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Tag Archives: alpaca
Black and White – Always Right
Momma here, wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Our Colorado New Year started out cold and snowy, but thankfully we missed the big snow storm currently covering most of the nation. Dad and I took some excellent photos of our … Continue reading
“Skywalker”
Aunt Geri here with the latest Magic Scarf creation. This scarf is thick and Uncle Jerry says it’s just “beefy”. It is a wonderful alpaca boucle with a variegated wool strand and a ribbon. The name came about as we … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, fiber art
Tagged "Let the force be with you", alpaca, boucle, boucle yarn, Christmas, Magic, scarf, Star Wars, yarn
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Got cold feet?
One sock, two socks, red socks and blue socks. Only 5 days left to shop until Christmas! Don’t forget our barn store is open, and we’re here just about all of the time. This year we are selling alpaca socks … Continue reading
Posted in business, Fashion
Tagged alpaca, Christmas, Clothing, Foot odor, happy feet, Natural fiber, shopping, socks, work socks
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Peruvian Style
Aunt Geri here with my latest hat design which is an ear-flap Chullo hat. It is made with a super bulky, hand painted baby alpaca yarn that is yummy soft. Our friend that helps us take care of our foster horses … Continue reading
“Lupine Fields…….”
Aunt Geri here – check out this color combo on my latest Patty scarf! This would go well with either the periwinkle or minty green Techno hats we just introduced. The yarn selection was interesting – one three-ply and one boucle … Continue reading
“Thanks for the Memories…..”
Last Tuesday, Cliff House Alpacas was invited to participate in a Holiday Bazaar at the Holly Creek Retirement Community from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. I, Momma, thought you might enjoy seeing some photos of the event.
Posted in Fashion
Tagged alpaca, Christmas and holiday season, craft show, crafts, holiday bazaar, Holly Creek Retirement Community, spinning
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Alpaca Blankets are Here!
We, Dad and Momma, visited Michel and his family on Tuesday afternoon, and we discovered he has received his final shipment from Peru for 2013. The new shipment of alpaca goodies arrived just in time for the holidays. Father winter … Continue reading
Posted in animals, business, fiber art
Tagged alpaca, Blankets, Camelid, Free Trade Federation, Peru
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“Get a Jump On…….”
…….that Christmas Shopping!” Nobody’s waiting for Black Friday this year – Aunt Geri here, and we’re headed to Ye Olde Yuletide Bazaar holiday festival with our wares this Saturday in Parker. We have something for just about everyone – including … Continue reading
Posted in business, fiber art
Tagged alpaca, Black Friday, Christmas gifts, craft show, hats, Olde Yuletide Bazaar, Parker
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Winter – It’s Getting Here
Ice in the alpacas’ stock tank made me realize I still hadn’t done all the work in preparing for winter. Dad here, with some more work around the ranch. If you remember, we gave the alpacas their own stock tank … Continue reading
Posted in business, how-tos
Tagged alpaca, business, camelids, Huacayas, livestock, ranch life, weather
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“Make Us Proud…”
Finished is the word for Mark’s hats! Aunt Geri here with a pic of the last two pieces – we are excited to see how Mark and his family like our little goodies. I tried a new design, and I … Continue reading