Hey friends!  I have a lot of new faces around here so it's time for an introduction!  I'm Jackie, owner and creative behind Ballon Bar! . People ask me all the time how I got into balloons and the answer is never an easy one. Last year, my sister passed away at just 39 years old from Stage 4 Uterine Cancer. With grief, came a while new set of emotions I didn't know what to do with, so I decided to pick up balloon art on top of my full-time job and a part-time job...to keep my mind off of it. It didn't work, but I did start creating some pretty cool bodies of art!  Since then, I have taken courses and trainings on ballooning to learn techniques to keep it coming! . I'm a messy human. Email is the bane of my existence, and phone calls make me cringe. 😂 I know I must do these things, so I take one for the team daily! . One of my favorite parts about doing this is building relationships with people!  I have the BEST clients and an amazing community! The women here are incredibly supportive and I could have never imagined the connections I would make with other women in business doing this. . On this page, I talk about A LOT more than balloons. In my stories, you will hear me talk about my struggles, my passions (youth, social justice, criminal justice reform, mental health) and I share about my life. . I have 2 kids I try to keep out of social media as much as possible, to respect thier privacy, but sometimes you will see these little humans pop up occasionally. My daughter loves painting my face or nails with crayons and markers...all the time. My son, talking about math, bugs and nature. . Owning a business is the hardest thing I've ever done, and it is a constant push and pull to keep my sanity in tact, but I love it SO MUCH!! I am expanding into new cities so you'll see me popping up in Omaha, Kansas City, Charlotte, Asheville and wherever life takes me next!
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