If you're interested in purchasing a Silhouette, there's a promo and giveaway at the bottom of the post. The giveaway is a simple one-entry one, which I know you love. Me too.
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Okay, so today I'm giving you a sneak peak at the hot air balloons I'm making for the baby's room. They aren't all done because I'm going to do a lot of them and they'll cascade across the big wall, but this will give you an idea. Plus, I'll give you the how-to as well.
I loved the idea of hot air balloon's for the baby's room and I've seen some where they're paper mache and some where they actually use balls. I wanted to keep the cost low, so I went with paper. Plus, it allowed me to use my Silhouette, making it a pretty easy project.
I googled "hot air balloon silhouette" and browsed images until I found one I liked the shape of. Then I did a screen shot of it and imported it into the Silhouette program. I traced it. Then I cut them out.
(If this is all new to you or you need help with your Silhouette, I did a whole series of videos on using the Silhouette machine that will help you. Click HERE and it'll take you through past projects and eventually the "Silhouette Made Simple" series.)
I purchased card stock and even some vellum to use for the balloons.

I cut them all and used 7 sheets for each balloon. I drew a line down the middle of the top one to guide me.....
...and then I sewed down that line, through all 7 papers. I sewed from bottom to top so I could pull out some extra thread at the end to hang them by.
For the box below the air balloon I used a simple box pattern from the Silhouette store. (It was one that came from the advent calendar boxes, but I'm sure there are a ton of box options in the store.)
I used a thin layer of hot glue to assemble them. I didn't have gold cardstock at the moment, so I painted them gold.
I used embroidery floss to attach the box to the balloon. There were four strands and each was lightly hot glued. String would probably work even better, but I had the floss on hand.
Here's the one that's mostly vellum.
I will also have some 1/2 ones mounted to the wall like the one you can see on the far right side, so they kind of look like they come out of the wall.
The colors change as they spin, which looks kind of cool.
And they'll come out from the wall and get bigger as they cascade across the wall.
And now it's time for the giveaway and promo. To enter the giveaway just leave a comment on this post. That's it. One comment per person and please make sure I have a way to contact you if you win.
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED.
And if you're looking at purchasing one, here's the promo. (Remember the Cameo is the bigger machine and the Portrait is the little sister.)
To get this deal just go HERE and use the code "ROAR."
Thanks for stopping by.
296 comments:
1 – 200 of 296 Newer› Newest»I've been wanting one of these for.ev.er!
Super cute!!! I wish I was as creative as you.
I LOVE hot air balloons!! What a great idea. I painted a hot air balloon mural in my sons room! Thanks for the great idea!
Love the hot air balloons! What a big statement for a low cost! :)
These balloons are adorable!
rebekahricker (at) yahoo (dot) com
Such a cute idea! If I win I may duplicate it!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Such a cute idea for either gender. Thanks!
jessijoparker(at)hotmail(dot)com
Those are going to look even more awesome with your new wall color & the fabric you've picked out! Very pretty!
So so darling! Can't wait to see more of the nursery. Thanks for a great give away! ljwalk(at)hotmail(dot)com
So creative!
Oh, please this time!!!!
sararenick@gmail.com
This is a fantastic idea! I can imagine a baby being fascinated by the gently spinning balloons. I wonder if this would work with fabric as well (stiffened with some iron-on stabilizer).
How charming! That's a great nursery idea. My 4 month old baby loves to look at his mobile and kick his legs like crazy! Thanks for the chance in the giveaway!
Godislove_18@yahoo.com
I was just thinking about hot air balloons for my girls' room, but made from fabric! I love the paper idea though. This would be cool to win! Good luck to me!
I'd love to win this! :)
Really creative and unique!! And thanks for the opportunity to win. Fingers crossed!!
LOVE them!!! They turned out great!!
Very cute idea! I've been wanting a Silhouette for a LONG time now.
stefb@comcast.net
I really like hot air balloons & your mobile turned out so good! A little off subject...my daughter was a hot air balloon for Halloween last year
Those are cute!
