Dear Wonderland Friends,

Before anything else, I need to say that I am so sorry for how quiet I’ve been. Letting go of my whole staff, something I never thought I’d have to do, was the only way to keep the business alive during the tariff fallout. But the result is that I’ve been spread painfully thin, and my ability to communicate regularly has suffered. You deserved better than that, and I’m genuinely sorry.

You’ve stayed with us through tariffs, production delays, and a printing bottleneck we could never have predicted, and today we finally get to share good news.

As many of you know, Rue & Vervain works with a very small mom-and-pop print shop in China. Their work is exceptional, but their size means they can only print one project at a time. After many conversations, we secured a slightly discounted production window right after Chinese New Year, when their workflow eases. This cost-saving shift gives us the financial breathing room to move ahead regardless of the outcome of the tariff battles. We are finally on solid ground, and it’s because of you. 

• Production Start: March 2026
• Production Duration: ~60 days
• Freight Shipping: May 2026
• Arrival to Us: Late May / Early June 2026
• Fulfillment Begins: Immediately upon arrival

And, we wanted to share all the finished artwork with you so I'm including images below. To date, all but 4 cards have the artwork either finished or in the progress. Anywhere you see the back of the card, that artwork is still in in the process of being inked or Kat is making tweaks that I requested. And please note that Kat just informed me she just finished like another 8 cards, but rather than push this update back again and making you wait while I format them into the their template, I will include those and all the other finished artwork in the next update.

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Your steady belief in this deck through shadow and light means more than we can ever express.

With hearts full of gratitude,

Serefina & Kat
Rue & Vervain