Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Whew! I've been working on sourcing furniture and painting trim behind the scenes, and I hope to have some fun sewing coming up soon! Today I'm going over how I pin butterflies for display around my house, becuase even in death butterflies can be beautiful to behold.

Moth & Myth: moth-and-myth.com/?
Flat head tweezers: thelittlecaterpillar.com/products/spade-tip-entomology-tweezers?
Spreading boards: ecologysupplies.com/product-category/specimen-preparation/spreading-boards
Tracing paper strips: ecologysupplies.com/products/insect-pinning-strips
Entomological pins: forestry-suppliers.com/p/53733/52832/entochrysis-black-enamel-insect-pins
Butterflies featured: etsy.com/listing/1518986917/parides-sesostris-green-black? etsy.com/listing/241120258/papilio-ulysses-swallowtail-blue-black?
Terrorium shop in Denver: theterroriumshop.co/shop/ols/all

Butterfly anatomy graphic: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butterfly_vs_moth_anatomy.svg

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