Happy New Year!

I just have to share with you how excited my niece, Delaney (who is 7), was when she received your Rearing Cage with monarch caterpillars inside at Christmas.

My family exchanges gifts between aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins on Christmas Eve. I started by giving her a children's book on the different stages of a butterfly and then presented her with the cage. She was absolutely fascinated! It seemed she was oblivious to everything else going on around her as she gazed into the cage.

Later in the evening she exclaimed "This is the best present I got all night! It's even better than the digital frame Grandpa got!"

I'll bet she's hooked! Thanks for all your suggestions, sharing and help with choosing her gift.

Sincerely,

Jeannine M.

Dear Connie,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! The Butterflies were beautiful and the children were happy - they all flew away except one - which just wanted to be held by everyone and then she flew away too!

Thank you!!!!!

Got them! She loved them! They were all really beautiful...

Linda

Constance,

They arrived on time and were the hit of the wedding ceremony.

Thank you for helping make our wedding special.

Virginia

Greetings Connie,

Just a quick note to thank you for your gracious loving care of the butterflies. It was an awesome sight and so many people complimented on the right touch since it represented the lost of the father of the groom who is now in heaven.

The butterflies hovered and circled over the ceremony three times and then departed….I suspect you will receive some calls and I gave them your number and address.

Thank you again!!!

Pastor John

Dear Connie,

Words cannot express the joy and the upliftment your butterflies brought to the hearts of everyone at my grandmothers funeral.

Their beauty and grace were beyond compare.

Also wanted to let you know that I will be featuring your site in my United Press International syndicated parenting column. I will send you a copy when it is complete.

Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. You work has blessed our family abundantly.

Sending you showers of peace and joy,

Debbie M.

Dear Connie,

I really enjoyed our visit to (Flutterby Gardens) on Friday afternoon. I learned so much about butterflies.

You are most informative and it is very apparent that you enjoy what you do. I am looking forward to working with you for our Ritual of Tears. Thank you so much for all your help. God bless you and your work.

Sincerely,

Edna D.

Dear Connie,

We opened the box and I couldn't believe what BEAUTIFUL work you had done personalizing the envelopes! YOU ARE TERRIFIC!!!! I gave the first butterfly to my daughter to give it to her grandfather with a big hug!

We made the butterflies his present, and it is especially meaningful for me to give him butterflies because for years now he doesn't want to get anything because he says he doesn't have space to have more things! ha ha...

And so this is a magical present!

After that, I also gave one butterfly to each of the kids with very clear instructions and help on how to hold them - they were absolutely fascinated. You should see their faces when they saw that there were live butterflies wiggling in there! Some adults got one too!

Then I read the American Indian Legend while EVERYONE listened ever so carefully! It was beautiful - the moment, the legend and the way you present it! I told everyone that it was A------'s and I----’s birthday, but that they ALL got to make a wish... so we sang Happy Birthday, blew out the candles and stepped outside - butterflies in hand for the magical release.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! And the fact that the butterflies were still chilled and wouldn't fly right away until they warmed up just made it better: The kids had a moment to admire each butterfly before it flew - some of them even had them on their hands. They were amazed!

And some of the parents told me they'd never forget this day.

I really have to thank you Connie, because it would not have been possible if it weren't for you. And I'm not saying that just because you sold them to me, but because buying from you was like working with a friend.

First of all, I called late. I didn't even know that this was possible - and after even sending out invitations, when I found out live butterflies are sold like this, I changed the party theme into ladybugs and butterflies. I tried to order them from the first sites I found on the internet - only to be heartbroken because they were sold out...

And THEN I found YOU!

You worked with me. You tried to fill my order, even if it was so late. Even if you had to mix the butterflies. Even if you had to figure out how to ship them under these conditions. You guided me through all of my questions - so many!

You followed up to make sure I could have them if I wanted this to happen... AND you did it with a wonderful, ever so positive attitude. Only two days away from the party, you personalized them to an extent only a family member would have done in so little time - you got the scanning of our napkins and cups - our theme - on Thursday for a party on Saturday, and made them into the decoration of the glassine envelopes for EACH butterfly and with my daughter's and father in law's name and age on EACH! I just couldn't even believe it!

Thanks for making my party so much more than a success... A magical event!

I will definitely recommend you, as a matter of fact I'll copy my closest friends and family this message! And feel free to use whatever part(s) of this letter you want in your website or any promotion you would like. YOU DESERVE IT!

Thanks a million! And may some butterflies be released to grant your wishes!

Have a great weekend!

Mabel R.