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BTS Sneak Peek From Bronner’s Christmas Favorites® Catalog + SWEET & Spicy Chocolate Bark Recipe

Guest Author At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Events and Promotions, Meet The Staff June 13, 2023August 15, 2023behind the scenes, Catalog, Dietrich, recipe 0 Comment

Despite the fact that it is early in the year and Christmas may be far from the minds of many, the magic of creating Bronner’s Christmas Favorites® Catalog for 2023-2024 is well under way! In addition to a small sneak peek behind-the-scenes of what goes into this merry mailer, I’m sharing one NEW ornament in a teaser. (We won’t tell Santa you’re peeking!😉) To celebrate said ornament, I’m also sharing my favorite sweet & spicy chocolate bark recipe to go

Fontanini Nativity Collection Display – HIStory & Starry How-To!

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Meet The Staff, Villages and Figurines December 16, 2022December 16, 2022behind the scenes, Events, Fontanini, nativity 0 Comment

Enjoy CHRISTmas, It’s HIS Birthday; Enjoy Life, It’s HIS Way — that’s Bronner’s motto. But the Fontanini Nativity collection display adds another layer to our Christmas Wonderland — Enjoy CHRISTmas, It’s HIStory! Staff artist, Eileen Boone went to work resurrecting our 5-inch Fontanini Nativity and village display with new life earlier this year. We’re sharing the “behind the scenes” and showing you some of her incredible how-tos in a mini series. From glittering wire stars, to realistic looking stone walls

Meet The Team At Bronner’s PT 4

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Meet The Staff February 3, 2021February 3, 2021behind the scenes, bronner's, Meet The Team, Staff 0 Comment

Keeping the World’s Largest CHRISTmas Store merry and bright all year long takes a pretty remarkable team. Of course you’ll see many friendly faces when you visit Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan, but there are equally as many behind-the-scenes, too! Meet another 5 members from Bronner’s team in part 4 of our “Meet The Team” series.

Meet The Team At Bronner’s PT. 3

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Meet The Staff January 21, 2021August 15, 2023behind the scenes, bronner's, Dietrich, Meet The Team, Staff 0 Comment

Meet The Team at Bronner’s PT. 2

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Meet The Staff January 7, 2021February 3, 2021behind the scenes, Meet The Team 0 Comment

Keeping the World’s Largest CHRISTmas Store merry and bright all year long takes a pretty remarkable team. While you may see many friendly faces when you visit Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan, there are equally as many behind-the-scenes, too. Meet 5 more members from Bronner’s team in part 2 of our “Meet The Team” series!

Meet The Team at Bronner’s

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Meet The Staff June 12, 2020February 3, 2021behind the scenes, bronner's, Meet The Team, team 6 Comments

Bronner’s Exclusive Ornament History

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, History, Meet The Staff July 29, 2019February 2, 2021behind the scenes, Christmas ornaments, design, DIY, Exclusive, history, Nostalgic 0 Comment

If you remember reading “It’s no secret that styles, techniques and technology advance as the years go on. But I had NO IDEA what wonderful history I was about to unveil as I sought out the expertise of our ornament designers to help me put together this [Annual Ornament Designs] post. My mind is still whirling.” Then you may have been waiting for this very post – a nostalgic look Bronner’s exclusive ornament history and design process through the years!

Bronner’s Annual Ornament Design Series

Aileen Libbey Behind The Scenes, History, Meet The Staff August 22, 2017January 27, 2021art, behind the scenes, bronner, bronner's, Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, christmas, Conception To Completion, design, history, ornaments 2 Comments

1974. That was the inception of Bronner’s annual ornament series. Twenty-nine years after Wally’s start in the business and 43 years later, the collection is still growing strong. And the process? The history? Take a look …

Your Dream Job?

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, History, Meet The Staff August 3, 2016August 5, 2016behind the scenes, bronner's, clerk, department, Dream, hiring, history, job, sales 0 Comment

What is YOUR dream job? A position that would rake in boatloads of cash? Or maybe a favorite hobby turned into a full-time job? A job where you’re surrounded by things you love, like working at a library, surrounded by books; a coffee shop, surrounded by your favorite brew; or better yet, selling ornaments, lights and more at Bronner’s, surrounded by Christmas?! What does a job at Bronner’s look like, you ask? In the early days of Bronner’s Christmas Decorations, the