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The Dinner Party
Life after loss is never easy, particularly when your peers don’t quite understand the experiences you’re having, the bittersweetness of all of your joyful moments, the sadness that can be triggered by anything, the grief that washes over like surprise waves on the beach, or even the way you can’t not say, “I love you.”
The Dinner Party brings together young people in their 20s & 30s-ish, to share life and love after loss, all over dinner (and yes, sometimes brunch, just cocktails, picnics or plays). Learn more and make a donation directly at the TDP website.
Proceeds from the sales of the cards in this collection are to benefit The Dinner Party.
"Let whatever you do today be enough" was one of the most powerful messages I received from friends during my cancer treatment. These cards are perfect for someone going through hard times of any kind -- grieving a loss, facing a medical challenge, or dealing with a breakup.
These cards are letterpress printed by Caroline using antique wood and metal types. They are printed on 110 pound thick paper that is lovely to write on, and all of our papers are using at least 30% post-consumer waste.
- Blank inside for your own personal message
- Single A2 (4.25" x 5.5") folded greeting card with brown envelope
- Cards are printed on 110-pound recycled paper -- you can choose white, off-white or red paper
These are a part of our "Cards That Don't Suck for the Moments That Do". This means they also come with a little sheet of resources - tips on what to say and how to show up for your friend during a hard time.
It's so hard during an illness or after a loss to know if you're doing things "right." Everyone's got advice and everyone wants to tell you how their mother, aunt, brother or cousin (or they themselves) dealt with what you're going through. That's normal, we want to share wisdom or try to help: to encourage them how to do what they need to do. But when that desire comes up, remind yourself to tell this person you love, "YOU DO YOU."
Listen to your body, listen to your heart, listen to what feels right for you. You get a pass on doing what's "right" for a long time after a trauma, you get to do what's right for you.
These cards are handmade with antique (gorgeous) metal type and letterpress printed on a Challenge press. They are printed with a deep impression on recycled off-white or brown kraft paper in a dark blue ink. (Choose white or brown at checkout.)
I loved hearing this from dear friends, and I loved the actual experience of having someone sit with me when I needed to cry. They couldn't (and can't) fix all of those problems, and they didn't need to try. Just sitting with me was enough.
We could not be more excited about this subscription -- the heart of our "Beauty&Shit" collection.
When a friend or loved one goes through something horrible, it is wonderful to send them a note or show up in a strong way when that horrible thing happens. But the truth is that the pain continues for so much longer. SO MUCH LONGER.
We want to help you keep showing up for your friend over the course of the first year -- we'll send you a card as soon you order, 1 month later, 3 months later, 6 months later and a year later. 5 cards spread over the year to help you send a note to your friend that shows you're still there. If the pain's not leaving (and it lessens but it doesn't leave), you're not leaving either. Each card comes with a brief description of why these words matter, some resources to help you figure out what to say, and a couple ideas of what else you could do to shop up at this point in the process.
Card order is influenced by what we felt like -- during the first year of cancer treatment, during the first year after loss, during the first year after a major trauma -- and by the experiences shared with us by other survivors of cancer, loss and assault. We particularly want to celebrate and support the work of The Dinner Party, so proceeds from this subscription will go to them. The Dinner Party brings together young people around a potluck dinner table to talk about life after loss. It's so good.
These cards launched our line of "Cards that don't suck for the moments that do," as it is, in our experience, the perfect message to share with someone going through life's hardest times.
It won't all be okay, it didn't happen for a reason, it might not get better. It just sucks. But, knowing that our friends are here for us, that's the best gift a friend can offer. Follow up with sending this note by being there -- bring food, offer to run an errand, ask when not if you can tackle some cleaning.
But more on these cards -- they're 5x7 making them easy to frame. Comes with a Kraft paper envelope for mailing. Printed on recycled paper with a lot of texture, using antique wood type, by hand on an letterpress printing press.
Available on white or olive paper in a dark green ink.
A portion of proceeds from sale of all cards benefit The Dinner Party, a nonprofit supporting young folks to get together around the dinner table to talk about life after loss.
Check out our subscriptions to help you show up for your friends throughout the course of a year.