Balloons = Joy
Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, I learn lessons in the least expected ways. Often, they come from my awesome clients. You see, one of the joys of repeat clients is that they often become friends, and we end up in interesting conversations. Recently, one such client came by to pick up a birthday design for his neighbor’s son who […]
Read More »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 »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 »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 »Celebrating a Life of Dedication with Balloon Decor
Thursday, December 15th, 2011 | Balloons
To celebrate a life of dedication to ORNL Federal Credit Union, a retirement dinner and reception was held at The Foundry. It was our honor to provide the decor. Our client wanted fun but elegance with a masculine flair. The Foundry itself is a beautiful venue so not much was needed for this event to […]
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 »Santa Greeted with Balloon Workshop, Knoxville
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 | Sculptures
Above the Rest Welcome for Santa! Santa made his annual arrival at West Town Mall to the delight of about 300 youngsters. His grand entrance was brightened with Santa’s Workshop arch and spire and a busy elf wrapping up new toys. We LOVE creating the decor for this annual event because we get to design […]
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 […]
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