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Old 11-27-2009, 12:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Christmas desk decorating contest - need ideas!

so my wife works in a big office. lots of people. and to promote christmas cheer, they're having a desk decorating contest with a nice prize.

i think that for starters, we'll go in on sunday and cover her desk top to bottom with gift wrapping paper. but i don't want to stop there, so i'm fishing for ideas.

nothing too flashy or too expensive. but i need extreme creativity. everyone will put tiny plastic christmas trees on their desks, so we need something unusual. something that will stand out.

go!
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Ikea do flatpack gingerbread houses for cheap (£2.50 over here).
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Is what's above the desk taken into consideration?
cause dangling some cool home-made lanterns can be interesting.
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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stormjh, what's flatpack? we have IKEA here (Budapest), but i don't quite follow...

NumberNineDream, the desk is really more of a large table. slightly curved. round legs. it's not exactly in a cubicle, but it has low (1.5 meter) walls around it. it's very open, in a large room with lots of other desks. high visibility. high ceilings too, so lanterns could be tough.
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:26 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Tell her to bribe the coworkers with a fresh plate of Christmas cookies or something. Stringing lights wouldn't be a bad idea either if you could find a way to make it work.
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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lol, that's tougher than I thought. I was never good at this, but I'm trying to remember what we used to do in school. I'll get back to you on that.
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Flatpack just means it comes in flat pieces and you put them together, they're only small, I bought one today as the girlfriend wanted one we could make together, how very twee we are.
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:50 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Definitely do this:

Hulu - The Office: Gift Wrapped Desk
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What about christmas lights?
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