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Hi!! I am taking a trip to Chicago in a few weeks, and I was wondering if anyone had tips on any good stamping/scrapbooking stores in that area? Thanks!!!!:-D
Are you going to be Downtown Chicago or in one of the suburbs? I live right outside of the city and could give you some places to visit in the city or north or west suburbs depending on where you'll be. (Don't say east -- you'd be in the lake
In DesPlaines (near O'Hare) there is a small store called Carolina Moon. The store may be small, but is is full of a lot of interesting things. You'll especially like it if you are in to collage and altered art. Not so much if your style is more cute.
Yeah, Stampthyme is great!!! I could spend hours just browsing in there. Between that place and the Orland Park Archiver's I'm going to be homeless soon!! Stampthyme is great for stamps, but I think Archivers is better for embellishments, paper, accessories, etc. Just my two cents, which is about all I'm going to have left if I don't stay out of those places!!
I was in the Addison area of Chicago this past winter and I mapped all the places I wanted to go to from my hotel, plus from store to store. That really helped. I am totally "Directionally Challenged", so I have no clue where I was ;) but I found The Cottage Stamper in St. Charles. I fell in love with them. They carry a tons of AMuse stamps. Plus, the service I received was the best out of all the stores I went to. If its not too far away, I highly recommend them. http://www.thecottagestamper.com/
Good luck and have fun! I'm very envious!
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I just thought of one more up north in Evanston. This may not be your thing, but I love this hobby shop called Tom Thumb Hobby Shop. They have a fantastic selection of PSX stamps, an older line, which I just adore. They also have tons and tons of other rubber stamps, but I go there for the PSX.
Stamp on in
2320 N clark st.
chicago
773-857-0452
stamponin.net for web site if I ad the 3 w's it wont let me post found this on the web. I know there r 2 more in the chicago area but I cant remeber the names Marks of distinction I think is one but I do not know if it is a actual store cant think of the other one.
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Stampthyme is great and if you are up in rockford Goose barn is awesome!
I was in the Addison area of Chicago this past winter and I mapped all the places I wanted to go to from my hotel, plus from store to store. That really helped. I am totally "Directionally Challenged", so I have no clue where I was ;) but I found The Cottage Stamper in St. Charles. I fell in love with them. They carry a tons of AMuse stamps. Plus, the service I received was the best out of all the stores I went to. If its not too far away, I highly recommend them. http://www.thecottagestamper.com/
Good luck and have fun! I'm very envious!
The Cottage Stamper is a AWESOME store! It just 2 block from Rt 64 or Main street & 1 block west of Rt 31.
Behind the Napa Auto Parts Store..
At one time I use to live across the street from this place.
And I worked at the Napa Store too.. It was hard for me not to spend my paycheck in there store.
Anyone in (or near) Chicago?
