Studio Nest Shop...

Featured today is a young vibrant lady that I met at a Chicago Craft Mafia meet and greet. Her name is Karlie Sherman and she is an up and coming artist of custom made silhouettes. Her store is nestled within the Etsy community called StudioNest. What's so great about her craft is that she handpaints a picture of your choice and creates silhouettes in various sizes of canvas all for a very reasonable price that won't break your budget. Take a glimpse of her talent below -one day when I find that perfect picture of Mikka (my pooch) I will definitely give her a call! Best of Luck Karlie and hope to meet you again !!

Boojiboo Flirty Apron GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Obviously you follow my blog because you are drawn to my quirky cards in some strange way. I hope to keep you entertained by sharing with you other talented indie artists, things I favor the most, and especially items I only "dream" of having. (Plus my 'new' postings takes it to a different level of being inspired - and not so boring with the same old same old)

One of my favorite shops/blogs called Grosgrain is promoting a Giveaway from BoojiBoo Aprons that I absolutely LOVE - and dream of having. So if you are curious about the contest, simply click on the link below and be prepared to be taken to another world far far away - Philly that is. Although I want to be theLucky Winner of this Apron, I wish you luck too !

Boojiboo Flirty Apron GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

In continuation of our FIRST SHOWCASE !!

To append to my previous entry, I received a note from Apol of lapommestories, stating that she was very honored and excited to have us feature her as our FIRST SHOWCASE as one of our favorite things!!

COINCIDENTLY, and I was just about to fall off my chair, she mentioned that she is a Filipina artiste living in France !! I had no clue whatsoever that Lapommestories of Etsy has the same brown skin as me and knew the real meaning behind Bastos !!

It must of been fate or something because who would have thought a lil itsy bitsy bastos shop such as mine premiered a well known Filipina French artist in my blog. After looking a bit more into her profile, and it gets better, I found out that Etsy had a featured article on her! You have to check out Apol's (lapomme) story, because this definately inspired me to believe that 'anything' is possible if you just keep believing in yourself.

Thank You Apol, you have made a difference in my life.

BGG's First Showcase !!

Bastos Girl's Greetings is extatic to announce their FIRST SHOWCASE !!

Although BGG has been on the DL (downlow) these past couple months, we figure it is time to share some our of FAVORITE THINGS with our fans.
We also thought that making friends with indie artists can also boost our confidence in maintaining our inspiration.

Check out this cute handmade greeting card from an artiste located in France.
We just love the intricate embellishments adorned on this card. It looks as though the artiste, lapommestories, created this with alot of passion.