A sleeve apparatus includes a sleeve member with a top opening and a bottom opening. At least one slot is out into a wall of the sleeve member of a size smaller than the top opening. A larger bouquet of cut stems can be suspended by the edges of the top opening. A smaller bouquet of cut stems can be suspended by the edges of the slot. A suspension strap is attached to the sleeve member to allow it to be hung off the headrest of a car seat.

A vase including sidewalls; an open upper end; a vase bottom; and at least one water-receiving compartment. The water receiving compartment is substantially located proximal to the vase bottom, configured to hold water, and includes at least one flower support base including at least one aperture which is spaced apart from the vase bottom. The at least one aperture is configured to allow water to pass there-through and configured or disposed to prevent stems of the flowers to pass through. As a result, when in use, flowers in the vase are prevented from consuming the water in the compartment, while water held in the receiving compartment provides weight to stabilize the vase.

A Vase Apparatus for containing flowers, water, candy, gifts, and the like, wherein said Vase Apparatus is constructed from poly-coated SBS paperboard or the like, with a plurality of bend lines on the paperboard that allow said Vase Apparatus to be created from a single sheet of paperboard and folded into its final configuration. A Greeting Card Envelope may also be attached to said Vase Apparatus, with said Greeting Card Envelope made from a single sheet of cardstock and folded into its final configuration.

A binding wrap for maintaining the hydration of cut flowers is disclosed. The wrap is formed by folding a flexible, absorbent sheet over and around the stems of cut flowers. An assembly of a bouquet of cut flowers with a flexible, absorbent binding wrap folded around its stems is also disclosed as is a method of forming such a wrap.

Implementations described and claimed herein provide an imitation flower bouquet system. In one implementation, an imitation flower arrangement has a decorative portion and a base portion, with the decorative portion including at least one imitation flower. An imitation vase includes a plurality of panels. The base portion of the imitation flower arrangement is mounted to the plurality of panels of the imitation vase at a set of one or more connections in a translational relationship. The translational relationship creates a free standing imitation flower bouquet that is moveable between a folded position and an unfolded position by translating movement between the imitation flower arrangement and the imitation vase.

A binding wrap for maintaining the hydration of cut flowers is disclosed. The wrap is formed by folding a flexible, absorbent sheet over and around the stems of cut flowers. An assembly of a bouquet of cut flowers with a flexible, absorbent binding wrap folded around its stems is also disclosed as is a method of forming such a wrap.

A binding wrap for maintaining the hydration of cut flowers is disclosed. The wrap is formed by folding a flexible, absorbent sheet over and around the stems of cut flowers. An assembly of a bouquet of cut flowers with a flexible, absorbent binding wrap folded around its stems is also disclosed as is a method of forming such a wrap.

A vase including sidewalls; an open upper end; a vase bottom; and at least one water-receiving compartment. The water receiving compartment is substantially located proximal to the vase bottom, configured to hold water, and includes at least one flower support base including at least one aperture which is spaced apart from the vase bottom. The at least one aperture is configured to allow water to pass there-through and configured or disposed to prevent stems of the flowers to pass through. As a result, when in use, flowers in the vase are prevented from consuming the water in the compartment, while water held in the receiving compartment provides weight to stabilize the vase.

An improved storage container is disclosed for housing items in an enclosed housing with a tamper-evident closure that is easily removed to form a storage container for the items. The storage container includes a container formed as a thin walled, hollow body closed at either end by end members and a peripheral wall defining top and bottom openings which are suitable for closure by the end members. The end member include a plurality of flaps that are integral with and extend from the hollow body and are folded over one another and then joined to each other. A perforation and tear strip encircles the peripheral wall of the hollow body.

An improved storage container is disclosed for housing items in an enclosed housing with a tamper-evident closure that is easily removed to form a storage container for the items. The storage container includes a container formed as a thin walled, hollow body closed at either end by end members and a peripheral wall defining top and bottom openings which are suitable for closure by the end members. The end member include a plurality of flaps that are integral with and extend from the hollow body and are folded over one another and then joined to each other. A perforation and tear strip encircles the peripheral wall of the hollow body.