Free Windows utility Fences provide a great elegant way to get your desktop icons organized, however if you are looking for a more eye-candy rich solution - sliding dock launcher like SliderDock will do the trick.
SliderDock provides Windows user with an easy to use and configure ring-shaped application launcher dock, to get started all you need to do is to drag-and-drop icons to access them later, just rotate your mouse wheel and let the icons come to you.