Our world is craving human connection and beautiful things made by real human hands... so By Hand began!
Hi, I'm Jess!
Welcome to By Hand! We are a by-hand greeting card service business. We harvest flowers by hand from our own gardens. Our flowers are traditionally, slow pressed between pages of books and wooden flower presses for weeks, left to preserve their natural beauty. We create every card by hand using our pressed flowers and highest quality papers. For our Signature Cards, we hand write your message in the card and place it in the mail.
Our process is full of purpose - slow and intentional, with great care and attention to detail. It’s not just about “getting the card sent.” It’s about the process and love that went into that card delivered to your loved ones’ hands. We believe that something made with love by human hands holds great warmth in the meaningful moments of life, both big and small.
By Hand is a fruit of my marriage.
My husband is beautifully devoted to the details of my dreams - he always has been. I told him over dinner on a precious rare weekend trip that I had this business idea to sell pressed flower art. He smiled. He told me he liked the idea, but what if we added some human connection to the business. What if we offered a by-hand greeting card service where customers would type out their message to a loved one, we handwrite the card and mail it off for them.
At first, I was skeptical. Me? Writing other peoples’ cards? He continued, “It’s about community, and the importance of a handwritten note. I don’t always have the time and energy to procure a card, write it, and mail it. You would be facilitating community, continued friendships/relationships that fade all too easily. When someone might say nothing at all, you could be the bridge to keep the connection. Or the bridge to avoid the generic, impersonal, empty thank you note. You would be allowing someone to spend their time sharing authentically from their heart.” I LOVE it, I thought! This could do so much good.