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Alpacas Move to their New Homes

During December, we had a few of our youngest alpacas move to their new homes. They are settling in well, and their new families have sent pictures.

renee-alpacasOur fall crias, Zorro, Silver Myst and Chocolate Eclair have moved with their moms and the ‘heart of our farm’ Lystra (one of our first alpacas, and mother to Lord Tennyson and many other alpacas).  They are are settling in and enjoying exploring the farm and getting to know their new people.

Our spring crias, best buddies Hawkeye and Gandalf moved to join Gabriel and Joshua in their North Carolina home.  The younger boys were born after the older boys had moved, so they took a little while to get to know each other with a lot of sniffing and staring.  By the end of the day, all four boys and the goats were hanging out and sharing hay.

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Holiday Hours

Peaceful Heart Alpacas will be closed December 23-29.  We will reopen for New Year’s weekend Friday Dec. 30 & Saturday Dec. 31 from 10-5, and Sunday Jan. 1 from 1-5pm.

After New Year’s Day, the farm and store will be open by appointment.  Just give us a call.  We are happy to open the store for your alpaca yarn or alpaca clothing needs.

We are also happy to discuss our alpacas with you.  We have 6 fabulous alpacas for sale in a variety of colors.  All are from great bloodlines, and 3 are Champions.

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All Alpaca Items 40% Off

Everything in the store is 40% Off!  Our final clearance sale goes through December 22, which will be the last day before Christmas that the farm and store will be open.  Visit our online store to see what it in stock, or come by the farm for an even wider selection.  We are working to get everything online, but some of our locally made items are still only available in the shop.

You will find our beautiful alpaca blankets and alpaca slippers, as well as alpaca sweaters, vests, and socks.  We also have a wide selection of locally made alpaca scarves and sweaters in the store.

Alpaca yarns are available at 40% off, and knitting and crochet patterns are reduced further. There are more patterns and books available in the shop, as well as knitting and crochet needles and notions.

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Alpaca Pen Sale & Equipment Sale

Amaro Khan and Polar Ice

Amaro Khan and Polar Ice

You are invited to meet some of the stars of Peaceful Heart Alpacas’ breeding program on Saturday, December 10 from 10am-5 pm, and Sunday, December 11 from 1-5pm.  We have three male alpacas including Champion Herdsires and an up-and-coming Junior Herdsire, as well as 4 Breeding Females available for sale.   Take a look at them online or come by the farm for a preview.

Champion Female Alpaca for sale

Peaceful Heart’s Wild Bells

After 10 years in business, we have collected a lot of equipment related to raising alpacas, and are now offering it up for sale. Join us on December 10-11 for our December Alpaca Equipment Sale.  We will have equipment such as tooth-a-matics, a pasture vacuum, an ultrasound, halters, and cria coats. We will also have alpaca care related books and magazines.  Great bargains for you to use on your farm.

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Alpaca Yarn Sale!

All Classic Baby Alpaca and Glimmer Baby Alpaca Yarns are now $5.40-$6.00 per ball

We are having our Year End Alpaca Yarn Sale!  We have a selection of great yarns priced at 40% Off.  You can see our complete selection in the shop or online (direct links are below). We have also place all our single knitting and crochet patterns on sale at $2.00 (originally $4-$10), and all of our pattern books that have multiple patterns are now 50% off (sorry, our books are not yet online). Now is the time to stock up for your winter projects!

All our DK weight Classic Baby Alpaca Yarns and sportweight Glimmer baby alpaca yarns are now on sale for $5.40-$6.00 per skein.  We have an incredible selection of colors, and enough in stock in many colors for your sweater or afghan projects.  Colors are selling out fast, though, so shop early for your best selection.

Super chunky Magna, incredibly fine Royal Baby Alpaca, airy El Cielo, and bubbly boucle Baby Alpaca Ultimo all on sale for $12 per skein.

Super chunky Magna, incredibly fine Royal Baby Alpaca, airy El Cielo, and bubbly boucle Baby Alpaca Ultimo all reduced further.

Baby Alpaca Ultimo is a lovely boucle alpaca yarn still available in several colors at just $9 per skein.  One skein will knit up into a lovely alpaca scarf. We use size 15 or 17 needles, cast on 12 to 20 stitches and just knit.  They make great infinity or straight scarves.  El Cielo alpaca yarn is a beautiful airy mohair-looking yarn with the softness of alpaca; only 3 colors left in stock at $9.60 per skein.  One skein will make up into a beautiful shawl, with free crochet and knit patterns online.  We also like to work this yarn with a strand of our PacaPaint handyed yarns for a unique look.

Knitting and Crochet Books, Needles and Notions are all On Sale 50% Off!

Knitting and Crochet Books, Needles and Notions are all On Sale 50% Off!

We also have knitting and crochet books as well as knitting needles, crochet hooks and notions available for sale at 50% Off.  These are not yet available online, so come on by the farm to enjoy these great deals.  Single patterns for knitting and crochet are online and are all marked down to $2.00.

We also have some of our fiber art equipment on sale.  We have one 7 foot adjustable triangle loom and stand available in oak.  We also have ball winders and a swift available on sale.  And we have one single treadle Schacht Matchless Spinning Wheel available for sale at an incredible price (not yet online, but you can see it in the shop).

We will be open daily through December 22.  We also are having a great sale on many clothing and home decor items. And for those of you fiber lovers who would like to have your own alpacas to make your own yarns, we have fabulously fleeced male and female alpacas for sale.

