Balloon Animals

Testimonial from Toodles at Centre East Showcase

Dale Obrochta — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:56:56 +0000

I had the opportunity to meet Sandi Sylver and her girls this past week at the Centre East Showcase. Sandi was a couple booths down form me and Toodles fell in love with my balloon creations. She like them so much that she provide me with this testimonial. Thanks Toodles for the kind words. Subscribe [...]

Entertaining for a Breast Cancer Awareness

Dale Obrochta — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:35:19 +0000

Over the past couple months; I have seen young ladies wearing rubber band bracelets with the slogan on it saying “I love boobies”. Apparently it is a bracelet to show support for the Breast Cancer Society. This month I’m in negations to entertain at a exhibitors reception with an association that will be raising money [...]

This is my Life’s Work

Dale Obrochta — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0000

A world class juggler was scheduled to perform at convention. At this particular convention he was doing Q&A secession and a show later that evening. While at a Q&A session, a novice juggler asked the question – “I’m a big admirer of you work and respect your talents, but will you be doing any new [...]

Just a Fly’n Bye

Dale Obrochta — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:19:32 +0000

It is hard to believe that in a couple days there will be 6 months until Christmas, where has the year gone? I find myself working hard this year on perfecting my marketing skills. I did a photo shoot earlier this year, which has helped with promotional material, and working on my ad copy has [...]

Get more Gigs

Dale Obrochta — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:37:51 +0000

April showers bring Mayflowers – May marketing brings summer jobs. If you are sitting waiting for the phone to ring, you are setting yourself up for financial failure. I have been talking to many entertainers around the country and I am hearing the same message, “There’s a lot of work out there, you just have [...]

Changing the Balloon Retailing World Forever

Dale Obrochta — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:30:03 +0000

Being an innovator means standing alone, attempting something that others would not do. It involves work, creativity, and the willingness to help others succeed. The hard part is getting people to believe in your vision, to inspire them to leave the comfort zone and try something new. As soon as a person embraces your vision, [...]

Secret to Learning How to Make Balloon Animals for Your Kids

Dale Obrochta — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:43:56 +0000

Learning how to make balloon animals has now become easier and educational. Magical Balloon-dude Dale developed Balloon Twisting, an instructional DVD, specifically for kids. Step-by-step instructions illustrate how to twist each balloon bubble and configure them into a balloon animal. These systemic instructions reduce frustration of failure by building off previously learned skills. A child’s [...]

Dale says, “No” to Movie Premier

Dale Obrochta — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0000

Representatives from Paramount Pictures contacted me this past week and wanted to know if I would entertain at four theaters premiering their new kids movie, “How to Train Your Dragon”. Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The action comedy tells the story [...]

Inspirational Valentines Balloons

Dale Obrochta — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:51:09 +0000

Over the past couple years, mbd2.com forum members have been coming up with some inspirational balloon designs. As I looked through the designs, I was inspired to make a couple and also design a couple of my own. I started out negative in thought and slowly became positive. Subscribe to Dale’s Blog and get notified [...]

Snow Sculptures are Fun to Make

Dale Obrochta — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:25:45 +0000

What does a balloon artists do when the airport shuts down and his flight to Florida is interrupted by a snowstorm? He goes out and plays in the snow. That’s right, I was expecting to be winging my way across the US and heading to Florida to visit family when a snowstorm hit. Southwest Airlines [...]