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Funnybone's Advanced Balloon Techniques For Everyone Vol.1 DVD
Misdirections Magic Shop proudly presents our first new DVD release with: "Funnybone's Advanced Balloon Techniques For Everyone Vol.1." This DVD is shot with a 3 camera shoot and features Funnybone's (aka Mike Ianneo) Original Balloon Designs! Funnybone's balloons have been featured in the movie "Patch Adams" starring Robin Williams. He has also won 1st Place in Twist and Shout International Balloon Competition in Boston.

This DVD teaches anyone step by step instructions to make all the featured designs such as: Hot Dog, Hammer, Car, Toothbrush, Dinosaur, Duck, Cow, Turtle, Spider, and Bee. Plus as a bonus, it will explain advanced techniques such as blowing up, tying, breaking, shaping, softening, and twisting the balloons, controlling the air pressure, pinch twist, double pinch twist, double pinch twist chain, pop twist, tuilip twist, and double tulip twist.

DVD contains: Intro Overview Interview Balloon Design: 1. Hot Dog 2. Hammer 3. Car 4. Toothbrush 5. Dinosaur 6. Duck 7. Cow 8. Turtle 9. Spider 10. Bee Technique: 1. Blowing Balloon by Mouth 2. Tying a Knot 3. Controlling the Airpressure 4. Twisting 5. Softening the Balloon 6. Breaking the Balloon 7. Shaping 8. Pinch Twist 9. Double Pinch Twist 10. Double Pinch Twist Open 11.Pop Twist 12. Tulip Twist 13. Double Tulip Twist $ 29.99 DVD (Free Shipping for anywhere in the U.S.)

Bee Copw Duck Hammer Hot Dog Turtle

260 Balloons

$9.95 bag of 100 assorted colors

Balloon Pump

Hand Held Balloon Pump by Qualatex
$7.50


Pocket Balloon Pump by Qualatex
$8.99

Animal Balloon Penetration
A 260Q Balloon Animal is blown inside a tube. A plastic stick goes right thru a balloon animal encased in a tube. The 260Q Balloon is unharmed and can be take out of the tube and used to make your favorite balloon sculpture.
$15.00



Balloon Sculpture Books

Fantastic Balloons
Each balloon shown is an actual 3D photo on a clear backround in full color. Over 44 balloons with 1000 photos, the book is 48 pages full color 8.5"x11" Produced bi-lingually in English & Italian. There are shapes you only dreamed of and a lot you never would conceive. The "Donald", "Popeye", "Felix", "road Runner", "goofy", "Mickey" and "scrooge" are THE BEST intricate and most realistic balloon shapes EVER!!
$ 19.99






Dream Balloons
31 Easy and amazing sculptures and techniques, explained step-by-step with 1100 pictures. Includes instructions in English, Italiano, Deutsch, and Francais! Includes unbelievable and amazing sculpture instructions for many very recognizable animated figures! A must for Kid's Party Magicians and performers as well as restaurant worker!
$19.99

















Balloons New Sculptures
67 Easy and amazing sculptures and techniques, explained step-by-step with 938 pictures. Includes instructions in English, Italiano, Deutsch, and Francais! Learn such exciting balloon sculptures as"Chilly Willy Penguin," "D. Duck," "M. Mouse on a bike" and much more!
$19.99



















Great Balloons by Jean Merlin
Jean Merlin's complete book of balloon sculpting includes: Balloon Sizes, How to Build and Rotate Your Stock, Conservation, Inflation, Knotting, The coloring, Characterization, The Symbols, The Dog and Its Offshoots: The Mouse, The Hound, The Sheep, The Rabbit, The Donkey, The Horse, The Artesian Basset Hound, The Anteater, and Snoopy. For beginners or experienced balloon artists.
$ 35.00

Balloon Sculpture Videos & DVDs

Balloon-Geneering Videos by Royal and Patty Sorell
Royal and Patty Sorell have been designing balloon sculptures since 1986 and they are both Qualatex Balloon Network Certified Balloon Artists and International Balloon Arts Convention award winners. One these videos they share the secrets of their design concepts so that you may learn to create your own brand of inflated art! The Balloon-gineering Video Series will give you the tools you need to become a great balloon artist!

