DIY Christmas #2 - Door Wreath & Paper Snowflakes

For My this year's DIY Christmas Decoration, here are my next two projects:

Door Wreath...

To make this wreath I used the embroidery hoop ring, tied net bows without cutting it,

and then made the greens with Crepe Paper (tutorial), Berries with clay and acrylic paint, used ribbon, felt and chenille stems for decoration. 

As we live in a studio apartment I made a smaller size wreath that can be dismantled as I have no space to store it!!! It is easy to make!

Paper Snowflakes...

These are so easy to make, For these I used the normal A4 size white printing paper. They wont take much space if I wanted to keep them, but it is fun to make new every year! I did not follow any tutorial, just used the technique, You can Click Here for the tutorial.

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Globetrotting Diaries - Bronners's Christmas Wonderland

 Since the Christmas Spirit has started to shine, what could be more appropriate for today's post but the "Bronner's Christmas Wonderland" in Frankenmuth, Michigan. We went there last year and it was unbelievable, true like its name -A Christmas Wonderland! Don't ask how much we shopped!

A few interesting facts-

• It is the world's LARGEST Christmas Store.
• Was founded in 1945 by Wally Bronner, he always insisted on capitalizing the CHRIST in "CHRISTmas Wonderland."
• It is open year-round.
• The building is about 7.35 acres in size with an outside area covering 27 acres.
• Its parking lot can hold 1080 cars and 50 buses.
•  About 100,000 lights illuminate Bronner's half-mile long Christmas Lane every evening.
• It is visited by over 2 Million people every year.
• Bronner's has the exclusive right to sell Precious Moments Christmas-themed figurines.
• Its inventory exceeds 50,000 trims and gifts, including Christmas ornaments, artificial Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, Christmas decorations, collectibles, and similar goods.
• Bronner's electrical bill averages US$1,250 per day.
• If all the light sets sold in one year at Bronner's were stretched out in a continuous line, they would span approximately 530 miles (850 km).

*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronner's_Christmas_Wonderland

Here are the photos...