The balloon cart was one of
those projects that you probably have seen pictures of but it was not covered
in the tutorials.
The base of the card is made
from a box I found at Michael’s Craft Store for $1.00. I choose it because it had metal mesh in the
lid. I removed the latch and hinges then
painted the outside and inside metallic purple.
I glued a piece of Styrofoam in the bottom of the box (also painted
purple).
The wheels are metal gears
(glued to the box) and underneath the box, I glued a wooden dowel to hold up the
back of the box. The handle is made from
wooden skewers and one of the chipboard swirls that came in the same set as the
chipboard swirls I used for the chairs on the Ferris Wheel and some of the
benches.
I glued the wire in between the
balloon images and a piece of heavy cardstock.
The wires then fit through the mesh of the box and into the Styrofoam inside
the box.
