Needles & Pens — Local services in San Francisco

This is one of the best shops on Valencia, a street that already boasts a lot of really great stores! The people that work here are so very kind, and they have a little bit of everything - i've bought amazing enamel pinback buttons here, a great hand-knit beanie, bar soaps that smell fantastic, one of my favorite pairs of socks; plus they have great zines/art books, real cool sunglasses, and essential-oil reed-diffusers (which I was utterly delighted to find when christmas shopping in december). & that's just the stuff I've been into - they have so much more!!!...

The quintessential SF neighborhood store - I’m here at least once a week picking out a unique gift + card for the next friend birthday! Fun, funky collection of jewelry, hair clips, books, candles, plants, chocolates, and clothing - all by local designers. I especially appreciate the gift wrapping (bag + tissue paper) at checkout - saves me $5-10 on wrapping with each gift. These are the type of stores that make...

This is my new, and most favorite, neighborhood birthday shopping spot. On my way to meet one of my best girlfriends for pizza on her birthday, awesome - swung through and picked up an amazing little necklace to make her smile. My favorite co-worker at work has a birthday this week - no problem, swung by after work for a darling set of unique earrings. Now I just hope my friends read this and stop by before my...