Oh, so cute! This is a really great idea. I don't know if you have seen the 3D ones shown on papermatrix (http://papermatrix.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/balloon-001-video-tutorial/)? It's on my to-do list since I've seen them :-). Thanks for the tutorial and the give away!
Wow, I really like them!!
Would LOVE to win. Awesome job with balloons- so fun!
I love that such a simple project is so visually stunning. Your daughter will love her room.
It would be so fun to win this. The hot air balloons are fun
that is a very cute idea! I've been a crafting slump lately, I think winning would help get the mojo flowing again :)
Ooo, I would LOVE one! Annie6blue@hotmail.com
The baloons look great against the brown paint. I'd love to win too :) palak(dot)makeithandmade(at)gmail(dot)com
This is a great idea! And what a great giveaway.
So pretty!!! Can't wait to see the whole nursery done!!
I absolutely love this project, so simple yet beautiful. I would have never thought to use vellum, I really like that one. Gina5167@gmail.com
Those hot air balloons are just MAGICAL! I love them. Great idea for a "not-overly-girly" baby girl nursery!
(I sure would love to get my hands on that Silhouette!)
That looks awesome! I've been wanting one but have been "good"... Would love to win!
durhamtribe (at) gmail
The hot air balloons are really a great idea. Plus you had mentioned painting the wall in Swiss Coffee? That will really make the balloons pop.
I LOVE this! What a cute, creative idea!! Makes me want to get cutting. ;) I can't wait to see all the cute ideas you have for your nursery.
The balloons are so cute!
I love the hot air balloons. Can't wait to see this little girl's room all finished! Awesome giveaway too!
aldridge03@aol.com
Such a cute mobile. I love how colorful they are and original. Great job! Thanks for hosting the give away too.
The balloons are adorable! We had a girl after having 3 boys and I must admit her room is more decorated than theirs have ever been. I wish I would have seen your super hero room tutorials in time!
Kuffens @ yahoo. Com
I love your hot air balloons! This is such a beautiful idea! Thanks for sharing.
I would love one!!!
Those balloons are adorable. I never would have thought to use them in a nursery. I can't wait to see the finished nursery.
This would make my day to win one!!!!! The balloons are adorable!!!!
The hot air balloons are adorable! Can't wait to see the finished nursery. Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow. I just saw someone use the sewing paper technique. You took it to an awesome level.
Nitwhit@gmail.com
So cute! Can't wait to see it all come together! And thanks for the chance, I'd love to win! :)
sarah8914 at gmail dot com
Those are so cute and fun! I'd love to win!
The hot air balloons looking just beautiful! What a great thing for the baby to look at.
lisejackson000 at gmail dot com
Super cute! And your tutorials are awesome!
Anne.vanhoose@gmail.com
Your lucky little girl will love looking at all the colors on the balloons!
Those hot air balloons are fabulous! I'd love to win a Silhouette so I could try all these amazing projects I keep seeing!
hlvognetz at yahoo dot com
I have an empty mobile at my office that I've been waiting for something to strike me as the perfect thing. I think these balloons are it. I love hot air balloons!
Cute idea for a baby room :) Those silhouette's are a great machine, I've always wanted one!
Beautiful hot air ballons--love it!
bonflitton(at)yahoo(dot)com
I've been wanting one forever! I'm believing in God that he will bless me with one!!!
I love the balloons! Can't wait to see the nursery when it's finished!!
carmen.clarke@hotmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway!! Love it!!
builditsewitloveit@gmail.com
Jenn
Love the hot air balloons!! I would love to win! trailee@hotmail.com
So cool...makes me want to go ballooning!
Kelly.Perrow@gmail.com
Love the mobile, thanks for the giveaway.
Awesome giveaway. I would love to win one. craftybiggers@gmail.com
The balloons are a great idea.
