Please visit my bloggy friend, Linda's blog! She is helping to spearhead a movement to support American grown alpaca fibers and alpaca farmers. It is important that Americans support American industry!!! Become a locavore in your own state!!!
Click on her link and be sure to add your name to the petition!!!
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Showing posts with label alpaca. Show all posts
Happy Feet, Happy Feet, Ooglebloops Has Happy Feet!!!!!
My feet are VERY happy!!! They have been VERY happy for most of the day!!!
Why, you ask??????
Well, it's because they are encased in a pair of luscious, warm, and fuzzy alpaca socks!!!! Denim blue and soft as can be, I just love them!!!
I know you wanna know where you can get a pair, so you, too, can have "happy feet"!!!!!
Drop on over and visit Linda Bylsma's blog
Not only are her multiple blogs entertaining "reads", her boundless energy will amaze and astound, and her alpaca tales (not tails) are always entertaining!!!!
There are several links on Linda's sidebar - one is "Farm Store" (where you can probably find the socks, and lots of other necessary things created out of alpaca fiber-some created by Linda). She may even have a link to her Etsy store, where you can find aprons, pin cushions, and alpaca fiber and knitwear!
Winter is almost upon us - your feet will thank you!!! LOL
The Mailman Cometh and Treasures in a Trashbag!!!
I love when the mailbox is full - and I had a package in my mailbox yesterday!!! That always makes me happy!!!
I won a prize at Linda's Fiber Fabrications - it was a beautiful length of wool roving from her beautiful alpacas!!! So, now I will be playing with wool!!! Linda has made some wonderful needle felted pincushions, and I have been roaming the internet looking for tutorials on how to proceed. I think I have it - but only doing it for real will tell if I really do "have" it!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Linda!!!!! And a special thank you to the sweet alpacas who donated the fiber!!!!
In my searching, I came across this amazing website - this woman creates totally realistic wool felted animals! Check this out
Another great how-to site on machine felting is www.fiberella.com
When I went to the farmers' market this morning, the llama farmer was there - we have been missing each other - one week I am there and he is not, and vice versa!! Some how we got on the subject of wool a couple of weeks back, and he mentioned that he would be glad to give me some from his llamas. And, boy, did he come thru today!!!! A huge black trash bag - filled to the brim with all colors of llama fiber!! Woohoo!!! And, he said if I wanted more, he'd be glad to bring me some more - I AM in trouble now................!!!
Tomorrow will be play with wool day!!! I have nothing else to do- (except garden and the usual animal husbandry!!:>) )I am going to get out my new felting needles, and my vintage carding combs, and see what I can do with all this wool!!! After all, I will definitely need something to show next Saturday at the farmers market!!!
One Can Never Have Too Many Aprons!!!
I just received my goodie in the mail from Linda of Fiber Fabrications !!
She makes neat little aprons out of jeans, and this was the only bib apron in her Etsy shop. Plus, it had frogs on it - and I love frogs and toads!!!
It is even cuter in person, if that's possible- made of khaki denim with a blue jean pocket, vintage buttons, and froggy floral ruffle. So, I now have a new favorite apron to join my collection in my pantry!!
The tag on the apron was attached with some of her impossibly soft alpaca yarn, in a dyed peach color! I may have to buy some of that too!!! LOL
Thank you, Linda!!!!
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