Decorative shredded material

Abstract

A decorative shredded material having a complete pattern contained on each strip or piece of the decorative shredded material. Methods for making decorative shredded material.

What is claimed is:  
     
         9 . A method for providing a decorative shredded material, comprising: 
 providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery, the sheet of material having a plurality of patterns printed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, each pattern of the plurality of patterns oriented along more than one axis; and    shredding the sheet of material into a decorative shredded material having a plurality of decorative strips, wherein at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each decorative strip of the decorative shredded material.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is further defined as having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the bonding material forms at least a portion of the pattern.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is further defined as being constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of paper, foil, polymer film, fabric, fiber, burlap and any combination thereof.  
     
     
         13 . A method for providing a decorative shredded material, comprising: 
 providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery, the sheet of material having a plurality of patterns printed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof, each pattern of the plurality of patterns oriented along more than one axis; and    shredding the sheet of material into a decorative shredded material having a plurality of decorative elements, wherein at least one complete pattern of the plurality of patterns is contained on each decorative element of the decorative shredded material.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is further defined as having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of one of the upper and lower surfaces thereof.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the bonding material forms at least a portion of the pattern.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of providing a sheet of material, the sheet of material is further defined as being constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of paper, foil, polymer film, fabric, fiber, burlap and any combination thereof.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9  wherein, in the step of shredding the sheet of material into a decorative shredded material having a plurality of decorative strips, the plurality of decorative strips are decorative grass or tinsel.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein, in the step of shredding the sheet of material into a decorative shredded material having a plurality of decorative elements, the plurality of decorative elements are at least one of confetti, glitter, and flakes.