Two-Dimensional Customizable Form for Creating a Customized Three-Dimensional Decorative Object

Abstract

Printable and imprintable forms and methods for assembling a three-dimensional decorative object therefrom are described. The form can include one or more customizable spaces onto a user may imprint a customization using a printing device. The form is formed from a sheet of material that includes an ornament portion having a plurality of foldable portions. Once detached from the sheet, the foldable portions are foldable for assembly of the three-dimensional decorative object. The sheet can further include a detachable loop strip, which can be folded to form a circular loop that is attachable to a top portion of the three-dimensional decorative object to permit hanging, for example, as an ornament. The sheet can further include a scrip portion that can be imprinted with personal information, detached, and inserted into and stored within an interior space formed inside the three-dimensional decorative object.

1 . A form for assembling into a three-dimensional decorative object, the form comprising:
 a two-dimensional sheet of material comprising assembly guides printed thereon;
 wherein the sheet comprises an ornament portion comprising at least six foldable portions, and wherein the ornament portion comprises at least one customizable space, and wherein the ornament portion is foldable into a three-dimensional decorative object. 
   
     
     
         2 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein each of the foldable portions is connected to at least one other foldable portion at a fold line. 
     
     
         3 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein the ornament portion is detachable from the sheet at a plurality of lines of separation. 
     
     
         4 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein the at least six foldable portions comprise a top portion, a bottom portion, a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a third wall portion, and a fourth wall portion;
 wherein the top portion comprises a first edge that is connected to a first edge of the first wall portion at a first fold line, wherein the first wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the second wall portion at a second fold line, wherein the second wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the third wall portion at a third fold line, wherein the third wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the fourth wall portion at a fourth fold line, and wherein the fourth wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the bottom portion at a fifth fold line.   
     
     
         5 . The form of  claim 4 , wherein the top portion comprises a second edge to which a first attachment flap is connected, wherein the first wall portion comprises a third edge to which a second attachment flap is connected, wherein the second wall portion comprises a third edge to which a third attachment flap is connected, and wherein the fourth wall portion comprises a third edge to which a fourth attachment flap is connected. 
     
     
         6 . The form of  claim 5 , wherein each foldable portion is folded approximately at a right angle in relation to the foldable portion connected adjacent thereto at a fold line, thereby forming the three-dimensional decorative object. 
     
     
         7 . The form of  claim 6 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth attachment flaps comprise adhesive sections that secure each attachment flap to the respective foldable portion which it contacts when the foldable portions are folded to assemble the three-dimensional decorative object. 
     
     
         8 . The form of  claim 7 , wherein the three-dimensional decorative object comprises an interior space that is defined by the assembled foldable portions. 
     
     
         9 . The form of  claim 6 , wherein the second, third, and fourth attachment flaps comprise adhesive sections that secure said attachment flaps to the respective foldable portion each contacts when the foldable portions are folded to assemble the three-dimensional decorative object;
 wherein the top portion and first attachment flap comprise a lid for closing an interior space defined by the bottom portion, first wall portion, second wall portion, third wall portion, and fourth wall portion.   
     
     
         10 . The form of  claim 8 , wherein the form further comprises a scrip portion that is sized and shaped to be inserted into and retained within the interior space when the three-dimensional decorative object is oriented in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The form of  claim 10 , wherein the scrip comprises a gift card. 
     
     
         12 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet further comprises a loop strip that is detachable from the sheet;
 wherein the loop strip comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the loop strip is flexibly bendable to form a generally circular loop.   
     
     
         13 . The form of  claim 12 , wherein the first end of the loop strip comprises a first die cut on a first longitudinal edge of the loop strip and wherein the second end of the loop strip comprises a second die cut on a second longitudinal edge of the loop strip;
 wherein the first end and second end of the loop strip are connected together to create the circular loop by inserting the first end into the second die cut and inserting the second end into the first die cut.   
     
     
         14 . The form of  claim 13 , wherein the circular loop is connectable to an outer surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         15 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein the form is foldable to assemble the three-dimensional decorative object in the shape of a parallelepiped. 
     
     
         16 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein the form is printable and imprintable by a printing device or manual writing tool. 
     
     
         17 . The form of  claim 1 , wherein a user can imprint at least one customization in the at least one customizable space. 
     
