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Our real butterfly hair clips are all stunning and attention grabbing - however, they can also bring out different flavors of your personality like no other jewelry.

The picture of Kensey above shows a distant but charming look with a very elegant butterfly.

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This is wedding planning season! With spring approaching, there are sure to be countless couples getting ready to embark on the task of planning their perfect wedding day. If you are one of those lucky couples, a butterfly themed wedding would be an elegant and unique way to memorialize your new beginning together. Regardless if you want to have a full blown butterfly themed wedding or to simply accent your existing theme with these beautiful creatures, there are many options available. One especially unique way is to add real butterfly accessories.

We have many products to spice up your wedding: our real butterfly hair clips, butterflies in bouquet stems, cake accents, boutonnieres, bridal party gifts, and guest souvenirs to name just a few. Our real butterfly hair clips look stunning in any bride's hair - just check out our Celebrities & Our Wings page for a few pictures featured on national television!

There are many colors of butterflies available for the clips to match any wedding color scheme or to complement the bride's hair, eyes etc. These clips also look great in the bride's maids and flower girl's hair. The hair clips would make wonderful gifts for the bride's bridal party and can be customized to match each of their unique personalities. Best of all, the clips are a gift that your bridal party will definitely use long after the wedding is over - and we can encase your clips and bouquet stems in a permanent display, along with your wedding date and custom quote to remember your special day.

Butterflies can also be placed on a stem and added to the bouquet for an elegant touch. With the wide variety of colors offered, it would be fairly easy to find butterflies that compliment the bouquet or to even have a contrast from the bouquet for a little pop of color. Butterfly stems or clips also add a unique touch to the center floral arrangements at the guest tables as well. It definitely make for a very talked about touch to the wedding.

A common way to thank your guests for coming is to set out on the guest tables or hand out wedding souvenirs so that the guests will remember the couple's special day. One unique way is a real butterfly wing bookmark with the couple's names and date of the wedding. What a perfect way for guests to remember the day throughout the years. Regardless if you want a full butterfly themed wedding or just a hint of elegance added to your wedding, real butterflies gifts are a perfect way to achieve your vision of that perfect wedding. With the countless choices of colors and types of butterflies, it should make planning your theme a little easier. If you are looking for a theme that sets your wedding apart this year, this is definitely the way to go.

Butterfly Wings: Fascinating Besides Beautiful

There are several things that make butterfly wings remarkable besides their captivating beauty. Consider for example what we can learn from our macro photography pages: the colors of butterfly wings are made from tiny scales that are actually modified feathers.

Calling All Butterfly Friends!

As I have been searching all over the internet for new butterflies, moths, and exotic insects, I have noticed an ever growing online trend: crazy prices! I've seen similar products selling for as much as 300% cheaper than similar vendors! That's just crazy! We've decided to pass along the savings to you - but first, a word of explanation:

Part of the reason this price gap is growing so dramatically is because of our crazy economy - some vendors are simply desperate to sell their products. Part of the reason this is happening is because there is a large difference in real butterfly products sold by various vendors. For instance, some butterfly vendors sell "A1" quality butterflies (essentially perfect specimens) and other vendors sell "A1-" quality butterflies (may be missing antennae or may have a minor slit in a wing) and other vendors sell "A2" quality butterflies (clearly damaged). Incidentally, we can sell all three: A1 quality displays are sold as "Collectors Mounts"; A1- are sold as our default mount (this is true of almost all quality vendors; usually, these are perfect specimens lacking an antennae - we rarely sell butterflies with slit wings, although this can happen with age and usually isn't noticeable by the average person); A2 displays are sold as Riker Mounts.

While these designations can be quite helpful, there is a growing trend among ebay vendors and disreputable butterfly farmers to sell poor quality ("A2") butterflies as "A1-" products - or to sell poor quality butterflies for the cheaper price while representing that the display is high quality. Sometimes this is not disclosed; sometimes it is - however, when it is disclosed, there is a growing trend to "define" "A1-" quality somewhere in the fine print as a butterfly that is essentially "A2" quality. To be fair, some of these folks just don't speak English very well and their country holds different quality standards than American customers hold. This means that an experienced customer may pay for a poor quality butterfly under the mistaken belief that he or she is paying for a near imperfect butterfly - RATS!.

