I echo other positive reviews about the staff here. They are super friendly, helpful and talented…read moreas well. They are all great to work with for events too. Some of the items are priced higher than nearby stores like Michael's or Hobby Lobby, but the quality of items here are top notch. I am a big fan of Sharpie markers and moleskin journals and they always have a great selection here in different sizes, colors and unlined or lined versions. I like to come here for unique gift items too. Check out their Artist of the Month displays and special events too. However, I will share that parking here on the weekends is getting challenging, now that the new H Mart has opened.

Very nice helpfull staff. Came in to grab some frames for some posters I bought. Staff showed me…read morewhat I needed. Clean place, will be back soon to buy some oil painting materials

This place has been going out of business for the past ten years, no selection of anything, paint…read moreall dried out...just close the damn place and be done with it.

This place is NOT going out of business. It's an OUTLET store, so of course some of the paint is…read moredry and etc. They get their supplies from other art stores that have gone out of business or just looking to get rid of their old stuff. This is why everything there is so cheap. Check the paint before you buy it, but they'll take back any paint that's unusable. This store is great for artists with little money to spare. The supplies are definitely adequate for creating.

I've used them several times, they are always very helpful. All of our projects turned our…read morefantastic.

As I read through the other reviews I see that I'm not the first to run across Ms. Maryann's…read more(owner) nasty attitude. I had been saving up a visit to this art store as a treat to myself, because as an artist, to finally find an art store near home (La Grange), well, let's just say I was excited to find a local business with which to spend my money. With Blicks more than 15 miles away, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. WRONG. I walk in and was accosted by the owner. Maryann: "What's up"? Can you imagine my face? Imagine, shock, amazement...stopped in my tracks. Who greets a customer like this? Furthermore, do I know you? That you feel you can dismissively ask me, "what's up"? As if I'm interrupting you. OK, you know I'm thinking happy, happy--joy, joy when I arrived and she just BLEW THAT FEELING the moment I walked in the door! Me: (trying to recover and remember why I came) I'm looking for some art paper. Maryann: Bristol board? Me: Yes. But in tan or grey or brown. Maryann: That's not Bristol board. Me: (Thinking....ok.....so, what do you have?) The whole time, I'm still standing by the door because basically, she's working on framing (because I guess that's her bread and butter). And her back is to me. So I try again to explain what I want because she literally hasn't welcomed me or invited me to browse her store. And maybe I'm still a little in shock, so my feet are stuck. LOL But I'm looking around and I see mostly FRAMES. About 1/5 of the store is art supplies. When she finally decides to show me what paper she has, its in a cube, low on the floor. Each bundle wrapped in some old yellowed plastic with handwritten prices. So she points to the floor and says, this is what I have you can look through it. And she walks away. OK......So I get down on my knees and start looking. First trying to lift each packet of 24x28 paper, then deciding that's not going to work, and I don't want to ruin any paper. So, I bring out each packet, look at it, stack it beside me and go to the next one. Next thing I know, she's back again, standing 4 feet away asking, "Can I help you"? (asked in a way that I knew she meant the exact opposite) I look up at her thinking, wtf? But I say, "in what way"? She hesitates and then.... Maryann: Well, I'm pretty sure I don't have what you want. I'm thinking, wait a minute, what? Who says that to a customer? So, needless to say, I'm DONE with this whole scene, so I start putting the stuff back. Maryann: I'll put it back. Me: No I'll do it. Maryann: No, because you're putting it in wrong, the prices have to face out. I almost just threw the paper willy-nilly across the floor, but I didn't. I turned the blasted paper around so the prices faced out. So basically, she just came out from whatever the hell she was doing (instead of serving her ONE customer) to interfere with me going through her old ass paper because she didn't want the task of having to return it to its bin! When I was done, I started to say, "Wow, I'm really disappointed in my experience here". But I didn't get to finish because Miss Maryann said, "Well, I don't get a lot of requests for brown paper". That was it, I was out! OMG, this woman and her attitude! It's absolutely no surprise to me that her store was absolutely EMPTY. Typically my fellow creatives are friendly, curious and some may be introverted, but they're polite. Not this one. ARTISTS stay away from this hole in the wall. Pull up your big girl panties or jockeys and drive out to Blick's, Michaels or even Joann's Fabrics where customers are #1. Concordia University Chicago art department, this place is a big NO!

Norden Crafts is a wholesale supplier of needlework supplies and they were the first one I did…read morebusiness with. So first, I'm just happy they gave me an account. Some suppliers didn't even bother to respond to my application. Ordering can be done online though sometimes the site is slow and the set up is a bit glitchy. I also had an issue when setting up my account but customer service is super quick to respond. Shipments also come fast with many orders being sent the same day and taking two days to arrive. Overall, I'm super happy with them. Here's my last two things I would like to see improved: I mainly buy DMC floss and this was the reason I needed an account. I find that many items are on backorder if I order more than 1 or two boxes of floss (if I order 5, maybe 3 will actually show up). It seems like a pretty low amount of stock to keep on hand. And second, which goes for all needlework suppliers really, why is it so hard to buy Aida cloth in bolts? Because I would love to and have to go to a completely random site to buy them.

Our business has been ordering from Norden Crafts for years. The entire staff is very friendly and…read morehelpful.Orders are always sent promptly and without errors. Also the product selection is very good.The only glitch is because of so many products offered...online ordering is somewhat slow. Overall,this company does a great job and deserves kudos!

What a great place with great service! I'd been eyeing a beautiful, gold, paper clip necklace for…read moremonths, and when the owner sold out of them, she made an extra one on-the-fly so that my friends could purchase it for my birthday. I LOVE it and wear it every day. Thank you, Bench492!

I don't know what's going on with the people working at this Paper Source, but they seriously need…read morea crash course in basic manners. My friends and I walked in just to shop -- not to get eye rolls and attitude for being excited over literal stuffed animals. Every question we asked was met with snark, and the employees acted like helping customers was beneath them. It felt like we were interrupting their day just by being there. Sorry for trying to buy cute jelly cats at your store? The whole vibe was unwelcoming and rude from start to finish. We ended up leaving because no one deserves to be treated like that over stationery and wrapping paper. Save yourself the headache -- shop literally anywhere else. Paper Source should be embarrassed to have staff that rude representing their brand.

me and my friends went into paper source to look at the jelly cats that they have on display and…read morefor sale and we were picking them up and looking at them and one of the lady workers came up to us and said "you're really supposed to keep those on the shelf" and we were like sorry, and we were walking around and looking at them and she was following us and scanning us and we were really upset. We wanted to buy jelly cats and then she asked "well are you going to buy one" and we walked out of the store upset.

Such a cute and fun place. Friendly staff. Lots of ceramic choices. Helpful tips on painting. It…read morewas a really fun day and i cant wait to see the finished product!

Brought my granddaughters, 10 and 7. Lots of painting options. The staff were so nice and helpful…read more We'll be back.