About

Hi, I'm Nicole! I'm a first grade teacher at Highcroft Drive Elementary School in Cary, NC as well as a balloon artist! My adventure as a balloon artist started in my classroom. Every year I throw a carnival for my first graders at the end of our economy unit. One year, my room parent suggested having a balloon twister come, but instead, I decided to learn how to make them myself. I began following Holly the Twister Sister and after awhile balloon twisting became a second job. I created my company, Seriously Twisted and began twisting at birthday parties and events all over the triangle. Being a first grade teacher definitely helped getting hired for gigs! A few years later COVID hit and like other twisters, I had to shift my business. I began to offer indoor and outdoor balloon displays and added the name, Cary Balloon Art to my business. Now that people aren't socially distancing as much, I'm back to twisting at parties, but I still make plenty of balloon displays! When I was a kid, I always said I would never have a job that I didn't have fun at every single day. Well, at 37 I can say that I've stayed true to my word. I have the most fun and rewarding jobs as a first grade teacher and balloon artist!