What a Night at the Shop Opp!

SEE THE PHOTOS from MyLittleBird’s pre-holiday gift-shopping extravaganza at Dock 5 at DC’s Union Market.

Sophie Blake selling her awesome jewelry. In the background, Sophie’s assistant Kay helps LittleBird Janet pick a custom lipstick color from vendor Finding Ferdinand. / MyLittleBird photo.

Happy shopper Teresa Duncan smiles at adorable puppy protecting Urban Pearl’s mobile boutique. / MyLittleBird photo.

From the balcony of Dock 5, LittleBird Janet looks down onto Urban Pearl’s customers. / MyLittleBird photo.

Tunic tops, dresses and blanket-like scarves sold at Urban Pearl’s mobile boutique. / MyLittleBird photo.

Terrific sailcloth bags, stylish workout and after-workout wear were a big hit at Ferrall Dietrich’s Core 72 booth. No wonder Ferrall’s smiling! / MyLittleBird photo.

Buyers couldn’t resist The Cheeky Puppy’s pillows, shopping bags and toys. Here, owner Courtney Stamm makes a sale to artist Shanee Uberman, one of the other vendors! / MyLitttleBird photo.

Shoppers Sandy Davis, left, and Jacqueline Trescott eye the vintage jewelry offerings at Madge Novel Vintage (that’s Madge in the center). / MyLittleBird photo.

Shopper Bonnie Kogod admires Mintwood Home’s well-curated selection of decorative accessories. Seated are Mintwood founder Heloise McKee and director of brand strategy Caroline Lawler. (Kogod also bagged an incredible Roberto Cavalli bustier at the CarpeLuxe boutique, not shown.) / MyLittleBird photo.

LittleBird Mary and MLB contributor Catherine Clifford peruse the new reads at Upshur Street Books’s author table. (LittleBird Mary was one of the authors!) At rear right is another author, Rita Kempley, and far right is Upshur owner Paul Ruppert. That’s Upshur’s Anna Thorn behind the counter./ MyLittleBird photo.

Precious tiny T-shirts, washcloths and onesies are the fare at Yinibini Baby. Owner Soyini George, glimpsed behind the display, also sells her tiny creations–yes, she makes them!–on weekends at Eastern Market. / MyLittleBird photo.

Bejeweled vintage shoes, fedoras, a Chanel clutch and fringed accessories from luxury consignment shop Ella Rue. / MyLittleBird photo.

The center of the Dock 5 space glowed with Joseph Elbert’s handmade standing lamps, rear left, and Modern Mobler’s vintage table lamps. At rear center, Mobler manager Cynthia Sanford engages with a potential customer. At left are Heloise McKee and Caroline Lawler, the Mintwood Home gals. Front and center are Scout Bags founder and mogul Deb Waterman Johns, with Madge Novel of Novel Vintage Jewelry. / MyLittleBird photo.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts mini-shop offered interactive art books, knitting kits, mugs and many more holiday gifts. More than one LittleBird bought that do-it-yourself cardboard reindeer, shown at the center of the picture. / MyLittleBird photo.

Great hostess gifts (bud vases, picture frames, cocktail napkins) from online-only decor store Mintwood Home. / MyLittleBird photo.

Suzanne Runyon runs the show at Hysteria’s table. Bags, sweaters, accessories, oh my! / MyLittleBird photo.

A great big thank you to all our vendors.

Scout Bags made selecting just one gorgeous color combination a hard choice; Core 72‘s activewear was cozy enough to wear happily at home; Yinibini Baby‘s tiny T-shirts and bibs were irresistible, interactive art books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts gift shop were a no-brainer for grandchildren.  Everyone wanted olive oil from Via Umbria! For guy gifts, sleek selections from the Grooming Lounge; The Cheeky Puppy pleased our many dog lovers with pillows and toys. Covetable modern jewelry came from Sophie Blake New York, fun accessories and tunic tops from Urban Pearl and faux fur collars and yummy-colored sweaters among the many offerings from J.McLaughlin. Joe Elbert‘s hand-crafted furniture was heartbreakingly beautiful. ShoeLaLa‘s shoes made us forget our aching feet.  We swooned over the bud vases, custom pillows and cocktail napkins from online home decor store Mintwood Home.  And how about the fringe and fedoras from luxury consignment shop Ella Rue! 

Hysteria, we first visited you in Old Town in 1999 when you were a tiny boutique. Now there’s so much more clothing and accessories! Estiletta with its clothing from new Spanish designers, Carpe Luxe‘s vintage clothing in all price ranges and Wild River Jewelry are fantastic new discoveries.

We love your colorful textiles, Nellie Rose, the charming illustrations of The Art of Seth and Shanee Uberman’s landscapes.

Thank you, Green Revolution for skincare analysis, Finding Ferdinand for custom-color lipstick, La Musa Art & Design for rugs, Madge Novel Vintage Modern for unusual vintage jewelry. And to you, Modern Mobler, for mid-century modern furniture.   Oh, and two tables of DC authors signing and selling their new books (thanks to Upshur Street Books).

And, how could we forget the delicious refreshments from Teaism and Occasions and the fab goodie bags from Bluemercury and SoulCycle and Follain!