Balloon Wrapping Paper

We are always trying to think of new ways to use balloons but never thought we would come up with balloon wrapping paper!

Your wrapping paper will come to you already constructed so all you need to do is take it out of it’s box, add your gift and wrap it around the ourside of the box.

We would love to hear what you think of our Balloon Wrapping Paper idea so please leave us a comment

Please send some virtual hugs to Growler

Our gorgeous little ‘Stunt Cat’ Growler had a fall at the weekend and is staying at the vet’s tonight

We thought that whilst she was poorly we would ask for some virtual hugs for her in return for a 10% cashback on our Kitty Kat balloon at www.balloonbaboon.co.uk.

Peter Kay did a ‘Mum wants a Bungalow tour’ so you could call this our ‘Pay the Vet Bill’ sale I guess

Offer will end once she is home and walking on all 4 paws again. Hopefully that will be in about a week but with X-rays due tomorrow it could be a bit longer. Don’t leave it too long to place your order though as we really don’t know how long it will be there for. (You can book delivery for your Kitty Kat for any date in 2010 remember)

This offer has now expired

She turned down the Dragons but not Balloon Baboon

Do you remember Ling from LingsCars? She went on Dragons Den to get investment for her car leasing business. The business itself may not ring any bells but we wouldn’t be surprised if her surprising roadside advertising did.

She was offered a deal by Duncan Bannatyne and Richard Farleigh but turned them both down.

Well last week we were asked if we could create a custom balloon to send her as a thank you from the guys at www.donkeyinternet.net

We were really happy with our balloon but it was nothing to the smile that this picture brought to our faces the day it arrived at Ling Cars HQ

It seems that Ling prefers Baboons to Dragons.

Today’s mini Balloon Lesson

I was invited to give the members of 4N Waltham Abbey a mini balloon lesson this morning.

20 men and women expecting a serious businesslike start to their day found themselves twisting balloons! Hee hee! The ONLY way to start a Friday morning surely!

Playing with balloons is definitely not just for children

They loved their new fashion accessories so much they couldn’t wait to get a group photo. Glad to see that none of them have grown up too much!

Want to see some more pics? Here you go http://bit.ly/bib1QV

Launching our ‘Summer Smiles’ campaign.

We want to make as many people smile during August as we possibly can and we need your help to do it.

We know that it is hard to go into work or get on with mundane day to day stuff whilst it feels like everyone you know is off on holiday so we have come up with a plan……..our Summer Smiles campaign.

It is almost impossible to walk past one of our balloon flower displays without smiling so we  have decided that we want to get them in as many public areas as possible during our ‘Summer Smiles’ campaign

Do you know a hairdresser, hotel, office or any other reception area which has a floral display? Do you think they would consider changing their fresh flowers for balloon flowers?

If you think that they might be interested in a change then please let us know and we will get in touch and see if they fancy trying something a little bit different next time they order some flowers.

We want you to smile too so will be saying a ‘thank you’ to everyone who helps us with our campaign.

If you refer 1 company who place a balloon flower order we will give you a Balloon Baboon discount card for 6 months*

If you refer 2 companies who place a balloon flower order we will give you a voucher for a half price bouquet delivery, anywhere in the UK*

If you refer 3 companies who place a balloon flower order we will give you a voucher for a free bouquet delivery, anywhere in the UK*

If you refer 4 or more companies who place a balloon flower order we will send you a very special ‘Thank You’

* totals will be added up on 30th September and vouchers sent out soon after

ConGRADulations!

If you know someone who is celebrating their degree then you might like our latest creation… A male and female Graduate balloon.

We remember the essays, exams and then the wait for the final result only too well!

Got a warm fuzzy feeling.

Polly Orange Creations has just been in touch to say that they have included us in today’s blog post featuring some of her favourite balloon products.

She says  This week I have decided to do one of my other favourite “things” – balloons! I am fascinated by balloons, yet have a weird freaky fear of white balloons that stems from childhood… will probably not go into this now!  But, for now will showcase a few balloon related finds on Folksy…

To have a look at her  balloon selection just click here.

Whilst you are on her blog have a look at her World Cup bracelet – it is fantastic!!

Thank you Polly Orange Creations for giving us a warm fuzzy feeling.

Did you know….

….. we have a Fan Club?

Yep, honest.

We have so many people who love our balloons that we thought it was only right that we should offer them something a little bit extra. We asked some of them what would really make them feel special and after crossing out all the suggestions that were not balloon related (you know who you are!) we decided that our Balloon Fans would be entitled to……

1. 10% off their balloon orders*

2. Access to new designs before they are released on our site

3. The odd special offer thrown in for good measure.

So, if you think you would qualify as a Balloon Baboon Fan and want to find out more about our Fan Club just click here.

*see full details

Race For Life 2010

Are you taking part in the Race for Life this year? Or supporting someone who is? If so you may like our latest creation

We could never run the Race For Life so anyone who takes part is a hero in our eyes. We also can’t afford to sponsor all of the people that contact us each year either so this year we thought we would see if we could come up with something that would show our support and give us a way of raising a few extra pounds for Cancer Research UK too.

So here it is, our Race for Life armband…….

It started life as a bracelet, then became a bracelet that was big enough to go round the upper arm and finally, when we thought that would be a bit hot and uncomfortable to wear whilst running it was given a thinner and stretchier band.

So, if you are running yourself or just want to show your support for the events as they happen around the country over the next few months wearing one of these armbands could be the perfect way of doing it.

They are on our site at www.balloonbaboon.co.uk priced £1.35 and for each one sold we will donate 25p to Cancer Research UK.

Postage is £3 regardless of how many armbands you order so why not get a group order together and split the delivery costs?

Our ultimate accessory for Footy Fans

With the FA and World Cup coming up football is going to be pretty hard to ignore soon, especially if you live with a football fanatic.

Footy fans love their shirts and scarves but what about this for the ultimate accessory?

Yep a funky top hat made out of balloons and in their own team colours.

So, whichever team you or the football obsessives in your life support we can make the hat in just the right colours.  Imagine their surprise when they open this on the eve of the World Cup!

For Portsmouth or Chelsea we have blue and white and for England red and white.

If your country or team uses different colours for the strip just let us know when ordering. If they make the balloons we need in the right colours we can make a hat for you.

If your hat is for the World Cup then we reckon that it should last right the way through from your teams first game all the way through to the final. You can’t get much better than that

As a special offer – one that is currently exclusive to our blog readers….. for ever full price hat that you order we will offer you the chance to add a 2nd hat sent to the same address for just £8  Just mention ‘wcblog offer’ when you place your order for any fully priced hat and we will send over an invoice for your 2nd discounted item.

This offer runs until the end of the World Cup

(Ours hats were inspired by Professor Wonder)