Balloon-Geneering Vol.1
In the first volume of this series, you will learn everything you need to get started as a balloon-gineer; balloon types and sizes, accessories, pumps, inflation techniques, safety, insurance, tying, twisting and basic sculptures.
$30.00 video each

Balloon-Geneering Vol. 2
This volume explores hat designs in single, double, triple and multiple balloon variations. Hat base designs will be shown, from which you can then build or design a multitude of head decorations, masks and costumery!
$30.00 video each

Balloon-Geneering Vol. 3
This volume shows you how to take the leap into sculptures which use multiple balloons. Progressing from adding together simple balloons you already know, to the theory and creation of more complex sculptures.
$30.00 video each or $85.00 complete set of 3 videos

Balloon-Geneering Vol. 4 Faces and Figures
This tape explores basic instructions and templates for designing human faces and caricatures. Designs for human figures in single and multiple balloon sculptures (even demonstrations for use in creating life sized statues).
$30.00 video each

Balloon-Geneering Vol. 5 Dynamic Interactive Cranial Decorations
This volume continues applying the use of cartoon bases in designs. You will learn the basics in creating cartoon faces and body designs for use in quick and easy to make hats.
$30.00 video each

Balloon-Geneering Vol. 6 Holiday Balloons
This volume shows many different ideas for creating figures, costumes and props for most popular holidays (even a full sized skeleton). Included are ideas for: Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day and New Years.
$30.00 video each

Balloon-Geneering Videos
$ 85.00 any set of 3


Balloon School by Joe Montella
Who Needs Balloon School? Hobbyists who love making beautiful art for people? Practically everyone loves balloon sculptures. This is one of the only arts in the world that takes so little time to master and gives so much! If you like making people smile, get Balloon School! Working Professional Magicians looking to add extra value to their services. Get paid (a helluva lot) more after learning just the basic nine! Imagine doubling your current fees! Balloon Artists looking for better material. You won’t find a more marketable set of sculptures than the set Joe teaches in Balloon School! Entrepreneurs looking for a way to make a living doing something fun and exciting! This isn’t just an instructional DVD set. Joe's tips on getting hired, cold-calling, and maximizing your income make it a powerful business tool that has the power to change your future. Balloon School is excellent for any performer, teacher, dentist, preacher, salesperson, parent, grandparent, uncle, big brother, big sister (the little ones too), magician, manager, presenter, boyfriend, girlfriend, scientist, doctor, pediatrician, or clown... anyone who was born to perform! Get ready! School is in session! You'll Learn: The Tools: The Balloons The Pump The Apron The Techniques: The Basic Building Blocks of all Balloon Sculpture The Bubble The Match The Lock The Loop Pin Hole-ing the balloon The Pinch-twist The Heart Manipulation The Poodle Tail Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Nose, Headlights, Spots, Etc. The Basic Nine Balloon Sculptures: Dog Giraffe Sword Flower Airplane Heart Butterfly Teddy Bear Cat Advanced Balloons: These are Joe's Most Requested Advanced Sculptures Palm Tree Monkey Monkey on Palm Teddy Bear on Heart Man Mermaid Baseball Cap Jester's Hat Advanced Butterfly Ladybug Motorcycle Penguin Diamond Ring Chicken Rose GIANT Five Balloon Tiger PLUS: How to construct GIANT SCULPTURES Steps to Success: The Business side of Balloon Entertainment Bonus Material: Inserting Objects into your sculptures (Ladybug) - Imagine giving a prospect your phone number this way! Performance Montage - See Joe live in action as he becomes "The Balloon Guy" and works the Las Vegas Strip. See how he interacts with the kids, the parents, and everyone in between! Running Time Approximately 13hr
$50.00 DVD


Roya, Will - Entertaining With Balloon Sculpting Vol.1 Beginning Single Balloon Sculpting DVD
Get ready to grab a bag of 260q's and learn over 35 balloon animals & figures with professional balloon artists and Las Vegas entertainer Will Roya. These balloon creations are simple, commercial, and easy to make. You will be able to impress and entertain groups of children and adults in no time. Will also reveals his favorite bits of business when entertaining with balloons and reveals some of his marketing secrets for the aspiring professional in a candid interview with S. Frank Stringham. Whether you are a complete beginner or just looking to increase your repertoire, this is the DVD for you. Intro Getting Started Basic Animal #1 Basic Animal #2 Basset Hound Dachshund Poodle Adding a leash Mouse Giraffe Brontosaurus T-Rex Elephant Reindeer / Deer / Elk Moose Pig / Hippo Camel Ant Eater Ram Lion Rabbit Snake Swan Parrot Giant Spider Bear Adding a Tulip Sword Pirate Sword Tommy Gun Heart Parrots in Heart Flower Simple Hat Mouse Hat Braided Hat Sword Belt Other Balloon Wear Bits of Business Conclusion Review of Twists Credits Resources Interview with Will Balloon Bit on Stage Other DVD's Available Out Takes Running Time Approximately 128min
$20.00 DVD each





