Wreath: Is this weird?

[thewop]

Balloon wreaths.  I find this odd. Anyone else? 

[McGavin]

Weird. Why can't a wreath ever just be a wreath?

[Susie]

Yeah... it's a little too "repurposed stir sticks"/"repurposed paint chips" for me. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[adhdfashion]

I am baffled. Why balloons? What is it for?

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[magdala]

If you hadn't told me it was balloons, I would have thought it was something else (not appropritate for work).

[mrs.jacinthe]

Well, it's ok looking in the final project ... but how much money and time went into that and what in the world is wrong with a normal wreath?

[auntie]

They kind of remind me of bright pink condoms.

[sunshineandpinot]

lol- I totally made this! And balloon topiaries... for my daughter's 3rd bday party!!

(kinda like this though I do think mine were cuter
catchmyparty.com/blog/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-a-balloon-topiary

It was cute and festive- for a birthday party!!!

[Deleted]

Oh FFS.
What crazed Pinterest board did this come off of? Ha.
As more and more ugly wreaths start showing up I'm more and more firmly in the camp of, "If it's not made of sticks/flowers/plants it's not meant to be a wreath."

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Jun 25, 2013 11:36:57 GMT -5 sunshineandpinot said:

lol- I totally made this! And balloon topiaries... for my daughter's 3rd bday party!!

(kinda like this though I do think mine were cuter
catchmyparty.com/blog/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-a-balloon-topiary

It was cute and festive- for a birthday party!!!

Toddler birthday parties are allowed passes on lots of things. Day to day front door décor does not..lol.

[Tea-rific]

My friend made one of these with rainbow balloons. She hangs it on their front door whenever it is someone's birthday in the house. For the kids she hangs a wooden number for their birthday too. It looked cute for a first birthday party. She said it took a TON of balloons and a lot of time.

[prazenjc]

Jun 25, 2013 11:42:18 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

Jun 25, 2013 11:36:57 GMT -5 sunshineandpinot said:

lol- I totally made this! And balloon topiaries... for my daughter's 3rd bday party!!

(kinda like this though I do think mine were cuter
catchmyparty.com/blog/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-a-balloon-topiary

It was cute and festive- for a birthday party!!!

Toddler birthday parties are allowed passes on lots of things. Day to day front door décor does not..lol.

when i saw it on pinterest a while back, i thought it would only be done by me for a little one's party, as well. no other reason for something like this. i would also tend to not do a monochromatic one, but a multi colored one with bright, vibrant colors.

[downtoearth]

Too much work for me, but the birthday party idea is cute. Plus my kids would pilfer the balloons and make random water balloon attacks near the door. I might even laugh at that if a wreath like that wouldn't have sucked 3 hours of my life away to make.

[TBM]

I think it is interesting. The texture makes it look like flowers or something.

FWIW, I am not a big fan of any wreaths, and don't get the year round fascination, but I like to see someone come up with something different now and then and not be afraid to have some fun with it.

[munkii]

I looked at the picture before I looked at the description, and I won't lie, I thought it was made of pencil erasers a la:

[EloiseWeenie]

Jun 25, 2013 15:41:55 GMT -5 nursecramer said:

Can you imagine the smell as it sits in the hot summer sun? Blech.

Yes! As soon as I saw it, I smelled hot melting balloon. Ick.

[pitterwoo]

Jun 25, 2013 13:39:28 GMT -5 Tea-rific said:

My friend made one of these with rainbow balloons. She hangs it on their front door whenever it is someone's birthday in the house. For the kids she hangs a wooden number for their birthday too. It looked cute for a first birthday party. She said it took a TON of balloons and a lot of time.

that's seems like a cute idea.  at the same time, I'm not sure how festive non-inflated balloons feel to me.

[boiler717]

I thought it was condoms at first! LOL

[munkii]

Jun 26, 2013 19:26:45 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

So all of you who say it looks like condoms, I don't get it. I've never seen one that is bubblegum pink or THAT SMALL. So, WTF are you thinking? Dog condoms??

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[aweilba]

Yes.  It's weird.  Even for a birthday.  Just get some regular balloons.  That's WAY too much time and effort for me, even for a birthday party.