Meet the Family
My dad has been making jewelry from the sand of local beaches and crushed sea glass for over a decade. We’ve been so blessed to see this dream grow from our first shop at John’s Pass in Madeira Beach to two stores in Downtown Dunedin today!
Your support and the love you share for our jewelry, our stores, and our team truly mean the world to us. The stories you share and memories you create with us have become such a special part of our journey.
Thank you for being a part of our dream come true! We appreciate your business more than you know. If we can ever help in any way, please reach out—we’d love to hear from you!
With Gratitude and love,Elena + LouThe Great Giftsby and Our House Team
Elena
Before the shop, Elena spent nine years as a Lancôme beauty advisor at Nordstrom and Dillard’s. In June 2021 she took over The Great Giftsby on Main Street in Dunedin, with her dad’s experience behind her. In 2024 she added a second shop up the street, Our House.
She is known around town as the Singing Shopkeeper. On Second Friday nights she has been known to sing out front of the shop.
Lou
Lou Marrero spent his life in sales. When he bought Laska Gift in John’s Pass Village on Madeira Beach, the owner before him taught him how to make jewelry with beach sand and sea glass. He never put it down.
He fills every pendant, earring and cuff by hand with sand and tiny bits of shell from Honeymoon Island, or with crushed sea glass. Customers bring him their own glass sometimes, from as far as England. He still drops off new pieces at the shops himself, and if you are lucky he is behind the counter when you come in.
Today his pieces carry the name Dad’s Jewelry by Lou.
Dad’s Jewelry
by Lou
- Sand
- Honeymoon Island
- Glass
- Crushed sea glass
- Shop
- Main St, Dunedin FL