37 covered with an adhesive layer 38 which permits securement of the base members 35 and thus the complete assembly 10 to the wrapping paper 20 or other surface in any position desired by the user each base member 35 is constructed from cardboard plastic or or any other acceptable material and includes an inner side 36 and an outer side 37 the inner side 36 of each base member 35 is secured to an end of the expansible form 30 as shown in fig2 by means of an adhesive thus when the expansible form 30 is compressed for storage or packaging the base members 35 sandwich the paper layers 40 of the form 30 together this provides a compact package and by virtue of their generally rigid construction the base members 35 provide protection to the delicate compressed paper layers 40 on the outer side 37 of each base member 35 is a layer of adhesive 38 this adhesive layer 38 is covered by a removable foil or plastic strip 39 as shown in fig1 when the foil or plastic strip is removed the adhesive layer 38 serves to secure the base members 35 in position on the wrapping paper 20 or other surface the support members 60a and decorative members 60b are positioned in the cavities 50 between the base members 35 of the expansible ornament assembly 30 in such a way as to provide a secure support for both the expansible form 30 and the various object shapes or messages 70 secured on the decorative members 60b the support members 60a and decorative members 60b may be inserted between and adhered to the.