Valentine's Day Card Contest!

Hey friends, have we got something fun for you to participate in: a Valentine's Day Card Contest! As if that wasn't exciting enough, the winners will receive prizes! What kind of prizes, you ask?

First Prize: $50 gift certificate
Second Prize: $25 gift certificate
Third Prize: $15 gift certificate

If you like our swag, and want to win some spending money at our stores, show us your best and most creative valentine!

Here are the rules:

• Cards can be constructed from any material - not just things you find at our stores (but, hey if you want to buy your supplies here, who are we to stop you?) Think outside the box!
  

• Make your cards any size you wish. No need to include an envelope - though it may win you creativity points.

• Entries must be dropped off in person at our TWOSIDED location.
  

• No photos please - we plan on making a fun window display featuring your creations!

• Entries must be dropped off no later than Sunday February 7 to be eligible

• Winners will be judged by Twosided & Foursided's most creative employees and announced via email or phone the week after Valentine's Day

Oh, and for all of you lovebirds who want to enter a card for your sweetie in our contest, we will be happy to have your card ready for pick up on Saturday, February 13 -
just in time for Valentine's Day.

Get inspired and get to craftin' - we can't wait to see your creativity!

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!

Wall of Awesomeness

We like a fresh start here at Twosided just as much as anyone, and with the new year in full swing we decided the out with the old, in with the new attitude applied to our southern wall as well as our resolutions. Gone are the cardboard birdhouses, but they are far from forgotten; in fact, if you spend $30 or more we will give you one for free!

Our new wall decor displays some of our favorite charts, art, and game boards along with a new stash of amazing hand-painted coats of arms - the theme being, of course, stuff we love! Just a reminder to everyone, that if you surround yourself with objects that mean something to you, the design aesthetic you are looking for will surely follow! Have a nook in your home that embodies this philosophy? We would love to see it! Happy decorating, and we hope to see you soon!

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!"

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .

This morning I thought, "How can each of us tackle the day with the best attitude for the day's challenges?" Positive reinforcement can't hurt!

Now when you look at the mirror on the wall at Foursided you'll get a little boost.

Custom Framed "I Look Good" Mirror $175

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!

New & Old: Twosided

Victorian Bird Blocks, $6 each.

Republican & Democrat Canisters, $24 each.

Toy Horse on Castors, $75.

Nixon Bank, $46.

Art Nouveau Tin Box, $25.

We have some more fantastic antiques at Twosided for your viewing pleasure, from birdy blocks to busty banks and more! Ogle them here, then stop in to see them in all of their glory - if you're lucky we will even let you take our horse for a spin around the store!

Cards We Love

We have a bevvy of fun new cards at Twosided, and new styles are added all of the time! Here are some of the folded creations that we are loving at the moment!

top to bottom:

• Birthday Squirrels by Red Cap, $4.50
• Johnny Cash's American Dream by a. Favorite Design, $5.25
• Bird Cages by Tiselle, $5.00
• K-I-S-S-I-N-G Congrats by Ravensgoods, $3.50
• I Whaley Like You by Enormous Champion, $5.50
  

Do you have a favorite card that you have given to everyone on your list, or a fun card line you would like to see us carry? Let us know!

Many Many Maps

Mapquest and Google Maps? Too Futuristic.

Folding Road Maps and GPS? Too Tiny.

We say go big or go home; and while you're at it, go vintage with these amazing wall maps! We have more antique pull-down maps than you can shake a stick at here at Foursided, in Andersonville! The majority of our maps hail from the early 1900's, and range from $94 -$110. Sure they may not be practical for getting to and fro, but they make one heck of a wall decoration or room divider. We suggest you enter 5061 North Clark into that GPS thingy of yours and come see us soon!

This Just In

Take a look at these new journals from book binder Melissa Rutherfoord. Handmade here in Chicago from eye catching paper and supple leather, they are the perfect size for toting around in your bag without being bulky. Journals retail for $30, are one of a kind, and oh so lovely!

New & Old: Twosided

Globe with plexiglass base, $65.

In/Out Sign, $95.

Lovely Leg, $45.

Tin Litho Globe, $45.

Large Red Number, $65.

Clock Face, $70.

New year, old stuff! Stop by Twosided in Lakeview to check out our newly acquired antiques! We've got it all - from clocks and globes, to numbers and... um, legs??! Hope to see you soon!

Street Art

What 'hood do you hail from? We have two new pieces in our Andersonville gallery that we are really excited about: Chicago streets! Show off your neighborhood pride with these large conversation pieces constructed from flash cards and random letters. Lakeview streets (top) $399, and Andersonville Streets (bottom) $225 are both available at our North store, along with other endless possibilities for framing up the streets you call home!