All of this highlights why you should be purchasing from a high quality vendor. To make that happen, we will price match other vendors who are selling similar products. True - we carry many products that no one else carries so there is nobody to price match with! However, for our displays, you can price match all day long. Here is what you need to do: (1) check the style of display; acrylic boxes are more expensive to produce than wooden displays - this means that you need to match acrylic box prices with acrylic box pricing and wooden display prices with wooden display pricing. There are varying qualities of wood as well but we will probably ignore that issue. (2) send us a link of the product that you are looking at (ebay or similar auction typed stores are exempted unless the price advertised is a FIXED price. (3) give us some time to verify that the vendor is legit, the listing is legit, and that we carry the same product. The end result? We will price match anything we reasonably can! If we are unable to price match for whatever reason (sometimes getting exotic butterflies properly through customs can increase our wholesale purchase pricing - which can sometimes be evaded by unscrupulous ebay vendors), we will send you a coupon code for your next purchase with us or we will send you a free product for your trouble! If we can price match, we will send you a coupon code for the specific display that you are looking at so that you can purchase the display at the lowest possible price.

WHICH BUTTERFLY JEWELRY IS BEST FOR YOU?

In recent years, it has become quite popular for various vendors to advertise and sell real butterfly jewelry. Although many vendors are careful to only sell jewelry made from butterflies born, raised, and passed away naturally on humane butterfly farms, some vendors are not so careful so if you are environmentally sensitive, make sure to purchase from an environmentally sensitive business - like us!

Historically speaking, there have been three types of butterfly jewelry on the market: laminated wings, wings encased in cases covered with glass, and wings dipped in resin. All of these are typically used for earrings but they are occasionally found for use in necklaces as well. Only recently has a fourth version of real butterfly jewelry arrived in the marketplace. Before addressing our newbie, let's consider the advantages and disadvantages of traditional real butterfly jewelry.

Laminated Wings

While laminated butterfly jewelry varies somewhat in quality, the biggest difference that you may want to consider is selection. All laminated products yellow with age so prolonged exposure to the sun will eventually render the jewelry unattractive - prolonged exposure to the sun will slowly fade the colors on the original butterfly wing as well. If you are wearing them in primarily indoor venues, they should last quite a while before yellowing and losing their beauty. Although they are fairly durable as you might expect, the lamination will eventually start to curl or peel apart slightly and will produce a frayed edge. Of course, with lamination comes glossy texture, so you also lose some of the natural beauty of the butterfly - but not much. Generally speaking though, these are minor critiques - the big differences between vendors is their selection of butterfly wings and in the quality of lamination. Look for a vendor that carries dozens of species rather than only a few. Of all butterfly jewelry, this type is often the least expensive, so finding a vendor with a great selection and a good price is not too difficult. We will be carrying these products soon - and we will have not only the largest selection available anywhere in the world, we will be using high quality lamination.

Wings Encased in Glass Cases

Real butterfly jewelry encased in glass cases makes durability a non-issue when compared to laminated products. Although some few vendors carry cheap cases that may even unexpectedly pop open if you are not careful, most butterfly jewelry sold in this fashion comes in attractive (usually silver) cases that surround a portion of the butterfly wing. This preserves the natural beauty of the butterfly wing for a very long time. However, jewelry of this nature almost never allows you to see the entire butterfly wing and often produces a fairly heavy earring. Further, when real butterfly wings are used, prolonged exposure to the sun will slowly fade until the original colors are lost forever - this is a problem with laminated products as well. Despite the fact that UV protected acrylic sheets are available on the market, it appears that no vendor uses this technology to make this type of butterfly jewelry last longer or to make the earrings less heavy. In short, your taste in which cases are the most attractive is the biggest factor when looking for butterfly jewelry encased in glass cases - the selection of butterfly wings is less crucial with this genre of jewelry because the whole wing is almost never used so many people will not even notice that the jewelry is made from real butterfly wings. Of all butterfly jewelry, this type is often the most expensive. We do not currently carry this form of jewelry.

