Claims
- 1. A method for wrapping a floral grouping, comprising the steps of:
providing a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion; providing a sheet of material formed of waxed tissue wherein the sheet of material is provided with a substantially trapezoidal configuration, the sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side; placing the floral grouping on the upper surface of the sheet of material; and wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping to provide a decorative wrapper for the floral grouping, the decorative wrapper having a substantially frusto-conical configuration which closely approximates the configuration of the floral grouping.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, the sheet of material is provided with a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface thereof.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein, in the step of wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping, the sheet of material is secured about the floral grouping via the bonding material.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a linear configuration.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a non-linear configuration such that an upper end of the decorative wrapper formed therefrom is linear in three-dimensions.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a scalloped configuration such that the decorative wrapper formed therefrom is provided with a scalloped upper end.
- 7. A method for wrapping a floral grouping, comprising the steps of:
providing a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion; providing a sheet of material formed of waxed tissue wherein the sheet of material is provided with a substantially triangular configuration, the sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side; placing the floral grouping on the upper surface of the sheet of material; and wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping to provide a decorative wrapper for the floral grouping, the decorative wrapper having a substantially conical configuration which closely approximates the configuration of the floral grouping.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, the sheet of material is provided with a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface thereof.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein, in the step of wrapping the sheet of material about the floral grouping, the sheet of material is secured about the floral grouping via the bonding material.
- 10. The method of claim 7 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a linear configuration.
- 11. The method of claim 7 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a non-linear configuration such that an upper end of the decorative wrapper formed therefrom is linear in three-dimensions.
- 12. The method of claim 7 wherein, in the step of providing the sheet of material, at least one of the first, second, third and fourth sides of the sheet of material is provided with a scalloped configuration such that the decorative wrapper formed therefrom is provided with a scalloped upper end.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/760,689, filed Jan. 16, 2001, now abandoned.
[0002] This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/298,014, filed Nov. 14, 2002; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/736,747, filed Dec. 14, 2000, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/076,231, filed May 12, 1998, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/717,791, filed Sep. 23, 1996, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/438,818, filed May 11, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,557,882, issued Sep. 24, 1996.
Continuations (3)
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