Friday, September 4, 2009

Feeling Indecisive?

There is a lot to look at at Foursided and Twosided.

We work here and every once in a while even we find cool gems that were hiding from us!

In case you didn't already know, we offer gift certificates, redeemable at all locations, and perfect for those days you feel overwhelmed looking for just the right gift - especially perfect when you live out of town but want us to drop one in the mail for your favorite Chicagoan (no kidding, we will do that - just give us a call)!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Flash Card Diet

Watching your waistline? Have we got the diet for you! Why not just gaze at a picture of bacon instead of eating it?! With these retro food flash cards you can do just that! Okay, we know it might not be the best diet ever invented, but these cards are still super fun. Food of all cuisines (even healthy ones!), in assorted shapes and sizes are available at the Andersonville store.

Food Flash Cards $.50-$1.75 each

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

One-of-a-kind Cards: How To

We just got hold of an old picture word puzzle and we decided to whip up some cute one-of-a-kind cards. Here is a DIY guide for how to repurpose a similar puzzle, but don't be afraid to get creative and apply these techniques to another retro object!


Before you begin you will need to grab some glue, a cutting tool, a ruler, and have a cutting surface to work on. Also find some blank card stock or paper to make your card.


We want to use the puzzle piece and the surrounding area with the idea of the piece still being removable from the finished card. Using our ruler as a guide, we started by cutting a vertical strip off of the puzzle.


If you have access to a T-square it might come in handy for this next step which involves cutting out the actual object to be affixed to our card. We want the image and its corresponding word so we cut horizontally just below the text and just above the circle where the piece "pops" out of the puzzle. Repeat these first two steps until you have as many pieces as you have cards.


After we are done cutting we are ready to glue! Since we want the puzzle piece to actually be removable later make sure to apply glue ONLY to the area outside the circular piece. Glue it up and stick it to your card. Easy Peasy!


Let your cards dry, admire your work, and start brainstorming about your next crafty project!


Puzzle Cards $4.00 each

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Just In Case


Pack 'em or stack 'em; any way you slice it these vintage suitcases are fun for travel or decoration. These styles and many more shapes and sizes can be found at all of our locations. Cases from top to bottom: $38, $39, $49, $10