Item SKU: 26153
Chrysalis
Protect and cherish; give wings to fly
A chrysalis is the protective covering in which a caterpillar develops into a butterfly. The title is a metaphor for the relationship between a mother and her teen-age daughter — a time of letting go, in support of emerging independence. A mother’s first response is to protect her child. But the greater gift is to provide the love and trust that helps her daughter find wings to fly. The emphasis on this piece is on the daughter. It’s her emerging, her transformation, her unfolding. The title is illustrative of this particular time of life.
Your Stories 
In August 2009 I found out I had a sister who is 10 years older than me, a daughter that my mom had given up for adoption 55 years ago. When we met for the first time one month later, she gave me the most beautiful gift of the "Chrysalis." I have been giving Willow Tree figures to special people ever since, the first of which was to give my sister the "Sisters by Heart" figurine. I have started a collection for myself and my two daughters ages seven and twelve, because they have so much meaning to me!
Submitted by Lisa in New York, March 2010
I'm eighteen and my Mother gave me this the summer after I graduated from high school. She was having an especially hard time letting me go and while I love her and also didn't want to leave, this is now sitting on my desk in my dorm room at school (where I am right now) and I look at it everyday. Even better, I have long curly red hair and she has shorter brown hair.
Before I left for school, I gave her a "Close to Me" statue. We've been through quite a lot together and my choice to go to school in a different state was hard on both of us, but we each received a Willow Tree ornament from the other, telling the other exactly what we needed to hear.
I love you, Momma and think of you everyday.
Submitted by Margaret in Michigan, January 2010
My best friend and I have known each other since we were 6 years old. When we were 19, she had several very difficult things take place during a very short period of time. As I supported and assisted her through these trials, I watched her transform into the amazing woman she is today. I gave this to her, to remind her that I would forever be there for her, as I interpreted this figurine as a perfect portrayal of our friendship; how we have always been there for one another, and we always will be. Thank you so much for using your gift to inspire, heal, and say what the heart cannot through word alone.
Submitted by Jamie in Washington, December 2009
This figurine was a beautiful picture of my sister & myself while she battled cancer. I gave her this figurine as a gift during that time & she loved it so much that she gave me one just like it the Christmas before she died.
Submitted by Michelle in Kansas, November 2009
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