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Entertaining Feature Writer: Janice Benoit

This is the place where we'll discuss host hospitality and gracious entertaining, including trade secrets for party plans, decorating, room setup, centerpieces, invitations, theme ideas, food & beverage service, catering, and everything in between!

Learn how to prep your home for a party, host a gracious evening at a restaurant or create a theme birthday party that your child won't forget. Understand what makes a functional party closet and how to use your local merchants to enhance your entertaining.

Use this page to be your entertaining resource. Join our discussions or contact me.

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Feature Writer Articles in Entertaining

Best How-To Ideas For Cleverly Wrapping Presents
Create beautiful, unique gift presentations with these easy tips for gift wrapping for the holidays and anytime! Use gift wrap tissue, gift wrapping supplies and ribbons
Find Great Deals on Business Holiday Cards
Learn about discount Christmas cards that can be personalized for your family or company. Also included are suggestions for finding "green" corporate greeting cards.
Best Serving Tips for Big Informal Dinners
Large, informal dinner parties can create an overflow of plates and flatware all at the same time. Learn how to handle this onslaught efficiently.
Best Serving Tips for Hosting a Formal Dinner
If the thought of cleaning up a large dinner party is daunting, break the elements down to manageable tasks. Large groups & holiday events are simplified by good planning
Best Furniture Placement Tips for Large Events
Once the table size has been determined for your dinner party or holiday event, it may be necessary to rearrange your furniture to best accommodate the larger table.


Contributing Articles in Entertaining

Re-gift with Confidence
The three rules for successful re-gifting are explained here. Be creative and save money on holiday gift-giving.
Holiday Shopping Made Easy
Holiday shopping tends to be a stressful experience, but it doesn't have to be with these gift buying tips for making holiday shopping easy and less stressful.
How to Write Custom Birthday Cards
A handwritten happy birthday greeting card is the perfect way to express birthday sentiments to friends and family.
Christmas Crackers
Christmas crackers are a staple of the British Christmas dinner table. Crackers developed from an idea by Tom Smith a mid-18th century confectioner.
How to Stay Stress Free During Christmas
It is easy to get overwhelmed during the Holidays with so many tasks to do. By simplifying and changing a few things around, Christmas can become a more relaxed affair.