Alpaca with Bunny Ears

Spinning Class

A Tale of Two Cria

Fiber Arts Friday – Black Friday
Hand Dyed Alpaca Yarn on Etsy This week on Fiber Arts Friday we want to highlight our Fiber Arts Friday participants’ shops. You can link your blog if you want, but you are welcome to use this week as an opportunity to promote your Etsy (or independent) shop. Buy Handmade this Christmas and shop with our Fiber Arts

Thank A Farmer This Thanksgiving
I just caught the tail end of Tuesday night’s AgChat on Twitter. But they came up with a super idea about how we can thank farmer and ranchers for the hard work they do growing our food. With Thanksgiving this week, it seems like the perfect time to thank the hard-working farmers out there. On Wednesday morning use the hashtag #thankafarmer to share what you are thankful for on Twitter. This will begin in the morning from 10am-12pm CST. The goal is for it to be a trending topic, but go ahead and thank far

When Bad Things Happen to Good Show Alpacas
Or Why You Won’t See Me At An Alpaca Show This Fall Do you see this alpaca above? His name is Colt McCoy (named for the wonderful Texas Longhorns quarterback). He is one of the finest alpacas I’ve ever bred. I bragged on him. Alot. If you have ever read

Traffic Stopping Colorful New Cria
This precious little cria is the first one born to my friend, Dawn. (Dawn and I met through the blogosphere. You can check out her blogs at Kaiser Mommy and Room 704). Dawn is currently boarding her alpaca herd with us, and we are so excited for her and her family that their first cria is here. The fact that itR

Fiber Arts Friday – Needlefelting
Quick Announcement: On Black Friday (next week) – we will be having you link your store, Etsy or otherwise, to Fiber Arts Friday. While I love promoting blogs, this will give fiber artists who don’t blog a chance to participate in Fiber Arts Friday, and for us to be able to promote buying handmade for the holidays. Spread the word! Needle Felting When I attended the Southeastern Fiber Fair I took a class called “Painting with Wool”. It was awesome! I love the technique, and the results. I’m not much of a 3-D thinker so the “in the round” needlefelting is more difficult for me, plus sticking needles into a fla