Abstract: A safety saw may be used by a child and includes a handle and a forwardly extending blade. The handle has a first portion, a second portion and a waisted portion between the first and second portions. The minimum diameter of the waisted portion is no more than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum diameter of the second end portion. Preferably, the first and second portions have equal radii. The blade has teeth only on one lateral edge, and a distal tip extends forwardly along the longitudinal axis of the blade to a rounded end. The distal tip has a length at least twice the width of a tooth, and it is devoid of any teeth. The leading edge of each tooth is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis while the trailing edge is oblique to the longitudinal axis at an angle of about 50° to 60°. The height and width of the teeth may be the same; alternatively, the width may be twice the height.

Abstract: A of treating a raw egg for decorative purposes is provided wherein the egg has an outer shell, an exterior surface, an interior, a membrane in the interior adjacent to the outer shell and fluid contents including albumen and vitellus material. The method includes the step of forming an opening through the outer shell at a first selected. This opening can be formed by sandpaper and can be ovoid in shape. Next, air is injected into the interior of the egg at a second location spaced from the first location at a pressure sufficient to eject the fluid contents out of the opening. Where sandpaper is used to form the opening, it can be supported on a rib. The egg is slid along the rib and can be laterally supported during this step. Cleaning fluid can be injected into the interior of the shell after the fluid contents thereof have been ejected, and the shell can thereafter be decorated.

Abstract: An illumination device is adapted to be placed in an interior of an object to illuminate a surrounding area, and comprises a housing, a light source and a decorative skirt. The housing has an interior sized and adapted to receive an electric power supply, and includes a base portion operative to support the housing in an upright orientation relative to a support surface of the object and an upper end portion opposite the base portion. The light source is disposed at the upper end portion and a decorative skirt surrounds the upper end portion and depends downwardly alongside an outer surface thereof. Preferably, the decorative skirt simulates the appearance of wax drippings and the electric power supply includes one or more batteries suspended within the housing.

Abstract: An egg cleaning kit is provided for removing contents of a raw egg from the interior of a shell so that the shell's exterior surface may be decorated. The kit includes a hole-former for producing an opening through the shell, and an injector including a nozzle that is insertable through the opening. The injector operates to introduce air into the interior at a pressure greater than ambient pressure whereby the interior becomes pressurized thereby to eject the contents of the raw egg from the shell. The egg cleaning kit may also include either a surface decoration material adapted to be applied to the exterior surface of the shell during the decorative process, a holder for engaging the shell after removal of the contents and for supporting the shell during the decorative process, or a container which includes a lid for allowing submersion of the shell in the decorative fluid. A method of treating a raw egg for decorative purposes is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a stencil adapted for use in transferring an image to a substrate where the image is formed by an ensemble of individual features for a predetermined image. The stencil comprises a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of holes formed through the sheet. The holes are organized in hole sets such that the holes in each such hole set outline a respective individual feature. The hole sets together define the pre-determined image to be transferred. The present invention also includes a kit for use in transferring an image to an outer surface area of a vegetable. The kit comprises a stencil adapted for use in transferring an image to the surface area of the vegetable, a tool adapted to cut first portions of the vegetable, a marker including a marking medium, a set of instructions, and a package that receives the stencil, tool, marker and set of instructions. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a method of forming an image in a fleshy shell of a vegetable.

Abstract: A hand-held drilling tool has at least one but preferably two blade structures which project longitudinally from a transverse base member to terminate in a distal end that forms a cutting element. Each blade structure has a pair of blade sections that are joined together along the longitudinal axis and that extend radially therefrom to terminate in lateral edges. Where two blade structures are present, each forms a handle for rotatably operating the other blade structure; where only one blade structure is present, a flattened handle is provided. The blade structures can have different blade widths for drilling differently sized holes. The blade sections may be offset from one another, and wedge-shaped feet may be disposed on the cutting elements. One of the blade structures can have both a bit portion and a shank portion of different widths. A pilot tip may also be provided on the distal ends of the blade structures. The drilling tool is configured for unitary molding from a plastic material.