TJAM on the Road – again!

T Myers and Pioneer Balloons are once again sponsoring TJAM on the Road! This year they have incorporated two awesome balloon artists to teach – and entertain – at each 1-day session. They will be hitting 10 cities over the next month or so, and if you have a chance to get in on this, do it!!

As you can see, much fun can be had at TJOTR, and you can learn some really cool designs from 2 awesome instructors.

New collaboration means even cooler photos!

All Things Balloon, Inc has teamed up with Hayward Gaude Photography!

We have finally found a great solution to one of our long-term problems — how do you really showcase a fantastic balloon creation? Unless you have a really cool photography studio handy, you probably just try to get a clean background and hope you can edit the photo — if you have the time and software.

To get great photos, you need a great photographer who already has with lots of lights and high-end camera equipment in his studio. One who knows his stuff, and can apply his expertise to each unique circumstance.

We have found a fantastic photographer– Hayward Gaude photography — to help us bring our balloon creations to life. Hayward has the skills, and the equipment, to make the photos you see on our website really “pop!”

We plan on using Hayward’s talents to gradually replace all of the photos on our website with professionally produced photos. Here are the first two photos to show you what I’m talking about–

For your information,  the “Not-Professional Photographer”  photos took me a long time to produce (using Photoshop Elements 11), and they look pretty OK, if you don’t look too close. The photos Hayward took really adds a lot of depth and eliminates those pesky shadows, giving us a beautiful idea of what the balloon creation actually looked like when it was built.

Hayward Gaude Photography is a local boutique photography studio in North San Antonio near Helotes specializing in Heirloom Quality fine portraiture for your home. Their goal is to deliver the absolute finest in photographic wall art that you will be proud to hang in your home for years to come.

Hayward and his wife Shannon have been in San Antonio since 2005 and decided that they absolutely love working with families and children and focused our boutique photography business around that specialty — which makes them an ideal match for us at All Things Balloon, Inc.!

I am really looking forward to working with HG Photography, and improving our portfolio of balloon photos. And if you need some fantastic family fotos, you should visit their website or give them a call at (210) 265-1101 to set up a no-obligation appointment. Shannon and Hayward are extremely nice people to deal with, and I’m sure you will be pleased with your results!

New Videos uploaded

We have recently updated our “Videos” page with some examples of one of our Singing Telegram characters – The Grim Reaper – and also a quick demo of what our Balloon Punch Balls look like in action. Check it out — and let us know if you have any more ideas of what you might like stuffed inside the punch ball.

New package deals available

We have updated our 2013 pricing guide — and we have included a number of new package deals that may be of interest to you. Our six Standard packages all include an incredible balloon artist, and depending upon your requirements, we can add a face painter and/or balloon decor.

We also are also offering our Deluxe Balloon Artist packages — these two packages focus on giving the balloon artist enough time to produce the most amazing balloon sculptures you will ever see. Both packages also include balloon decor that will add color, motion and interest to your event.

Whatever type of event you are planning, we can provide the very best in balloon artists, face painters and balloon decorations to help make your event the absolute coolest, most fun, most amazing time for all of your guests!

To see the details of these new packages, click on the appropriate Menu button. Or just call us at (210) 734-9860 to discuss your unique requirements.

Balloonamations is becoming All Things Balloon, Inc.

As of 1 April 2013, Balloonamations has become All Things Balloon, Inc. Not much will change from your perspective – we will still send out the most fantastic balloon artists and face painters to events all over the San Antonio,TX  area.

The new name better reflects our overall latex engineering skills — balloon art (like the balloon sculptures shown on this website), balloon bouquets and balloon decorations. (We also keep the same fantastic face painters, but the name “All Things Balloon and Face Painters too.Inc” wouldn’t fit on a business card)

Speaking of the amazing balloon sculptures on this site– the examples we show on this website are not etched in stone. We can change a lot of the elements of any of the balloon sculptures you find here. Based upon availability, you can select different colors, add or subtract balloons — if it looks good to you, we will try to make it happen. Some changes will result in a price increase, others may actually reduce the price of a bouquet. The point is, we can do a lot of personal customization to make sure your balloon sculpture is PERFECT for the recipient!

We are honored that you have chosen All Things Balloon, Inc. to spread latex love throughout the San Antonio area!

Spurs have made it to the NBA Finals again!!

Like the rest of San Antonio, we LOVE our Spurs!We have really enjoyed meeting the thousands of Spurs fans who show up at the games and get a balloon from us. We have got to have the greatest fans in the NBA!

Recently, we built another life-sized Spurs Coyote…..this one was for the fans who showed up at the River Walk Hard Rock Cafe. ESPN was shooting their morning show on the Hard Rock’s patio, and they were doing a lot of local scenery. So, Sheryl and our Balloon Coyote volunteered to ride the Fan Barge into the TV shot. LOTS of people got to see  that shot!

Here’s what it looked like…

No matter how the series turns out, we are so proud of our team — they are really a great bunch of guys, along with probably the BEST COACH in the NBA – Greg Popovich!!

We are pretty sure the Spurs will get an honorary River Parade when they get home – hopefully with  NBA Ring #5!! So be sure to show the team how much we appreciate them!

Go – Spurs!!

Once again, the San Antonio Spurs have made it to the NBA Finals! Lots of the Spurs fans around town are really showing their passion for the 4-time NBA Champs with flags, bumper stickers, and all kinds of Spurs fashion – from belts and hats to shirts and shorts — just about anything that can be put on/worn that shows the Spurs colors and spirit!

We are also doing our part to build Spurs Spirit — we can build Spurs Coyote hats and scepters, we can make the Coyote decked out with his own basket ball, or we can build life-sized balloon versions of the Coyote and the Spurs Team. While you usually see these balloon sculptures at the AT&T Center on game night, we are giving you another opportunity to pick up your own Coyote or Spurs hat made out of balloons.

Tuesday morning, 11 June 2013  (starting around 7:30 am), ESPN will be broadcasting live from the Riverwalk Hard Rock Cafe. And All Things Balloon will be there with a life-sized Spurs Coyote balloon sculpture, and the first 20 people to show up will get a balloon Spurs hat. So come on out to the Hard Rock, show your support for the Spurs as they drive for #5!

Spurs are in the NBA Playoffs again!!

Spring is here – and the Spurs are in the NBA Playoffs again!!

As it has been for the last 9 seasons, Balloonamations is doing our part to help the Spurs to victory! We can be found producing balloon art on the patio 2 hours prior to tip off, and in the main entrance from 1 hour prior to tip off. Both balloon artist leave the ATT Center at tip off, so if you want a fabulous balloon Coyote, or any of our really cool balloon creations, GET THERE EARLY!

The past couple of games we have also brought along a couple of guests –

Let’s play some B-Ball!

We also created a Life-sized balloon version of the Spurs Coyote, and Tim Duncan….I’ll post more photos soon.

Life sized Spurs Coyote — in latex!

There is a ton of fun stuff to do and see in the pre-game show – live music, dunking booths, food trucks, face painting, and of course – Balloonamations!. So make every effort to get out there and support our Spurs!!