IKEA PARTY IN A BOX

My main focus on JMS Entertaining is to help simplify your life when it comes to party planning and entertaining ideas! I try to share recipes that allow for ahead prep and are easy to put together once guests arrive. Another way of easy entertaining is showcasing resources that help with regards to decor and party setup. I understand not everyone has time to make a 10 foot balloon backdrop or hand glue buttons on everyone’s party hat….and that’s ok!

I’m not sure if you are aware but IKEA has ventured into the party supply business. I’m loving it but I was originally surprised – not like they haven’t covered every other product possible already! They have started selling “party in a box” type products which provide you the basics to create a fun kids’ themed party. This is great for people that just do not have the time to go out and buy every single item separately to put together the party theme themselves. The kit I purchased was a woodland creatures version and it is adorable!

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♥ JMS HEARTS ♥

Welcome to the second installment of JMS HEARTS! With Easter this weekend and Spring around the corner, I am getting so excited for the entertaining season to start up again. I always feel there is a lull between Christmas and Easter (I mean sometimes we do need a break!) but the warmer weather has me excited for patio season, summer brunches and all things entertaining!

If you are new here – JMS HEARTS is a monthly feature that I have created which showcases all my entertaining favourite finds from the month….aka everything that I heart ♥!

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PARTY DECOR: HOW TO MAKE TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS

I love planning all aspects of a party (hello food!) but one area I truly enjoy is decor. Now decor can add up super fast (HOW much for those cake stands?!) therefore I try to throw in some homemade options when possible to keep the cost down. One of my fav items to make for a party are tissue flowers!

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SWEET KIWI LIME DAIQUIRI

Have you checked the calendar recently? HOW is it March already! Not even March…..MID March! This month….year….is flying by!

Also this weekend is St. Patrick’s Day (just in case you didn’t realize due to the flying of days I mentioned above)  which does provide a good excuse to kick back and relax a bit! I’m not a huge fan of celebrating St. Patty’s day out – it’s crowded and noisy but I am not opposed to celebrating at home with a delicious cocktail! Being Saint Patrick’s Day I thought it was perfectly fitting to create a green fruity beverage to enjoy. Now normally you mainly see green beer but I’m not a huge fan of beer and leave that for my husband to enjoy. Ha! Fun fact – my husband’s name is Patryk (yes spelled that way) and he insists that we celebrate St. Patryk’s Day! I have literally written St. Patrick’s Day incorrectly about 44 times today! So instead of the typical green beer I have decided to class up this joint, throw in our daily serving of fruit (not quite but I try ha!) and present you with this fabulous Sweet Kiwi Lime Daiquiri.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

With International Women’s Day being today I knew exactly the post I wanted to write! There are SO many amazing kick-ass women in the party/entertaining industry that I wanted to dedicate a post specifically to them. The women below are incredibly talented and beyond creative! They share their ideas as well as snippets of their lives which is always fun to follow. Most days I can’t wait until I have a moment to jump on Instagram to check out what they are preparing or what is going on with their days. Some of these women have literally shaped me in ways they will never know because it was them that encouraged me to finally take the plunge and just do it! Without the constant inspiration from their ideas over the years I would have given up on this creative dream and not given it another thought.

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