When it's winter all around, don't colored butterflies make us smile?

Yes! I love looking at their bright colors any time of year, but it's especially nice when the skies have been overcast and gray. These beautiful butterfly pins are painted in the state of Washington, USA, by talented artists with a flair for realism and a love of animals. (Not to mention, they can hold brush much more steadily than I can!) The result is fantstically beautiful animal jewelry - really collector's items of heirloom quality - for only $29.00 each.

We have lots of painted animal jewelry that isn't even online yet. If you have a favorite animal or are looking for a gift, give us a call toll free at (888) 325-3179.

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Great white shark and many other sea animals - lapel or hat pins that express your nature!

This relistic great white shark pin is only one of the many beautiful hand made and hand painted animal pins we have in stock. Express yourself or find just the right pin for a very special gift!

These items are unique in the world of animal jewelry! Made in Washington and Idaho by a team of three U.S. artists, these high-quality pins or tie tacks are exceptional. Each exquisitely detailed piece is cast in pewter and painted by hand. The finish is extremely smooth and shiny, as you can see by the highlight from the scanner. Each pin is secured by two sturdy tacks on the back so it doesn't skew sideways or turn upside down, and the finished product is not only gorgeous, but satisfyingly substantial in weight. They can be used as lapel pins, hat pins, tie tacks, and more. These collectible animal pins are heirloom quality, and the details are so realistic, they are found in museum gift shops and bought by organizations in need of the perfect animal to represent their group. In fact, if you're interested in having the name of your organization put on an item, write to us for details. You will find more fish and animals by the same artists listed on our Hand-Painted Jewelry page.

Our great white shark pin or tie tack measures 1-3/4 inches long. Be sure to see our other shark jewelry.

Spider jewelry (tarantula pin)

This tarantula spider jewelry could be a most unusual gift for any of your spider-loving friends! Come see this spider and the rest of our hand-pained animal jewelry at Tapir and Friends gift shop online!

Beautiful realistic hand-made, hand-painted jewelry for frog lovers!

These gorgeous frogs are all hand cast of pewter and painted by hand in the USA to create stunning pins for you and your frog-loving friends. Do you collect frogs? Do you know anyone who does? Our frog pins are one of a kind! Numerous frogs may be cast from the same mould, but the paint is unique. Even when the artist repeats a general color scheme, the paint is applied by hand, so each has individual variations. And, if you like our frogs but prefer your own color scheme, give us a call or send e-mail and we'll let you know what the time frame is for your own custom frog! Give us a call toll free at (888) 325-3179 or visit our online store: Tapir and Friends Wildlife World. You may not see these particular frogs on the site until we get them posted, so you may have to call to order them. We do currently have hundreds of animal jewelry pins that can be ordered directly online. We have so many animals that if you don't see the one you're looking for, give us a call - we may have it!

Eastern Bluebird painted pin (hand-made animal jewelry)

This hand-painted Eastern Bluebird Pin is just one of our outstanding collection of cast pewter hand-painted pins. (The white marks on the head and shoulders are reflections from the scan - the surface is lacquered for durability and feels more like china than like metal.) These mini works of art are durable, very user-friendly and super collectible! We have so many pins they aren't all online in our gift shop yet! You can call us toll free at (888) 325-3179 for details and ordering, or you may see the pin you want on the hand-painted pin page of our web site. We also have a lot of our painted pins in our Painted Pins web album online.

Painted animal jewelry - brand new pin styles in stock!

We have a number of new pin styles online for you to choose from. These are available today and ready to ship! The camel is a new scan of our older camel, but the pelican on a post is brand new. It also comes in white, and I'm working on that scan today. The detailing, color and styling of these pins are outstanding! They make wonderful gifts and collectors' items for animal fans, fisherman (we have a lot of fish styles), etc.


The "golden retrievers" come in red and gold. We have one of each in stock at this moment, and one (we're not sure which yet) may be spoken for. As I type this, I'm in the process of scanning more of our beautiful hand-painted pins that are in stock but not yet online. We'll keep you posted! If you are looking for a unique gift that will be treasured for a long time to come, check out the pins in our web album and on our web site. If you don't see the one you want, call us to see if we have it in stock: (888) 325-3179.

Detailed and delicious - hand-painted jewelry depicting animals of all types!

Realistic hand-painted animal jewelry (jewelry for people made in the shape of animals!) is one of our specialties. We work with some extremely talented artists who cast the pins in pewter, then paint them in a variety of real-life colors.

From butterflies to dogs to salamanders and more, we have loads of inventory ready to ship. Please check out our web site! Here is the painted animal jewelry page, just for you! If you don't see what you want, let us know. We may have it still packed away and ready to put online.

Aren't these colors spectacular? I love this salamander pin!

Painted animal pins

Here are a couple of the newest painted animal pins in our online gift shop: a stalking tiger and a red/pink/orange seahorse. Learn more about out pins here, and if you don't see the one you're looking for, give us a call toll-free at (888) 325-3179. We have so many, we won't be getting them all online before Christmas!

Borzoi dog painted jewelry for people!

This beautiful artwork is actually a hand-painted dog pin. It will make a wonderful gift for a borzoi fan on your holiday shopping list! Check out our page of painted dog pins. They are teriffic!

More dog pins!

Yes! I've put even more dog pins online in our Tapir and Friends Wildlife World web store. We have so many dog breeds available, there are still a lot more to come. If you don't see the breed you want in our outstanding dog jewelry section, please call us toll free at 888-325-3179 or send e-mail. We'll let you know what's in stock. You can also read over the list posted here. This probably covers most of them, but it may not be complete. Shown above is one of our Great Dane styles and of course a yellow Labrador.

Blue whale jewelry - it's so blue!

This lovely realistic blue whale pin or oversized tie tack is now online on our new animal jewelry web site. Take a look. There is so much to see with over 170 pins now online and more coming soon. In fact, I'm going to work on another five to ten as soon as I post this blog entry. A lot of the whale's friends are also newly online. Check 'em out, OK?

Realistic piranha painted jewelry? Yes, indeed!

Come check out the piranha painted jewelry in our Tapir and Friends Wildlife World online store. Is this pin beautiful, or what? Learn the details and order from our site's Painted Animal Jewelry page. Or, call us toll free at (888) 325-3179. We only have a few of these wonderful fish left as of this posting.