Despicable Me 3 & Wearable Costumes
Thursday, July 6th, 2017 | Balloon costumes, Balloons, School Events, School Events, Sculptures
One joy of being a grandma is getting to occasionally take my granddaughter to the movies. This time, we went to see “Despicable Me3.” There were enough humorous moments to keep it somewhat entertaining for me. My granddaughter rated it as a 3 out of 5 (she’s 8 years old) While it wasn’t at the […]
Read More »Balloon Releases and Important Information You Need to Know
Sunday, August 21st, 2016 | Balloon Releases, Balloons, School Events
You’ve seen balloon releases I’m sure. They fly the sky with beautiful masses of color as they gracefully float up in the atmosphere. People of all ages have loved watching balloon releases, of course. They have help us celebrate moments of much joy and excitement like the beginning of football or baseball season, grand openings, weddings and many […]
Read More »Back to School Excitement
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 | Balloons, Fabric Draping, Prom, School Events, Sculptures, Uncategorized
Going back in my memory from my teaching days in Knoxville, I know that Monday, August 8, was a day filled with excitement and stress for parents, children, bus drivers, principals, and yes, teachers! I remember the excitement of that first “Back to School” day–getting to meet the smiling new faces and introducing myself to the children […]
Read More »What? Organic Balloons?
Thursday, August 4th, 2016 | Balloons, Uncategorized
Organic style balloon bracelets to adorn columns at a birthday party Psst…Here’s a Secret! Latex balloons are Organic! Now the secret is out! Well, to me it’s not really a secret. I’ve known for 10 years that the balloons I use in my company are a 100% naturally organic substance created from rubber trees. I […]
Read More »How Do You Get 40,000 balloons inflated?
Saturday, June 25th, 2016 | Balloons, Chicago Pride Parade, Sculptures
How Do You Get 40,000 balloons inflated? You get 40 balloon professionals from around the U.S. to gather together to work! This week, I’m in Chicago working as part of a 40-person team to create Chicago’s largest, joyful, and most fun-filled balloon entry for this week’s Chicago Pride Parade, which happens to be their largest […]
Read More »Celebrating 75 Years with March of Dimes
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 | Balloons, Fabric Draping
Recently, Above the Rest had the pleasure of decorating for the March of Dimes Signature fundraising event, the Chef’s Auction, which was held at the Knoxville Convention Center and helped them celebrate 75 years of improving the lives of babies and mommies. To greet guests, we combined deep purple and fuchsia fabric draping with sparkling […]
Read More »Where in Knoxville is Above the Rest?
Friday, December 9th, 2011 | Balloons
Oh what fun it is to ride in a brand new fully wrapped van and giving balloon designs away! Okay, so I’m not a song writer, but that is a very true statement! At the end of our first week of “Where’s Above the Rest,” four businesses have spotted and contacted us to let me […]
Read More »Cargo Van becomes a Balloon Art Van
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | Balloons
If you subscribe to our newsletter, you may have seen this photo last week and a note about a special announcement: We all know that a photo is worth a thousand words, so instead of a thousand words, here’s a photo below (then read on for the announcement) Here it’s a plain white cargo van. […]
Read More »Honor Air Veterans Receive an Above the Rest Welcome Home
Monday, August 8th, 2011 | Balloons
At the end of WWII, thousands of servicemen and women came home almost silently. They received very little recognition and appreciation for the very difficult jobs they had just done for our country. They simply returned home and went back to work and providing for their families. Fast forward to 2011–These men are in their […]
Read More »Double Decker Balloon Cheeseburger Sculpture Wins Top Award
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 | Balloons, Sculptures
It all happened in sunny California at the 2011 West Coast Balloon Convention Large Sculpture Competition. A giant 7′ tall double decker cheeseburger was created by a top-notch All American team of professional balloon artists! The burger designer, Steven Jones, of Balloon Designers in Seattle, Washington, gathered Rachel and I along with 7 other amazing […]
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