Decorative flowers and methods of making and using the same

A method for making a decorative flower having a hidden, revealable message, communication or activity therein for a recipient of said decorative flower, comprising:

• printing or inscribing said message, communication or activity on only a receptacle region along a first edge of a sheet of material having two opposing outermost edges including a first edge;
• folding said sheet of material to form a loop;
• applying an adhesive within a predetermined distance from at least one of said two opposing outermost edges of said sheet of material and attaching said two opposing outermost edges to one another, said receptacle region with said message, communication or activity being located on an outer surface of said loop;
• forming a plurality of cuts along said loop;
• attaching a first end of said receptacle region to a first end of a holder selected from the group consisting of a dowel, a stick, and a rigid tube, wherein a sufficient length of the holder projects away from the receptacle region such that the holder can be grasped along its length by a user;
• wrapping said receptacle region around said holder to form a base of said decorative flower and hide said message, communication or activity after said base of said decorative flower is formed;
• providing a tag, said tag optionally being integral with said sheet of material;
• securing said tag to said base and/or receptacle region, wherein when said tag is pulled away from said base by said recipient, said receptacle region is unwrapped and said message, communication or activity is revealed;
• and
• securing said receptacle region in wrapped form to said base.