The American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center opened for its 2014 summer event last weekend, and it is back again for the second weekend. Sponsored by the American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship, this show features hundreds of fantastic American craftspeople from New York and across the country. I really love this craft show for the quality and diversity of the handmade products there, and also for the beautiful setting. The artisan tents are set up on both sides of the M

[nggallery id=133] I have admired the work of textile jewelry designer Paz Sintes for a long time. I ran into her recently Bedford Barrow Commerce Village Craft Fair recently, and she had many new designs to show me. She makes absolutely divine necklaces, bracelets and earrings out of the finest textiles and handmade laces from Europe. You have to admire the details of each silk, cotton and metallic thread, and every tiny stitch in these pieces. Paz also designed her own uniq