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font-size: 14px !important; }\n.prod-specs td { padding: 10px 12px !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important; }\n.prod-specs td:first-child { font-weight: 600 !important; color: #1a1a1a !important; width: 38% !important; }\n.prod-specs td:last-child { color: #4a4a4a !important; }\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .prod-includes { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; }\n  .prod-features { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\"\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eHand-built in an old garage workshop — Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#e6f0e9 !important;\"\u003eGaylene Corlett, 74. Twenty-eight springs at the bench, more than 2,200 houses. This is the last collection — 63 left, and no more will be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e“People buy a butterfly house, hang it up, and nothing ever comes. It’s nearly always the house.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e— Gaylene Corlett, Ōtaki\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhat arrives in the box\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🏠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csmall\u003eTeardrop, scorched pine\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sand Dish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csmall\u003eMetal dish on a curved ledge\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🧵\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJute Rope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWith steel clip, ready to hang\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e✍\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaylene’s Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csmall\u003eHandwritten, every order\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhy this one gets used when the rest hang empty\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Raindrop Line\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrevor Corlett’s teardrop shape. Rain runs straight off it and the wind slides around it — no spinning, no knocking, even in a nor’wester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 18-Millimetre Slot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlots cut just under 2 cm wide. A red admiral crawls in with its wings folded. A sparrow can’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🏖\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sand Dish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eButterflies drink water and minerals from damp sand. Almost no butterfly house sold in New Zealand has one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌲\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bare Timber Rule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlain natural timber. No paint, no stain, no varnish. Butterflies stay away from a chemical smell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelter From the Weather\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kahukura spends the winter as a grown butterfly and needs somewhere narrow and dry when the southerly comes through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n    \u003carticle\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpens Without Tools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back opens by hand. Brush it out once a year, top up the sand, hang it back up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e“The kahukura is found nowhere else in the world, and on the mainland it faces a lot more than it did fifty years ago. Most gardens have lost the rough, sheltered corners butterflies used to rest in. A shelter with a narrow slot, untreated timber and a damp spot of sand gives them one more safe place in an ordinary section.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"color:#cfe3d5 !important; font-weight:600 !important;\"\u003eDr Helen Marsden\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"color:#a9c2b1 !important;\"\u003eEntomologist, Massey University\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWell suited to\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌳 Back sections\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🍋 Fruit trees \u0026amp; feijoas\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌿 Nettle \u0026amp; swan plant patches\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 Gifts for gardeners\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👥 Nana \u0026amp; the grandkids\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎓 School nature projects\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏡 Verandas \u0026amp; fence posts\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏖 Baches \u0026amp; coastal gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhat you are actually getting\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHand-built, not moulded.\u003c\/b\u003e Every house cut, sanded and fitted by one pair of hands in Ōtaki.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeasured, not decorative.\u003c\/b\u003e Slot width, dish and timber all come from twenty-eight springs of watching what works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMade for Kiwi weather.\u003c\/b\u003e Solid timber walls and a teardrop shape that sheds the rain and sits still in the wind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEasy to clean.\u003c\/b\u003e Tool-free back — the reason these last for decades, not one season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe last of them.\u003c\/b\u003e 63 houses remain. Trevor’s templates are staying in Ōtaki. No reorder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n    \u003cb\u003e30-day returns, no questions\u003c\/b\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eHang it up and see what happens. If you are not happy, send it back — no fuss, no questions asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n    \u003cb\u003eA note on handmade:\u003c\/b\u003e grain, scorch pattern and colour vary from house to house. No two come out the same, and yours won’t look exactly like the photos. That’s the point.\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUntreated natural pine, lightly scorched surface\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo stain, no varnish, no paint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTeardrop “raindrop line” profile (stable in wind)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 21 cm high × 14 cm wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEntry slots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree vertical slots, just under 2 cm wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSand dish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound metal dish on a curved ledge — fill with damp sand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJute rope with steel clip included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest time to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpring, out of the prevailing wind, near nettles or a swan plant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrush out once a year, top up the sand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGaylene Corlett, Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRemaining stock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63 houses — final collection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Handmade by Gaylene Corlett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51128938496225,"sku":"CF-BH-NZ-001","price":36.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5234\/2497\/files\/gaylene-nz-gal-1-hero.jpg?v=1792675626","url":"https:\/\/craft-folk.com\/products\/gaylenes-handmade-butterfly-house","provider":"CRAFTFOLK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}