Paper Source

232 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60610-3107
Phone: (312) 337-0798

8 Reviews | Write a Review

Cross Street:: Between Franklin Street and Wells Street

Directions:: El: Brown Line to Chicago

Hours:: Mon-Fri 10am-7pm , Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm

Editorial Review for Paper Source – by Meghan McEwen

The Scene
Typical of such an arts store, the decor is whimsical and creative. The walls are painted cheerful, solid colors, and there's so much stuff crammed in between them that the store has an immediate sense of haphazardness. Keep shopping, though, because everything has a place and purpose.

The Goods
Paper comes in an unlimited variety of playful colors--fuse green, confetti yellow--and in a range of sizes. Sheets of decorative paper are delicate and thin, others tough and full of fiber. You'll find all the materials you need to bind a book, make a photo album or create your own note cards. There's also a lively selection of cards, rubber stamps, calendars, address books, journals, plastic toys, candles, picture frames, ribbon, calligraphy pens and more.

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Insider Tips

Know Before You Go

Paper Source offers a variety of workshops, including binding books, hand-coloring photographs and calligraphy. Call for schedule.

The Extras

Custom-made invitations and announcements for everything from weddings and showers to birthday parties and bar mitzvahs are handled on the third floor.

User Reviews for Paper Source

Citysearch (5), InsiderPages (3 ), All (8)

Great Classes for Creative Types

11/16/2006 Posted by shopgirl16

I love their plain cards here for dropping a quick note. But better is the range of classes and activities they offer. Beginners calligraphy, polaroid photo transfer, and scrapbooking lessons. If you are ever bored, pick up one of the at home projects, like making a drop spine box to store little treasures!

Pros: Great Signature Line of Paper

Cons: Poor Selection of different stationary.

Do it yourself is GREAT

07/31/2006 Posted by lovemyhubbie

We had a fantastic experience w/the Paper Source! The staff was completely professional and ensured that our wedding invitations, wedding programs, table cards, CD enevelops, and table cards were perfect! Oddly enough, we were preparing for our wedding around the same time as the other reviewee of the store. We had a such a great experience, I was surprised to read the comments. I should note that we did our own invitations (etc.), which was more out of wanting to pay attention to little details ourselves vs. cost. We were afraid about the task at hand, but we ended up having a great time making them... our guests were impressed. It's really not as difficult as it sounds. And we were able to SAVE a TON of money! I highly recommend the Paper Source! I am already working on invitations for another event w/ their help...I love this place!

Pros: Price says it all for do-it-yourself!