Happened upon this sweet little spot when strolling through Capitol Hill yesterday. The shop is…read moreabove a beautiful stationary and card store with equally lovely items. Christine, the owner, is French and listening to her lovely lilt while conversing with another French speaking patron drew me up the stairs immediately. Her space is filled with unique gifts she merchandises from Paris, as well as other fair trade items that support women working in remote locations across the globe. I picked up a beautiful scarf for my momma, as I try to find one for her whenever I'm traveling. Quaint and reasonably priced, there's a little something for everyone, but truly the best part of all is Christine. She's warm and friendly and we immediately fell into a lengthy conversation that made my whole day. If you ever wanted an immediate French bestie, this is the place to find her. Thank you Christine, and Vive la France!

Great Parisian novelty gifts. It's my wife's favorite store for leather purses from Paris.read more

Over the past few years, I've patronized RLJ to: purchase jewelry; sell jewelry; get appraisals of…read moreindividual pieces of jewelry; repair jewelry; and change out old watch batteries for new ones. I've been happy with all of the results. The staff is knowledgeable and straight forward. I've worked with Rob, Lori and Lal. As others have mentioned, it's a very convenient downtown location, across the street from Macy's. A high degree of professionalism is found here.

My wife died recently and going through her jewelry I found a diamond pendant that had been passed…read moredown to her. Rather than try to sell it, I took it to Robert Laurence and asked them to turn it into a mourning brooch for me to wear. Rob at the store worked with me on the design, and the finished product was excellent. I highly recommend their custom service.

Are you patriotic but want something just a wee bit more local? Do you need a wine stopper or…read morecoaster with the District on it? Or a fridge magnet with the flag? This is the place to go for DC themed home goods and wood souvenirs. There are also non-DC themed items, but I'm biased and hope this place takes off. Jimmy Mann is at Eastern Market on the weekends near the northeast end of the market. I purchased a fridge magnet and it's very high quality (cute wood on water resistant felt).

Customer Service was nice and helpful. Nothing Tiny here,…read morea huge store with a large selection of jewelry and watches new and pre-owned. I was looking for a particular watch and they had a display model so I was finally able to see it in person and on, which confirmed it is the one for me. Now just to sit back and wait. If you know, you know.

Tiny Jewel Box in downtown DC provides excellent customer service and turnaround time especially…read morefor Rolex service / repair related matters and ring repairs. I had a wedding ring and an engagement ring in need of repairs and they have provided me with detailed itemized quotes readily submittable to the insurance company. This was particularly helpful as I did not need to go back and forth just to get the form part sorted to have the items repaired. Unlike many of the other area stores that is considered authorized retailer for Rolex, Tiny Jewel Box actually has an onsite Rolex technician who can assist you on the spot. This is nice as the last time I took my watch elsewhere, they had to mail it off to the Houston factory and it took several months for it to return. Consequently, I was very pleasantly surprised when I went in to the store expecting to do the same mail out and wait for months ordeal. My watch was inspected on the spot with minimal wait time and it turned out I can just have my jubilee bracelet adjusted on the spot. This was helpful as I didn't want the crystal to keep banging against hard surfaces because it was too big around my wrist. It was really gracious of them that I did not need to make a separate appointment just so I can have the jewelry and watch service related matters addressed. There are many other retailers who has no appointments available for me to get items serviced or receive a mere quote for service. (Looking at you, Tiffany's and other jewelers) That part alone is huge, since it saves me so much time, and at no point did I feel unwelcome. Parking is available around the store on a street level and some paid / free. It's best to swing by during the weekdays to avoid road closures and otherwise. You can also use Amex, if you so wish.

What a super fun place for girls this has everything that a girl would want for cute fun activities…read morecute things to add to your home and more! I booked the reservation online for charm bracelet making for my friend and I and when we arrived, we were shortly checked in and began bracelet making the instructor was super nice and she gave us the freedom to pick our charms and start putting them together as we wanted. Unfortunately, my bracelet did break a day later, but it didn't take away from the fun I had being in this place definitely will return plus they have other hands-on activity workshops monthly ** the need more silver charm options **

Relume is such a fun, cute store. You can make charm jewelry there, but they have so much more,…read moresuch as books, jewelry, housewares, clothing, and other assorted gift items. The "blind date with a book", where you buy a wrapped book, only knowing a brief synopsis, is awesome. Relume is bright and welcoming, with friendly staff. What a great shop.

This boutique is lovely! Walked out of European Wax after an appointment and stumbled upon this…read moreplace. Lovely Turkish pieces and lots of jewelry that you can tell is great quality and very affordable! Bought some sunglasses and some hoops, but will definitely be back for more.

