Baby alpacas, Rachel and Amity, with their summer “poodle cuts” at dusk.
Participating in Wordless Wednesdays.
National Alpaca Farm Days 2009
September 28, 2009 By
National Alpaca Farm Days 2009
Last weekend was “National Alpaca Farm Days”. Both Saturday and Sunday we held an Open House for visitors to come and meet the alpacas. We had alpaca products available for sale. The weather was super hot and humid so we only sold a few skeins of yarn, but our new Paca Poo Tea was a big success! This little darling (above) visited us from a nearby neighborhood. She finally found what she wanted. A precious little alpaca teddy bear.
Alpaca Teddy Bears are SO soft!
Some people came from far away to see the alpacas. These ladies pictured below came all the way from New Orleans. This was their third time to visit our farm. It’s wonderful to have such dedicated “fans” of the alpacas!
These visitors drove over three hours to see alpacas!
I was even able to meet some Twitter friends who came over. What a great opportunity for a Tweet-up. Thanks to @Alli_Flowers for the photo!
Twitter Buddies meet to tweet in person.
Left to right: Adorable children of @subrbanoblivion, @subrbanoblivion, @AlpacaFarmgirl, Lucinda alpaca, @Dmovelle, and @Alli_Flowers.
What a great weekend! Looking forward to our next Open House during the Holidays. Sign up (top right corner) to be on our mailing list if you want to hear about upcoming events.
Fiber Arts Friday – Christmas Already?
September 25, 2009 By
"Christmas Prim" from Springtree Road's Shop
I was already thinking about Christmas when Maya showed me this lovely yarn she spun the other day. Then it dawned on me that if you were making products to sell for Christmas you probably had to get them ready during the summer to have them available when people start Christmas shopping in the Fall.
I’ve already begun my Christmas wish list at Amazon. It includes The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
and Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking
both coming out this Fall from two favorite bloggers.
I know I’ll be adding to my wish list when I go to the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair in October. Still trying to choose a spinning wheel. Since I love the chunky yarn, I’m considering the Ashford Country Spinner. If you’ve ever tried it, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please leave me a comment.
So what have you been up to this week? Share with us in the Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival below. Be sure to let us know in the comments if you’ve been working on Christmas projects.
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
To participate:
- Add the permalink to a specific blog post that features something Fiber Art related, rather than your general blog address and not your Etsy store. (Please DO put a link in your blog post that takes us to your store though.)
- Link back to Fiber Arts Friday from your post so that your readers can come and see everyone else’s projects! Use the button or a text link to http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com.
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what helps us all connect!
