07/17/2025
was one for the books. This was my first conference since starting and joining and I left feeling energized and ready to take on the world.
👯♀️ I made meaningful connections with fellow balloon artists IN REAL LIFE instead of behind a social media gaze--even artists in my own city that I hadn't formally met in person! YKWYA 🩷
🧑🏫 I was able to meet, learn from and work alongside artists I look up to, and many I was introduced to for the first time.
🌈 Notably, who made this beautiful bag of the , adorable tassel keychain and this handy color wheel! I've gotten so many compliments already! Shameless plug--check her out!
Someone even recognized me from my little ole Instagram account & told me I inspired them! 😅😳🥹
⚡️ There was SO. MUCH. ENERGY. at this conference--it was contagious! From classes, to meals, to wild nights at themed parties, phew! I'm still recovering ❤️🩹
What I loved most, is that all of us were there in solidarity as entrepreneurial creatives--in this crazy balloon world--which can be stressful, daunting and draining--but at the end of it all are handmade creations that bleed from our hearts in balloon form, handed over to our clients at their most celebrated milestones in their lives.
The most lasting mantra I seem to always come back to is "They may be balloons... but they're never JUST balloons... and if you get it, you get it."
