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Are fairy lights and dangling ornaments a breakable objects hazard? Do your coworkers not want to spend January picking pine needles out of the lobby?

There are plenty of reasons not to have a traditional Christmas tree at work, but if you’re missing Christmas decorations, you might be able to convince your colleagues to put up some last-minute cheer with these clever ideas that will make a fun team-building exercise, show what you're about and make anyone who walks in smile. Here are some pictures of creative and fitting trees that people made at work with whatever they could get their hands on.

You could also recreate some of these ideas at home if you skipped getting a tree this year and you have a well-stocked bookshelf or office. These people show that you can turn just about anything into a Christmas tree!

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A Very Special Christmas Tree In Public Library Created By The Librarians (Sulęcin, Poland)

A Very Special Christmas Tree In Public Library Created By The Librarians (Sulęcin, Poland)

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12 Foot Farmer's Christmas Tree Made Entirely Out Of Bell Peppers

12 Foot Farmer's Christmas Tree Made Entirely Out Of Bell Peppers

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Made Our Own Christmas Tree Where We Are Deployed

Made Our Own Christmas Tree Where We Are Deployed

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hats off to those serving their country overseas and at Christmas.

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Pamela Walshe
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A very happy Christmas to everyone not at home this year. Stay safe.

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Linda Robinett
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the tire shops near where I live has a pile of tires that are painted green just for the purpose of Christmas.

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Reagan James
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great way to reduce plastic abuse. Would totally do this if I had the stuff. :)

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Jenifer Shields
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

came here thinking I'd be the only one to comment on the use of a turbo for a star. Instead it's just one lame fight thread, as per usual

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Tammy Brocaw Reynolds
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for your service. Thank you for believing that the health, safety and freedom of mankind is worth fighting for, no matter where that may take you. God Bless YOU and Merry Christmas!

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Jay Weigel
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one makes me want to cry....my son was deployed for a couple of Christmases. We lost him to suicide just after Christmas, 2015..

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Olivia Masterson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for your service to your country. Every one of you that puts on one of those uniforms are a hero to me.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take care you guys! Wishing you were home for the holidays!

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Kimlan Lau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG I feel so sad when I see this. Hope they all made it home for more Christmases!

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Fleur De Lis RN
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless your Hearts! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! To all of you and your families for your service.

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Seth Lutz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it looks creative and cheap, i can find those in a dumpster

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Bean53
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is sad. The wars need to end so everyone can go home.

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Agent K
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I support our troops' right to be home with their families

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should be with your family. Defending a country of what? It's awful to know you're so far from the people you love, and you're fighting a war that is not your. Right, you're a patriot, and that's cool. But you will do more good with your loved ones. I don't like war or military things. Mankind lost a lot of good people on that. And the ones who begin the problems never take a weapon and fight. They only sent good men and woman to fight their battles. I hope you return well and with no trauma to your family.

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Another reason why more people each year hesitate to get a Christmas tree is the perceived impact on nature. Most people are unsure whether the greener choice is a real tree, or an artificial one that saves another tree from being cut down.

It turns out that environmental organizations don't recommend contributing to the manufacturing and shipping of plastic products by getting an artificial tree. (Of course, if you already have an artificial tree, you should make the most of it and use it for at least 10 years.)

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The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation Made A Christmas Tree Out Of Guide Dogs In Training

The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation Made A Christmas Tree Out Of Guide Dogs In Training

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Tech Store Employees Make A Christmas Tree Out Of Sheets Of Glass

Tech Store Employees Make A Christmas Tree Out Of Sheets Of Glass

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Real trees provide all the oxygen-producing benefits of any tree while they are being grown, and can be disposed of by composting, so they are actually recommended over artificial trees.

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But if you still can’t stand the thought of cutting one down as a decoration, and you're not prepared to maintain a potted tree, assembling a creative “tree” out of whatever you have lying around might be the solution you’re looking for. Try using things that you already have a lot of, and preferably that you can use again for their intended purpose after you disassemble the tree.

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I Made A Bacterial Christmas Tree In The Lab

I Made A Bacterial Christmas Tree In The Lab

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Someone Made A Pointe Shoe Christmas Tree In London Coliseum, English National Opera

Someone Made A Pointe Shoe Christmas Tree In London Coliseum, English National Opera

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful! Are they used and then washed? If they're new I hope they'll be, after the tree is put down, used to dance in them

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Claridge Hotel’s Christmas Tree Made Of 100 Umbrellas

Claridge Hotel’s Christmas Tree Made Of 100 Umbrellas

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Clothes Shop's Christmas Tree

Clothes Shop's Christmas Tree

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I Work For A Gas Company. This Is Our Christmas Tree This Year

I Work For A Gas Company. This Is Our Christmas Tree This Year

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Walked Into This At Work Today

Walked Into This At Work Today

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The IT Guy Where I Work Set This Up As His Decorations For Christmas

The IT Guy Where I Work Set This Up As His Decorations For Christmas

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I Work At A Whisky Distillery And We Couldn't Get A Tree, So We Improvised

I Work At A Whisky Distillery And We Couldn't Get A Tree, So We Improvised

We're an enterprising bunch here at Raasay Distillery. When the festive season approached and we didn't have a tree handy, we made do with the best materials to hand- Barrels! These are small ex-sherry casks that are no longer up to the task of holding scotch whisky.

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This Pizza Box Christmas Tree At A Local Pizza Shop

This Pizza Box Christmas Tree At A Local Pizza Shop

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This Christmas Tree Made Of Latex Gloves In My Laboratory

This Christmas Tree Made Of Latex Gloves In My Laboratory

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I Made An It Christmas Tree Made Of Monitors

I Made An It Christmas Tree Made Of Monitors

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of our trees will look like that one day. With a decoration App.

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This Canary Island's Supermarket Christmas Tree Is Bananas

This Canary Island's Supermarket Christmas Tree Is Bananas

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Raine Soo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, at least this better than that $120,000 banana duct taped to a canvas, posing as art.

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Encyclopedia Christmas Tree At My Local University

Encyclopedia Christmas Tree At My Local University

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This Christmas Tree Made Of Bycicle Gears At My Local Bike Store

This Christmas Tree Made Of Bycicle Gears At My Local Bike Store

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Oh Chemis-Tree Oh Chemis-Tree! How Lovely Are Your Branches

Oh Chemis-Tree Oh Chemis-Tree! How Lovely Are Your Branches

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Vilnius Airport Employees Create A Christmas Tree Made Of Confiscated Items

Vilnius Airport Employees Create A Christmas Tree Made Of Confiscated Items

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I Was At My Local Hispanic Bakery And I Saw This Christmas Tree Made Entirely Of Conchas

I Was At My Local Hispanic Bakery And I Saw This Christmas Tree Made Entirely Of Conchas

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I Wanted To Make The It Department More Cheerful, So I Made This "Tree" To Help Celebrate

I Wanted To Make The It Department More Cheerful, So I Made This "Tree" To Help Celebrate

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Workers On One Of Yeovil's Busiest Roads Are Trying To Spread A Bit Of Festive Joy By Building Their Own Version Of A Christmas Tree

Workers On One Of Yeovil's Busiest Roads Are Trying To Spread A Bit Of Festive Joy By Building Their Own Version Of A Christmas Tree

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The Jager Christmas Tree We Built At My Bar

The Jager Christmas Tree We Built At My Bar

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Fractal Christmas Tree At Cambridge Maths Department

Fractal Christmas Tree At Cambridge Maths Department

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