First thing I see in the morning!
I am brave affirmation card
$3.50
plant-dyed handmade paper
Individually letterpress printed
thoughtfully made In california
Ships by next business day
100% satisfaction guarantee
woman-owned family business
Deep indigo handmade paper with gold foil.
The things you tell yourself about yourself shape who you are and who you will become. This handmade paper affirmation is meant for your mirror, desk, wall, or any place where a little note-to-self will be a pretty reminder worth saying over and over.
Handmade paper card with four full deckled edges, approximately 2 1/4 inches x 4 1/4 inches. Front is foil printed.
Comes with a small card describing the affirmations collection, and another with photos and a little information about our process.
Affirmation card reads "I am brave".
We create our paper goods with great care and love in our studio in Palo Cedro, California! Loren writes and creates each design, often using sketching and handwriting, and then pairs it with the perfect paper color. Tim, Colin and Xela transform natural fibers into beautiful, plant-dyed, deckle-edged sheets. Lydia, Elevia, Christy and Jessica print them one-at-a-time on our antique presses and package them up for you! Scroll down for more details about our artisan making process.
Emily and Lydia will carefully pack up your order and ship it via the method you choose at check out. Our shipping timeline is one to three business days, and almost all orders will ship within one business day!
Please email us at shipping@farmette.co if you need your order to arrive by a certain date, and we will do everything we can to accommodate.
Hand Crafted with love
Farmette paper starts with natural cotton fibers, which are upcycled from the garment industry, and abaca fibers, from a plant in the banana family.
These materials are weighed and soaked, and then processed for four to five hours into pulp with a simple machine called a Hollander beater, which macerates the fibers so that they will knit together when shaken in water.
Once the beater is emptied, we use plant powders and occasionally minerals in careful ratios to dye our pulp in our natural palette. Most dyes are left for a 12-hour period to set.
Sustainably created
Next, the pulp is added to a vat of water. The papermaker skillfully pulls a screen stretched over a frame, with another frame on top - called a mould and deckle - through the pulpy water and shakes the slurry as the water drains out through the screen, leaving the shapes of the paper behind.
Excess water is sponged out, and the wet sheets of paper are transferred onto fabrics sandwiched between acrylic sheets. Stacks of these sandwiches are then moved onto a hydraulic press, where remaining water is slowly squeezed out and the fibers are further knit together to create a strong paper surface.
We Use Antique Letterpresses
These fabric-paper sandwiches are then removed from the press and hung to dry. Once they are dry, paper sheets are peeled off the fabrics by hand, and folded by hand into cards if necessary.
At this point, the paper is moved to our print room, where our press people print our designs on antique lettepresses and hot foil presses.
One By One...
Our designs, many with hand sketching or lettering that has been digitized, have been made into photopolymer plates or copper dies, which must be expertly aligned on the presses. One at a time, a piece of paper is precisely placed, and the press is activated by a foot pedal or hand lever to imprint the design into the paper.
The prints are then inspected for quality and placed with their envelopes or backers into a sleeve for safe-keeping. They’re ready to be shipped to our beloved customers all over the world!
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 95 reviews.
I really enjoy the intentions and affirmation cards because I share them with my Nurse friends who have been having a hard time and they’re just that little reminder I very much enjoy my card subscription and getting little extras in my order so I love the little cards. Thank you so much for all your hard work
Beautiful messages on beautiful paper…the perfect gift for someone special!!!
I purchased several and I choose my intention for the day and put them on my clip frame. They are perfect in every way.
Your affirmation cards are just lovely and I couldn’t wait to share my gratitude. Each in an individual plastic sleeve, they are in a gorgeous array of colors, textured, consistently printed words of affirmation. They are small - the size of a clothing tag from a fancy clothing line - so I’ll have to find small envelopes to place them in. They each come with a message about the hand-making process and my order came with a personalized note. Our first born is heading to college in two months and I bought these so that while he’s away I can send him hand- written notes on these as reminders of how amazing he is. They’ve exceeded my expectations and I wanted to say “ thank you” for creating products with so much love that they can be given with so much love.
My friend was diagnosed with cancer and I sent her three affirmations along with a ceramic stand to put them on. She loved it. I hope Farmette will consider offering a stand of some kind for these beautiful cards.
I absolutely love every item you create! This photo is of my first bundle. What a treasure! Loads of fun things to create with!
Love farmette! Highly compassionate company with a personal feel. Great attention to detail and heart for the work they do. Items are delicate and sincere. Created, sealed and sent in Love.
It’s a beautiful affirmation I have on my computer at work.
The quality of the paper is even better than I expected! It will be perfect as a little surprise for someone.
Beautiful little daily affirmation cards!
The softness of the paper and beautiful letterpress are so stunning together.
I was impressed with the quality of the cards...I cant wait to pass them along to friends and family...and some I will frame for myself...
Lovely quality! Quick shipping!
Wonderful products, these cards are lovely reminders of the importance of every single day.
Loved it !
These are beautiful products that are definitely made with love!!!! I will definitely be purchasing them again!
I absolutely loved the beautiful products in the bundle I received. I’m drinking the tea right now and the whole experience makes me very happy. ❤️
The quality surpasses my expectations. I’m grateful to have these lovely affirmations to share with others. Thank you!
I purchased several to give to friends. I received two at Christmas time and just love them. I just leave them laying around to remind me of what I should choose today joy or hope.
I love your products and will certainly be ordering again soon. They are so beautifully created and presented. They make me happy every time I look at one of them. I purchased these to give away but am having trouble letting go of them:O) Congratulations!!
My family loved their unique and beautiful Easter Cards and included intention cards
I love the affirmative cards. We all need to read them
Love that color oh my goodness their paper is amazing. I highly recommend ordering from them.
Love the product. Delivery was quick!
These sweet inspirational cards are beautifully made. My niece is going through a difficult time and what a perfect way to let her know she is being thought of. I admire the artistry of this company. I’m very happy I came across the small business.
Love these for myself or a wonderful gift. When i gift these cards you would think I put a $100 bill in the envelope......but NO, it is just the card it's self. Its breath taking beautiful. The work is nothing but perfection. There are no 2 alike. Each one hand touched. It is a Big Deal when I send one of the prettiest card on the shelves #1 Small Business #2 Small Family owned Happy Customer 😊 Susan Hardy-Steele
Gifted, just right
Lovely messages, beautiful product
My mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer so I got her these cards to lift her spirits. She starts chemo in two weeks and was so happy with the affirmations. Thank you for bringing people joy and reminding them of the beauty in this life.
Gorgeous quality! I love paper, and farmette papers do not disappoint! I totally love that they’re handmade love seeing the process in their videos.
I keep this by my bed and workstation.
These are such great gifts to tuck into birthday cards or any card really! I also would love to see them in Spanish phrases too! Love this work so much!
fun
these small reminders are on my refrigerator, used as bookmarks, sit on my nightstand. love them.
Highly recommend!
Wonderful quality and craftsmanship
Beautiful
What works of art these cards!
I am including these with a homemade card.