balloon garlands are gorgeous easy and affordable to make on your own for any special celebration make a big impact for any kind of party by following these easy steps with a handful of balloons and a little time things you will need balloons balloon decorating strip an electric balloon inflater optional or handheld pump command hooks glue dots let s get started step 1 inflate your balloons either blow them up yourself or a handheld air pump preferably you want balloons of varying sizes and colors to make it more fun and interesting don t blow them up too big though step 2 cut the decorating strip to tie to the length you want the balloon garland to be leave extra space on each end for hanging later you may choose to tie to door handles or chair backsstep 3 cut about 10cm of string for each balloon tie the string around the base of the knot on the balloon you only need to tie it once and it will stay on step 4 start to tie the balloons onto the long piece of decorative string tying each one with a double knot then slide them up to the one in front step 5 there s no strict pattern to follow let your creativity out to play by mixing in plenty of the smaller balloons too alternate balloon colors and sizes slide the balloons tightly next to one another and keep adding balloons making it full and balanced finally hang the garland and add in sprigs of silver dollar eucalyptus if hanging the garland on a wall you can use nails or command hooks once you hang you can arrange and move the balloons around a bit let the party begin