How Stuffing Balloons = Birth Control Lesson
Monday, February 22nd, 2021 | Birthday Balloons, Kids Birthday Parties, School Events, Teacher Gift
Often, we have hilarious moments at Above the Rest! After all, are working with balloons, so it’s a given, right? One this particular day, I was teaching my staff members, Jennifer Hamilton and Piper Wells, how to stuff balloons. How in the World Does that Become a Birth Control Lesson? First you need to know […]
Read More »Doggone Fun Birthday Paw-ty Balloons
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 | Balloons, Birthday Balloons, Kids Birthday Parties, Party Themes

I am blessed with awesome clients. Often, I get triple blessed. How? First, they are kind. Second, many are creative with a desire to make a fun atmosphere. Third, occasionally, they end up being some of my favorite students from back when I was taught school. Recently, I got a triple blessing when I […]
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 »Knoxville Balloon Artist Wins International Award
Friday, April 27th, 2012 | Balloons, Sculptures
Attending the World Balloon Convention (WBC) is exciting, but competing and then winning is exhilarating! I am very proud of Rachel on her recent Medium Sculpture 2nd place award! Not only was this her first sculpture competition, but by winning, she was the ONLY American balloon artist to win an award out of […]
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 »Cargo Van Becomes a Balloon Art Van
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 | Balloons
If you subscribe to our newsletter, you may have seen this last week… Last week, you sawphoto of a plain white van with a clue that a special announcement was coming. 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 […]
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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