Systems and methods for forming a garland from garland components such as flowers and greenery, where a core rope is retained against a drive roller at a first position, and a rotating cross member supports a spool of binding thread. The rotating cross member rotates the spool around the core rope to wind the binding thread around the core rope to secure one of the garland components against the core rope, and the drive roller then displaces the core rope to a second position to enable the binding thread to secure another of the garland components against the core rope adjacent the first garland component, forming the garland.

Systems and methods for forming a garland from garland components such as flowers and greenery, where a core rope is retained against a drive roller at a first position, and a rotating cross member supports a spool of binding thread. The rotating cross member rotates the spool around the core rope to wind the binding thread around the core rope to secure one of the garland components against the core rope, and the drive roller then displaces the core rope to a second position to enable the binding thread to secure another of the garland components against the core rope adjacent the first garland component, forming the garland.

Translucent artificial foliage and methods of manufacturing the same. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes an artificial foliage material. An exemplary translucent artificial foliage material includes a polymer, an anti-UV additive component, and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive component. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes lighting elements internal to the artificial foliage material. An exemplary method of manufacturing the artificial foliage material includes mixing a translucent artificial foliage material by combining a polymer with an anti-UV additive component and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive. The exemplary method includes inserting a wire into a mold, heating the translucent artificial foliage material, adding the translucent artificial foliage material to the mold, and cooling the mold.

Translucent artificial foliage and methods of manufacturing the same. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes an artificial foliage material. An exemplary translucent artificial foliage material includes a polymer, an anti-UV additive component, and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive component. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes lighting elements internal to the artificial foliage material. An exemplary method of manufacturing the artificial foliage material includes mixing a translucent artificial foliage material by combining a polymer with an anti-UV additive component and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive. The exemplary method includes inserting a wire into a mold, heating the translucent artificial foliage material, adding the translucent artificial foliage material to the mold, and cooling the mold.

A balloon garland has multiple interconnected balloon chambers in which the balloon chambers are asymmetric with each other in the inflated state and are substantially flattened when the balloon chambers are in a deflated state. In the inflated state, the interconnected balloon chambers have tangential connections that are located in different planes with axes that form skew lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. The axes of these planes are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the planar configuration of the balloon chambers when they are in the deflated state. There is a single port in one of the balloon chambers, and a valve is connected to and in fluid communication with the port. A flow of gas is allowed through the port in the valve's open configuration, the valve prevents a flow of the gas through the port in its closed configuration.

A balloon garland has multiple interconnected balloon chambers in which the balloon chambers are asymmetric with each other in the inflated state and are substantially flattened when the balloon chambers are in a deflated state. In the inflated state, the interconnected balloon chambers have tangential connections that are located in different planes with axes that form skew lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. The axes of these planes are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the planar configuration of the balloon chambers when they are in the deflated state. There is a single port in one of the balloon chambers, and a valve is connected to and in fluid communication with the port. A flow of gas is allowed through the port in the valve's open configuration, the valve prevents a flow of the gas through the port in its closed configuration.

A balloon garland has multiple interconnected balloon chambers in which the balloon chambers are asymmetric with each other in the inflated state and are substantially flattened when the balloon chambers are in a deflated state. In the inflated state, the interconnected balloon chambers have tangential connections that are located in different planes with axes that form skew lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. The axes of these planes are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the planar configuration of the balloon chambers when they are in the deflated state. There is a single port in one of the balloon chambers, and a valve is connected to and in fluid communication with the port. A flow of gas is allowed through the port in the valve's open configuration, the valve prevents a flow of the gas through the port in its closed configuration.

A balloon garland has multiple interconnected balloon chambers in which the balloon chambers are asymmetric with each other in the inflated state and are substantially flattened when the balloon chambers are in a deflated state. In the inflated state, the interconnected balloon chambers have tangential connections that are located in different planes with axes that form skew lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. The axes of these planes are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular to the planar configuration of the balloon chambers when they are in the deflated state. There is a single port in one of the balloon chambers, and a valve is connected to and in fluid communication with the port. A flow of gas is allowed through the port in the valve's open configuration, the valve prevents a flow of the gas through the port in its closed configuration.

Translucent artificial foliage and methods of manufacturing the same. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes an artificial foliage material. An exemplary translucent artificial foliage material includes a polymer, an anti-UV additive component, and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive component. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes lighting elements internal to the artificial foliage material. An exemplary method of manufacturing the artificial foliage material includes mixing a translucent artificial foliage material by combining a polymer with an anti-UV additive component and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive. The exemplary method includes inserting a wire into a mold, heating the translucent artificial foliage material, adding the translucent artificial foliage material to the mold, and cooling the mold.

Translucent artificial foliage and methods of manufacturing the same. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes an artificial foliage material. An exemplary translucent artificial foliage material includes a polymer, an anti-UV additive component, and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive component. Exemplary translucent artificial foliage includes lighting elements internal to the artificial foliage material. An exemplary method of manufacturing the artificial foliage material includes mixing a translucent artificial foliage material by combining a polymer with an anti-UV additive component and a phosphorus fire-retardant additive. The exemplary method includes inserting a wire into a mold, heating the translucent artificial foliage material, adding the translucent artificial foliage material to the mold, and cooling the mold.