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1009A Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118
b/t Isabella Ave & Park Pl
Coronado
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1.9 miSeaport Village
1.9 miConvention Center
1.9 miGaslamp Quarter
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Specialties
We strive to fill our store with exciting and beautiful items that visitors would love to take home. We carry many souvenirs ranging from seashells to beautiful sterling silver jewelry, art glass, ceramics, bath products and home décor.
Many of our souvenir mugs and picture frames are decorated with shells and natural sea life. We have hundreds of types of sea shells from $ 1 to $ 60, and also offer locally-made seashell ornaments.
We have red coral, abalone, mother of pearl, fossils, and semiprecious stones all set in sterling silver, and we also have fashion jewelry with crystals, pearls and shells. Bath products are by Sonoma Lavender and include eucalyptus, lavender and ocean air collections, and by Fragrance of Ireland — unforgettable INIS collection of cologne, bath, and lotion products.
Come to see us! We truly have something for everyone!
History
Established in 1998.
The owners Alina and Tad Walicki moved from Portland, OR where they used to own very succesful Art Glass Gallery.
Forget Me Not Gallery & Gifts in Coronado was also oppened as Art Glass Gallery showing hand blown art glass by american artis.
With changing economics of the country Forget Me Not also changed inventory profile in to large inventory of the beautiful sterling silver jewelry, shell jewelry, huge inventory of sea shells, home decore made out of sea shells, candels, frames etc.
Meet the Business Owner
Tad and Alina W.
Business Owner
The owners are imigrants from Poland. Tad and Alina lived 18 years in Portland OR, and since 1997 in San Diego CA.
After graduating Business School with a degree in Finance Law and education in construction, Tad started his own business — Harbour Homes –building about 60 custom homes in Portland area. Then in 1989, Alina opened «Balton Art Glass Gallery» right downtown Portland.
They also began importing art glass from Poland, bringing the beautiful pieces to wholesale on the West Coast. The decision to move to So. Cal wasn’t easy but the weather here was irresistible. They opened «Balton Art Glass» gallery in La Jolla in 1997 and Forget Me Not Gallery and Gifts in 1998.
Today Alina and Tad are very happy parents of now 7 years old triplet boys.
