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I had an amazing time! The classes and structure of learning modules were incredible.

And the students enrolled were from all other the world - England, California, Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York. It was wonderful.


Everything was in sequence comfortably. The tools at your reach easily. And the pace extremely relaxed for all students to learn.


Your hospitality was delightful


Carmen, a special, special thanks to you again for your ability to teach balloon decorations and event planning! You were a gem to share all of your techniques and strategies for making lots of money, especially with your fabric draping ideas. Your fabric designs were some of the best I have ever seen, and you made it look so easy


to accomplish. You did not hold back to enlighten all of us with your know-how tips for overcoming any event decorating nightmare. One tip alone paid for the entire course at $1895, but you gave so much more. Your willingness to share knowledge and create artists (not decorators) will stay with me for many, many years to come. You have changed my life! And this certification will be grand addition to my list of abilities.


I am thrilled to have been a member of the first class at the Academy. Though I did not hesitate enrolling, many prospective students out there may be leary about paying the cost and spending two weeks in a classroom. To them I say, do not be afraid! It is worth every dollar invested and time spent, and so much more. Carmen will turn
you into a professional in no time. She will teach you how to paint, build sculptures and props, create florals, and most important, run a business. Many students have spent thousands of dollars to earn a four-year business degree, but their prospective program provided little to no information about how to make money. Carmen, however, will teach you not only the techniques for becoming sought-after artists, but products that will make you
money - and in a short period of time. Her tuition cost is priceless compared to similar workshops and conferences.


Lastly, thanks to all the corporate sponsors who supported our experiences at the Academy. One of the highlights of the Academy was that Carmen worked out many agreements with industry leaders such as Betallic, Clik-Clik,Hi-Float and many others for her students to try their products. I was thrilled about the opportunity to REALLY work with them. I emphasize REALLY because I have worked with several of these products in other workshops, but not like I did at the Academy. Carmen put us to work with them every day, and we used them in ways unimagineable. You will be shocked at what Carmen does with these products. She will take an ordinary use and turn it into a spectacular money maker!


Carmen, thanks for your time, desire to teach, and wisdom of artistry! My business will be so much better as a result of spending time with you. Should you need me as a reference for any student, I am just a phone call away...use it! I will be thrilled to talk about my positive experiences at the Academy and your professionalism as a event decorator and artist. BRAVO Carmen, a job well done!


Take care, and see you soon,

Tony Austin ~ ( Just returned from Event Deocrating Academy. , New Orleans )

At first I wasn’t sure if I felt comfortable spending money on classes right now.

Then I started looking at all the other conventions I had been to. Although I always learned something, 45 minutes to an hour and a half per class just never seemed like enough time.


When I started adding up all the expenses involved in going to conventions, I thought I would have to be foolish not to spend the money to be able to get 100 hours of instructions from one of the industries best! It was money well spent!!!


It was everything I was looking for and more! I have been a CBA for 8 years and wasn’t too sure that I really needed to take the balloon classes, but even in those I picked up some great tips and learned some new things.

There were a couple of classes I wasn’t sure I was going to like, and they ended up being my favorites! I discovered new talents I didn’t even know I had.


I met some wonderful people, including Carmen and her family. I could not believe how much time Carmen spent working with us and on the classes. We were supposed to be done at 5:00p every day, but I think there was only one day that we actually left at that time.


If you had any questions at all, or needed help with something we were learning, Carmen would take the time to go over things with you. She answered all of our questions (no matter how many we asked). The days were long, but the amount of information that we learned was priceless.


As much as I love balloon decor, I had been looking for somewhere I could go to learn more advanced decor ideas to incorporate with my balloons. I left the academy feeling much more confident in what I can offer to my customers and 10 steps ahead of any of my competitors!!


If anyone has any specific questions, please feel free to email me. Although I won’t give away any of the precious secrets learned (you’ll have to take the classes yourself) I would be happy to answer any other questions you might have about the academy.

Rosemarie ~ ( It was fantastic!! , New York )