Holiday Hang Out is this weekend. We hope to see you at our opening party or on Saturday or Sunday. To get you primed and ready to buy gifts for everyone on your list, here’s a preview of who will be selling:
ODA stands for Oddball Design Aesthetic, but proprietor Sylvia Schieber’s goods are anything but odd. Schieber uses rock motifs to make completely unique (and, uh, gorgeous) accessories.
Treasury: How did you get started?
Sylvia Schieber: My dad is a world renowned shale rock geologist. I use the pictures of the shale/mudrock he collects and print them onto fabrics to make into unique accessories.
Treasury: What are you selling at Holiday Hang Out?
SS: I will be showcasing my unique shale/mud print accessories along with my own handmade jewelry and cute, vintage collectible housewares.
Treasury: Finish this sentence: “My wares are the perfect gift for ____”
SS: The natural, asymmetrical patterns, colors and shapes featured in my scarves and ties are unique and can be customized to anyone. They are perfect items to give as gifts or to treat yourself.
Elizabeth Graeber is D.C.’s favorite illustrator — you can tell her sweetly unique style apart from anyone else’s instantly, and you can see her work all over the city in murals, magazines and more.
Treasury: How did you get into making?
Elizabeth Graeber: I like drawing and making fun things! I studied illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art
Treasury: What will you be selling at Holiday Hang Out?
EG: Illustrated books, zines, cards, pillows and original drawings.
Treasury: Finish this sentence: “My wares are the perfect gift for ____”
EG: You, your family, your friends.
Warm Distractions is the brainchild of Mia Lopes, local creative (and Meeps employee!) If it’s quirky-cool knitwear you want, you got it with WD — and basically everything here makes the *perfect* gift for someone who needs to keep warm during winter (which is everyone.)
Treasury: How did you get into making?
Mia Lopes: It was an extension of learning clothing construction, I also wanted to design the textile and enjoy the freedom it creates.
Treasury: What will you be selling at Holiday Hang Out?
ML: Playful, one-of-a-kind, cold weather accessories (hats, scarves, ear warmers, collars) sweaters & tote bags.
Treasury: Finish this sentence: “May wares are the perfect gift for ____”
ML: Knit enthusiasts, friends with humor, colorful relatives, your deserving self.
The Runcible Spoon is D.C.’s own quirkiest little food zine, complete with recipes real and too fantastical to be real, stories and expert collaging. It was started by local Malaka Gharib, who wanted a creative outlet to counter her 9-5 life.
Treasury: How did you get into making?
Malaka Gharib: I’ve made zines and paper products all my life.
Treasury: What are you selling at Holiday Hang Out?
MG: Handmade clay sushi ornaments, holiday gift pack of The Runcible Spoon, mini papercraft set, packs of old zines.
Treasury: Finish this sentence: “My wares are the perfect gift for ____”
MG: Your foodie friend who doesn’t like when people call them “foodie.”
Saint Lydia is the alter ego of Alison Baitz, a local writer and zine obsessive. It’s her outlet for paper goods and modern accessories.
Treasury: How did you get into making?
Alison Baitz: I’ve really always been into making things — only recently realized that people might be willing to actually pay for these things.
Treasury: What are you selling at the market?
AB: Zines, postcards, pens, esoteric accessories.
Treasury: Finish this sentence: “My wares are the perfect gift for ___”
AB: Every person ever.