Stringham, S. Frank - Entertaining With Balloon Sculpting Vol.2 - Intermediate Multiple Balloon Figures DVD
Expert balloon sculptor and Las Vegas performer S. Frank Stringham is ready to take your skill to the next level with some of his favorite intermediate multiple balloon figures. Besides entertaining you throughout this entire DVD he will show you the proper technique for blowing up a balloon and some of his signature techniques like making eye balls, to give your figures that extra special touch. Also S. Frank sits down with Will Roya to tell you about his career from humble beginnings to being one of the best balloon sculptors in the world over a 25 year career. You now have no excuse not to take your balloon sculpting to the next level with this easy to learn from DVD. Intro Blowing up the Balloon Transporting Balloons Eye Balls Dog Lion Skink Duck Butterfly Snail Sucker Air Guitar Bicycle Race Car Tierra Angel Wear Devil Wear Bikini Wear Conclusion Review of Twists Credits Resources Interview with S. Bikini Pictures Other Pictures Outtakes Balloon Pop Other DVDs Available Running Time Approximately 130min
$20.00 DVD each








Stringham, S. Frank - Entertaining With Balloon Sculpting Vol. 3 - Weaving, Toys, & Letters DVD
S. Frank Stringham is back to teach you the techniques of weaving, his favorite balloon toys and how to make letters and numbers. Weaving is one of the most advanced balloon skills that will allow you to create larger multiple sculptures. S. will show you 4 weaves that will allow you to create giant sculptures only limited by your imagination. The toys you'll learn have been audience tested and approved by kids of all ages. Learn letters and numbers with the S. method and you'll be constructing your own special message in no time. Bonus features include S. talking about his experience on the hit TV show "America's Got Talent." Weave Intro Straight Weave Criss-Cross Weave Brick Weave Toy Intro Twirly Ball Noise Maker Soccer Ball Letters Intro Block Letters Cursive Letters Numbers, Etc. Credits Resources Other DVDs Available America's Got Talent Running Time Approximately 106min
$20.00 DVD each










Stringham, S. Frank - Entertaining With Balloon Sculpting Vol. 4 - Hats & Cartoons DVD
Hats and Cartoons are some of the most requested figures for the working balloon artist and S. Frank Stringham shares some of his favorites with you. From a basic flower hat to a 13 balloon elaborate monster hat and also tips on how to customize and make up your own hats to maximize your tips. Learn two popular cartoon characters along with a general superhero that can be easily adapted to create just about any popular superhero. These are advanced detailed multiple balloon figures, not the generic figures you see some other sculptors make with only a few balloons, so be ready to do some serious twisting! A special bonus feature includes the underground hit music video "POP" starring "One Eyed Jack" that is guaranteed to make you smile. Hats Intro Flower Hat Lost My Marbles Hat Jester Hat Elaborate Hat Cartoon Intro Mouse Sponge Super Hero Credits Resources Other DVDs Available "POP" Song Video Running Time Approximately 98min
$20.00 DVD each

Hampton Ridge - Balloon Sculpture Videos
Learn the twists, tips and techniques to transform balloons into delightful sculptures. These broadcast quality videos teach you how to make incredible creations like a professional balloon artist in just minutes!
Hampton Ridge - Balloon Sculpture Vol. 1
Contains over 30 sculptures including flowers, hats, a butterfly, bee, parrot, clown, snail, rocking horse and many more!
Video $ 14.99
DVD $ 19.99





Hampton Ridge - Balloon Sculpture Vol. 2
Balloon sculpture is a fun and fascinating pastime. And best of all, it is easy to do! Souvenirs made of bright, colorful, balloons are popular with children of all ages, and adults, too. This broadcast quality DVD teaches you how to make incredible creations like a professional balloon artist in just minutes. With DVD technology, learning how to make balloon sculptures is simple. By freezing frames and jumping to specific explanations, mastering the fundamentals of these works of balloon art is easier than ever before. This DVD will teach you how to create these sculptures and more: A Rainbow A T-Rex A Christian Wreath Fishing Pole With Fish Motorcycle With Rider And Much More!
$14.99 Video
$19.99 DVD




