In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a greeting card is disclosed that includes a plurality of panels connected such that the greeting card is reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, at least one object positioned between the plurality of panels that is reconfigurable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and an attachment member connecting the at least one object to the plurality of panels such that the at least one object can be detached from the plurality of panels. In various embodiments, the greeting card may further include a locking member that is configured and dimensioned to maintain the expanded configuration of the at least one object.

A molded panel resembling a natural wickerwork panel, a furniture article comprising such a panel and a method for its manufacture, the panel comprising a plurality of warp strands and a plurality of weft strands interlacing the warp strands, such that at locations where warp and weft strands intersect they form together an integrated, solid molded material location.

The present invention relates to a macroscopic, two or three dimensional image-making support medium which is a new reinvented version of a conventional utilitarian fine artist's canvas, canvas panel, canvas pad, art board or drawing pad, the novel image support medium facilitates artistic expression and the creation and display of macroscopic art, design or architecture, made therewith, thereupon or therefrom. The invention also relates to various methods of making such novel two or three dimensional image-making support mediums or the images provided thereby.

The present invention relates to a macroscopic, two or three dimensional image-making support medium which is a new reinvented version of a conventional utilitarian fine artist's canvas, canvas panel, canvas pad, art board or drawing pad, the novel image support medium facilitates artistic expression and the creation and display of macroscopic art, design or architecture, made therewith, thereupon or therefrom. The invention also relates to various methods of making such novel two or three dimensional image-making support mediums or the images provided thereby.

A reverse molded, plant-on decorative panel component comprises a panel portion lying on a first plane, a skirt portion, and a contoured portion. The skirt portion has a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a planar surface. The contoured portion extends outwardly from and surrounds the panel portion and interconnects and is integral with the panel portion and the skirt portion. The skirt portion extends peripherally about the contoured portion.

Provided herein are methods for the modulation of appearance or material properties within items of apparel or equipment. Also provided herein are design articles having alterable designs.

Provided herein are methods for the modulation of appearance or material properties within items of apparel or equipment. Also provided herein are design articles having alterable designs.

An apparatus that is convertible between a social expression, such as a wedding invitation, and a decorative item, such as a votive candle holder. As a social expression, the apparatus is a flat, metal sheet which includes information pertaining to a social event that can be placed in an envelope and mailed to a recipient. Once the recipient receives the social expressions piece and the information regarding the social event is conveyed, the recipient can convert the social expression into a decorative item by folding along one or more folding lines. By converting the social expression into a decorative item, the apparatus has a greatly extended life.

A method for manufacturing emblems that can be mass-produced while being able to identify individual people, characterized in being configured so that the upper surface of an intermediate layer material is made visible by: placing the intermediate layer material on a lower layer material and a thermoplastic synthetic resin film upper layer material on said intermediate layer material, pressing the upper layer material, intermediate layer material and lower material with an engraving die that has a thermal cutting blade that follows the emblem countour line and performing induction heating by transmitting a high frequency to form a design on the upper layer material, removing unneccesary sections and creating an intermediate decorative piece, fitting said intermediate decorative piece in a jig and setting same in a laser engraver, and perfoming laser engraving using said individual information data and removing portions of the upper layer material according to the individual information data.

A method for manufacturing emblems that can be mass-produced while being able to identify individual people, characterized in being configured so that the upper surface of an intermediate layer material is made visible by: placing the intermediate layer material on a lower layer material and a thermoplastic synthetic resin film upper layer material on said intermediate layer material, pressing the upper layer material, intermediate layer material and lower material with an engraving die that has a thermal cutting blade that follows the emblem countour line and performing induction heating by transmitting a high frequency to form a design on the upper layer material, removing unneccesary sections and creating an intermediate decorative piece, fitting said intermediate decorative piece in a jig and setting same in a laser engraver, and perfoming laser engraving using said individual information data and removing portions of the upper layer material according to the individual information data.