When using a (paper) clip to replace a broken/mis-sized/etc balloon in a column/arch, what is the best way to attach to the line?
Open the clip a bit, “thread” it through the neck of the balloon, and close it around the mono line. • At IBAC I saw a 4 pack spiral helium arch which turned into 4 string of pearls. At the point of where the Spiral turned to Pearl arches, there was a cloud of white balloons, about 12 or 16 balloons comprised the cloud. The instructor indicated that she/he used 4 monofilament lines in the spiral rather than one so that each string of pearls would eventually be built on one of them. Whether the cloud was needed or not I don’t know. It may have helped hide the transition from spiral to pearls. Then again maybe it would work without the cloud. Make one string of pearls corner to diagonal corner. Make sure you have an odd number of balloons. Make the second string of pearls identical to the first. Same length of line same number of balloons then pop the middle one. The middle balloon of the first arch doubles as the middle balloon of the second arch. If you practice with one color you will
