Meet Geraldine Benjamin of Jeri’s Balloon Art in Bellingham

Today we’d like to introduce you to Geraldine Benjamin.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I became interested in making balloons on a missions trip to Costa Rica, we went to a small village and the children were so excited to get a balloon dog, that was probably the beginning of how much I enjoyed making balloons, that was about 15 years ago, along the way we moved to New Mexico and I would make balloons for the seniors at an assisted living I was working for I would make balloons for anyone that wanted one ,
We moved back to Massachusetts five years ago, my husband was fighting cancer and it became therapy for me I would spent hours leaning the technique while he was resting and is now Cancer free.

As time went on I was learning from other amazing balloon twisters, and began to take balloons to a new level and still learning 🙂 My siblings are very talent artists, balloons are art, I do a lot of art work on my balloons to make them special. I now hve a small business balloon twisting, for all kinds of events. I enjoy watching a child’s face light up when you give him or her a balloon, or get to share a 1st or 90th birthday

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
There’s always a challenge in any business, but I like a challenge of learning new designs, new characters from a new movie that just came out. It’s an ever-learning business. There’s a busy season and slow it’s at those times I spent my time learning new techniques

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Jeri’s Balloon Art – what should we know?
The past 15 years I have been entertaining make balloons for all ages I can make simple or detailed balloons to fit any event, I travel all over Massachusetts and RI.

I use the best quality balloons on the market and they now have Chrome balloons that a beautiful and bringing the balloon world to a whole new level

Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
I always give my best at everything I do, I love the art of balloons and I believe that’s what keeps me wanting to learn more and excited when I do and want to share it.

Pricing:

• My fee starts at 125.00

Contact Info:

• Phone: 508-340-2440
• Email: molliejingles@gmail.com
• Facebook: Jeri’s Balloon Art

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