diff --git a/lib/draper/base.rb b/lib/draper/base.rb
index 3e76fab..00f56f2 100644
--- a/lib/draper/base.rb
+++ b/lib/draper/base.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Draper
     include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper
     include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
     include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper
-    include ApplicationHelper if defined?(ApplicationHelper)
+    include ApplicationHelper #if defined?(ApplicationHelper)      
 
     require 'active_support/core_ext/class/attribute'
     class_attribute :denied, :allowed
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ module Draper
     
     DEFAULT_DENIED = Object.new.methods << :method_missing
     self.denied = DEFAULT_DENIED
+
+    def initialize(subject)
+      self.source = subject      
+      build_methods
+    end
     
     def self.denies(*input_denied)
       raise ArgumentError, "Specify at least one method (as a symbol) to exclude when using denies" if input_denied.empty?
@@ -20,15 +25,14 @@ module Draper
     
     def self.allows(*input_allows)
       raise ArgumentError, "Specify at least one method (as a symbol) to allow when using allows" if input_allows.empty?
-      #raise ArgumentError, "Use either 'allows' or 'denies', but not both." unless (self.denies == DEFAULT_EXCLUSIONS)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Use either 'allows' or 'denies', but not both." unless (self.denied == DEFAULT_DENIED)
       self.allowed = input_allows
     end
-    
-    def initialize(subject)
-      self.source = subject      
-      build_methods
-    end   
-    
+
+    def self.decorate(input)
+      input.respond_to?(:each) ? input.map{|i| new(i)} : new(input)
+    end
+        
   private
     def select_methods
       self.allowed || (source.public_methods - denied)
diff --git a/spec/base_spec.rb b/spec/base_spec.rb
index febda50..4c8f873 100644
--- a/spec/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/base_spec.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ describe Draper::Base do
     subject.gsub("Sample"){|match| "Super"}.should == "Super String"
   end
   
-  it "should return a collection of wrapped objects when given a collection of source objects" do
-    pending("need to fix the proxying of blocks")
-    sources = ["one", "two", "three"]
-    output = Draper::Base.new(sources)
-    output.should respond_to(:each)
-    output.size.should == sources.size
-    output.each{ |decorated| decorated.should be_instance_of(Draper::Base) }
-    debugger
+  context ".draper" do
+    it "should return a collection of wrapped objects when given a collection of source objects" do
+      sources = ["one", "two", "three"]
+      output = Draper::Base.decorate(sources)
+      output.should respond_to(:each)
+      output.size.should == sources.size
+      output.each{ |decorated| decorated.should be_instance_of(Draper::Base) }
+    end
+    
+    it "should return a single wrapped object when given a single source object" do
+      output = Draper::Base.decorate(source)
+      output.should be_instance_of(Draper::Base)
+    end
   end
   
   it "echos the methods of the wrapped class" do
@@ -37,21 +42,6 @@ describe Draper::Base do
   
   describe "a sample usage with denies" do
     before(:all) do
-      class DecoratorWithDenies < Draper::Base  
-        denies :upcase
-        
-        def sample_content
-          content_tag :span, "Hello, World!"
-        end
-        
-        def sample_link
-          link_to "Hello", "/World"
-        end
-        
-        def sample_truncate
-          ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper.truncate("Once upon a time", :length => 7)
-        end
-      end
     end
     
     let(:subject_with_denies){ DecoratorWithDenies.new(source) }
@@ -83,12 +73,6 @@ describe Draper::Base do
   end
   
   describe "a sample usage with allows" do
-    before(:all) do
-      class DecoratorWithAllows < Draper::Base  
-        allows :upcase
-      end
-    end
-    
     let(:subject_with_allows){ DecoratorWithAllows.new(source) }
     
     it "should echo the allowed method" do
@@ -114,14 +98,14 @@ describe Draper::Base do
     }
     
     let(:using_allows_then_denies){
-      class DecoratorWithInvalidMixing < Draper::Base  
+      class DecoratorWithAllowsAndDenies < Draper::Base  
         allows :upcase
         denies :downcase
       end
     }    
     
     let(:using_denies_then_allows){
-      class DecoratorWithInvalidMixing < Draper::Base  
+      class DecoratorWithDeniesAndAllows < Draper::Base  
         denies :downcase
         allows :upcase        
       end
@@ -143,4 +127,11 @@ describe Draper::Base do
       expect {using_denies_then_allows}.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
+  
+  context "in a Rails application" do
+    it "should include ApplicationHelper if one exists" do
+      decorator = DecoratorApplicationHelper.decorate(Object.new)
+      decorator.uses_hello == "Hello, World!"
+    end
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/spec/samples/application_helper.rb b/spec/samples/application_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3613715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/samples/application_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module ApplicationHelper
+  def hello
+    "Hello, World!"
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/samples/decorator_application_helper.rb b/spec/samples/decorator_application_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daae87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/samples/decorator_application_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class DecoratorApplicationHelper < Draper::Base  
+  def uses_hello
+    self.hello
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/samples/decorator_with_allows.rb b/spec/samples/decorator_with_allows.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fc0921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/samples/decorator_with_allows.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class DecoratorWithAllows < Draper::Base  
+  allows :upcase
+end
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diff --git a/spec/samples/decorator_with_denies.rb b/spec/samples/decorator_with_denies.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e6f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/samples/decorator_with_denies.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class DecoratorWithDenies < Draper::Base  
+  denies :upcase
+  
+  def sample_content
+    content_tag :span, "Hello, World!"
+  end
+  
+  def sample_link
+    link_to "Hello", "/World"
+  end
+  
+  def sample_truncate
+    ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper.truncate("Once upon a time", :length => 7)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 5b687fb..2712d57 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'bundler'
+require './spec/samples/application_helper.rb'
 Bundler.require
+Dir.glob('./spec/samples/*') {|file| require file}
 require 'active_support'
 require 'action_view'
 require 'bundler/setup'
+
 require 'draper'
 
 Dir["spec/support/**/*.rb"].each do |file|