So refreshing to find a stylish selection of women's clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories in…read moreNorth Dupont Circle -- not to mention their beautiful home decor. And the owners could not be more lovely. Can't wait to see their new seasonal arrivals. And, they always have amazing sales!

How do I give 6 stars? 7 stars? 100? Dan and JewelryClassDC deserve them, and more…read more I worked with Dan to make my engagement ring and it was an unforgettable experience. It can feel like a real leap of faith to do something so personal and important in such an unconventional way, and to put your trust in a stranger and in your own ability to learn something you have never even considered before--but I am so glad I took it. I have an experience I will remember for the rest of my life, my fiancée (she said yes of course!) has a beautiful, truly one-of-a-kind heirloom she adores and values beyond measure, and we have a story we will tell over and over again. She is already getting questions about where I found her ring, and her friends are already gushing about how amazed they are I made it. Honestly, I am amazed too. I wasn't sure I could make a ring that looked better than a beginner's craft project!--but that was before I met Dan. I had a personal design idea that not only do they not sell in stores, they don't even really sell jade cut how I needed. As far as I can tell, no one had done this before. Well, now someone has, it turned out incredible, and it's all because Dan made it possible. He went above and so far beyond. As a craftsman he is not just skilled, but meticulous, and determined to make sure every product he works on meets his high standard of excellence. As a teacher he is patient, knowledgeable, and eager to share and show what he knows--which is a lot.  And to top it all off, he is a real man of his word--exactly the kind of person you want to put your trust in when dealing with precious metals, stones, and memories. In short, they don't 'em like Dan anymore--that goes for his character, and his jewelry. If you need jewelry made, if you need jewelry worked on, if you need a guiding hand to make something yourself--do yourself a favor and see Dan and his team at JewelryClassDC.

I wanted to get a broken clasp fixed on an old silver bracelet. So I reached out to Daniel to find…read moreout if he did that kind of work. He wrote back, "probably" and told me to bring it by that weekend and he'd have a look. I told him I would come Saturday and he wrote that he might have to go the DMV at some point, but that he should be around. I came by Saturday and he was not there, so I left the piece with a young woman who admired the bracelet and tagged it to give it to him and took my phone number and email. When I had heard nothing by Wednesday, I called and Daniel somewhat impatiently said that "I haven't even looked at it," but that he would. I waited another three days and called a week from when I had originally dropped it off, only to have Daniel say that he "hadn't even looked at it" and I told him I would just come over to take it back. I came and he dumped the bracelet in my hand, again saying, "I haven't looked at it." When I reminded him that he had said Wednesday that he would look at it, he barked "What do you want from me!!!!!"

Stopped in here while I was at the Wharf (waiting for a table at a nearby restaurant). My son found…read morea few trinkets and so I thought we'd get them since we had a little time. There were a couple of people in front of us in line, no big deal. But, when it got to the person directly in front of us I began to wonder if they really wanted my business. The woman at the register (who I found out was the manager) was moving as slow as possible, literally having complete conversations about various topics. And she kept looking at me, looking away, and then seemed to just move slower (no I'm sorry, with you in a minute, etc). It was one of the stranger (and more uncomfortable) service experiences I've had in recent memory. After suggesting that I would just go elsewhere where she did offer to ring me up and offered a 50 cent discount for the wait. I did purchase the items because my son was getting upset and I wanted to shield him from the ugliness of the situation. However, the manager just didn't seem like she wanted to serve me and I really felt like I was being treated differently than other customers. I won't speculate about why, but needless to say there are plenty of other businesses in the area that I know will happily serve me and I will never walk through the door of this one again.

Diament Jewelry is a shop that's more than a jewelry store. They sell a number of gift items with a…read morefocus on the snarky and sarcastic. Browsing the beautifully laid out store is so fun! They also sell items in honor of RBG and other women heroes.

Steadfast Supply showcases the artistic talent and entrepreneurial spirit of DC residents. The…read morestore curates a collection of gifts that truly represent Washington with some extra fun lifestyle and craft items. I made sure to visit every corner of the store to make sure I did not miss a thing. It's a wonderful spot to browse while you're in the neighborhood and to take a workshop. Virginia led a group of us through a plant and pot decorating class right in the store. For my first Steadfast event, this was well organized and we were well cared for by our host! It was a rare moment of art therapy for me. There were no rules except to paint. At the end, we got holy basil seeds and soil to complete the project. I can't wait to see it grow along with my other plants.

This is my go to place for gifts to anyone for any occasion. It is a neighborhood gift shop…read moreselling items from DC branded clothes, candles, soap, posters, baby misc items, plants and many more interesting and cute items. The store is dog friendly and they have a lot of dog treats for your puppies. Staff are always so pleasant and welcoming. They also offer classes every now and then so come check them out. I love the boxed gifts they always have for special occasion. Highly recommend to visit this neighborhood store.