Hampton Ridge - Balloon Sculpture Vol. 3 DVD
Learn the twists, tips, and techniques to transform balloons into delightful sculptures. This broadcast quality DVD teaches you how to make incredible creations like a professional balloon artist in just minutes! Some of the great balloon sculptures you will discover on this wonderful DVD include: A pacifier Santa Claus A Pink Cartoon Panther A Little Mermaid A Roadrunner A Coyote Several Funny hats, and much more!
$19.99 DVD

Byrne, Mark - Bad To The Balloon DVD - Volume 1
Bad To The Balloon follows a renegade biker balloon artist (Mark Byrne) as he teaches how to make balloons cool. His goal in creating balloon hats is to make them fast and make them great. Most hats take 45 seconds to 2 minutes to create.There is a detailed twist menu for beginners. If you can make a decent teddy bear, you can do most of the balloons on this DVD!! Intermediate and advanced twisters will love the flow and ease of this learning style. Unlike any other balloon DVD filmed, it has original music and location shots for each figure. Filmmaker Jason Jeter (Devotion Pictures) & Mark Byrne (Funny Money Productions) have done the impossible... a balloon DVD you won’t fall asleep watching!! From the opening sequence to the last sculpture, they guarantee you will be impressed. Includes instructions to make: Shark • Dolphin • Mermaid • Surfer • Tiki • Duck • Gator • One-Eyed Monster • Pirate • Tower • Swan • Dragon Running Time Approximately 71min
$25.00 DVD

Byrne, Mark - Bad to the Balloon #2 DVD
Bad to the Balloon #2 follows a renegade biker artist (Mark Byrne) as he teaches how to make balloons cool. Hi goal in creating balloon hats is to make them fast and make them great. Most hats take 45 seconds to 2 minutes to create. There is a detailed twist menu for beginners. If you can make a decent teddy bear, you can do most of the balloons on this DVD! Intermediate and advanced twisters will love the flow and ease of this learning style. Unlike any other balloon DVD filmed, it has original music and location shots for each figure. A balloon DVD you won’t fall asleep watching! From the opening sequence to the last sculpture, you will be impressed! Included: Monkey in Tree Moose Butterfly Dinosaur Cow Horse Fishing pole Fly Elephant Penguin Flamingo Dog Cat Running Time Approximately 50min
$25.00 DVD







Professional Balloon Sculpture Vol. 1 by Michael Veinberg
Contains: Introduction to Balloon Sculpture, Tips on Proportions, Fixing Leaks, Liability, Working with Children PLUS Tools of the Trade, Inflation, Tying Off, Basic Twist, Basic Tie, Ear Tie, Roll Through, Turtle poodle, Basic Dog, Rabbit Giraffe, Teddy Bear, Heart, Cat (tiger, leon) Sword (2 types), Scabbard, Penguin.
$30.00 video each or $85.00 complete set of 3 videos

Professional Balloon Sculpture Vol. 2 by Michael Veinberg
Contains: Intermediate & Advanced Balloon Sculpture-Ear Tip, Pop Tie, Spiral, Parrot, Horse, Unicorn, Reindeer, Man, Surfer, Bi-Plane, Motyorcycle (with rider), Flower, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Shooters... Plus tips on enetertaining with balloons.
$30.00 video each or $85.00 complete set of 3 videos

Professional Balloon Sculpture Vol. 3 by Michael Veinberg

Contains: Spirals ans placements, 2 ballon hats, Buterfly hat, Rabbit hat, Mouse Hat, Whiskers, ram hat, Elephant hat, Crown, Jester, beanie, Mohawk, Braided hats, Horned hat. If you want to have fun and make money performing with balloons, this video is an absolute necessity!
$30.00 video each or $85.00 complete set of 3 videos

Tivoli, Arthur - Live!
Arthur Tivoli is widely considered as one of the premier balloon sculptors in France. Now, for the first time ever, you have the chance to watch Tivoli perform live in front of an audience. After the show, Arthur shares the tips and bits of business on balloon modeling he's gained from years of experience, including several new sculptures: the dolphin, pirate and cowboy suits, bee on a flower, a poodle riding a motorcycle (using only one balloon), monkey on a tree, the Statue of Liberty and more.
$ 30.00 Video

