Where to Find Our Products

Q: Our Butterflies

NO BUTTERFLIES ARE HARMED. We source our butterflies from aviaries and butterfly farms around the world. The types of butterflies we use only live a few weeks. After they naturally pass away, the aviaries collect the wings to sell. The money that the aviaries get from selling these wings is then put back into reforestation, helping to preserve the natural flora and fauna of those areas. As pollinators, butterflies and moths are extremely important to ecosystems by maintaining plant reproduction and biodiversity.

Locations where Monarch and Mariposa is sold:

Black Swan Mercantile
411 North Donnelly Street Suite 101, Mount Dora, FL 32757

Vegas
1924 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130

The Shop At Drayton Hall
3380 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC 29414

Jenni Wood Design
832 Suite A Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC 29935

Old Lab Designs & Mercantile
730 Locust Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792

Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Majure Decor
13 Gill Creek Ct, Columbia, SC 29206

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735

Maglyn's Dream
10 Main St #307, New Paltz, NY 12561

The Garden Mart
410 Spring Grove Road, Hollister, CA 95023

Tana Kaya Boutique
305 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603

Reunions
1709 Centre Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22302

Gallery 237
237 Canal St, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Where Do we get our wings and feathers?

We source jewel beetle wings from a protein farm in Thailand. They eat the beetles as an eco-friendly alternative to meat and the hard outer shell wings (called the "elytra") would otherwise go to waste.

Jewel beetles have been used in fashion for centuries and the elytra are incredibly durable, with some dresses from the 1700s surviving in museums today.

NO BUTTERFLIES ARE HARMED.

We source our butterflies from aviaries and butterfly farms around the world. The types of butterflies we use only live a few weeks. After they naturally pass away, the aviaries collect the wings to sell. The money that the aviaries get from selling these wings is then put back into reforestation, helping to preserve the natural flora and fauna of those areas.

As pollinators, butterflies and moths are extremely important to ecosystems by maintaining plant reproduction and biodiversity.

Our feathers are sourced in two ways: 1) Certain birds, like peacocks and quails, naturally molt and we have connections with bird owners who collect the molted feathers; or 2) The feathers are the by-product of other industries and would otherwise go to waste.

Where art and nature unite

Who we are

In 2022, we founded Monarch and Mariposa while sitting on the couch one weekend in Charleston, South Carolina, discussing Sam's beautiful new invention of butterfly wing cuff bracelets and how we wished more people knew you could give butterflies a second life.

From a spark of an idea, today our mission is to inspire others to repurpose nature and reduce waste. We do that by creating jewelry and accessories using ethically and sustainably sourced plants, bird feathers, butterfly wings, and beetle wings.

Join us in discovering the next stage of nature's lifecycle. Explore our collection, wear unique pieces, and share your story of art, ethics, and profound love for nature's beauty.