The mother-daughter team of Annamarie and Brigid McAlpin has been serving the Chicagoland area since 1982.  We have designed and created a number of different products over the years such as hair accessories, hats and jackets.  Since 1995 we have designed vintage glass bead and crystal jewelry under the company name Windy City Jewelry.  In 2004 we formed an artist's group, Flower Girls Gifts, to provide local boutiques and galleries with an expanded selection of floral-themed gifts in addition to the jewelry.

Annamarie has a Fashion Merchandising degree from Dominican University, River Forest and has completed the Floral Design program at Harper College, Palatine.  She worked at Talbots, Park Ridge for 13 years, responsible for the store's display and merchandising.

Brigid has a Finance degree from Marquette University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.  She worked as an accountant and then as a computer programmer before leaving the corporate world to start her own business.  She is currently is an eBay Top-Rated Seller and Trading Assistant with a 100% positive feedback rating of over 13,000 and has been selling on eBay since 1999.  An eBay Top-Rated Seller must meet very strict standards - consistently receiving the highest ratings from buyers, shipping items quickly and earning a track record of excellent service. A Trading Assistant is an experienced eBay seller who will sell your items on eBay for a fee.  Her greatest areas of expertise are women's clothing, jewelry, antique furniture and collectibles, pottery and glass but she can and has sold just about everything on eBay.  For more information on eBay services, CLICK HERE.

In 2006 we decided to combine the concepts of handcrafted and vintage into one store, Brie's Gift Gallery, where we offer the work of an expanded group of artists in addition to vintage home accessories and small furniture pieces placed on consignment by Brigid's eBay and estate sale clients. We started in a 450 square foot store which we quickly outgrew and in 2008 moved to our current location, twice as large and 1 1/2 blocks west of our first store.

Feel free to browse through this site.  If you have any questions, stop by our store or contact us by phone or by e-mail at info@briesgiftgallery.com.  Thank you for visiting and we look forward to serving you!