Abstract: A holder for efficiently and cleanly affixing a stuffed toy animal in standing position adjacent a container for a plant or floral arrangement. The holder includes a rod and first and second ribbons. The first ribbon interconnects the head of the stuffed animal and the rod, while the second ribbon is wound around the rod to secure the first ribbon and then spirals downwardly as a covering. A third ribbon may be formed into a bow and attached to the holder as decoration.

Abstract: A stuffed toy, such as an animal or doll, incorporates a display mechanism. The display mechanism permits the stuffed toy to hold opposing edges of an object, for example, a card, and to hold the object securely. The display mechanism permits the stuffed toy to hold the object transversely across the body of the toy so that the front and back of the card are visible to a viewer. The display mechanism also permits the toy to hold a plurality of objects for display. The display mechanism may simulate the action of gripping hands, for example, by including clamping jaws placed in the arms or hands of the toy.

Abstract: A holder for novelty balloons has a conical plastic cup with a flanged open end. A tubular connector extends from a narrow closed end opposite the open end. A series of narrow longitudinal and narrow transverse slits in the cup receive the stem of a balloon and hold it in a tightly wrapped condition around the closed end of the cup. The holder prevents the stem from bulging with entrapped air or gas and maintains an associated balloon in the preferred upright position.