Ready to Hang

Maps, mushrooms, muscles, we've got 'em all and more! These 19.5x27.5 posters are the perfect fit for your wall that needs a little somthin' somethin. College kids we are talking to you: Don't be the person with a boring ol' dorm room wall, or your grades might suffer! Trust us. Framed posters available at both Foursided locations for $45.

Great Gifts for $15 or Less

You don't need to spend an arm and a leg to get someone something nice. Heck, for this price you can afford to shop for a friend, and treat yourself! Check out a small sample of the fun stuff we have that won't break the bank:

Top Row Left to Right: Ticket Stub Diary by Chronicle Books, $12.95; Candles by Skeem, $14 each; Little Letters Stationary Set by Lunalux, $12.

Middle Row Left to Right: Imperial Correspondence Set by Yellow Owl Workshop, $14.50; Glass Trays by Fringe, $14 each; Mighty Wallet by Dynomighty Design, $15.

Bottom Row Left to Right: Vintage Inspired Coasters by Robot Candy, $13.99 each, Restaurants to Check Out DIY Guide by Chronicle Books, $10.95, Eat Shop Chicago by Anna Blessing, $14.95.

Ork Poster Frames Have Arrived

The wait is over! We are pleased to announce that we have custom frames available for everyone's favorite Ork Chicago Neighborhood Poster!

Grab an unmatted poster in a coordinating frame for $85 and display your Chicago love proudly on your wall.

Framed and unframed posters are available at all three locations. If you have some other creative idea in mind for your poster talk to the fine folks at Foursided for other unique framing options!

Clowning Around

Clown Art $250


Ahh the clown... full of smiles, laughs, and the underlying je ne sais quoi that we all pretend not to be scared of! If fun cute clowns are your thing, then you should check out our new gallery piece inspired by this lil' guy:

Little People $3.99-4.99 each

Velvet Clown $22.50

If endearingly creepy clowns are your thing we have this velvet number as well.
To each his own clown.

New & Old

Since you have probably grown out of plastering Tiger Beat posters to your wall, show off your love for your favorite small-screen hunk with these cool portraits! We have quite the selection of TV stars from the 1960's and 1970's just waiting to wink at you from a prime spot on your wall. Stroll by our Andersonville window to take a gander at these dashing me from yesteryear. Portraits range from $35-45.

Newly Created

Check out these new one of a kind pieces in the Andersonville gallery! Who knew such fun art could come from an old mantle clock and rubber stamps?! Stay tuned for more fun art making its way to our walls...

Tailored Tomes

Check out these new shrunken and starched bound books! Display, stack, and enjoy them visually as decorative elements instead of stashing them on a shelf to be forgotten later, or gift a special book to a lit lover. We have a range of titles at the Andersonville store starting at $4, all making for great conversation pieces.

Think Outside The Box: Ribbon

We are back with some ribbon tying tips to make your boxes look fab! Again, there are a million-and-a-half ways to tie a bow, and assuming most of you have graduated from velcro and learned to tie a shoelace, the bow tying doesn't seem to be the problem... it's wrasslin' with that ribbon and the box without an extra set of hands that gets you all tied up. Allow us to be of service.

1. Let's start with a generous piece of ribbon - about 7x the longest box length. Place the center of the ribbon in the center of the box top-side up.
2. Move each hand away from the center keep a firm hold on the ribbon until you reach the bottom edge of the box.
3. Firmly holding the ribbon against the side of the box with your thumbs, gently flip the box over.
4. The bottom side of your box (with the tape) should be face up.
5. Give yourself some more slack on the ribbon and with the left piece in your right hand and the right piece in your left hand, cross the left piece over the right.
6. Continue crossing the pieces of ribbon so that the pieces in your hands are perpendicular to the pieces crossing over your box in step 5.
7. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
8. Your box should be facing up with a vertical strip of ribbon down the middle. Almost done!
   
9. Cross the ribbon pieces over each other as you would if making a knot.
10. Ok now the tricky one handed bits come into play... so get ready! Holding the left piece of ribbon with your left hand, pinch the area of the ribbons where they cross each other. While holding this snugly with your left hand, take the right piece of ribbon from the back and push the right piece of ribbon under with your right hand to complete the knot.
11. Pull the right piece of ribbon through and pull to tighten both pieces of your knot.
12. Holding the left piece of ribbon in the left hand, use your left index finger to press the knot of ribbon to the box and hold it in place. Use the thumb from your left hand and your right hand to form the right piece of ribbon into a loop.
13. Let your left index finger off the hook and swap in your right thumb to hold the knot and bow in place. Using your left hand, wrap the left ribbon around the bow in your right hand - just like tying a shoe
14. Push the loop of left ribbon through the knot you have made with your left hand, with your right hand still holding things in place.
    
15. Let the left hand take over holding things, and using your right hand pull the remaning loop of your bow through the knot.
16. Yay! You did it! It wasn't so bad, was it? Tighten up your bow and trim off the ends to make it look pretty. Give your gift and watch your lovely bow get untied.
    

Studs Studs & More Studs

A big thank you to everyone who came out for the opening of The Stud Show! We had a great time and hope you did as well. If you missed out on the ogling of buff bods, have no fear: the show runs until mid August so stop by and check it out when you are in the neighborhood!

Andersonville Sidewalk Sale

Come visit Foursided this weekend when we take to the streets and hawk our wares outdoors! We will be on the corner of Clark & Carmen Friday-Sunday so stop by and say hi while you stock up on sale cards, gifts, art, and antiques. More details can be found on the Andersonville website. Hope to see you there!

It's a Hoot!

Paperweight by Two's Company, $14.

Walnut Card by Twig & Fig, $6.75.

Baby Onesie by Egg Press, $25.

Wooden Postcard by Spitfire Girl, $5.50.

Journal by The Great Lakes Goods, $17.


We can't help but notice all of the owls popping up in our store as of late! Perhaps Harry Potter made it cool to embrace these feathered friends again, or maybe the wise old owl adds a bit of kitschy cuteness to otherwise mundane correspondence. Either way, the owl trend doesn't seem to be flying south any time soon.

Hit The Open Road

Ever returned from a road trip with wondering what you are going to do with all your vacation mementos? Somehow it just doesn't seem fair to throw them in a box, so allow us to suggest a fun alternative that you can treasure forever: the road trip shadow box. Grab your collection of maps, bottle caps, shells, snapshots, and other inside joke inspiring do-dads from your cross country adventures and let the folks at Foursided create something you can admire for summers to come!