Cheri,
Are you going to repaint the walls in the nursery? If you are doing the nursery with a hot air balloon motif, what about painting the room like the sky with clouds and birds maybe some tree tops? I know, a lot more work and expense but you just may like that better than the brown. Love the idea though; never would have thought of using the balloon idea. I did my daughter's room in bunnies years ago.
Maureen
I would love to win one! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the hot air balloons. What a fun idea for a baby room.
jdwochnick@gmail.com
So cute. I really love the mobile. I'd love to win too :)
angellsworth at gmail
Oh my!! So adorable!! :)
What a great idea! My husband and I are expecting and I've been searching around for inspiration. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
emhammar@yahoo.com
Thanks for the giveaway.
Those hot air balloons are so cute! I can't wait to see how it looks when you get them all finished. Thanks so much for the chance to win a silhouette!!
A Silhouette is still on my bucket list. Fingers crossed it will come off it one day. ;) The balloons are a wonderful idea!
xoxo,
Amy
Wow, That's a fabulous idea. And I'm excited for a chance to win! vossmeghan@gmail.com
Such a cute idea! Love the creativity!
I'm also known as Alyssa H. (lyssadee at gmail dot com)
I would love to win this! Thanks for all of your inspiration and wonderful ideas Cheri! If I win, you could reach me at cmiller@fils.org.
It's going to be such a cute room! Can't wait to watch it all come together.
Thanks for the chance to win too! cmentillo@hotmail.com
I am expecting #3 about a month after you are and I still have no real plan, but 222 pins of what to do for nursery decor. Now 223.
Cute idea! Thus would make diy soooo much easier!
I'd love a silhouette, and the balloons look so fun. I love the idea of using paper to add an inexpensive pop of color to a nursery.
Thanks for sharing! I made the same balloons for a friend's baby shower and they are adorable! Hope I win!
csande07@yahoo.com
I love the mobile! So cute. I want a silhouette in order to do all of these fun projects I see all of the time.
ambanta323@gmail.com
I have so many ways to put the Silhouette to good use! Crossing my fingers!
riebonanno@yahoo.com
These are so cute! I especially love the ones on the walls. I've loved your blog with your awesome boys. But as a Mom of 2 girls I can't WAIT to see what you do next in the nursery! And I've always wanted to play with a Silhouette. ;)
How stinkin' adorable!! I can't wait to see how her room comes together! And thanks for a great giveaway!
That is such a cute idea! And a great giveaway. I really prefer the simple ones :-)
I love it! Cute!
Love the hot air balloons. So cute!! :)
megangiraldo@aol.com
I'd love to win a Silhouette, you can do such cute things with them.
reggity at sbcglobal dot net
Love the hot air balloons!
Your balloons are adorable! I have all sorts of ideas and projects I want to do with a silhouette.
Super fun idea!
What a cute idea for a mobile! When I had my daughter I made a butterfly mobile using a hand held punch. Using a Silhouette would have been a lot faster!
-Amanda
japowell2005@gmail.com
what a cute idea!
I would love a Silhouette...but I love what you are doing with the nursery even more!!! I can't wait to see it all come together!
That's so cute! I can't wait to see the whole room. Thanks for the chance to win!
I bet she'll love looking at those once she gets here! Beautiful!
What a creative idea for the nursery! Good use of the Silhouette too. I'd love to have one!
Such a cute and inexpensive idea! One more reason for me to really want to win the silhouette...
alex.filipa @ gmail.com
Oooh! I would like to win this! :) Congratulations on your pregnancy! Your video of breaking the news to your younger son was hilarious! Those expressions! :)
I can't wait to see the completed baby's room! I know it will be adorable!
The hot air balloons look great! katyg0521 at gmail dot com
Cute! I like that hot air balloons are not something so traditionally 'girlie'. I am a children's librarian in a public library and keep wanting to have something like the silhouette to help me make items for storytime but currently the funding isn't available.
This is sooooo awesome! I love hot air balloons and love the idea of doing a 3D Mobile! :) Thanks for the inspiration!!
Love it!
