Why is your shop called "Glamour and Grace"?

Let me take you back to when I was five and my mother, Grace, opened her first antique shop in Lancaster County PA. She specialized in antique tools as well as pre-1900 furniture, and I spent countless hours in her shop and on buying trips with her. She started me on several collections with the first ones being antique cup and saucer sets as well as vintage ceramic cats. I still have all of them! What I didn't know at that young age was that seeds were being planted for a later business. I learned visual merchandising, how to tell antiques from reproductions, and what to do if certain items were not selling.

Going on buying trips with her, I later developed my own taste (depression-era dishes and mid mod housewares), and I can still hear her scolding me from across many aisles in an antique co-op whenever she heard me gasp LOUDLY about a treasure I found. I have learned not to do that anymore ;-).

We lost Grace to complications from dementia several years ago, and two years after we lost her, I was faced with a career decision when the bank I worked for was sold. The time had come for me to put my vintage passion and knowledge to work, combining it with my crafty side of jewelry and button making. I knew I wanted to name my business in honor of my guardian angel, and a wise friend helped me come up with Glamour and Grace.

I strive to honor my mother in everything I do, and I am amazed by the connections I have made by linking Etsy shoppers like you with vintage items that remind them of loved ones. Many of you have made me cry with your stories about searching for YEARS for a certain Christmas ornament or even a set of ash trays like your loved one had. That's why I keep doing what I do: I hunt weekly for the best vintage items I can find (and afford) so that you can give a special gift, rekindle a memory, or honor a loved one who's no longer with you.

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