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My baby turned 17 today!!!

FREE TEMPLATE

I have numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, & 8.

Send me an email under contact me and I email each evening.

#16 video shows the best printing instructions.

I've now re-used the #1 SIX times!!!! This makes seven.

birthday #18, birthday #16, Luau #10, Halloween #1, New Year's Eve, milestone 10K, and now birthday #17.

It still looks great and will probably use for graduation too.

The #7 template printed was a little smaller than the #1 so I had to adjust when cutting it out. I added a little to the top.

This by far was the easiest number to create and took me 20 mins to hot glue the sides after it was cut out. WOW!!!

#1 was still filled from my YouTube 10K milestone photoshoot.

BALLOONS

I usually order 5" Qualatex Pearl Onyx Black Balloons but this time I didn't order the pearlized ones and went with 5" Qualatex Onyx Black Balloons.

7" Qualatex Chrome Balloons - 100 pack

7" Qualatex Chrome Balloons - 50 pack

HOW MANY BALLOONS

I used all 100 of the 5" black balloons and 65 of the 7" chrome balloons to fill both numbers.

If you needed a quick fill, these 7" balloons might fit perfect if I just inflated them a tiny bit more.

I used a hand pump to fill my balloons. Shown in picture below.

2 pumps of air - 5" Qualatex Onyx Black Balloons.

7 pumps of air - 7" Qualatex Chrome Balloons - 100 pack

I did not keep it this way but kinda good to know if I'm doing this last minute.

I like to fill randomly.

5" balloons filled with 1 pump and 2 pumps of air.

7" balloons filled with 3 and 7 pumps of air.

BANNER - BIRTHDAY PACK

I ordered this birthday pack for the banner. It also came with the #17 mylar balloons but I didn't use them. I absolutely love the banner and gold and silver swirls.

Package includes:

40" silver 1 & 7 balloons

12 black & grey balloons

Happy Birthday black & silver banner

4 gold & 4 silver swirls

GLITTER CAKE TOPPER

Glitter cake topper is paper but sturdy and so much nicer than I expected.

OTHER SUPPLIES

Foam boards purchased online from Dollar Tree. Search foam boards. They come in black and white. Even with shipping they are still the cheapest.

I'm using these from Amazon since you can just pop the end off and have a brand new blade.

I purchased a bulk box of longer clear glue sticks and low temp glue gun on Amazon.

For this one I used a regular hot glue gun because I was in a hurry. I did pop a few balloons but not as many as I thought I would.

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I thought the luau themed #10 balloon number mosaic was my favorite but I really love how this number 3 turned out.

I used black foam boards this time and it went great with the hot pink, black & white, zebra theme.

Video tutorial - how to print & full build of the number frame

This video shows the best printing instructions.

Print template and arrange pages. See preview window while printing to make sure the layout is the same. Some printers are different. Pages could be vertical and 5 across.

Starting in the center helps keep everything straight. Tape pages together and cut out.

Foam boards purchased online from Dollar Tree. Search foam boards. They come in black and white. Even with shipping they are still the cheapest.

They sell them in packs of 25. I have purchased in store but the stock is sometimes sold out.

6 boards per most numbers. The #1 only takes 4 boards.

Tape 3 boards together and tape the template down and trace.

Use a box cutter or exacto knife to cut from the foam board.

I'm using these from Amazon since you can just pop the end off and have a brand new blade.

Measure 6" wide template for the side pieces.

Trace the template to make 3 side pieces per boards.

Here are 2 boards cut making six side pieces. You will need approximately nine side pieces per number. (except #1 will use less)

For rounded edges lightly score the foam board about 1" sections. Be careful not to press too hard.

Gently press the foam board to open the scored lines.

This video shows the best building instructions

I use a regular hot glue gun to attach sides.

Because the sides are 6" wide it stands pretty well. If you are going to use it outdoors you might want to add a stand. The last couple photos on my USA post show stands with weights to hold them in place. They were outside all day long and never moved.

I purchased the balloons from Amazon

5" Qualatex Pearl White Balloons

5" Qualatex Pearl Onyx Black Balloons

7" Qualatex Chrome Balloons

I used the leftover pink balloons from the Luau themed 10th balloon mosics.

11" Qualatex tropical assortment

5" Qualatex tropical assortment

The zebra and party print pink balloons came from a set. I decided not to use the mylar balloons.

Qualatex 7 piece - zebra birthday

I started using a low temp glue gun to attach balloons and I like it so much better. The balloons do not move. It does take a bit of time to wait for each one to dry and you have to watch out for glue strings.

I purchased a bulk box of longer clear glue sticks and low temp glue gun on Amazon.