LDSKat at hotmail dot com
Cute balloons! I like the little baskets. ariel.davis722@gmail.com
I've wanted a Silhouette for so long! Love the hot air balloons!
These are so cute! I was thinking of doing a hot air balloon room for out peanut due in May, but instead chose dandelions :)
So adorable! Such a great idea!
I would love one of these! My aunt got one for christmas and its awesome!
ruby lynns (at) gmail dot com
I think I would totally use this! Melamom@juno.com
Cheri.. I wish I had just an ounce of the creativity you do!! Super cool idea.
andreanicolesimmons@Hotmail.com
I'd love one of these! :)
SO many projects calling my name! lol
rjbrown233 @ gmail.com
I would love to do these for my preschool room! Cassie_easter@yahoo.com
Super cute! I made a similar one last year (http://www.momscraftyspace.com/2012/02/up-up-away.html), but now I'm wishing I had thought to add baskets to mine too! My son is now 2 1/2, and it's still his favorite thing in his bedroom :)
That is such a creative idea...thank you for sharing it :)
I'd love to win. I also love your decorating idea. Very fun and engaging for little ones.
Love the hot air balloons! Can't wait to see more of the nursery! Thanks for the chance to win a silhouette!
(dmcdavid at telus dot net)
I love this! What a cute idea for a nursery (or any kid room!) LOVE! (and congrats by the way) callie_c17(at)hotmail
Nice hot air balloons. Love all the thought you put into it re sizes. And the colours are pretty without being overly girlish. nridder@hurontel.on.ca
That is so pretty!! I wish my kids still let me decorate however I wanted.
Adorable idea! Can't wait to see the rest of the room! sonnenberg1(at)suddenlink(dot)net
Cute idea for a little girls room. Sweet, but not too frilly. mariamblack (at) hotmail (dot) com
Adorable! I love the hot air balloon theme also! sewfabulous10 at yahoo dot com
adorable, and I can just baby girl looking up smiling at them!
These are just adorable. I love how their colours change as they spin. Would looove to win a Silhouette!
I love how you have a unique sense of style! Can't wait to see the finished product
maren.dearden@gmail.com
I love hot air balloons for kids decor! Great idea and thank you for the awesome giveaway!
LtngrL9 at gmail dot com
Love the mobile.
I love Mobile's! These are super cute!
Rooms are always needing a change. Can't wait to see the finished product. The balloons are so cute!
Wow that is beyond cool, you have such amazing ideas!
I'd love to win a silhouette too.
So cute!!
I absolutely love the mobile. So adorable!
Cute theme for a nursery. The skies the limit!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Love your mobile! Ms_sunshyne (at) yahoo (dot) com
YAY!
Love!
I love all your ideas!
My aunt used to make hot air balloons with some little mesh plastic material. I love hot air balloons.
Ohh, I love it - wish I had a little girl! Sewing paper - genius!
The portrait would be an awesome gift for my mom. She's always coming over to use my cameo!
Great idea!
Such a cute idea! I just may steal it and add some floating clouds.
What a fun project!
kristen.geppert@gmail.com
I love these - what a great idea for a girl nursery!
Love it! I wish my daughter didn't have to share a room with my sons. sarahruth7@yahoo.com
The hot air ballons are enchanting! What a lucky baby! And thank you for the tutorial and for hosting the giveaway!
Gabrielle @ Oh Boy, Cato!
gabriellecato at gmail dot com
http://thenewcatos.blogspot.com/
would love to win! and your balloon mobil is so cute... decor+entertainment for baby= win!!
Those balloons are so cute!
I love your blog! I have wanted one of these for so long! Hollyriddle (at) yahoo (dot) com
I love those hot air balloons!! If they were only about 19 months earlier, I could have used them for my little boy's room. :)
Super cute! I like how they're coming out from the wall :) And I love hot air balloons.
rachkatt at gmail dot com
Aw, you always have the cutest ideas! your quite the inspiration....thank you!
Those balloons are the cutest thing ever! You are so incredibly talented!
Those hot air balloons are precious! Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to win!
