About Us

Fluttertime is a family owned and operated business out of Vancouver Washington U.S.A.  We have been involved in preserving butterflies for many years.  My dad, Jack Willbanks,  has been working with butterflies since he was a kid.

When Jack, our butterfly artist, was a kid he was fascinated with raising and preserving butterflies.  He used to walk along the railroad tracks looking for cocoons or chrysalis .  When he found one he would bring it home, watch it hatch and then care for the adult.  When it laid it's eggs  that later turned into caterpillars he would care for the caterpillars until they made  cocoons or chrysalis of their own.

Growing up I remember Dad raising and preserving butterflies in our house.   He had strings of Monarch chrysalis above our window.  I remember seeing the butterflies hatch then begin pumping fluid into their wings until they became full size.  After their wings dried they began to fly around the room.  What a site.  These butterflies laid eggs that turned into caterpillars, little eating machines.  I couldn't believe how fast they could eat down leaves.  It seemed they ate non-stop until they grew large enough to make their  chrysalis .

Another time we raised giant Atlas moths.  These things were bigger than my hands.  When they flew around the house you could hear their wings pushing through the air.  My Dad has turned his lifelong love of butterflies into Fluttertime.

Now, through Fluttertime, we can provide you with these beautiful and special creatures to decorate your home for years to come.  Also through our butterfly farms around the world Fluttertime is playing a part in preserving the Rain Forest habitat and protecting the butterflies of the world.