Comments on: Monarch Memories Necklace

By: Tamara Summers

Tamara Summers — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:20:57 +0000

Thank you, Catherine! And thank you for sharing this post again, Rena! That necklace has migrated from my collection of sellable jewellery to hanging from a little black wall plaque in my dining room. Not saying that I wouldn’t sell it to the right person who loved and wanted it, but in the meantime… 🙂

By: Catherine Franz

Catherine Franz — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:21:57 +0000

This is awesome!

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:54:52 +0000

Terrie, thank you for sharing your experience with the Luna Moth. That must be very cool to live on a nature preserve! 🙂

I hope it was the same one, Rena. If so, it must be a beach-loving butterfly, which is something it and I have in common, lol.

By: Terrie Marcoe

Terrie Marcoe — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:46:47 +0000

A few months back, I found the wings of a Luna Moth. First one, and then another and then…I realized the moth had probably been the meal of a bat the night previous(I live on a nature preserve, and bats are always out at night).

It didn’t occur to me to memorialize the beautiful moth as you have with your Monarch – good for you. But I did point out the wings to a visitor, who asked if she might have them. Perhaps she has found a way, as you did, to lovingly display.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:29:11 +0000

In reply to Tamara. Thank you for sharing that lovely epilogue to the butterfly story, Tamara! I'm sure it must have been the same one, saying hello. :)

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:45:18 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the story, Rena, and thank you for your compliment on the finished piece. 🙂 I looked in the place I left the moth 2 days later when I went down there, and didn’t see him/her, so was hoping he/she went on their way. The next time I was down a Monarch flew by me on the beach, close to my face, and I said “Hi, is that you?” 😀

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:37:25 +0000

Just gorgeous, Tamara! The story, the rescue, the single wing that was waiting for you – and most of all, the finished necklace. This bottled wing makes a stunning pendant (as well as a unique way to preserve the wing), and I love how the vintage bead strand accentuates the black in the wing. Thank you for sharing this piece and its story!