Occasions
Cards by occasion.
Birthday
7 items
Wedding
1 items
Anniversary
2 items
Congratulations
7 items
Graduation
4 items
Thank you
5 items
Sympathy
1 items
Just because
17 items
Process
How a Vonderly card is made.
01.
Design and paper prep
Colors selected from our palette. Strips of color paper cut to width. The design is mapped onto the 300gsm card base with light guideline marks that the quilling will cover entirely.
02.
Specialists build by technique
The design is built by technique, not by picture. One pair of hands is strongest at coiling, another at scrollwork, another at fine line placement. Two to three collaborate on each card, and the mix depends on the design.
03.
Assembly and quality check
Elements are set with water-based adhesive, dried under press, and inspected against the master sample. Anything below standard is rebuilt, not shipped.
About two hours per card. Two to three specialists collaborate on every one.
Studio
Made in Jaffna.
Vonderly is made in Jaffna, on the northern tip of Sri Lanka. The studio is led by Kirushanthi and Shobethan, and the cards are made by a team of women who live and work in the city.
The multi-artisan model is the reason the surface looks the way it does. No single pair of hands is equally strong at every technique, so two to three specialists meet on every card.
2-3
~120 mins
All women
The Co-founder
We could print these in minutes. We choose not to. Every Vonderly card passes through two or three pairs of hands and most of two hours before it is finished, because that is what it takes to make something a person keeps. We would rather make fewer cards that matter than more that do not.
S.Kirushanthi
Co-founder and Creative Lead
Reviews
From people who sent one.
Wholesale
For shop owners.
We supply independent shops through Faire, Faire Direct, and Tara in the EU. Cards arrive in five-card kraft boxes that sit on a shelf without staging, with a low opening order and keystone margins.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
Are these cards really handmade?
Yes. Every Vonderly card is hand-quilled in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, with the whole design shaped from paper by hand. A few designs add a small printed wish on the cover, noted on each product page.
What makes a Vonderly card different from a store-bought one?
It is hand-quilled, not printed. A team of specialists in Jaffna builds the whole design from rolled paper by hand, about two hours per card, so the art stands off the page and is made to be kept.
What am I paying for?
Time and skilled hands. Each card takes two to three specialists about two hours, using materials chosen to last, and the women-led team is paid above the average craft wage in Sri Lanka. You are buying paper art, not a printed card.
Will it survive the mail?
Yes. Every order ships as a package in a rigid box, never loose letter mail, so the raised quilling stays protected. If anything arrives damaged, we replace it free and you keep the original.
How long does shipping take?
Three options ship from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Post standard takes 3 to 4 weeks. EMS Speed Post takes 10 to 14 working days. DHL Express takes 5 to 7 working days. EMS and DHL carry an additional charge, shown at checkout.
Who makes Vonderly cards?
A small, women-led team in Jaffna, on the northern tip of Sri Lanka. Each card passes through two to three specialists, each working the technique they do best, and is inspected before it ships.
