I send a lot of thank you notes. A lot. I send them to people I interview, people I know. I tend to get blank notecards, so I can send them for birthdays and the like as well, instead of wasting my hard-earned cash at Hallmark. Check out these fantastic cards and notes over at Etsy.

Papered together has some cute little hedgehog hello cards. I adore hedgehogs, $12 for four.

These peapod flat notecards are bright and fun for any occasion, from Pink bathtub, $6 for three.

Click through to the next page for five more Esty card picks from Kim.

For a special occasion, I’d get this limited edition florescent panda bear card from apak, $5. They also have some great prints for sale.

Paper stories has had a whole lot of traffic lately because of other sites featuring them. So, they’re a little low on stock, but keep checking back. They still have this cute artichoke seed packet, $4

Birds are popping up everywhere these days. Pearl and Marmalade has some of these, screen printed by hand. $6 for two.

Although oh my cavelier has plenty of birds on their cards and prints, I’m fond of these vintage-looking undergarment cards, $9 for four .

I finally decided on those ever-present bird cards, like these pattern deer cards from 12fifteen. The pattern on my birds was fresh like this, sweet and modern. $6 for four.

Kim Bui, who lives on the Central Coast of California, runs All That and A when she’s not trying to be an interior designer, chef or prize-winning journalist.