Office Party Ideas...

Decorating By val_nutrimetics Updated 26 Feb 2007 , 6:34pm by meihana

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val_nutrimetics Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 8:35pm
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Hey everyone!
I have an order coming up in March for a cake to feed about 30 people. It is for an office party at a big company so if this one goes well the other departments will be using me for their parties too! icon_biggrin.gif Okay, so the information that was given to me was that it is for a woman who is turning 60, who has a great sense of humor, and the manager in the department would like for the cake to reflect her job in some way (she works in the filing room).

I can usually come up with some good ideas to match the cake to the person, but in this case I am drawing a complete blank! Probably because I know that if I impress them I will be kept quite busy with their office parties! icon_lol.gif

So naturally I came to CakeCentral to pick the brains of all you talented decorators out there, so any ideas would be appreciated! thumbs_up.gif

Thanks,
Val.

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val_nutrimetics Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 8:58pm
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I was hoping never to have to do this, but I'm bumping myself. Sorry! icon_wink.gif I really need some help here!

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MomLittr Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 9:06pm
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Wow, that is a tough one........maybe her knocking on a fitting room door with a #60 on it? I am not good at this kind of thing at all but thought I would give it a shot, and a bump!

deb

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Lenette Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 9:08pm
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Ummm, what about a drawer from a file cabinet? Or a file folder with fondant paper spilling out and around it?

just pulling things completely off the top of my head.

Or a fondant lady figure sitting on top of a cake that looks like "paper" has fallen all over...

Oh, oh...this is crazy, a fondant lady with a file folder that has fallen on top of her?

That's out there isn't it. Sorry, not sure if these are any good... icon_rolleyes.gif

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val_nutrimetics Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 9:23pm
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Those are some great ideas! I really like the idea of the fondant lady with the paper everywhere! icon_lol.gif Thanks!

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Doug Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 10:07pm
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pic from gallery: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-77757.html

variant of Lenette's ideas:

file cabinet swallowing a woman -- her legs and feet sticking out? (sort of an Audrey III for you Little Shop of Horrors fans!)

play on "deep six this"....deep six OH this!

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val_nutrimetics Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 10:20pm
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More great ideas! thumbs_up.gif I'm actually starting to get excited about this cake now! When I couldn't think of anything I started dreading it!

I knew I could count on everyone here for some ideas! icon_lol.gif

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val_nutrimetics Posted 25 Feb 2007 , 10:51pm
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Anyone else have any ideas? You can never have too many, right? icon_wink.gif

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meihana Posted 26 Feb 2007 , 6:34pm
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How about a maze of filing cabinets... like a labyrinth with her lost in it.... ooh! or the maze can be in the shape of a giant 60!

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