11.   Lari Pittman, an artist from Los Angeles whose semiabstract work is known for combining decorative patterns and political messages.

12.   Remove from the refrigerator and cut into decorative patterns with a cookie cutter.

13.   Remove from oven and drizzle melted candy over sour cream in a decorative pattern.

14.   Spread or pipe remaining whipped cream on top of pie in a decorative pattern.

15.   When chilled, add sliced mangoes and sliced oranges in a decorative pattern, beginning from center and working outward.

16.   You will have a very pretty decorative pattern.

17.   At the time she was only designing the decorative patterns, not pieces themselves.

18.   With the success of the harvesting project, a spin-off industry began among local artisans, who paint decorative patterns on vegetable gourds as packaging for the potpourri.