Hanger for items

An ornamental hanger for resting on a support surface and suspending an item downwardly from an edge of the support surface, said ornamental hanger comprising:

• a three dimensional stuffed figure having a plush material cover, said figure having a top portion and a bottom portion, said stuffed figure does not extend over any edge of the support surface so as to hang downwardly therefrom;
• a deformable ballast weight formed with many individual weight articles located in at least a portion of the bottom portion of the stuffed figure;
• said top portion of said figure stuffed with a light weight stuffing material;
• an anti-skid material on a bottom surface of the figure so that when said figure is placed on the support surface, said figure is less likely to be moved laterally toward the edge of the support surface when the item is suspended from the ornamental hanger;
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• a pliable hanger having one end fastened to the bottom portion of said figure, said pliable hanger having an opposite end adapted for suspending an item therefrom, and said pliable hanger adapted to generally conform to a surface contour of the edge over which the pliable hanger is routed.

A method of making an ornamental hanger for resting on a support surface and suspending an item downwardly from an edge of the support surface, comprising:

• forming a three dimensional stuffed figure having a soft body;
• placing a deformable ballast weight in a bottom portion of the stuffed figure;
• placing a light weight stuffing material in a portion of the figure to maintain a desired shape of the figure;
• covering a bottom surface of the body with an anti-skid material so that the stuffed figure is less likely to move laterally on the support surface;
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• fastening a strap hanger to the bottom portion of the body so that an item can be suspended from the strap hanger and downwardly over the edge of the support surface at a location lower than the bottom surface of the stuffed figure.