butterfly wings for sale

Well as you know, we're all about butterflies! 

​For many of us, butterflies are a symbol of the child we lost. The butterfly has long been a powerful symbol across many cultures. It is a symbol of transformation, of the spirit and the soul, and of the unending cycle of life and death.

• To the Greeks the butterfly was the symbol of the soul, and it was believed that each butterfly was a human soul searching for a new incarnation.
• The Celts also believed that butterflies were new souls seeking life. They believed that a woman became pregnant by swallowing these tiny butterfly souls.
• Early Christians also believed that the butterfly was a powerful symbol of the soul.​

The metamorphosis of the butterfly is a powerful symbol in so many ways for us when we are grieving. They are the beautiful tiny spark of life that came to us, lighted in our lives for a too brief moment before fluttering away. They are the hope that the transformation that loss brings into our life, can result in something different, something beautiful. We may not be the same at the end of our journey, but we have grown, we are able to see things that we could not before. They are the hope that we may swallow that butterfly soul searching for us, and hold a baby in our bodies and in our arms once more.

To commemorate the symbolism of The Butterfly Run, we're selling butterfly wings! Stop by 3 Sisters Bakeshop & Gourmet Creations to pick up a latte and pair of butterfly wings. The coffee is worth a little trip (if you don't live in the Alta Vista area) and these wings are just too cute to pass up for a little child who likes to play dress up!

Selling for $30/pair with all proceeds going towards Aaron's Butterfly Run and Roger Nelson House. These wings are handmade with organic cotton by Fabrications Ottawa and sewn in memory of Aaron who lived 100 precious minutes.​