Turkey Stuffing

Balloon entertainers stuff their turkey’s differently While most of the world works vigilantly to create the perfect turkey stuffing, balloon entertainers are working on making the ideal turkey to stuff in a balloon. Yep, you read it right, stuffing a turkey into a balloon.  You may think we’re trying to preserve the turkey by encapsulating … Read more

Headband

The obvious solution sits on your head. When you work in a creative industry, there are always going to be ideas that spread through the community. Entertainers introduce new ideas, tools, or techniques into their repertoire. Will these things make it into their everyday entertainment style? Who knows? However, one idea that has been going … Read more

Like a Pilgrim

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Whoa, take ‘er easy there, Pilgrim Like the Pilgrims, the first balloon entertainers were breaking new ground. With limited resources, they had to use what was available to them and develop skills and techniques to ensure their survival.  The Pilgrims had the new America, which gave them the freedom to express themselves. Like the development … Read more

It’s Been a Long Day

The Days is long, but we want to do it everyday While most people enjoyed the extra hour of sleep; I was getting up 1 hour earlier than normal, so for me it was a normal day.  I scurried off to the Willis Tower to entertain at the Chicago’s Millennium Club for an 8:30 am … Read more

Mouth Inflating

I’m giving part of me away in the balloon animal The images travel around the internet, people sharing and emailing them to friends, families, and colleagues.  Business people see these funny little pictures and wonder how they can make something that goes viral?  Going viral is something that you cannot produce. It just happens—kind of … Read more

Kid’s Events will be Decreasing in 2012

Birth rate is dropping and so to is the need for kids entertainment and decorations. Have you notice a decline in your 1st birthday party business?  Since 2007 the national birth rate for the USA has be declining. Economic, decline of baby-boomers, and the ever increasing cost of raising a child are factoring into the … Read more

Non-Gamer Builds Sonic the Hedgehog out of Twisting Balloons

If the client wants Sonic the Hedgehog, then you have to develop a design for it. I’m not into gaming, and when a client asks for a particular game character I have to do an Internet search on the character.  I’ve seen Sonic the Hedgehog, but never played the game or made the character.  So, … Read more

Balloon Animals aren’t Corny

Balloon Animals - Corn, made by balloon artist Dale Obrochta

Balloon Animals Kids Favorites Over the last decades balloon animals have evolved from simplistic designs to an artistic media that is creativity limitless. The pallet of balloon colors is ever increasing along with size of the twisting balloons.  Ideas once dreamed of being created are now showing up on fashion runways and in art galleries. … Read more

Tally Marks on my Hands?

I would love to tell you more about the Silent, but I can’t remember. Tally marks cover my body. Too many, this does not mean anything, but to Doctor Who fans, this is about one of the newest villains. The Silent, you may have seen one and don’t even know it. The premise of the … Read more

Dale’s Update #1

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Like OMG!  I just started video blogging… what next?  Oh – did I say HAPPY NEW YEAR! That’s right, New Years is only hours way. . . are you ready for the new year? Subscribe to Dale’™s Blog and get notified when new posting occur. Do You Twitter? Click Here To Follow Me on Twitter … Read more