Blue Jay: Handmade Quilled Bird Greeting Card
"They count the visitors to the feeder by name."
Every coil placed by hand
Ships flat in a rigid box
Replaced if damaged
Blue Jay is a handmade quilled blue jay greeting card, showing a North American songbird in three shades of blue with black and white detail, perched on a brown branch with two greens of leaves. Every visible surface is hand-quilled. The bird is layered tone by tone, the way an actual blue jay's plumage shifts from crown to chest to wing in real light. The branch is hand-coiled brown, finished with leaves in two greens for the front-facing and shaded sides.
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Ships from Sri Lanka in three options, available at checkout:
- Sri Lanka Post (standard): 3 to 4 weeks. Free Shipping.
- EMS Speed Post: 10 to 14 working days. Limited tracking.
- DHL Express: 5 to 7 working days. Fully tracked from dispatch to delivery.
Every card ships flat in a rigid-backed kraft gift box, fully protected for international transit. Every card is inspected before it leaves our studio. If yours arrives damaged, we replace it without question.
To keep: away from direct sunlight and moisture to preserve the paper art over time.
To display: fits standard 5x5 inch frames. This card is designed to live on a wall, not in a drawer.
To store: keep flat. Do not fold or roll.
Blue Jay: Handmade Quilled Bird Greeting Card
Specs
The card, in detail.
The design and the day
Built one way. Made for specific moments.
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Built in three blues
The blue jay is one of the most recognized songbirds in North America, named for the blue that defines it. The card builds the bird in three shades of blue, edged with black at the beak and wing, and lifted with white at the chest and crown. Real blue jay feathers refract light, not pigment, which is why the layered quilling reads as depth, not just color. The branch is hand-coiled brown, finished with leaves in two greens to mark the play of light through canopy.
The bird body alone is built from over thirty quilled coils in three blues, black, and white. The white chest, the crown's tuft, and the wing's dark inner edges are set as separate pieces before the bird is positioned on the branch.
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For the quiet watcher.
For the parent, grandparent, or friend who knows which bird visits the feeder first each morning. A handmade bird greeting card belongs in the same room as the binoculars and the field guide, kept on the shelf rather than tucked in a drawer. It fits birthday, retirement, get well, and sympathy gifting; a blue jay is also a long-held symbol of a departed loved one returning, in some North American traditions.
Bird lovers often frame these cards as small wall art near the window where the actual birds visit. The card is sized 5x5 inches to fit standard frames sold at most US home stores.
The studio, The hands
Inside the Jaffna studio.
Primary specialist on this card
Every Vonderly card is built by 2 to 3 specialists working in sequence. The artisan below led the work on this one.
I work on the figures and characters. My style is shape-based, so the posture has to carry the character. Getting a small figure to read correctly is harder than it looks, and I redo them often.
Priyanka K.
Figure and character specialist
Coil by coil
Paper strips · The hands · Finished card
Good to know
Questions, answered.
What does a blue jay symbolize?
What is paper quilling?
The craft of rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper into coils, scrolls, and petals, then arranging them into a raised design. Every shape on this card was formed by hand.
Is the inside of the card blank?
Yes. The inside is always blank so you can write your own message. Some designs carry a small printed wish on the cover top, which is noted on the product page.
Can I frame this card after gifting?
Yes. Every Vonderly card is 5 x 5 inches and fits standard frames sold at most US home stores, and the raised quilling holds real depth behind glass. A shadow box frame gives the elements the most room. Keep it out of direct sunlight.
How long does shipping take to the United States?
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, and DHL Express takes 5 to 7 working days. EMS and DHL carry an additional charge, shown at checkout.
What if my card arrives damaged?
We replace it at no cost, and you keep the original. Email hello@vonderly.com within 30 days of delivery with a photo, and we ship a replacement or issue a refund. There is nothing to send back.