Balloon Magic

Balloon Buster
Close-Up or Surrounded Mechanical Masterpiece! This apparatus consists of a cabinet 10 inches by 5 inches square, just bouncing with decoration. The cabinet is open at the top, front, and rear, and may even be examined. A spectator inflates a balloon and it is placed in the cabinet. The performer smashes it with the block of wood, and claims a RABBIT WILL APPEAR IN THE BALLOON !! Nothing has apparently happened. He then reaches into the cabinet and brings out a flat rabbit. Try it again. This time as the balloon breaks, a live dove appears, a if it was INSIDE THE BALLOON. This may be a visible change and, don’t forget, the cabinet was examined. Work it on any table or even in your hands. Scores of effects are possible. Balloon to Silk --- Balloon to Candy or Glass of Liquid --- or anything else that is about the size of the cabinet. Operate everything close-up and surrounded. Entirely mechanical. No hanging bags. This method is a new idea!!
$ 72.00

Balloon Illusion by Tenyo
Insert a balloon into the tube, and pierce it with two solid spikes. The balloon does not "pop" but remains inflated! Show the inside of the tube, and your audience can see two spikes penetrating through the center of the balloon. Remove the spikes, and show the balloon to be completely, and amazingly unharmed. Truly the ultimate version of the balloon penetration effect.
$40.00




Balloons Thru Head Box
Your audience will not believe their eyes! An assistand from the audience is asked to join you during your performance. You ask them to put their head in a wooden cabinet that measures 15" by 15" by 12". Several colorful balloon "swrods" are propelled thru the cabine from every imaginable angle. If the audience thinks this is baffling wait until you open the cabinet. When the front door is opened and wow - the head has vanished! Only the balloon swords are visible throught the cabinet. You now close the door, remove the balloon swords asd the person's head is restored. This is a great sword box without the violence of swords. Great for kid's parties as any assistant can be used. This box is unbelievably beautful! The surface is not painted, it is a high glass black laminate.
$350.00







Balloon Cabinet Wonder
Place a balloon in this cabinet. It bursts at your command and changes instantly into a rabbit, dove or other small animal (not included).
$75.00




Balloon Change Bag by Viking
The Viking Deluxe Balloon Bag is the finest on the market. A really great prop for childrens shows or for anyone using balloons in their act. A great item to use for the production of 260 animal balloons. The performer displays an empty cloth bag whose interior is decorated with a balloon print. He realizes he needs some real balloons for his next trick but seems to have forgotten them. Ah, he has an idea. He shows the bag inside and out, then he waves his hand over the empty bag. Now he reaches inside and produces handfuls of balloons! He turns the bag inside out again and all the balloons pictured on the cloth have VANISHESD! The balloons that were once printed on the inside have now dropped from the printed cloth and have become real balloons! The interior cloth of the bag is now just a plain color with no balloon printing. Easy to perform, quality made by Viking to last a lifetime. Beautiful blue velvet boag with red trim complete with instructions.
$35.00



Balloon To Rabbit
The Effect: An empty circus cage box is displayed. A long balloon is placed in the box in clear view. The magician says the magic words, the balloon pops, and INSTANTLY a rabbit appears inside! Of course you can use many types of small animals or plush for this fabulous effect. You can use a Dove also! Limited production...
$150.00














Needle Through Balloon
The best version of this classic you've ever performed! Imagine plunging a stainless steel needle through a seemingly fragile balloon - and the balloon not popping!
$ 20.00 includes needle and dozen balloons
$ 3.00 balloons/dozen

Needle Wand
Needled Balloon WAND This classic brass tipped wand is the perfect sleeve for your needle through balloon. It will keep your needle well lubricated until you need to perform
$16.50


Prediction Balloon Tray
Extremely Clever & Unique Effect The performer draws attention of the audience to four inflated balloons of different colors (Blue, Yellow, Green & Red) implanted in to four holes marked (1), (2), (3) and (4) in a row on a well decorated panel standing on the table. According to the choice of the spectators three balloons are made to burst one after another with a pin. Finally one balloon out of four remains inflated. The performer now by turning the panel brings the backside to the front. Its seen there is an arrow underneath this last inflated balloon of free choice! AND the arrow is the SAME color of this selected balloon!
$70.00


Ka-Boom Balloon Box
One of my carpenters, Jimmy and I collaborated in the creation of this new effect which, is a combination of a balloon buster and a circus wagon or production box. In the effect a box is visually seen to be empty. Three 260 balloons are placed through special holes in the box. A countdown ensues and all of a sudden the balloons burst and a rabbit or a load of silks and other production items are then produced from the empty box. This box measures 11" x 13" x 15" and the load chamber before release 9" x 9" x 13" .The load chamber is triangular in shape . The box has a clear Plexiglas front to keep the rabbit from jumping out.
$335.00


Silk In Balloon
A balloon is seen resting in a small base. A silk is vanished. It appears instantly inside the balloon!
$19.99