Ordering page for personalised handmade "Get Well" cards

How the Get Well card developed

Sending greeting cards like 'get well' cards to friends and family is a tradition that goes back about 200 years. Unfortunately they were mostly sent by the elite and wealthy in the early to mid 1800's. As the elaborate illustrations and complex pop-up type cards were very expensive few people could afford to purchase them. The few 'get well' cards that were produced were hand delivered but soon gained mass popularity with the introduction of the world's first postage stamp issued in 1840.
As the industry grew more ambitious printer's and manufacturer's were perfecting printing methods, hiring artists and designed both elaborate expensive cards as well as simple affordable ones by the 1850's. It was about this time the traditional 'Get Well' card gained popularity. It was felt that the bright and ornate designs aided recovery and today, they are still as popular as ever. Celtic Cards is indicative of the rapid growth of handmade personalised Get Well cards with a large range of designs and illustration at an affordable price.

If you require any more help personalising your handmade Get Well card just e-mail enquiry@celtic-1.co.uk or telephone and let us know exactly what you want. You will find all the contact information you will need here.

PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Peter and Rebecca do not have any holidays scheduled for the near future. ORDERING CARDS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UK For orders outside the UK please order a minimum of 6 cards (you can mix designs if you wish). GOOD NEWS FOR WELSH LEARNERS If you want to write your own Welsh message we have now added more pages to help you here. If you want to investigate the Welsh language further and perhaps learn a few phrases we have added a totally new section here. Don't forget - you can write ANY message on ANY card with ANY image - just enjoy yourself ! IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2010 / PWYSIG DYDDIADAU I 2010 New Year's Day: January 1st Dydd Santes Dwynwen* (Saint Dwynwen Day): January 25th Saint Valentine's Day: February 14th Saint David's Day (Patron saint of Wales): March 1st St Piran's Day (Patron saint of Cornwall): March 5th Mother's Day: March 14th Saint Patrick's Day (Patron saint of Scotland): March 17th Good Friday: April 2nd Easter Sunday: April 4th Easter Monday: April 5th Saint George's Day (Patron saint of England): April 23rd Early May Bank Holiday: May 3rd Spring Bank Holiday: May 31st Father's Day: June 20th Summer Bank Holiday: August 30th Saint Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland): November 30th Christmas Eve: December 24th Christmas Day: December 25th Boxing Day: December 26 Saint Stephen's Day: December 26th New Year's Eve: December 31st *Welsh equivalent of the English Saint Valentine's Day. Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales, signed prints and originals. NODWCH GWYLIAU RHAGLEN (UWCH) ARCHEBU I ANNERCH Y TU ALLAN I'R DU Ar gyfer archebion tu allan i'r DU os gwelwch yn dda er o leiaf 6 cardiau (gallwch cymysgedd dyluniadau os ydych yn dymuno). NEWYDDION DA I DDYSGWYR CYMRAEG Os ydych chi eisiau ysgrifennu neges eich hun Cymru erbyn hyn rydym wedi ychwanegu tudalennau mwy i helpu chi yma. Os ydych am i ymchwilio i'r iaith Cymraeg ymhellach ac efallai ddysgu ychydig o ymadroddion rydym wedi ychwanegu adran hollol newydd yma. Peidiwch ag anghofio - gallwch ysgrifennu neges ar y cerdyn UNRHYW UNRHYW gyda delwedd UNRHYW - dim ond mwynhau eich hun!