My sister, Ducky, and I walked from 3rd Street to 15th Street on Sunday shopping for a birthday present for our stepmother. On the way, we stopped into all our favorite  stores to see what they had in stock for the gift giving season.

One of the things I like best about shopping in the neighborhood is the chance to converse with the shopkeepers.

Today I learned that the owner of Otto is now featuring her own label of clothing and bags. Sweet Charity gives a small portion of their profits to animal rescue organizations in upstate New York and Utah, and Root Stock has logs that smell like coffee.

The complete Broklyn Gift Shopping list is on Scoop du Jour (below).

GIFTS ON Seventh Avenue

3rd to 4th Streets

Living on Seventh: Soft fleecy bathrobes in nice colors
City Casuals: Paisley shawls

4th to 5th Streets

Lumiere: plexi hands (good for holding jewelry), plexi nudes for earrings.

7th to 8th Streets

Root Stock: Java Coffee fire log (yup), Buddha statue, ceramic apples, Veitver sachets.

8th to 9th Streets

Brooklyn Industries: Soft laptop sleeve in fun patterns
Park Slope Stationers: Claire Fontaine notebooks.

9th to 10th

Otto: "3 dots" polka dot cashmere sweaters (pricey), bathing cap bags, Nethermeade Perfume from Brooklyn Apothocary, sexy underwear

11th to 12th

Nest: Paper curtains

13th to 14th

Sweet Charity: plastic bowls in hot colors, Nigella Lawson measuring cups
Shop next door: Striped Bakelite braclets in window

14th to 15th

Toy Space: anatomically correct soft baby dolls
Baby Bird: Snoopy t-shirts for babies
Bird: Shell & fabric scarves/belts

15th to 16th

Rare Device: Hand printed notecards, fleece cell phone holders, tiny birthday books.