     
         18 . A method for creating a three-dimensional decorative object from a two-dimensional form for receiving and storing a gift item, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a two-dimensional form comprising a sheet comprising at least one customizable space and at least six foldable portions comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a third wall portion, and a fourth wall portion, wherein the top portion comprises a first edge that is connected to a first edge of the first wall portion at a first fold line, wherein the first wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the second wall portion at a second fold line, wherein the second wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the third wall portion at a third fold line, wherein the third wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the fourth wall portion at a fourth fold line, and wherein the fourth wall portion comprises a second edge that is connected to a first edge of the bottom portion at a fifth fold line, and wherein the top portion comprises a lid;   (b) imprinting at least one customization onto the at least one customizable space using a printing device or manual writing utensil; and   (c) folding the foldable portions at their respective fold lines to assemble a three-dimensional decorative object comprising a concealed interior space.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
 (d) providing the two-dimensional form further comprising a loop strip that is detachable from the sheet, wherein the loop strip comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the loop strip is flexibly bendable to form a generally circular loop; and   (e) connecting the circular loop to an outer surface of the top portion to permit the ornament to be hung and suspended from a tree or other object.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
 (f) providing the two-dimensional form further comprising a scrip portion;   (g) imprinting personal information onto the scrip portion;   (h) detaching the scrip portion from the sheet to create a scrip; and   (i) inserting the scrip into the interior space for concealment and storage.   
     
     
         21 . A method for printing onto an oversized sheet of material, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) folding an oversized sheet of material in a first direction at a centerline to create a first folded portion and a second folded portion, wherein the first folded portion and second folded portion of the first side face one another interiorly and the first folded portion and second folded portion of the second side face away from one another exteriorly, and wherein the oversized sheet of material comprises dimensions that exceed dimensions of a desktop printer's paper intake slot in width;   (b) placing the first folded portion of the first side in contact with the second folded portion of the first side by pressing the at least first corner onto a first opposing corner of the first side that corresponds to the first corner in opposing orientation when the oversized sheet of material is folded in the first direction;   (c) placing the folded oversized sheet of material into the paper intake slot of the desktop printer; and   (d) printing onto at least a first folded portion of a second side of the folded oversized sheet of material using the desktop printer.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises the following steps:
 (e) folding the oversized sheet of material in a second direction at the centerline so that the first folded portion and second folded portion of the second side face one another interiorly and the first folded portion and second folded portion of the face side face away from one another exteriorly;   (f) placing the first folded portion of the second side in contact with the second folded portion of the second side by pressing the at least first corner of the second side onto a first opposing corner of the second side that corresponds to the first corner in opposing orientation when the oversized sheet of material is folded in the second direction;   (g) placing the folded oversized sheet of material into the paper intake slot of the desktop printer; and   (h) printing onto at least a first folded portion of the first side of the folded oversized sheet of material using the desktop printer.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises at least one of the following steps:
 (i) printing both the first folded portion and second folded portion of the first side; and   (j) printing both the first folded portion and second folded portion of the second side.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the oversized sheet of material is sized 11 inches by 17 inches, and wherein, when folded for printing, the oversized sheet of material is 8.5 inches by 11 inches in its folded configuration so as to be capable of passing into the paper intake slot and through the desktop printer for printing. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the centerline comprises at least one line selected from the group consisting of: a printed line, a score line, and a line of perforations, wherein the centerline is created on at least one of the first side or the second of the oversized sheet of material. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the oversized sheet of material is folded at the centerline to permit proper alignment and registering of the form by software for printing oversized forms accessible on a computer to which the desktop printer is communicatively connected. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, before step (c), the method further comprises the steps of:
 (k) adding an adhesive to the at least first corner of the first side of the oversized sheet of material; and   (l) connecting the first folded portion of the first side to the second folded portion of the first side by pressing the adhesive on the at least first corner onto a first opposing corner of the first side that corresponds to the first corner in opposing orientation when the oversized sheet of material is folded in the first direction.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein, after step (d), the method further comprises the steps of:
 (m) removing the adhesive from the at least first corner of the first side after printing of the at least first folded portion of the second side is complete;   (n) attaching the adhesive to at least a first corner of the second side of the oversized sheet of material;   (o) folding the oversized sheet of material in a second direction at a centerline to create a first folded portion and a second folded portion, wherein the first folded portion and second folded portion of the second side face one another interiorly and the first folded portion and second folded portion of the face side face away from one another exteriorly;   (p) connecting the first folded portion of the second side to the second folded portion of the second side by pressing the adhesive on the at least first corner of the second side onto a first opposing corner of the second side that corresponds to the first corner in opposing orientation when the oversized sheet of material is folded in the second direction;   (q) placing the folded oversized sheet of material into the paper intake slot of the desktop printer; and   (r) printing onto at least a first folded portion of the first side of the folded oversized sheet of material using the desktop printer.