Butterfly Figurines

Butterfly figurines are the answer to many a nature lover’s dream. You’ve probably sat quietly and watched a brilliant butterfly flit from flower to flower, drift on the summer breeze, or fan its colorful wings. Perhaps you’ve stood as still as a sturdy plant and had a butterfly land on an arm or lapel.

You’ve been mesmerized by the vibrant colors and delicate fragility of butterflies. You’ve wondered how to capture that breathtaking beauty so that you can enjoy it time and again, even after summer is gone. You’ve always wanted to take a beautiful butterfly home and keep it for forever—and now you can.

A few outstanding butterfly collectibles come close to capturing the natural beauty of butterflies, but many succeed in igniting vivid memories and creating a mental image of flowers, fluttering wings and warm breezes. Some, indeed, come close to recreating a genuine butterfly—moving butterfly figurines are the closest you will get to the real thing without raising real butterflies yourself. They are amazingly realistic.

Moving butterfly figurines are life sized sculptures with tiny bodies and delicate wings that fan gently, just like a real butterfly’s wings do. They are powered by a thin cord and can be attached with a pin to the perfect place in your décor. Several different styles are available, including the fabled Blue Morpho, the beloved Monarch, and even a moving dragonfly for figurine enthusiasts who appreciate other beautiful insects. Among the butterfly collectibles, these have a special place.

Crystal butterfly figurines are also favorites of collectors. These are made by different artists and come in many different styles. The flying butterflies by Preciosa don’t actually move, but they hover in perpetual flight at the top of a delicate silver coil. Produced in different colors of crystal, they reflect the light from all around them—crystal wings and crystal bodies give off dazzling rainbows of light.

Other crystal butterfly collectibles come poised on frosted glass bases, balanced on glass foliage, or mounted on crystal spheres. Not only will they brighten your day, they’ll make elegant and tasteful decorations in your home.

Butterfly collectibles come in many more designs: butterflies in shadowboxes, wall hangings, wind spinners, prints and pictures, wind chimes, glass ornaments, garden decorations, even jewelry and clothing designs. And for the collector who wants more real butterflies as well as butterfly figurines, there are butterfly kits for rearing real butterflies, butterfly feeders for attracting them to the garden, and butterfly houses for enticing them to stay. It’s not difficult to have lots of butterflies in your life.

Butterfly collectibles come in a wide price range: small items like small prints, ornaments, and earrings can be yours for under $10US; crystal butterflies range from about $20 to $80 or more. Moving butterflies are a great value for about $25 each, and many of the live butterfly accessories are under $30. Some of the best artwork, often incorporating real butterflies, goes for hundreds of dollars, but there are many affordable pieces at around $50 or less.

The best place to shop for butterfly collectibles is on the internet, where you can search for the perfect piece in comfort, and take as long as you want to choose.