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butterfly house plants Dot´s Handmade Butterfly Home – CRAFTFOLKHandcrafted in Weaverville, North Carolina By Dorothy "Dot" Callaway (75) built on the teardrop design of her late husband Earl, finish carpenter "I haven't counted a Tiger Swallowtail in my yard in three years. That does something to you. You watch it go, year after year. And you can't stop it." Dorothy "Dot" Callaway, Weaverville, North Carolina What's Included: Butterfly House Teardrop shape, natural wood, handbuilt Built in Puddler For mineral
Handcrafted in Weaverville, North Carolina
By Dorothy "Dot" Callaway (75) — built on the teardrop design of her late husband Earl, finish carpenter
"I haven't counted a Tiger Swallowtail in my yard in three years. That does something to you. You watch it go, year after year. And you can't stop it."
🎁 What's Included:
Butterfly House
Teardrop shape, natural wood, handbuilt
Teardrop shape, natural wood, handbuilt
Built-in Puddler
For mineral water at the base
For mineral water at the base
Hanging Hardware
Jute rope with carabiner — ready to hang
Jute rope with carabiner — ready to hang
What Makes This Butterfly House Different
Teardrop Shape — Steady in the Wind
Earl's signature design. Aerodynamic and stable — no swinging, no stress on the mount. Dot's oldest house has hung from the same white oak since 1998. She has never built another shape.
Calibrated Slot Width
Wide enough for butterflies and moths — narrow enough to keep birds and predators out. Not a guess. The result of nearly thirty years of close observation.
Built-in Puddler
Butterflies don't drink droplets — they absorb minerals from damp sand. Without this, almost none will move in. The small tray at the base is not decorative.
Untreated Natural Wood
No varnish, no plastic, no chemical smell that drives insects away. Weatherproof, durable, and blends into any garden like it's always been there.
Easy-Access Back Panel
Opens for cleaning without tools. Keeps the house a functioning habitat year after year — not just decoration after the first season.
Limited — No Restock
Earl passed three years ago. Dot's daughter is in Charlotte. A new great-grandchild arrived in February. She is done waiting to be closer. The workshop stays in Weaverville. What's finished is finished.
Dorothy "Dot" Callaway, 75
Weaverville, North Carolina — ten minutes from Asheville, deep in the Blue Ridge foothills. Her late husband Earl was a finish carpenter. He taught her the teardrop form, and Dot has never built another shape. In thirty-two years she has built more than 3,000 houses — every one with the same slot calibration, every one with the puddler at the base. Every package she packs herself, and she writes a personal note to every buyer.
🌿 Expert Perspective
"The private garden has become the last viable habitat for many butterfly species in developed regions of the United States. A functional house — with correct slot geometry, a puddling station, and untreated wood — can mean the difference between local extinction and a stable population. The problem is not people's willingness. The problem is that most commercially available butterfly houses simply do not meet the basic biological requirements."
Perfect For
🌳 Garden
🏡 Patio & Balcony
🎁 Gift Idea
🦋 Butterfly Enthusiasts
🌿 Nature Lovers
👶 Nature Watching with Kids
🧓 Grandparents' Garden
📸 Nature Photography
Quality You Can See — and Feel
- True handcraft — not a flat-pack kit, not a machine finish
- Built to last for years — solid natural wood that holds up to all weather
- Teardrop shape & slot width are no accident — the result of decades of hands-on observation
- No varnish, no chemicals — safe for butterflies, moths, and beneficial insects
- Every piece is one of a kind — handbuilt, with Dot's personal touch in every detail
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not completely satisfied? No problem — send it back and you get a full refund. No questions asked. But we're confident: this house will be hanging in your garden before the thought even crosses your mind.
Please note: Every butterfly house is a handcrafted one-of-a-kind piece. Small variations in grain and wood texture are natural and intentional — that's not a flaw, that's solid wood.
Product Details
Material
Untreated natural wood
Finish
Natural, no varnish or sealant
Shape
Teardrop (aerodynamic, stable in wind)
Dimensions
approx. 8.3 in. tall × 5.5 in. wide
Special Feature
Built-in puddler + calibrated entry slots
Mounting
Includes jute rope with carabiner
Care
Wipe dry; refill puddler as needed
Handcrafted in
Weaverville, North Carolina
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★★★★★ 5
delightful read
Format: Kindle
What a delightful read. The characters are awesome, the plot was so good, I loved it. I was intrigued and it kept me wanting more. Told in multiple pov, the book sucks you in and doesn’t let go. I cannot wait to read the next book.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2025
★★★★★ 4
not bad
Format: Kindle
I loved the plot of this book. The characters just didn’t have a lot of depth. The connections and “love” just weren’t communicated very well in the writing. The author didn’t write the sweet psycho trope very well at all either. Lachlan was just a mess of a character.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
★★★★★ 5
A Beta Worth Rooting For
Format: Kindle
In Spare, Violet Fox flips the omegaverse on its head, giving us a Beta heroine determined to make her mark. Joining the Beta Trials to support her sick father, she's thrown into a pack that doesn't want her, especially the possessive Alphas.
But here's the twist: their sweet Omega turns out to be her scent match. Cue the angst, forbidden tension, and a slow-burn romance that will make your heart ache in the best way.
Violet Fox delivers an emotional, refreshing take on the genre, proving Betas aren't "spares." They're stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Beta, Alpha, Omega oh my!
Format: Kindle
Omegas are precious and given to Alphas & their packs... but the Betas want in too. To this end, the Beta government is rolling out its trial of assigning a Beta to each Alpha-Omega pack. But forcing a Beta into a pack where they are not wanted will not end well... Of course, no one expected the Omega to fall for the assigned Beta. Great read and cliffhanger
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
★★★★★ 3
A familiar story, just with…..less.
Format: Kindle
So, as other reviewers make clear, this is very similar to Pack Darling and The Beta. It’s much closer aligned with The Beta, in plot and maybe more like Pack Darling with characters.
That being said, I don’t hate this…..but it wasn’t great either. It’s both books mentioned but just….less. Less angst, less emotion, less feeling. The plot feels very half fleshed out, and the “bad guy” feels underwhelming. I didn’t really feel any real emotions from and of the male leads, except maybe Oliver. The others fell sorta flat for me. And Mika makes herself out to be this big bad ass straight outta training and then we never see it from here again with the one fitting room incident as the exception.
SPOILER:
The whole, “Oh, I’m actually probably an Omega, but I don’t wanna be but I do actually wanna be but no one can ever know my secret that I do nothing to hide “ thing fell so flat. She never commutes to believing she was secretly an omega, but also mentions her “secret” a lot. It just felt so manufactured.
I’m intrigued enough to read part 2 and see how the author closes everything out, but this is not one I’ll recommend or ever come back to.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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