This Weekend’s BUST Holiday Craftacular – The Vendors Are In!

by Jenavieve Hatch

 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The 10th Annual BUST Holiday Craftacular is happening this weekend in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The weekend-long craft fair will feature handmade jewelry, clothes, specialty foods, house wares, art, beauty products, and more. You DO NOT want to miss out on this gathering of stellar vendors.

When is the event?

This weekend! Doors are open on Saturday and Sunday, December 19th and 20th, from 11am- 7pm.

Where is the event?

Brooklyn Expo Center
72 Noble Street
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Who will be there?

Here’s but a sample…

Hot Food/ Prepared Food

Kimchi Smoke

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Korean BBQ, you say? YES PLZ. You’ll want a napkin for when you smell the smoke wafting from this Jersey-based restaurant’s barbecue – you know, for the drool. 

Jessy’s Pastries

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Do you need a nutella empanada as bad as we do? Then you’re in the right place. Jessy Nahmias gives the gift of her Peruvian baking roots, with everything from sweet empanadas to buttery alfajor cookies.  

Jewelry

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Delicate gold and silver necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings are handmade in the YAH YAH Jewelry studio in NYC. Subtle and stunning, you’ll want to walk away with everything they make. 

KT Ferris Creations

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All eyes are on this creepy-cool collection of jewelry made by Kt in NYC. Featuring precious metals and stones, crystals, and spikes, you won’t be able to look away (and neither will your necklace). 

Clothing

26 Stitches

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Stay warm with these handmade knit and crocheted beanies, scarves, and headbands – your best bet for keeping cozy over the holidays. 

harMonica Design

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These dainty little things will surely heat up any cold winter night. Made in NY by FIT graduate Monica Ditzler, you’ll stay cozy in their colorful selection of bralettes and panties. 

Toys

Everything Tiny

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Move over, Puzzles — All I want for Christmas is a tiny stegasaurus to assemble! Everything Tiny is “a tiny company that makes tiny products,” like “tinysaurs” to assemble on your own. 

BrandNewNoise By Richard Upchurch

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What started as a gift to his nephew has become Richard Upchurch’s career. These nifty handmade recorders are created in Brooklyn with American sustainable wood, and with names like Loopy Lou and Shaka-Khan, good luck picking just one. 

Home Goods

V Smiley Preserves

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Peach Tomato Jam with Bulgarian Carrot, Chilies, and Lime? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY.

Noble Goods

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Handmade, environmentally friendly, and charitable? Noble indeed. A percentage of annual profits go to Habitat For Humanity, so treat yoself to a cheeseboard or a sturdy set of coasters.

Art

PECH Photography

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Big things come in small packages! These charming and funky prints will make a great gift for all the photograph lovers of the family. 

EFM Studio

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All glass mosaics should come with Frida Kahlo’s face on them. Or at least that’s how you’ll feel when you discover the world of Liz Martone’s handmade artwork. 

Vintage

The Aspen Tree

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The clothes are vintage and the jewely is handmade using vintage material. What’s not to love? 

Elisa Gonsalves Designs

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Meet Elisa, the master of of turning ordinary into extraordinary.  Handmade with vintage materials, Eli’s designs are inspired by her globetrotting lifestyle and all made with ecofriendly resources. 

Bath/Body

Lyeska

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These lovely ladies of skincare use Siberian cedar nut oil in their products to make everything from facial cleanser to eye cream. 

Phoenix Botanicals

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Be still, my wild heart! Products made from wild rose, wildflower, and other wildly wonderful natural products like jasmine and vanilla will leave your skin soft, smooth, and smelling like a meadow. 

Accessories

Modern Girl Blitz

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I dare you to find a brooch that’s as fabulously feminist as this one! And this is only one of hundreds of incredibly accessories, for your favorite fearless feminist. 

BUSTLEWORSHIP

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Fur pillows, leather earrings, and polka bowties make up just some of the handmade accessories you can get with BUSTLEWORSHIP.  

