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Glorie – Antiques, Home and Garden was opened in 1999. The shop, located in
Dixon, California, sells garden inspired antiques, accessories and gifts for
the home. Gloriestudio.com, an expansion of the business, was established to
serve the wholesale market by offering unique hand-made accessories.
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| ABOUT THE OWNER |
Mary Salaber is a 4th generation northern Californian. She lives with her
husband and four children in Dixon, a small farming community near Sacramento.
Her shop, Glorie – Antiques, Home and Garden is a stopping point for those
living and traveling between the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe.
Mary grew up admiring the holiday customs of two grandmothers. One who took a
naturalistic Victorian approach to the seasons, the other who loved color and
sparkle. Both were collectors of antiques and fine things. This is where Mary
came from - nature’s beauty with a little sparkle!
With a degree in fashion design and extensive experience in specialty retail,
she was certain that her creative ways would someday provide a living. When she
moved to Dixon she began scouting for a suitable storefront, which is where
“Glorie” is located today. The shop specializes in garden inspired antiques and
Victorian cottage furnishings.
Expansion of her business came in 2004 after taking a few hand made pieces to
the San Francisco Gift Show. When stores began ordering, and then reordering,
she knew that she was on her way!
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| A WORD FROM THE OWNER, MARY SALABER |
"For as long as I can remember, I have loved and collected Victorian Christmas
decorations. When I opened "Glorie" I could never find exactly what I wanted in
holiday décor. So I gathered supplies and made the pieces I could not find.
Soon, I found that other shops began to by them. A new business was born.
The simpler, more-aged, the better! Especially treasured are pieces from the
late 19th century. The use of "real" materials – paper, glass, wire – and the
handcraftsmanship inspires me. My pieces are molded of paper-mache, then hand
painted and encrusted in crushed glass "glimmer". Some pieces are cast from
antique chocolate molds – fishes, shoes, birds’ nests. Bits of paper, wire and
tinsel are used to finish, but not to excess. I want each piece to shine of
itself.
Enjoy these treasures from the past. The more technological we become the more
difficult it becomes to produce high-quality, handmade goods…These are almost a
lost art."
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