How to Make a Decorative Hot Air Balloon

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: First blow up a balloon until it is slightly smaller than you want your finished one to be; knot it.

   Make sure there are no wrinkles in your papier mache. ,, Then make four equally spaced holes around the bottom of your papier mache balloon. , Then secure the string around the rim of the basket(equally spaced) with either glue or by tying.
   
   Make sure the basket hangs level under the papier mache balloon. , You may have to paint different sections at different times and apply more than one coat of paint. ,,
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   Step 2: Now get some papier mache and cover your balloon with it; leave a small section at the bottom clear.

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   Step 3: While you wait for the papier mache to dry

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   Step 4: acquire (or weave) a basket the right size for your balloon and get some string.

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   Step 5: When the papier mache has dried pop the plastic balloon and remove its remnants.

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   Step 6: After that

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   Step 7: thread a piece of string through each of the holes; secure them by either gluing or tying.

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   Step 8: Now paint the outside of the papier mache shell however you want; leave it to dry.

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   Step 9: Finally

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    Step 10: glue a hook to the top of your decorative hot air balloon.

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    Step 11: Finished.

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