Canvas event planning and decorating company launches

Based on their belief that every event and space is a blank canvas, two local women have launched a new event planning and decorating business at the Delaware beaches.

Canvas Event Planning LLC is now available to help plan and coordinate corporate, nonprofit and private events ranging from fundraisers to business gatherings and events like baby showers and themed parties.

Canvas also specializes in commercial and residential interior design, with experience in decorating coffee shops, restaurants, homes and offices for holidays or seasonal looks.

Canvas is a partnership between two friends and collaborators, Kyra Elmer and Julie Sammons. Both women live in the Long Neck area and have been involved in event planning and decorating for years.

A graduate of Cornell College in Iowa, Elmer has a master of business administration degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management. She and her husband have owned and operated an ice cream shop and restaurant in Dewey Beach. She has over 20 years of experience managing and providing administration for country and rock bands. Elmer also has planned album-release parties, open houses, themed parties and corporate luncheons.

Sammons holds a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University and had a career in education. With her company Second Chances Interior Decorating, she started using her flair for decorating and event planning to work with homeowners in decorating new and existing spaces. She served as marketing director for the Rehoboth Chick-fil-A restaurant and planned many special events. Sammons has provided consulting and decorating services for commercial spaces, studios, cafés and private residences. She considers her specialties to be holiday decorating and repurposing décor for a fresh look on a budget.

For those starting with a blank canvas for an upcoming event or decorating project, Canvas Event Planning and Decorating can help take it to the next level. Initial consultations are free.

For more information, go to CanvasEventPlanning.com, email kyra@canvaseventplanning.com or julie@canvaseventplanning.com, or call 302-381-5327.