Butterfly Wings in Resin or Lucite Cases

Real butterfly jewelry dipped in resin or Lucite varies drastically in quality. Some butterfly wings are so badly damaged in the process that you can barely tell that it is a butterfly wing encased in a plastic coating at all. Others preserve the beauty of the wing fabulously. Generally speaking, the better the product, the higher the price; there are some exceptions but you will have to shop around to find them. Although this product is more durable than the laminated products, it has the same problems with discoloration - both the resin/Lucite coating and the butterfly wing discolor over time - and it tends to make a heavy earring as well. Few vendors offer much selection with this product so you may not have the same ability to be picky about which species that you would like to wear. We do not carry this form of jewelry.

The Newbie: Natural Looking Real Butterfly Wing Earrings

We are the only vendor in the world that offers these fabulous products! Like the laminated wings described above, this product features whole butterfly wings rather than a small portion of the wing, which allows for a better view of the butterfly's natural beauty. There are at least two big differences between the treated butterfly earrings and the standard laminated earring: first, the butterfly wing (in its pristine natural state) is exposed for viewing, which uniquely preserves the natural beauty of the butterfly wing just as it looked when the butterfly was alive; second, this product is generally best for nice dinners, formal occasions, or special gatherings - they are absolutely perfect for weddings - rather than every day use. We currently carry this product but do not have it listed online - if you are interested in these best of the best, high quality products, let us know and we will hook you up!

Two Types

Whether you are interested in earrings, hair clips, butterfly roses (butterflies mounted on a floral stem), or other custom jewelry, you should be aware that they come in two varieties: "formal wear" and "casual wear."

Formal Wear (a.k.a. Natural)

Formal occasion butterflies have only been through half of the unique preservation process. This means that the jewelry exposed to the viewer's eye will look precisely like it did when the butterfly was alive! They are thoroughly gorgeous and absolutely exquisite! This also means that the jewelry is more delicate - the wings are liable to scratches and rubs and are more likely to break than any occasion jewelry (see below). Although the wings are bendable, touching the wings can rub off scales and make the butterfly look aged so it is best to only touch the clip portion of the hair clip (or boutonniere) or the earring post as much as reasonably possible. This type of jewelry is referred to as "special occasion" for two reasons: first, this is an absolutely stunning new product that will dazzle your friends and second, because the real wing is exposed to touch, they may not be suitable for more extensive activities. Consider these your Cinderella slippers!

Casual Wear (a.k.a. Glossy)

The "casual wear" preservation process makes the butterflies flexible enough to be handled (with reasonable care) and lightly waterproof. These butterflies are intended for regular (non-athletic use in mild weather). You should note that with some species, the natural coloring of the butterfly wings does darken somewhat during the plasticization process so look at the final product picture or speak with a specialist before ordering. With some species, this process actually enhances the look of the butterfly wing (imagine a stain glass butterfly wing) but usually, you are best to look for the natural coating.

Hair Clips

Because of our unique technology, earrings are not the only possibility - hair clips can also be made of real butterflies (antennae included if you want) and there are also real "butterfly roses." If you want to get noticed, these hair clips will surely not fail you - brand new to the market and designed to look like a butterfly just landed in your hair to take a rest, this is a very unique hair product. Add to your hair clip a butterfly rose and you are ready for your wedding reception too!

Remember, although this new butterfly jewelry is not as durable as other forms of jewelry, damages are often repairable so these are not "disposable" items that you throw away after your first use. Nevertheless, you should not expect this jewelry to last a lifetime. However, if you order a hair clip or butterfly rose for some special occasion that you want to remember, we can custom preserve the butterfly in a display to mount on your wall so they can be preserved for a lifetime.

Care of Natural Looking Real Butterfly Wing Earrings

Another small con: care of this jewelry is a little more intensive than other forms of real butterfly jewelry (it is not difficult though, just unfamiliar) so before making your customized order, make sure to read up on how to care for your stunning earrings - that way, they will last longer and retain the natural and stunning beauty of the real butterfly.