'Merci Beaucoup' Greeting Card

Gratitude is one of those things that almost always feels better when you make slightly more effort than necessary.

The “Merci Beaucoup” card takes the humble thank-you note and gives it a little French confidence. Letterpress printed in black ink on blush, plant-dyed handmade paper, it’s lovely enough for the favor that saved your week, the dinner you’re still thinking about, or the person who simply deserves more than a thumbs-up emoji. Four deckled edges give every card its own character, while the blank interior leaves plenty of room for whatever degree of gratitude the situation requires. Because “thanks” is perfectly adequate. Merci beaucoup just has better posture.

Details

• Handmade “Merci Beaucoup” greeting card
• Blush handmade paper with four deckled edges
• Colored using natural plant dyes
• Individually letterpress printed in black ink
• Hand folded
• Blank inside for your own message
• Back is letterpress printed with information about the natural dyes used to create the paper
• Handmade and printed in Farmette’s California studio
• Natural variations in color and texture make each card unique

About the Brand: Farmette

Farmette is what happens when slowing down becomes a manufacturing philosophy. Founded by Loren Profit Smith in 2017, the California paper and letterpress studio makes its goods largely by hand, from transforming natural fibers into deckle-edged sheets and coloring them with botanical dyes to feeding each piece individually through antique letterpresses. The process is wonderfully inefficient by modern standards, which is precisely what makes it special. Farmette creates paper goods meant to make writing, giving, and connecting feel a little more deliberate in a world that has gotten remarkably good at making all three instantaneous.