The world famous Hello Kitty

I got a call today from a mother that i met at Bounce U. She is planning to do a 5th bday party for her baby girl at her house. The little girl loves Hello Kitty so here is a preview of the balloon Hello Kitty i will be doing for her bday party. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Christmas wreath

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the happiest holidays!!!
Mason loves his gifts from us and Santa Claus (Thomas the train engine lego)...hoo hoo!!! Went to the Cheesecake Factory down in Palo Alto last night for dinner and then Nick took us to the Christmas light street(Eucalyptus st in San Carlos) on the way home and it was beautiful. Looking forward to 2010 very much!!!

Decided to make a Christmas wreath to hang outside our front door to go with the Christmas theme. Enjoy!!!
Cheers,
Lien

Dropped off some xmas balloons for the Peninsula Health Center

Mason and I went to drop off some of our extra Xmas balloons to the Peninsula Health Centre today and the staffs there love them. This was a great suggestions from our cousin Brigitte. Thanks cousin! Feel great when i get to give back to the community...

A Balloon star to put up on our Christmas tree...thanks to Mason

We had our Christmas tree up a few days ago and last night Mason asked to put a star on top of the tree and we currently don't have one. Maybe Nick and I were too lazy to get one previous years. While i was playing Tonka trucks with Mason last night, I thought maybe i can make a balloon star and put it up instead. So here it goes, this save us time going to find one and save us a few bucks also. The balloon
star holds up pretty well and answers Mason's wish for having a star up on the tree...yeah!!!

Santa Claus is coming to town...balloon santa hat

Santa Claus is coming to town...balloon santa hat.

Made this hat a few minutes ago while Mason is napping away. Have no one to model it so got my pooh bear to model my hat instead...haha enjoy

I gotta admit, this Christmas is like no other Christmas. The reason is that Mason knows about Christmas and Christmas carols. He can sing the "We wish you a Merry Christmas" song to Nick and I. He loves his classic Christmas movies like, Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. We often put the Christmas XM radio (Holly) on and we all can listen to the various Christmas carols while we play or building Yo Gabba Gabba legos together and it is a lot of fun. Tonight we are going to Redwood Shores library to see Santa Claus so that Mason will get more into the Xmas mood...

So everyone, get out there and enjoy the festive xmas around us!!!

Had a great time at Bounce U today...a pirate sword in every colour i have today!!!

Had a great time at Bounce U. The kids went banana with the balloon animals. The most popular balloon item today was the pirate sword. I think i made a pirate sword in every colour that i have today...haha

Here is my festive balloon twisting for today...a cute snowman. Enjoy!!!

P.S. Mason made this gingerbread house at his preschool this past week and really proud of him...way to go son!!!

Rudough the rednose reindeer

A very simple reindeer with his red nose...i am ready for the xmas holidays...enjoy

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history!

A bicycle

A cool looking bicycle...this one was very easy to make...not too many twists and look great

Announcing my tie with Bounce U

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to let everyone know that you can now also hire me to do balloon twisting at Bounce U in San Carlos (http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/california/san-carlos/). It's at located at
848 Brittan Ave.,
San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 592-6862

So this is how it works, my balloon twisting services can be added on to any of the party packages that Bounce U offers. So after your party plays in the great bouncey house I can be there to add to your fun by twisting balloons for your child and all their little friends. While I entertain the kids, parents you can enjoy a great time mingling away as the kids are occupied and having fun with their friends and their balloons. What a deal! You can still hire me directly for any parties outside of Bounce U by calling me at 650.452.3099 or hire me through Bounce U by calling 650.592.6862 and ask for the balloon twisting addition. Thanks for your interest. Cheers

Jake's bday at Bounce U

Hope everyone has a great weekend...the experience at Bounce U (www.bounceu.com) this past weekend was great. It was a happy surprise for me because as i got to the Bounce U door, i saw a friend of mine and his family. He was there to celebrate his son's 6th birthday. He was surprise to see me there too. He came over and really like the balloons and asked if i can come to the birthday party room...so i was instantly hired...haha
The kids were very happy when they see balloons. Their eyes lighted up and they started telling me what balloon items they want. The most popular balloons were spiderman, giraffe, palm trees and princess crown. The kids lined up to get their balloons (each kid had about 2 balloons) and that made my day.
Thanks Jake's parents for hiring me and keep them coming...Cheers

Monkey on my wall...

I love the monkey's long tail...love this saying so hope you like it too...haha...looking forward to the weekend...will be at Bounce U in San Carlos to do balloons...wish me luck!!!

