Wordful Wednesday: a where's waldo door

I don't have a lot to offer today that is interesting so I will apologize in advance. I'm so tired! I took a 2 hour nap after work and I plan to head back to bed shortly. What are your secrets for getting a good nights sleep? Please share. I'm exhausted.

I wanted to share some pictures with you of my office door. I shared on Monday that my office is having a door decorating contest. This idea was the brainchild of my sole male co-worker (Steve, whose name has been changed to protect his ego), and his idea perfectly illustrates the differences between men and women.

First Steve wanted to make people pay to participate so that we could have a prize; the money we collected for participation would go to purchasing said prize. I explained to him that people (me) absolutely would not pay to decorate door, so he dropped that idea. Steve just kept saying "But we HAVE to have a prize, otherwise what's the point?"

We picked a date for judging, and Steve got one person to agree to judge. Next thing I know, I get an email from Steve stating that there is a deadline to decorate (Monday), that there will be three judges instead of one, and bringing up the idea of paying to participate once again. Sigh. Men. They always have to make things more complicated than they need to be. As a result of the new rules and deadline, many co-workers declined to participate, which is a bummer.

I knew I wanted to do an advent calendar, and the idea was originally to have little envelopes with openings at the tops, where you could pull the tops straight up. However, I would have had to make those cards, and since I'm a procrastinator, that idea was scrapped. Here's what I came up with:



The wrapping paper is very blinding on its own, and can easily give you a headache. I was joking with my co-workers that it is like those old pictures - the ones that just look like colors and swirls, but when you stare and relax your eyes, a picture emerges? The top is my peppermint wreath, which you have seen before, and I taped little multi-colored bows over my gold wreath hanger.

The body of the Christmas tree are cards that name one random act of kindness for each day leading up to Christmas in December. Some of the ideas include:

• Donating clothing to Goodwill
• Purchasing a phone card and donating it to a local shelter
• If you know someone who is suffering financially, mail them some money anonymously
• Donating your used books to the library
• Baking treats and dropping them off at the fire or police department
• Donating stationary and stamps to a hospital or seniors center

On each side of the door, I made a advent treat calendar with Hershey's Kisses. I got the idea from Joys of Home, and you can find specific directions on her blog. I included child-proof scissors in a little bag on my door for daily cutting (not because I am worried about my co-workers running with them, but because clients to occasionally come through out offices, and it is better safe than sorry).

What do you think? I don't really care about winning, but I am very pleased with how this turned out. This would be a really cute project for kids, and would look cute on a playroom door or even a garage door.