Flame Lily: Handmade Quilled Flower Greeting Card
"Home is a flower that cannot be posted. This one travels."
Every coil placed by hand
Ships flat in a rigid box
Replaced if damaged
Home is a flower you cannot post. Flame Lily is a handmade quilled flower greeting card shaped as the karthigaipoo, named for Karthigai, the Tamil month it flowers in, built here in coral pink and yellow with green stamens. Nothing is printed on the cover, so it carries Diwali, a birthday, or a thank-you sent a long way.
How this card is made
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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.
Flame Lily: Handmade Quilled Flower Greeting Card
Specs
The card in detail.
Story
The design and the moment.
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The design
The petals are where the hours went. Each outer petal is outlined in yellow and cut along its edge with a wave, then filled with strips stood on edge so the colour shifts as the light moves across it. The inner ring is packed tighter, and six stamens finish in single coils.
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The moment
The flame lily grows across Sri Lanka and is the national flower, which makes this card land differently for anyone with a connection to the island. Send it for Diwali, a birthday, or a thank-you, or post it to family far from home, where the real bloom does not travel.
The studioand 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 lines and the finishing. Single strips of paper, pinched into the shape we need. Finishing is the last step before a card leaves the studio, so I have to look at everything carefully. If something is not right, I redo it before passing it on.
Sweetiga K.
Line and finishing specialist
Coil by coil
Paper strips · The hands · Finished card
Good to know
Questions, answered.
What occasions does the Flame Lily card suit?
What is paper quilling?
Paper quilling is the art of rolling, shaping and arranging narrow strips of paper to create raised designs. On Vonderly cards, each visible quilled element is shaped and placed by hand rather than printed.
How long does it take to make a Vonderly card?
A Vonderly card typically takes around 90 minutes of handwork. Different parts may pass through specialist hands for shaping, detailing and assembly before the finished card is checked and packed.
What comes with each card?
Each card measures 5 × 5 inches, is blank inside for your own message, and comes with a 5.25 × 5.25-inch kraft envelope.
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.