Big eyes crab

It is great to make balloon animals with BIG eyes and here it is one...a cute yellow crab with huge eyes...Nick and i used to own a few hermit crabs and we love seeing them crawling all over the house and with their claws they tried to climb up the toy tree and hide under the huts...so cute!!!

Laser gun anyone?

This is my hubby who is modeling the laser gun i made...haha what a goofball!!! Thanks for modeling it for me though...

Tiger, cobra, basketball hoop, butterfly and a very cute tweety bird

Happy shopping everyone...hope everyone get the deals they wish for...i did this during my trip to Toronto (a month ago) so check them out...i know i certainly wowed myself whenever i see them because i can't believe i made them either...so enjoy haha

Have a Happiest Thanksgiving

We definitely have lots of THANKS to give to our families and our great circle of friends in our lives. As for this picture, Mason do not like to take pictures at all at this age however he finally agreed to take one photo with the balloon turkeys...so have a Happiest Thanksgiving everyone!!! As for me, i am very thankful that Nick, Mason and I are healthy and happy together. Aw................i got some sand in my eyes now...

Balloon dolphin for my family

My daily digest is a balloon dolphin today. My sis, Amy especially loves dolphins and our family have a special memory of dolphins. Years ago on our journey to Canada, a school of dolphins apparently helped to balance our boat during a huge storm and that saved our boat from flipping over and possibly killed us all during our journey from VN to HK (around 1982)...so this is for my family. Love you all lots.

Turkey fruit gobblers for Mace's preschool potluck

This has nothing to do with balloons.
Mason's preschool had a potluck today and we decided to make turkey fruit gobblers for the party...pretty gobblers eh? I found an article on Familyfun magazine and thought it was cute and kid's friendly for Thanksgiving so here they are. Am I all about good times, good fruits/food and kids or what? Haha

My business contact card...

My new business card...thanks to my hubby who scanned it in for me...thanks thanks and thanks...please pass it to anyone who wants to contact me for appointments...cheers

My daily balloon digest...a squirrel

While i was at the farmer's market yesterday, a beautiful teenage came and asked if i can make her a squirrel and i didn't know how...so i told her i will learn and here i am...my daily balloon digest...a squirrel...Mason and his chipmunk cheeks with food is eying the squirrel for more food...haha

SF Farmer's market

My very first farmer's market (SF Grove & Divisadero Street) balloon twisting fun. Got about 35 kids or so came and got lots of smiles and wows from the parents as well as the kids there...yeah. Had a great time and made lots of $1 bills...haha

A little compliment from a 3 year old girl. As i was twisting her a turkey, she told her dad "i like how fast she can twist those balloons..." that made my day...another BIG smile on my face...

Special thanks to Nick and Mason who drove and stay with me throughout today...cheers and lots of love to you two...muah

My daily balloon digest...A Thanksgiving turkey

Mason and I were in Toronto for 6 weeks and i had a lot of time to practice and perfect my balloon twisting skills. I made a lot of balloons for families and friends in Toronto and they gave me great feedback...hence i am more confident. To keep it simple I try to learn one balloon item(animal or thing) a day. It is my daily digest.

Now, fast forward to today...i made a cute turkey for USA upcoming Thanksgiving...check it out...i timed myself and it took me about 2 minutes to make this turkey...pretty cool eh?

My very first balloon birthday party

I didn't know balloon twisting would be so much fun and everyone around me were getting balloon animals and they all love it. My very first balloon birthday party was last Sunday and it was for a special girl who turned three, Mina. Thanks to her parents who gave me this amazing opportunity to make balloon birthday hat, princesses and animals for the kids. This really help to build up my confidence. Thanks to Vanessa and Matt. This is a great kick start for me. By the end of the party, both the kids and parents were so happy with the balloons and that made me feel so so so good. I had a BIGGEST smile on my face when i went to bed that night. Happiness is contagious and what can i say...

How i started balloon twisting...WOW...how much i love doing it!!!

It all started around this past August 2009, when we went to SC farmer's market and Mason (my 2 yrs old toddler) was WOWed with all the balloon animals from this balloon twister. Mason ended up with a Elmo balloon and he loved it. As a mom, i thought it may be fun to twist a few animals at home to keep my son entertained as well as to surprise my hubby, Nick. I decided to look online and found balloon twisting youtube videos and started my very first balloon dog. It was pretty easy for me so i kept going to see what else i can make. I made more dogs and rabbits and the next thing i realized i couldn't stop and the whole house was filled with balloon animals. Nick would came back from work and was wowed everytime i tried a new balloon animal. That kept me going and here i am having a blast doing it. I actually wowed myself because i never thought in a million year i would be doing BALLOON TWISTING!!! Wow, wow and wow!!!