Event Decorating

The Academy was founded in Milwaukee, WI in 2007, by Carmen Ballering. Carmen is an award winning event decorator who did work for major corporate clients, such as Kohls and Estee Lauder. She opened her first party and gift shop in 1991. Carmen had owned Precious Times, a floral and gift basket shop at Southridge Mall in Greendale WI and also owned Pretty Weddings and Events, LLC, a decorating firm that also did work as Balloons Milwaukee, LLC.Carmen's work has been featured on numerous tv shows such as Deco Drive, Despierta America, Sábado Gigante as well as events such as the Miami International Film Fest and the Jill's Gold for Life on Palm Island. Many of these videos are posted on our video page