Complete Vendor Line-up:

2 Well Dressed Chefs26 Stitches8.6.4 Design Ltd.A Daily Obsession
AB CreationsAlexandra Beth Designs, Inc.Althea DesignsAmber Poitier Inc.
Amelia BrooklynAn Artistic Taste, LLCANNA EPPELApril ZhangAriels Honey InfusionsArmstrong’s All Natural, Inc.Artemesia HandmadeAteliers Danielle Gisiger ltdAVM casaBashful OwlBeloved Little LambbialopadindesignsBibbys Models, Toys and Games LLCBird + StoneBirdcase BeaniesBis.Co.Latte
BlanklambBlood MoonBog Berry Dryer Ballsbrandnewnoise by Richard UpchurchBrooklyn Bar Body & Bath, LLCBrooklyn BrittleBrooklyn Butcher Blocks, LLCBunk Bed PressBUSTLEWORSHIPButch + Miggs JewelryButler and BlakelyCarmenAndersonNYCarrier Pigeon Magazine: Illustrated Fiction
CeramisuChain CandyChelsea and MarblesChubby Bunny CoConscious StepCradle JewelryCrafterschoolCult ClassdAN’s Parent’s HouseDana Confection Co.Dark Side CustomsDatter IndustriesDelicamadeDepopDiane Teeter Artdog & butterflyDoo Daa StudioDoreen BaskinDragonfly GranolaDream of SongsE-OMETRYEast Village Vintage CollectiveEFM StudioEl Dorado Gift ShopEl Mercado PeruElements TrufflesElisa Gonsalves DesignsEllie & IvieEmilie Shapiro Contemporary MetalsEQVESSENTIAL ROSEEverything TinyExtracurricular IndustriesFarradas KnitsFemmebroideryFleurs JoliesFly Dove NYCFolkloric JewelryFox Island PrintworksFraMiATiFruit Fly & MosquitoGoing GnomeGood Fight Herb Co.Greg StonesHannah GuerinharMonica DesignHart Paper Co.Hartford Prints!Harts and StarsHaute Chocolate BrooklynHibernaculaHirsute HeroinesI Heart Arm WarmersI Heart KeenwahIsa’s Restorativesisobel and cleoIverson StudioJACK + GJackpie FiberJamu Juice PBCJeni Lynnjessie sheehan bakesJessy’s Pastries ∙ Joanna Bakerjq loves uJulie RobinsonKAHRIKate B. JewelryKatherine ∙Lincoln JewelryKathy’s Kreations SIKEZI LLCKim Chi Smoke ∙ KitschtopiaKono1069kristenBstudioKt Ferris Creationsla crepe cest si bonLady Dye Yarns, LLCLegacy OnLiddabit SweetsLiddle MiddlesLili CollectionLIMANJARLittlemeow StudiosLizzie’s LolliesLois Aronow PorcelainLotus VintageLou’s UpcyclesLovewild DesignLulusbling Lyeska ∙ M. Spring HardwareMadge & MabelMagic IndustrieMaharani DesignsMalaya OrganicsMare ImbriumMaterial RebellionMessQueen New YorkMistura TimepiecesMODERN GIRL BLITZmolly + aceMorphologicallyNamesake Vintage
Noble GoodsNoepe DesignNotteneNW Lovely StyleOceanneOld Orchard PressOlivia Terrell JewelryOUT OF LINE PRESSOxalis ApothecaryPaper ForwardParties and BrunchPECH photographyPhoenix BotanicalsPink Midnight JewelryPlasticHeavenPlay Out Apparel LLCPlayful Event and Carnelian KnollPo CampoPonycakesPrizes for Arla VintagePug & Pine
Pure Awakened EnergyRebel IdealRed Fish Toys/lifeColoredRock + Pillar
Rocks and SaltRockwater PotteryRogue MakingRubella JewelrySaltwater StudioSamosa QueensSandwich Lift LLCSarah Brueck WilliamsSass quILTZ and other stuffSauvagedSayaka Davis LLCShadowplay New Yorkshark dustShire City HerbalsShop of ThingsSkinny Buddha Organic KitchenSmall Town GirlsmallhomeSmitten KittenSPARKLEFARMSquarenimalsSSCYStern Design WorksStichPrismStone Cooperstudio dks ∙  Sturnelle CollectionSultana Maria JewelrySummer J. HartSwirls JewelryTart HeartTavia Sanza
teapigsTech Monkey Solutions, Inc.Temerity JewelryThe Aspen TreeThe Brooklyn BlockThe Hudson StandardTHE LODGEthe wrap lifeTimid MonstersTransavenuetotesUnsteigenUP IN ARMS JewelryUURMI ScarvesV Smiley PreservesWayward CollectionWhiskey & ClayWhite Field Farm
Wild Things BotanicalWildflower + Co.winnowY.HanYAH YAH Jewelry ∙ Yren Berry LLCZingara Vintage & Handmade TreasuresZoa ChimerumZound Electronics

All images from Etsy and Instagram

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