Happy Labor Day everyone!

I’ve received a lot of questions lately about this background from the Unicorn Princess Party a few months ago. So I thought I would put together a how-to post of how to make one for yourself! {perfect for Labor Day, no?}

Ok, to be honest, this was one of my husband’s tasks for the party, so I had to ask him the finer details to make sure I got them right for you.

I knew this was going behind a 6 foot table, so that is how wide our backdrop would be. I measured the length {and a little more} for the streamers and we taped those up first {there was a white board behind, so tape was the best option for us}.

Now for the balloons… we used a bike pump to blow them all up. We used 3 per color block area to create the stripe effect, but if you can used more {like Design Mom did here}. We also mixed in some polka dotted ones to add some texture. {Note: I would not suggest using helium, as I imagine it would be harder to manage in this next step of tying them together}

Now for the fun part— use a needle {very carefully!} and thread heavy twine through the end of tied balloon {you know, not the part with air}. Make sure you thread your 3 {or 4} of the same color in a line, then thread the next group of colors. {Design Mom used a slightly different method of tying the colors together first– use which ever works best for you.}

Once all of your balloons are on the twine, situate and tighten the like colors together. Once you are happy with how they are arranged, it’s time to hang your balloon backdrop! It’s pretty light– I think we used pushpins. 

Now it’s time to enjoy your beautiful backdrop! If you try it– I’d love to see some pictures! xox0