South Milwaukee woman turns love of balloons into decor business

MILWAUKEE — Nilsa Arce-Masso has been fascinated with balloons her whole life.

“It was a type of issues that [my mom] would get us — so many balloons and a small reward. It was all the time in us and for me, I liked it,” mentioned Arce-Masso.

That’s why she began a balloon enterprise known as Masso Balloons Decor, named in honor of her mom’s final identify. A push from her brother additionally introduced the enterprise to life.

“He had requested me to do his child bathe in April and we simply type of went for it and afterwards, individuals have been like, ‘it is best to begin a enterprise. You need to do that extra typically. You need to go attempt, you might be actually proficient,’” mentioned Arce-Masso.

Now, the South Milwaukee enterprise is utilizing balloons to convey pleasure to individuals celebrating milestones of their lives.

It began in April, however has shortly caught on. Arce-Masso mentioned they have been fully booked in September.

“It’s been a curler coaster of feelings, having the ability to take action a lot in such a bit time and develop all through it. I really feel like each occasion is one thing new, one thing new that we attempt, and we’re simply continually rising,” mentioned Arce-Masso.

To this point, they’ve used balloons to brighten birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. She mentioned she has loved each minute of it.

Arce-Masso mentioned she believes balloons enable her to convey out her inventive aspect.

“Typically my shoppers shall be like, ‘I need brown and blue and orange.’ One other one instructed to only create what I really feel would be the finest match for my occasion, and having the ability to simply go in there and enhance one thing that it simply feels proper to me and for it’s one thing that they fully fall in love, is likely one of the finest emotions to get as a result of they offer me that inventive freedom to do what I really feel like I understand how to do finest,” mentioned Arce-Masso.

Yow will discover Masso Balloons Decor on Fb or Instagram.