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About cliffhousealpacas

Once upon a time, my dad drove by some funny looking animals standing on little dirt hills in a field. Thus, the dream of an alpaca ranch was born. Now, we are embarking on a grand adventure of raising alpacas and becoming fiber artists.

Artist bio – Denise Sokol, Jewelry and Bead Art

Posted on November 8, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Our next bio is of a dear family friend, who whose work will also be at the barn bazaar on November 17th and 24th. Denise discovered the world of beads and their cultural and ethnic heritage by attending a silver … Continue reading →

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Whisper decorates for the barn bazaar

Posted on November 5, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

We always knew he was a classy dude, but who knew Whisper would take so much interest in decorating! Well, I suppose anyone with a cat can guess how much fun Whisper had chasing “snakes”. Mom and Dad took advantage … Continue reading →

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Artist bio – Christine Cillian, photographer

Posted on November 2, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

We continue today with the introductions of the artists who will be at the barn bazaar on November 17th and 24th. I also have some alpaca posts in the works, to mix things up. It is my pleasure to introduce … Continue reading →

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Artist bio – Colleen Jepkes, rock artist

Posted on October 31, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Here, in no particular order, is the first of our artist bios. We are lucky to have our very talented friends joining us on November 17th and 24th for the barn bazaar. Colleen is actually a friend of Mom’s from … Continue reading →

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That beautiful, terrible white stuff

Posted on October 29, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

The ranch got it’s first snow last week! The animals coped in different ways. The alpacas, who are cat-like in their dislike for being wet, hung out in the barn, miffed. The horses enjoyed a good roll in the mud. … Continue reading →

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The Cliff House Barn Bazaar!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I know it’s been awhile since you heard from me, but don’t worry, we’ve been busy! Mom has been knitting, and Aunt Geri and I have been spinning like crazy for our upcoming Holiday Barn Bazaar! So if you are … Continue reading →

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Magical color changing alpacas

Posted on October 17, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I’ve been spinning up a mess of that Peppermint sprinkles yarn. About halfway through the process, I finished Morocco’s fleece from last year and started on this year’s fiber. Unfortunately, despite coming from the same alpaca, skeins made from last … Continue reading →

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Yarn – Peppermint Sprinkles

Posted on October 10, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I made a new yarn! I guess I’d gotten fairly comfortable working with the same yarn “designs” over and over. Silver beads in grey, purple in black, and tons of lace weight black yarn are my staples. But this is … Continue reading →

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Wait, that’s not an alpaca product

Posted on October 8, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I sat down this weekend to design more Christmas stockings (check out the felting page for examples), but I just…couldn’t. It’s much easier to come up with a theme for a friend than one for anyone. Red and green? Or blues, … Continue reading →

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The little tractor that could

Posted on October 5, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Remember that post about the new, bigger manure spreader? Well, one of the fall chores around the ranch is to spread our compost over the fields. It used to be a very tedious, long three or four days. Now, we … Continue reading →

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