What you will need:
- Lace – I would suggest getting one with a defined repeating pattern that can easily be cut into pieces. I used 1 meter of lace per 3 foot balloon
- Wall Paper Glue and lots of it! (make sure it dries clear)
- A soft paint brush
- Wax Paper
- Scissors
- 3 foot balloons in white x 3
- String
- A place to hang said 3 foot balloons
Here is what you will need to do.
Cut the lace out so that you have small pieces to work with. This will ensure that you have a nice round and flat lace balloon with no folds. Mine turned out to be kinda triangular and it worked great. Once you have all your pieces cut out you can start.
Start By GENEROUSLY coating the lace in wall paper glue.
Apply the lace onto the balloon next and I would suggest starting from the top and working your way down. My picture is the opposite since my balloons floated first….
Repeat those steps until the entire balloon is covered in lace.
(Here you can see where all my seams are but you won’t notice them from far away)
Once your entire balloon in covered go back over any pieces that are sticking up with your paint brush.
Then let dry for 24 hours & enjoy!
Stay tuned to see these babies in action….
amazing DIY, cat! i’ve always wanted to try this – you just gave me more inspiration + motivation :)
Love these!! Such a gorgeous DIY and creative ideas, thanks for sharing, will definitely be giving them a try!
Gorgeously done! Just wondering how long these lasted? Since you used wallpaper glue, does it harden the lace enough that it’ll stand up by itself after the balloon starts to shrink after a week or so? I have seen this concept with doilies and modpodge, where they pop the balloon afterward and use the shell as a hanging lamp covering, for example, but I just wondered how this compares. Thanks! Again, beautiful job!
If you want to make them last then I would suggest putting on more than once coat of the glue and letting it dry for a long time. Because of the size of the balloons it’s harder for the lace to keep it’s shape. I would also follow it up with some sort of fabric hardener just to make sure. I know people have made lamps out of the large lace balloons in the past so it can be done :) hope this helps!