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Searching Out a / %u201c /andcrafted GiftHarper%u2019s Weekly lithograph of the celebration of the bridge%u2019s opening has been fired on antique glass, with either a red or blue Victorian border ($25); this same piece surrounded by antique glass crystal sells for $47.50.SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYNPortraits of Brooklyn schools in the 1920%u2019s, including Brooklyn Tech, Lincoln and Franklin K. Lane high schools and elementary schools, P.S. 242, 248 and more, await you at Welcome to New York,26 Carmine St. in Manhattan along with earlier lithographs and wood engravings of Brooklyn scenes. Modern-day photographs are being offered by Brooklyn Heights%u2019 resident Jeffrey Potent, 855-6034. If you are interested in a photograph as a gift, Jeff Potent and his partner Glenn Kaggen at Studio 115 South will provide you with 10 and 20, or more, choices from their inventory. Photos, 8 %u2019 10 inches and 11 x 14 inches mounted on hardboard, sell from $8 to $15.Antique Brooklyn maps at Summa Gallery start at $30; and contemporary maps such as the Earth Environmental Group%u2019s map and explanation o f Prospect Park, at The Seated Indian Shop, sell for $1; or $1.25 for Friends of Prospect Park%u2019s map, including elevations, roads, important trees, and monuments in the park, available at The Botanic Gardens Shop. Or a jigsaw puzzle map of Brooklyn delineating neighborhoods, parks, and landmark designations is $6.25 at The Seated Indian Shop.BROOKLYN IN YOUR EARSIf it%u2019s music you%u2019re looking for, don%u2019t give up on Brooklyn. Brooklyn Philharmonia Symphony%u2019s noted conductor Lukas Foss has recorded his work, %u201c The Prairie%u201d which he composed in 1944 on Turnabout Records (#34649) with the Brooklyn Philharmonia and vocalists. Signed copies are available at BAM for $5; call 636-4120. Another holiday gift idea is a subscription to the new BAM Theatre Company for a fun play series featuring works by Shakespeare, MacArthur, Crothers, and Gorky; call 636-4118. You can also purchase gift subscriptions to the remaining four of the six concert series of the Brooklyn Philharmonia for $15 or $10; call 636-4120 for details.NATHAN%u2019S FAMOUSBrooklyn isn%u2019t only culture, Brooklyn can be everyday fare as well. Brooklyn%u2019s own Nathan%u2019s Famous, has put together a holiday Deli Survival Kit. A fabulous, bright yellow insulated and zippered shoulder-strap bag with green lettering proclaiming %u201c Nathan%u2019s Famous since 1916%u201d is packed with a pound of raw Nathan%u2019s hotdogs, 8 rolls, individual packets of mustard, plus Nathan%u2019s Hotdog Cookbook with over 200 recipes for, of course, hotdogs written by presidentMurray Handwerker; ah. Brooklyn. The standard kit sells for $7.94, or the bag itself, an eyecatching picnic carrier,camera case, or whatever, is $4.99. Aditional Nathan%u2019s goodies, such as salami, corned beef, or T-shirts and belt buckles can be added to the kit. And while you%u2019re %u00ab'tt it why not add your own package of We Love Brooklyn napkins ($1.50) from The Seated Indian Shop.A - J f t . %u00ab r ,1 ______ J ! . 1 ----------------3 . . . I i o '%u00bb %u2018u uiiau) tut tuuow w %u2022%u2022%u2022%u2022wswear they will never leave Brooklyn, Greenwood Cemetery still offers plots, a minimum of six for $1400. And the company%u2019s not dull, Lola Montez, Boss Tweed, and both messrs Currier & Ives are already there.BY IRENE VAN SLYKEGiving gifts is a tradition this time of year and it%u2019s become second nature for many of us to think that the best gifts are those highly-advertised mass produced items we see promoted in the media%u2014toys, calculators and cameras. Yet there is a better alternative for that special loved one, one with a long tradition, giving had crafted gifts. Some years ago it seemed as if artisans were going the way of the chimney sweeps%u2014fading away and becoming a relic of the past. But they are both back stronger than ever.POTTERYIn small stores one of a kind pieces are displayed, some utilitarian, some signed and dated by the craftsman, who in some cases runs the store,. There is GeorgiaBuckner throwing pottery in her studio at 360 Furman Street. She makes tea cups, bowls, pitchers lining them up before they go into the kiln. She paints her pottery with Oriental brush designs or contemporary gestural abstracts surprising even Buckner herself when they are finished. Her small creamers and large vases make expecially distinguished gifts. Gerogia Buckner can be reached at 522-0808.The pottery at the Clay Pot at 162 7th Avenue ranges from the utilitarian to objects d%u2019art although a lowly soap dish for the bathroom seems to combine art and utility with its two simple clay hands outstretched to hold a bar of soap. There are also