1/9/18 THANK YOU!! I never thought my story would move people so much! 😊 for those who don't know me, I am a professional costume designer and master embroiderer, by trade.

I fell into raising and releasing butterflies by accident, really, after finding 2 or 3 caterpillars on a bush on a Milkweed plant in my yard, this October.

I had no idea what to do, other than to keep them in a glass tank and feed them, and wait. Little did I know there was much more involved. So, I read up on them,as much as I could, joined a great group and experienced many losses in addition to many, many more successes.

When this little guy presented himself to me with such a torn and damaged set of wings, I posted about it on my personal FB page. I was, needless to say, heartbroken at the thought of having to put him down. Then a friend sent me a video on repairing wings. I figured, since I do so much designing,cutting and putting together of costumes... I could give this a go. And I'm really glad I did!

Thank you again for sharing this slice of my life with others. It really has been a great surprise!

Romy xo 🐛❤️🦋❤️🦋❤️🦋❤️🦋❤️

P.S.for those who want to see more of my butterflies I do have a public album of the many I have raised this year. https://www.facebook.com/romy.mccloskey...

And for those interested in my other handy work ( my day job), you can visit my FB page to see more: facebook.com/fadendesignstudios

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