Abstract: A portable lightweight card houses an electronic circuit that has an audio card enabling a customized audio message to be recorded and selectively played back. An independent power supply in the form of a replaceable battery is positioned in a compartment that can be accessed from exterior of the housing, thereby extending message availability for play back indefinitely.

Abstract: Pieces of confetti that have the ability to spiral or autorotate downward in a novel and pleasing fashion when falling are described. The downward spiral or autorotation of an individual piece of falling confetti of certain desirable embodiments can be described as being similar to the downward fall of a maple seed or the decent of an autorotating helicopter making an emergency, unpowered decent.

Abstract: A colored fastener and method of use and manufacture thereof, wherein the fastener is manufactured to comprise the same coloration as an article of apparel for securing same, and wherein the fastener receives its coloration from a coating applied by one or more coating methods in order to render the fastener virtually invisible when in use. The fastener further provides a method for repair or attachment of accessories to clothing, wherein the fastener securing and/or repairing the accessory is invisible to the causal observer.

Abstract: A method of teaching virtues including the step of providing a doll and associating a virtue with the doll. A communication medium contains a definition of the virtue and a quote of the virtue for impressing the virtue to an individual.