• Home
  • Start Here
    • About Dukes and Duchesses
    • Collaborate/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Holidays
    • New Year’s Eve/Day
    • Valentine’s Day
    • leap year
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • April Fool’s Day
    • Easter
    • May Day
    • cinco de mayo
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • Fourth of July
    • Halloween/Harvest
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • Crafts
    • general crafts
    • Cricut projects
    • printables
    • painting
    • sewing
    • knitting
  • DIY
  • Repurposed
  • Parties
    • Birthday
    • Entertaining
  • Recipes
  • Home Decor
    • Decor
    • home improvement
    • plants and garden
    • housekeeping
    • organization
  • travel
    • general travel
    • Dallas

Dukes and Duchesses

Dallas Fort Worth Creative Lifestyle Blogger

creative projects Cricut Valentine's Day · Written by Randi Dukes

Balloon Garland Mantel for Valentine’s Day

132 shares
  • Tweet32
  • Share

Oriental Trading provided product for this balloon garland mantel but all thoughts and opinions are my own.  This post contains affiliate links.

I’ve never seen a balloon garland or balloon installation that doesn’t have me smitten at first glance and I thought it would be a really fun way to decorate the mantel for Valentine’s Day!  After all, a day that’s all about love deserves a bit of hoopla, doesn’t it?  This balloon garland mantel is a bit time consuming to pull off but the final outcome is pretty fabulous!  And it’s definitely a great way to share the love with your family members or create a focal point for a Valentine’s Day party!

balloon garland mantel valentine's day

To make this balloon garland mantel, you’ll need chicken wire the length and width of your mantel.  To avoid cutting the chicken wire and having too many sharp ends {not a great combination where balloons are involved!}, I folded the chicken wire in thirds lengthwise rather than cutting it to the width of the mantel.

{Update: for a SUPER easy way to make a balloon garland without using chicken wire, use balloon garland strips.}

chicken wire base for balloon garland

Use wire or twine to tie the ends together in a few spots along the length of the chicken wire …

chicken wire base for balloon installation

… and place it on the mantel.  Unless your mantel is really high, it’s probably easier to create the balloon garland in place rather than trying to move it later.

chicken wire to make balloon mantel

Tape the chicken wire onto the mantel in a few different spots to secure it well.  Once the balloons are tied onto the chicken wire, it can tend to lean a bit, depending on the way the balloons are distributed.

wire base for balloon mantel

Once the base is complete, it’s time for the fun part!  You’ll need a pile of balloons in various colors and sizes, if possible.  I found a great selection of balloons at Oriental Trading and mixed and matched colors until I came up with a palette I liked.  

balloons from oriental trading

Choose a color scheme, or go completely monotone, and find different sizes if you can.  If not, simply blow the balloons up to varying sizes.

how to tie balloons on balloon installation

It works well to blow up a handful of balloons at a time … or get the kids to help blow up balloons while you start tying.

Tie twine onto the knot of the balloon and then tie the balloon onto the chicken wire.  I played around with a couple of different methods: tying the balloons in clusters, and hot gluing some small balloons on to bigger balloons before tying to the chicken wire.  The method that worked best for me was to tie large balloons along the chicken wire, spaced at different intervals, and then start filling in spaces with medium sized and smaller balloons.  Once the chicken wire was covered quite well, I filled in small gaps by using a dab of hot glue to attach small balloons in spaces.

balloon garland how to

When the balloons were all in place and I was happy with the way it looked, I filled in the tiny remaining gaps with book page clusters.  I tore pages out of an italian/english book, tore the pages from side to side {leaving a small border along the bottom} and rolled them up then glued them into place.  The torn pieces can be spread out to cover any gaps …

book page rosettes in balloon garland

… and the contrast looks really cute.

balloon and book page garland

For the final step, I attached LOVE balloons to the wall above the garland and used my Cricut Maker to cut vinyl text to place above it.

love balloons valentine's day mantel

The final result is an over-the-top mantel that makes me smile every time I enter the room!

colorful valentine's day mantel

I’m already planning my next balloon garland and you might be seeing a whole lot more balloons at Dukes and Duchesses this year!

valentine's day mantel with balloon garland

How are you decorating your mantel this Valentine’s Day?


2 Comments

About Randi Dukes

I’m Randi, a Dallas-based mom of five kids, ranging from third grade to college and including a set of twins. I love strong coffee, craft and DIY projects, my planner, and my big ol’ family. When I’m not creating something for my blog, I can be found in the car, running kids from one place to another. I’m the one knitting at the red light. Connect with me on google+ | twitter | facebook

« Upcycled Shutter Valance
Painted Lockers {Small Space Storage Solution} »

Comments

  1. Jenny says

    January 19, 2018 at 2:20 pm

    My children would love this, they love balloons. This is perfect for Valentine’s Day and is so sweet. I can’t believe this is made with chicken wire. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  2. Katherine says

    January 26, 2018 at 5:31 am

    Wow! This garland is so cute and clever! Thanks for sharing at #BestoftheWeekend

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Welcome to Dukes & Duchesses!

dukes and duchesses profile photo

I’m Randi, a mom of five living in Dallas. I love strong coffee, long lists, bright colors, thrift stores, repurposed junk, and power tools.

easy sweet rolls made with frozen bread rolls

The Easiest Sweet Roll Recipe

easy cold brew coffee popsicle recipe

Easy Cold Brew Popsicle Recipe

iced green tea latte recipe

The Best Iced Matcha Tea Latte Recipe

how to make caramel whipped coffee

Caramel Whipped Coffee Recipe

fresh pasta recipe

How to Make Fresh Pasta

Dukes and Duchesses is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Any content on this website is created for inspirational purposes only. You assume your own risk for using any methods, tools, or supplies suggested here. Follow proper guidelines for every tool or supply used and obtain professional guidance as needed.

Copyright © 2023 · Randi Dukes · Wordpress Hosting by SERVOUSLY

Copyright © 2023 · Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in