Hannah
hsockwell@gmail.com
Those balloons are so fun!
How did you attach them to your ceiling??? I made a paper moble for my son and it kept falling down with three different methods. coupontyree@gmail.com
So, so sweet! Can't to see how this, the fabric, and the glitter heart canvas all tie together to make a room for your little baby girl! What a lucky lady she will be!
gwill4 (at) gmail (dot) com
I have loved hot air balloons since I read all the Oz books when I was young! So cute!
Super cute! I LOVE IT! Can't wait to see the finished project.
oh my gosh, i love these SO MUCH. :)
Yes please!
The hot air balloons are so cute! Love it!
What a cute mobile idea! And it'd be great to win a Silhouette!
Adorable! And awesome giveaway:). I want one super bad but a grad student income for a family of 4 just isn't gonna happen:(. And I totally agree with the single entry! So much easier:)
That is such a great idea! I would love to craft up something like this if i win it!
kipani89@gmail.com
I can't wait to see it all put together and how beautiful the nursery will be when you are all done!
The giveaway is exciting too! I can just imagine all the possibilities if I had a Silhouette! jodystump(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love the hot air balloons for a nursery! So cute and rather original. I have a cricut, but would love a silhouette as the cricut cartridges are just so dang expensive and hard to store in a small house.
alayna_adams5 (at) yahoo (dot) (com)
I would love a Silhouette!!!
bcrc (at)sasktel(dot)net
I would love to win! This has been on my wish list forever...sometimes I think I am the only girl without one :)
The balloons are gorgeous! I can hardly wait to see the finished nursery.
So...is the Silhouette the Cricut's cooler, bigger, crafty sister??!! ;)
kellieblossom(at)gmail(dot)com
What a cute and easy (with a silhouette!) Mobile! I sewed a bunch of fabric birds for my little girls mobile and it was rough! Maybe if I had a silhouette (please oh please!) I could do a much simpler one for baby #2 coming in May!
So cute! I would LOVE to win this! tate_girl(at)hotmail(dot)com
So adorable. You are so creative.
What a good idea! I can never seem to find mobiles that aren't super cute-sy...this one is stunning. Thank you so much for sharing! (And for hosting a this giveaway. I would love to get my hands on one of these babies!)
gorgeous! would love to win! achang137 at gmail dot com. thanks!!
Those hot air balloons are SO CUTE! What a great idea!
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Deviolinist@gmail.com
I love this project!!!! Thanks for the giveway!
ladyt9903@hotmail.com
Yay silhouette giveaway!
I've been wanting a Silhouette for ages now - having one would make my photo shadowboxes look so much more polished. Cutting with scissors or an exacto knife leaves something to be desired. And I have a whole wall to fill with these shadowboxes (yet to be made themselves).
Your daughters room is going to be super cute! I can't wait to see what the finished room looks like. I wonder if you have a local hot air balloon festival you guys could go to and get some good pictures and frame one too! Ours here in Albuquerque is awesome just from the pictures I've seen. Would love to get to actually be there when it happens. So beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway again! Fingers crossed! salt_of_the_earth81(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have so many great ideas for this!!!
I am always amazed by your projects- so thanks for sharing them! And thanks for the giveaway!
Such a cute idea with the balloons! Thanks for the give away...it would be fun to have on of those :) alli.clark01@gmail.com
I have girl #4 on the way. I would love to do some fun projects with the silhouette. Thanks for the giveaway and for all the inspiration!
These are so fun! Thanks for the chance Cheri!
I love those hot air balloons!!
So fun! Love the balloons. brooke.hedin@gmail.com
I have been drooling over these silhouette
What a cute idea .
What a cute idea! I would LOVE to win this!!
The hot air balloon idea is awesome - how bright and cheery for a baby's room! And a Silhouette - how cool would that be?
Very cute idea for your nursery! I'm sure baby will love it.
Very cute idea, Hope I win! ktcluff@gmail.com
Awesome Idea! You are so very creative.
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