A personalized and intrinsically valuable jewelry form factor or greeting card that includes electronic functionality. In an embodiment, one form factor is metallic, rectangular device with overall thickness of 3 mm that is credit-card sized. Embedded inside the form factor are electronic components giving rise to its functionality such as processing, data storage, messaging display, user input, wireless charging facilities, battery compactly disposed inside of a 2 mm cavity. Further, the form factor provides strength with a wall thickness of 0.5 mm and made of titanium, or the like.

Decorative composite body containing a plate-like carrier body made of plastics material, and at least one decorative element fixed in the carrier body, wherein the carrier body consists at least regionally of a fibre-reinforced plastics material, and wherein the decorative element is cohesively bonded to melted or at least partially liquefied and resolidified plastics material of the plate-like carrier body, and wherein that side of the carrier body on which the at least one decorative element is arranged, is additionally provided with a film, preferably made of PMMA, and/or with a cover plate, preferably made of PMMA.

Decorative composite body containing a plate-like carrier body made of plastics material, and at least one decorative element fixed in the carrier body, wherein the carrier body consists at least regionally of a fibre-reinforced plastics material, and wherein the decorative element is cohesively bonded to melted or at least partially liquefied and resolidified plastics material of the plate-like carrier body, and wherein that side of the carrier body on which the at least one decorative element is arranged, is additionally provided with a film, preferably made of PMMA, and/or with a cover plate, preferably made of PMMA.

A computer-based system and method for the customized, on-demand production of minted metal pieces, minted metal assemblies or other decorative item(s) with decorative insert(s) is presented herein. Particularly, the system includes an on-demand management system and data storage device comprising a plurality of selectable metal or insert data and/or selectable housing data for ordering, customizing and the on-demand production of decorative items such as greeting cards.

A gem applicator assembly including a dispenser supporting a plurality of gems and an applicator. Each gem has an adhesive backing. The applicator includes a body with a support assembly supported by the body and configured to receive and support the dispenser with one of the gems aligned with an application target area. A plunger having a push rod is supported by the body and movable relative thereto between an initial position and an application position wherein the push rod engages the aligned gem and pushes the gem such that the adhesive backing of the aligned gem moves toward the application target area. The gem dispenser may include a belt having a strip configuration with a plurality of spaced apart gem openings extending through the belt. Each gem is aligned with a respective gem opening.

A personalized and intrinsically valuable jewelry form factor or greeting card that includes electronic functionality. In an embodiment, one form factor is metallic, rectangular device with overall thickness of 3 mm that is credit-card sized. Embedded inside the form factor are electronic components giving rise to its functionality such as processing, data storage, messaging display, user input, wireless charging facilities, battery compactly disposed inside of a 2 mm cavity. Further, the form factor provides strength with a wall thickness of 0.5 mm and made of titanium, or the like.

A diamond art kit includes a diamond art canvas which includes a substrate upon which an image is printed. A layer of adhesive is applied above the image, and a protective film (which can have perforated tear lines) releasably covers the adhesive. The substrate includes a textile layer that can be sealed by front and back sealing layers. A backing layer can be applied to the back sealing layer. The backing layer can be configured with fibers that are sufficiently flexible to allow the diamond art canvas to be rolled and placed within a tube for storage and shipping, but also has sufficient tensile strength to urge the diamond art canvas toward laying flat when unrolled.

A diamond art kit includes a diamond art canvas which includes a substrate upon which an image is printed. A layer of adhesive is applied above the image, and a protective film (which can have perforated tear lines) releasably covers the adhesive. The substrate includes a textile layer that can be sealed by front and back sealing layers. A backing layer can be applied to the back sealing layer. The backing layer can be configured with fibers that are sufficiently flexible to allow the diamond art canvas to be rolled and placed within a tube for storage and shipping, but also has sufficient tensile strength to urge the diamond art canvas toward laying flat when unrolled.

Painting or coloring kits for diamond beads or jewels designed to foster creativity and imagination in a teaching setting, including diamond beads being placed on coloring sheets or objects. The painting or coloring kits can include a plurality of diamond beads, a utensil for grabbing individual diamond beads, and a drawing sheet for applying or attaching the plurality of diamond beads to, wherein the drawing sheet does not include a legend or a mapped image of bubbles with letters, number, or symbols therein to foster creativity and imagination when jeweling.

Painting or coloring kits for diamond beads or jewels designed to foster creativity and imagination in a teaching setting, including diamond beads being placed on coloring sheets or objects. The painting or coloring kits can include a plurality of diamond beads, a utensil for grabbing individual diamond beads, and a drawing sheet for applying or attaching the plurality of diamond beads to, wherein the drawing sheet does not include a legend or a mapped image of bubbles with letters, number, or symbols therein to foster creativity and imagination when jeweling.