Cowgirls Only, Y'all!

We’ve got a show stopper framing project to share!

A lovely client came in with these awesome spurs and photo of her Grandmother who was a rootin’ tootin’ Cowgirl!

We fixed these spurs up special (use your cowgirl voice) in a beautiful shadowbox frame with plenty of Foursided pizazz. We absolutely love this one and had a blast making it. Enjoy!

Using depth to add interest.

Framers dueling over the best solution.

Adding some Foursided 'pizazz'!

And the finished piece. Ain't she a beaut'?!

What will you put in your Ticket Box?

Every Chicagoan knows that one of the true thrills of summer is the bevy of street fests, shows, and concerts that flood our city and the good ol’ Midwest. Keep a trophy of each special show in your very own ticket box.

Whatever scene you’re fond of we can make a custom box that’s just right for you.

After the show, just slip your tickets, wristbands, stickers— whatever souvenir you collected from the night— into the slot at the top of the box and watch your custom piece take shape!

They make a great travel souvenir  as well! Tickets from trains, planes, amusement parks, and museums.

Actors and musicians can put tickets from their own gigs in the box.

So what will you put in yours?

Get Framed: Photo Booths

You Have:
Several friends willing to get goofy.
A handful of singles.
One vintage photo booth (we prefer black & white, but to each their own).
Approximately 5 minutes to wait for your masterpiece to develop.

You Need:
A frame.

Love absolutely everything about photo booths except finding a frame to fit that pesky strip of pictures? We know how you feel. Allow Foursided in Lakeview to come to your rescue with our new photo booth frames. Our custom-cut mats are fitted within black frames, making the perfect home for your photographic souvenir - all for a reasonable $23. Check out our window display for examples, or bring in your shoebox full of photos, and let us frame up your treasures faster than you can smile and say "cheese."

This Just In: Sailor Jerry Prints

Stop by Twosided in Lakeview to check out our newest framed prints featuring tattoo art by Sailor Jerry. These 14x18 ready-to-hang beauties showcase iconic images from the flash master himself. For $68, you can ink up your walls with eagles, pin-ups, hearts, and everything in between!

Gallery Pieces for Your Valentine

Man+Woman=Fire, $69.

Cinderella's Prince, $46.

Man.Woman.Fire, $80.

Our Andersonville gallery has framed up some beauties just in time for Valentine's Day giving! If you are the romantic type and like a fairytale ending, our framed piece depicting Cinderella and her prince will be right up your alley. Want something more saucy? Boil it down to basics with Man-Woman-Fire art and some heat to your walls! Nothing says I love you quite like one-of-a-kind framed art!

Scientific Inspiration

Experimenting leads only to one thing. Invention.

Good words to live by, don't you think? The science nerd in your life will love this framed piece, enclosing a vintage chemistry flashcard, but we think the message speaks to everyone. Available for $40 in our Andersonville gallery, don your wall with these words of wisdom, and spread the word. If our hypothesis proves correct, you will feel inspired in no time.

You've Been Framed

We hope you enjoy these newly acquired found frames as much as we enjoyed finding them! All four of these vintage gems will add pizazz to any picture you have, and with a price range of $15 to $45 you can't go wrong. Stop in our Andersonville location to take a look and get framed!

Newly Created

Grab the gang, stock up on Scooby snacks, and speed over to Andersonville's Foursided in that Mystery Machine of yours to check out our newest gallery piece! Bright playing cards from an old Scooby-Doo game make this art both nostalgic and colorful. Great for a collector or a kid's room, snag this piece for $68. We suggest you don't dilly-dally or you will be shaking your fist and saying "I wanted that art and I could have gotten it too - if it wasn't for those meddling kids!"

Frames We Love

New frames for the new year have just arrived, and we think these are quite lovely. With a variety of stain options to choose from, these beauties will match up with any art and decor combination in your home. We especially love the subtle pattern, setting these frames apart from an otherwise ho-hum wooden frame! Stop in today and let the framers at Foursided make a standout piece for your wall!

Newly Created

More fun letter themed pieces in our Andersonville gallery! They are great for kids' rooms, or for a fun monogram inspired gift. We made these 13 x 13 pieces from what we had lying around, but we will be happy to make you something with a letter and frame size that works with your needs. Stop in for a quote!

You've Been Framed

Here is another sample of some of our favorite frame moulding! We especially love the client piece containing a vintage label (middle) that we framed at our Lakeview location. We love framing your fun stuff so keep 'em coming!

Frames We Love

Check out these golden beauties from our antique found frame collection at Foursided Lakeview! The 13x15 turn of the century frame (top) retails for $145, and the guilded frame (bottom) sells for $75. Let us fit your art into a frame that has a story to tell - found frames available at both Foursided locations.

Newly Created

Popeye Playing Cards, $55.

Toy Planes, $60.

Sesame Street Puzzle Cards, $120.

Here is a peek at what is new in our Andersonville gallery: Planes, Popeyes, and Fuzzy Puppets you loved when you were three! These days we are framing everything from mini toys to flashcards, and everything in between- stay tuned for more features from the gallery!

Frames We Love

We want to showcase these great red frames that our customers can't seem to get enough of! From the bold glossy color to the unique detailing on the moulding, and we think anything framed in red packs quite the punch, don't you? Add a little spice to your walls and think outside the box with your custom framing! Available at both Foursided locations.

Newly Created

Enjoy these new pieces available in our Andersonville gallery!

Top to bottom:
"Old Chicago" constructed from mid century hand painted blocks, a coloring book page, and wood backing from an 1800's frame, $155.

"Chicago Card Game" constructed from game cards surrounded with old window frame cut to size, $160.

"Santa in Tennis Racket Holder" constructed from a vintage card stock Christmas decoration, glass, and an antique tennis racket holder, $65.

Robots!

Bleep Blop Blerb!
That's robot speak for check out our new awesome art!
We are so happy to have Lisa Grothman Ryan's amazing robots gracing our walls at Foursided Andersonville. Archival giclee prints are available in mutiple styles and sizes to suit all walls and budgets.
Bloop Blip Blub!
Translation: If you need these bad boys framed, we have a few ideas about that too!

Corks & Stubs

cork collector, $210

ticket taker, $190

It should come as no surprise that we love a good collection of do-dads here at Foursided. If you are reading this blog and shopping in our stores, you probably have a fondness for saving little treasures too.

Concert-goers and wine drinkers listen up: instead of saving your ticket stubs in old shoe boxes or throwing those corks in a bowl why not proudly display them as art in your home? We have constructed these handy shadow boxes, complete with a hole in the top - so drop your prized possessions in, watch them fill up, and admire away!

Customized Flash Cards

Looking for that perfect one-of-a-kind gift? Look no further! Give us a name and we will give you a customized framed flashcard for $36. We think these make adorable tokens for a new baby gift, but we are pretty sure kids from 0-99 will enjoy them too - after all, who doesn't love seeing their name in print?

Keeping With the Theme

Here at Foursided once an idea pops into our head we tend to run with it. Right now we are keeping busy compiling a bunch of fun stuff and framing it to make these cool theme pieces. Cows, trains, watches, horses, shoes - you name it and we are inspired by it. Flash cards, photos, and other do-dads are all getting face time in these new Andersonville gallery works of art. Bring in some of your collections to frame, stop by and suggest a theme, or just pop in to check out what new pieces are in the works!