On Sunday I accidentally walked smack into the First Annual Brooklyn Crafts Festival in Red Hook. Co-sponsored by New York Creates and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, it will run weekends on the Waterfront Esplanade from 1-6PM on and off this summer. I’d give exact dates, but everything I read, including the postcard I grabbed yesterday, gives different info.
There were three jewelry vendors set up when I dropped by: Hungry Cat Cafe Jewelry (couldn’t find a website), which was your standard flea market fare; Allyson Hayes with Precious Elements Designs, who is doing some cool stuff with metal; and Jhoomer.
I stupidly did not bring a camera with me, but I really enjoyed Jhoomer’s pieces, which primarily included semi-precious gemstones and freshwater pearls set in silver. Some were a bit too delicate for my taste — I prefer the chunky stuff — but all were quite lovely. Here are a few quick faves from the cherry quartz area of Jhoomer’s online shop:
Don’t you love the combination of labradorite and cherry quartz in the first two, and the gradation in color on the necklace far right? (FYI, I’m pretty sure cherry aka strawberry quartz is lab-created and not a naturally-occuring, but I don’t care.)
Cherry Quartz, Champagne Pearl, Garnet and Labradorite Pendant, 16″, $41.40 (sale)
Cherry Quartz, Labradorite, Pearl and Garnet Pendant, 16″, $82.80 (sale)
Cherry Quartz and Golden Pearl Necklace, $135 (sale)
Jhoomer Jewelry
UPDATE: Turns out Erie Basin is on the corner of Dikeman and Van Brunt (a block North of Lenell’s). It looks gorgeous in there. Too gorgeous for a girl in flip-flops. Maybe next weekend.
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