First- there were no directionsSecond- it wasn't that hard to figure out how to make a garland because the base of the arch, the "balloon chain" is brilliant. It's about an inch wide, plastic, and many yards long. It has keyhole cutouts every few inches; you slip the end of the balloon in the larger circle and slide it up into the narrow part, locking it in place.Once you have the length you want, you put it in place and use the enclosed double-sided glue dots to add more balloons wherever you want more or there is a hole to fill up.In the photos online I wasn't that impressed with the confetti balloons, thinking they were a waste of plastic but man were they fun to blow up and when they popped, the rain of gold was perfection. The gold balloons are also pretty. I will say that these are cheap balloons, the neck is short so tying them is hard but we didn't lose very many to accidental popping. The balloons looked good for 4-5 days before they started to look lame.I think the seller photos have added balloons so purchase extra if you want yours really full. We used almost all of the included balloons and you can see it isn't as full as the photos and we don't have a flair at the bottom. I did purchase extra balloons in the same colorway but we decided the arch wasn't going touch the floor since our cat would surely pop the balloons.Definitely a great purchase. I did purchase a balloon inflator that worked great on this project and I highly recommend it. This is a great alternative to helium balloons since you can blow it up a day or so ahead of time and not worry about them failing like you would with helium. I saw a tutorial for a balloon arch a few years ago, before you could buy them so readily, and it was a lot of work to get one looking good. The balloon chain is a revelation
