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I found no difference using or not silicone. Except for the smell. 

Yep, it amazes me too! I have a yearly picnic each August and I have had adults and teens ring me the old creations from the year before. One was kept in the ice box....but tio no avail they still looked like voodoo dolls a year later!

Anyone ever try WD-40?

You should hire PJ to dress as Elmo and sell Yo-Yo balloons for you! I wish I had thought of that!

Harold, it probably would work, except that the Elmo costume would make it hard to play with the yo-yo (people buy them when they see someone having fun with them) and also the costume would make it hard to take the money.   However, I am sure a costume character would draw people to the booth though.

You're welcome It was thanks to Papa that I initially learned! He is a great teacher

yeah right!  Hey Sonia.  I am already in love with you, are you trying to butter me up or something?  I am so despondent that we will never physically meet!  WAH! 

I will NOT be able to get to T&S in Feb.  worse luck...but maybe in 2012!  sigh!    I had such a wonderful time at the Feb 2010 event!  I met Michael, Don Caldwell, and so MANY of my balloon heros.  I just was in total AWE!  the sweet and lovely Alley oop was there, Rev Lovejoy and his equally wonderful little girl, Road King (who MAY be my brother seperated at birth!) and so many many more!  And THAT is just the "important" people!

You people are the GREATEST and most enjoyable people I have ever had the good fortune to meet!  I count myself to be the MOST fortunate of people to have made your acquaintance and acceptance!  OK, so I am gushing...sorry for that, but I mean EVERY WORD!

Papa

Gosh...I stopped in at the auto parts store near my kids house today to check on some STP Son-of-a=gun (BEST balloon treatment I have found!) and the clerk in there said, "Hey!  you are the Balloon guy from the Golden Egg!"  when I admitted my guilt, he went on to say that his daughter just LOVED my balloons!  and that she had a Penguin that I had done the last time they saw me!  Yikes! that must have been in MAY!  He siad it was all shriveled up but still looked pretty good!  WOW!

I really love to hear that stuff!  and I love kids....sheesh, are we the most fortunate people or what?

Papa B

Look up Tonya McNiell's Twisted wrist things!  That stuff is really really great!  ALl wrist things.   And I have a new DVD from Alberto NAva about making headbands.   I found that Oriental Trading Co has "smily face" headbands and "sunglasses headbands" for really cheap like $5 a doz.  you can make really fun sculptures and hang them on HEADBANDS!  which are more comfortable than hats!

JARED!  Dude!  I missed ya MAN!  I sincerely hope that all is well on your homecoming!

Papa B

Thanks Jilly.

Thanks so much for the warm welcome home!  It's so good to be back twisting (and for so many other reasons).  For now I'll begin the hours and hours it will take to catch up on all I've missed while I was gone.  I did just learn how to make the cutest little giraffe you've ever seen!  I'll post pics when I can.  So good to be back!

Wow, talk about dont judge a book by its cover! I saw the instructions that were posted and said, "Oh, its just some circles put in the right places! cant be too difficult!" 3 hours later and 35 balloons later, I decided Ill try another way. I tried the way from Princess Twister and its much easier! Heres mine that I made, but i plan on getting the other one someday!