Dawn (the little mennonite) here today with this tropical hot air balloon. I made it with eyeConnect crafts lace up hot air balloon. Don’t know about you but I’ve always wanted to ride in one of these. My Mom and I are planning to in the near future so I made this embellishment for my scrapbooking page when I finally get to go. 🙂
Directions:
Paint the top of the lace up hot air balloon white. Let dry. Paint pink hibiscus flowers (I used a stencil for a helping hand) on the balloon. (This picture looks glossy because I had already applied the glue for the glitter when I took the photo.)
Add glitter. (We all need a little shine!)
Paint the bottom yellow. Let dry. Paint green leaves. Dry and then add green glitter.
Finally, add black bakers twine to the lace up hot air balloon. I tried white string at first but it looked too flimsy. However, because the bakers twine is so much thicker I only used it in every second hole on the bottom. Embellish on scrapbooking page when ready.
Please note that a third piece comes with this hot air balloon kit but I have chosen not to use it.
Supplies:
eyeConnect Crafts lace up hot air balloon
pink, yellow, green and white paint
paint brush
pink and green glitter
black bakers twine (I used American Crafts)
stencil (I used a delta Creative stencil)
Couldn’t be more perfect timing! Hibiscus are perfect for the beach and summer. Such a super fun idea for a hot air ballon. Feels sort of “island-y”. Great idea!