happen to be totally on-trend, and these projects couldn't be easier to create on your own (not to mention easier on your wallet). If you're looking to take your party decor to the next level, any of these balloon ideas will do just that.

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How to Make a Balloon Arch

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Things You'll Need

1. Blow up the balloons

For a good-size balloon arch, you'll need to blow up at least 40 to 50 of the 12-inch balloons and 20 to 30 of the 5-inch balloons. An electric pump will definitely make the process faster and easier, but a hand pump would work as well.

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Common Questions

What are the best balloons to use for balloon arches?

Latex balloons, which are also sometimes called rubber balloons, are the best choice for making a stunning balloon arch.

Can I use helium to blow up balloons for a balloon arch?

Do not use helium because the balloon arch would be difficult to hang.

2. Attach the large balloons to the arch strip

Starting at one end of the balloon arch decorating strip, pull the knot of a 12-inch balloon through one of the holes on the strip.

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Continue pulling the knots on the 12-inch balloons through the holes in the strip, alternating the direction of the balloons on each side.

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Tip

You'll want to leave a few holes empty on each end of the strip, as you'll use these for hanging the arch later.

3. Glue on the smaller balloons

Attach glue dots to the 5-inch balloons and glue them to the bigger balloons to fill in the gaps and create more volume along the arch.

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4. Tie on fishing line

To hang the balloon arch, tie a piece of fishing line to each end of the plastic arch strip. You can tie the fishing line to a fixture, such as a window lock or curtain rod.

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Alternatively, you can secure it to the wall or ceiling with a tack or command hook.

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How to Make a Balloon Table Runner

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Things You'll Need

1. Lay out the greenery

Lay fresh or faux greenery along the center length of the table.

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2. Blow up and attach the large balloons

Blow up at least 20 or so of the 5-inch balloons, blowing some up a little bigger than others for variety. Attach glue dots to one of the larger balloons and adhere the balloon to the center of the table.

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Tip

The glue dots best adhere to a paper table cloth.

Continue adhering larger balloons down the length of the table in a zigzag pattern.

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3. Attach the small balloons

Adhere smaller balloons on top of the larger ones to fill in the gaps and create volume along the table runner.

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If desired, you can also tuck a couple of candlesticks between the balloons.

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How to Make a Confetti Tassel Balloon

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Things You'll Need

1. Fill the balloon with confetti

Fill the balloon with paper confetti dots.

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Tip

Make sure you don't use sharp metal confetti, as it could pop the balloon.

2. Inflate the balloon

Inflate the balloon. Ideally, you should use helium so the balloon will float.

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3. Tie on the tassel

Tie one end of the tassel garland to the knot on the balloon. If you use helium, you should attach a balloon weight to the other end of the tassel garland.

Tip

Check out these easy ways to make balloon weights using inexpensive household materials.

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It's so simple and so festive!

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Looking for more balloon decoration ideas?

Learn how to make easy balloon towers!

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