exquisite Raku low-fired vases and a sake set, with the characteristic smoky textured surface. Mirrors in different shapes and sizes encased in clay frames sell for $15 to $38. The Clay Pot is open from 11:30 to 6pm, Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri., 11 to 6pm, 788-6564.BATIKNancy Cogen carefully applying melted wax to t-shirts to create her distinctive animal figures is a familiar site on Atlantic Ave. The Melting Pot at 324 Atlantic Ave. (596-6849) is an attraction not only for Brooklynites but also for out-of-state %u201c dragon%u201d batik t-shirt fans. Nancy also batiks scarves, pillows and aprons. The Melting Pot is open Mon. through Sat., ll-5pm, Sun. f .n l-5pm.STAINED AND BLOWN GLASSStained glass is enjoying such a come back that several stores and studios have sprung up on Atlantic and 7th Avenues. At 364 Atlantic Ave. is Sandra Brauer%u2019s studio where passersby can see her working in the back making small gift boxes for $12.50 or some of her large window pieces (the priceAbove, The Weavers Studio at 69A7th Ave. sells a variety of knitted andcrocheted hats, mittens and shawls.Below, at Hundred Acre Wood, 306Henry St., a soft sculpture is set upby Sarah Quart the manager. (FeldmanPhotos)depends on what glass in used or its design). There are also leaded glass ice cream cones and other whimsical pieces and Sandra makes anything else that suits your fancy. Her studio is open Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6pm or call 855-0656.Paul Solomon and Margaret Melomo specialize in designing and creating Tiffany lamps in their Eclipse Studio at 176 Lincoln Place where they work seven days a week from 11 am to 8 pm. Lanps range in price from $125 to $350. Their phone number is 783-7313.Philip Barber has his Stained Glass Shopat 107 Atlantic Avenue and his stained glass creations range from window hangings to pendulum clocks in a chromowelded panel ($100 to $175). Barber also likes to accept custom crafted items for that special Christmas gift. His store is open Monday through Sunday 10:30 am to 6 pm, phone 596-6463.Blown glass vases and jars do not abound but some stores do carry them. The Summa Gallery at 152 Montague Street has a few Art Nouveau pieces with their distinctive swirls and flames changing in the light. The Park Slope Gallerysells blown glass vases and jars for $75 to $100. This shop also has handpainted plates, unusual paper weights for collectors and much more. The Gallery is located at 747 Carroll St. off 7th Ave. phone 638-8290.LEATHERSMITHUpon entering Leatberamitb Fred Elsen%u2019s workshop and store you first see displayed his finished bags, boots and jackets but in the back are Eisen%u2019s leather-working tools and some of his custom made pieces in progress. For the Wall Street lawyer Eisen makes attache cases but he also makes rough-and-ready carry alls. Fred Eisen%u2019s store is located at 91 Montague St., 852-2908.SCULPTED JEWELRYArtist Sylvia Massey creates exquisite miniature sculpted pieces some wearable as brooches, rings and necklaces. Some come in animal shapes others in faces with billowing art nouveau strands of hair. They are made in Massey%u2019s unique technique of casting in resin mixed with marble dust then polychromed with layers of color and finished with a protective varnish layer. Signed and numbered jewelry and sculpture by Massey are at TheBrooklyn Collector, 131 7th Ave. open 11 am to 6 pm, except on Wednesday and Thursday.PUPPETS AND STITCHERYMarionettes and puppets are beingContinued on pane 17l|J o lid a y HappeningsOlga Bloom%u2019s Musicbarge willcelebrate Christmas this year witha special holiday recital of Bach%u2019sFirst Three Brandenburg Concertos, performed by a round of Bargemusic regulars%u2019 on Dec. 24 at 9 pmin the floating concert hali, mooredon the East River at the foot of theFulton Ferry Landing. Admissionis $5 ($2.50 for students and Seniors, listeners under 15 admittedfree). For more information, call624-4061.Ushering the same seasonwith rather a different bent, thePacker Collegiate Institute at 170Joraiemon Street wiii hold aChristmas pageant on Dec. 21 at11cm followed bx' ?.n Enn **nn Partvin the Chapel and Alumni Halls ofthe school. For more details, call875-6644.Picking up the last Sundaybefore the Big Day itself, theBrooklyn Society for EthicalCulture will hold a spirit-warmingMorning of Holiday Song and GoodCheer, Dec. 23 at 11am, at its ParkSlope headquarters at 53 ProspectPark West. Call 768-2972 for moreinformation.Two of the highlights of thenight-before-Christmas services atchurches through the local areawill be the Annual Christmas EveCandlelighting Services at the firstUnitarian Church in BrooklynHeights and an equally-annualMidnight Mass with carols at theVisitation Parish at 11:30pm. Thefirst Unitarian Church is located at51 Monroe Place (624-5466 forinf