Multi-Layer Decorating Element and Method of its Manufacture

A multi-layer decorating element comprising:

• a base having a length between the first and second ends thereof and first and second widths at the first and second ends respectively, with the second width being greater than the first width, with the first end of the base being curved and defining a curved peripheral edge, with the second end of the base divided by a gap into two segments, with the two segments disposed on opposite sides of an axis A and one segment being a mirror image of another segment, with the gap extending in the length direction and having a length less than the length of the base, with the gap having a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end, with the open end disposed at the second end of the base, with the closed end deposed between the first and second ends of the base, and with the closed end having a smaller width than the open end;
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• a plurality of plates forming decorative elements, wherein the plurality of plates includes a side with a hot melt glue layer and is hot pressed on a side of the base, wherein the plurality of plates is disposed within peripheral edges of the base and includes a plurality of overlapped sections, and wherein the plurality of plates has different shapes.