tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85352183580495149672024-03-04T23:24:09.638-05:00Twister Mike's Twisted NewsA look at balloon sculptures and interesting events that I've twisted at. Plus a few random thoughts I might find entertaining.Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-52978233804854254942015-10-17T20:19:00.001-04:002015-10-17T20:19:39.377-04:00Long Day <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Started today at ND pregame and finished up with a birthday party 6-7 tonight.<br/>
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One of the waitresses flagged me down and pointed me to a table that requested I stop by. The husband asked me to make his wife a hat. She was a good sport about it, so he snapped a photo and posted it to his facebook page. Nothing says "Love You" more than a Princess Crown !<br />
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I was filling in for Ken the last 2 Tuesdays ... kind of fun to be back in a restaurant.Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-67025026825923273862014-12-12T13:37:00.001-05:002014-12-12T13:37:27.278-05:00Newer OlfaA lady at Betty's work wanted an Olfa for her Grandkids Frozen Birthday Party, so I made another one at home, but I used a 16" white I had left over from a deco gig for the main body and liked it much better. I may have to buy a bag of 9" white rounds to add to my arsenal of balloons.<br />
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Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-50295544729110716282014-12-04T14:52:00.001-05:002014-12-04T15:04:11.851-05:00Olaf<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
This design is from Holly Hopper. She had a tutorial I purchased and just finished watching. I really like the design of the head and will be using it on other figures I make.<br />
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Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-3808858681508847832014-12-02T22:10:00.001-05:002014-12-02T22:10:12.467-05:00Elsa <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Worked on an Elsa balloon ... now on to Olaf<br/>
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Go IRISH !</div>Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-46605198808997618492014-10-04T23:17:00.001-04:002014-10-04T23:17:02.674-04:00October ND Football Fridays<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Kind of a wet cold afternoon, but still lots of balloons made. A couple of brothers wanted football hats and a famous red crab.<br/>
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My first request was something for an Irish Texas Fan ... she got a Longhorn.<br/>
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A family of Irish Fans !<br/>
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Chris & I working in the North Dining Hall. Ken and Cliff were working at the South Dining Hall. After we had a late dinner at Legends with our Chicago entertainer friends. Good food and GREAT stories.<br /><br />Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-25813548759599050182014-08-29T09:18:00.001-04:002014-08-29T09:18:32.469-04:00Here Piggy ... PiggyWe had a total of 4 twisters at our August meeting and I had a GREAT time. Ken brought some new printed 5" rounds with faces on them, so I whipped up some quick bodies for them. We then moved on to Pigs ! I purchased Eric Weinstein's PDF instructions for a cute pig and gave it a shot. Like always I try to rethink the design into simpler figures that still retain the "cute" factor. I'm still working on the pig but I am excited in the direction that it is going.<br />
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Delivered these swords to the Harris branch library for their showing of The Princess Bride. Lots of FUN !</div>Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-45001342991164889462014-08-15T12:31:00.002-04:002014-08-15T12:40:04.513-04:00Chris of ND Birthday PartyChris is a regular in my building as well as around campus. He is such a friendly young man and always has a hug for you. Today I was honored to attend his birthday party at ND. I made him a Notre Dame Birthday Cake Hat to celebrate. They sometimes call him the "Mayor of Notre Dame".<br />
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<br />Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-2773070282309883402014-08-04T16:01:00.001-04:002014-08-04T16:01:39.527-04:00Logan's Run Fun<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>I used different ideas to make this ninja turtle hat.<br/>
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Then the Cat in the Hat crew showed up and wanted hats.<br/>
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After I'm done I head to Jan & Doc's house for our family's celebrations. We had a few more kids this year (only about 10), so after dinner I broke out the balloons. My Grandson Kade was first in line and he asked for a Captain America Shield ... I thought it would be a great time to design one on the fly. I did get to perfect it as there were a few more kids that wanted one too. My son-in-law Chris McTwist got sucked into making one as well ... good practice !<br />
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<br />Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-38058548907230936682014-07-03T09:57:00.000-04:002014-07-03T09:57:02.202-04:00Chick-Fil-A 10th Birthday PartyJuly 1st (Tuesday) was a big 10 year celebration for Chick-Fil-A on Main street Mishawaka. I was twisting there 12:00 - 2:00 and made lots of different balloons.<br />
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And Twisting with the COW !Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-60467108541889111882014-06-23T12:05:00.000-04:002014-06-23T12:05:04.306-04:00Weekend GigsFirst gig was in Goshen at Ben's Soft Pretzel's Kids Day 11:00-12:30. It was indoors and it was a GREAT time ! Kids had face painting and a pretzel walk and of course Twister Mike Balloons !<br />
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June 4th was the Western Branch of the St Joe Library Fizz, Boom, Read program and we did a Balloon Twisting Workshop. Fun and active bunch of kids and adults ! Thanks to the Librarian helpers too.Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-56497570476498142052014-06-18T14:23:00.001-04:002014-06-20T08:56:29.471-04:00Race For The Cure<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
I had a FUN time last Saturday twisting in the Kid's pavilion at Potwatami Park. Miss Indiana Collegiate 2014 stopped by for a balloon corsage. <br />
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Twister Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894883758439379989noreply@blogger.com0Notre Dame, Indiana, United States41.7075743 -86.2361149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535218358049514967.post-82854245341942450632014-06-12T20:55:00.001-04:002014-06-12T20:55:44.810-04:00Fizz, Boom, Read Summer Program<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Started our large sculpture build for the downtown Mishawaka library. Don & Barry were waiting for me this morning. Chris joined us a bit later. So far so good.<br/>
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