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Sale! – Alpaca Clothing, Home Decor and Toys

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UPDATE: Everything now reduced to 40% off.

We are offering great discounts on alpaca items throughout the store.    Come visit the store, or shop online.

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All alpaca outerwear, including our beautiful reversible coats and vests, as well as our lovely ruanas are available at 20% off their regular prices while supplies last. . Slippers XSOur incredibly popular reversible alpaca slippers are available at this fabulous discounted price.

Alpaca blanket -- camel herringboneAlpaca blankets have also been reduced to 20% off their regular price.  You can see our selection of solid color and herringbone patterned alpaca blankets here.

alpaca teddy bear pandaWe also have some of our most adorable alpaca toys and alpaca teddy bears on sale.  You can see them online, or come by the shop to give them a hug.

alpaca sweaterOur remaining alpaca sweaters are still on sale at 25-50% their regular prices.

While our store and alpaca farm is for sale, we continue to be open every day our regular hours (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sundays 1-5pm).  Shop early for best selection.

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New Alpaca Crias

Silver Myst and Chocolate Eclair

Silver Myst and Chocolate Eclair

Our last two alpaca crias of the year have been born.

Our lovely Lady Clare gave birth to a beautiful little girl on October 20th.  Peaceful Heart’s Chocolate Eclair, “Lottie”, looks just like her sire Amaro Khan.  She spent a few days in the barn with mom to avoid our cold winds, but is now out in the front pasture with our other crias.

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Lottie and Lady Clare

Lottie and Lady Clare

On Tuesday, Lottie was joined by our last cria of the year.  Gillian gave birth to a gorgeous light gray boy.  Peaceful Heart’s Silver Myst also looks just like his sire Andean Silver.

Gillian and Myst

Gillian and Myst

You can come visit with both crias as they frolic around the pasture near the store with Zorro and the spring crias.  Lottie and Myst are also both available for sale with their moms, or in a package of all four alpacas together.

The store is open our regular hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 1-5pm.

 

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Alpaca Sales in September

Peaceful Heart's Lord Tennyson

Peaceful Heart’s Lord Tennyson

Thank you to all who came out and made our 2016 National Alpaca Farm Days a success.  We had a lot of visitors, and sold much of the farm equipment we had for sales.  We also sold quite a few alpacas, and are excited to see our alpacas moving on to such good farms.  We do have more male and female alpacas for sale, as we have our alpaca farm for sale and are working towards finding homes for all by the end of the year.  We also have some packages of alpacas for sale at further discounts, or can create the perfect alpaca package for you.

Andean SilverDuring September, we sold Rivanna Andean Silver to To His Glory Alpaca Farm.  He has given us several beautiful rosegray crias, and we know that Silver will be a great addition to their gray breeding program.

Elsa 2016Our sweet and friendly Elsa has also moved to her new home.  She will be joining her buddy Delightful Rain and the other alpacas of Firefly Farm.  They have created a lovely, all female, fiber herd in a range of beautiful colors.

merlin-grouchoGroucho Marx and Merlin have moved to join the female alpacas of YHVH Blessings Farm, and are looking forward to helping that farm grow.  We were very happy to see the boys move to a new farm together.  Merlin and Groucho are just 1 day apart in age, and have been pasture mates and best buddies since birth.

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Cocoabean, Elsa, Star Sapphire, Windy Darling

Rivanna Peruvian Maximus

Rivanna Peruvian Maximus

We are excited about a new farm in our area where several of our special alpacas will be moving next month.  We will be posting more information about this new farm in Galax as they get the alpacas moved to their farm and open to the public.  Our incredible Lord Tennyson will be leading their new herd that will start with Maximus, Cocoabean and Star Sapphire, and the sweet Windy Darling.

We are excited for these families, and look forward to working with them as they grow their farms.  If you are looking to begin an alpaca farm or grow your existing farm, let us know how we can help you.  We have several other beautiful alpacas for sale, and would love to talk with you about them.  Call or email today with any questions or to set up a time to come by the farm.

 

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It’s A Boy – a really cute one!

zorroOkay, all alpaca crias are cute, but some are particularly adorable.  Our sweet Ima Joy gave birth to an incredible little boy this morning.  Peaceful Heart’s Zorro was born around 9:30am on September 21.  He has incredible markings in the white and brown of his dam, and the true black of his sire Maximus.

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Zorro is out of our multicolor alpaca line that includes Ima Joy’s siblings, and some of her offspring.  Zorro particularly reminds us of one of the first crias we bought to start our farm.  Vesta, Ima Joy’s brother, was one of our first alpacas. We bought him and their mother Natasha when he was just a few months old.

Vesta, Zorro's Uncle

Vesta, Zorro’s Uncle

We invite you to come meet Zorro.  He and Ima Joy are now by the store in the front pasture with Hawkeye, Star Sapphire, and Gandalf and their mothers.

We hope you can join us this weekend for National Alpaca Farm Days, but we are open daily and invite you to come by anytime. The leaves are starting to show a hint of color, and the Parkway is lovely this time of year.

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National Alpaca Farm Days

zima-faceWe are getting ready for National Alpaca Farm Days and invite you to attend our annual alpaca pen sale, September 24 (10am-5pm) & September 25 (1-5pm).  We have a great selection of male and female alpacas for sale, and can help you create a package of alpacas to meet your needs. This year we will also be offering alpaca tack and equipment for sale, including a customized trailer.

Our alpaca store will also be open for you to shop our regular hours.  We have a great selection of alpaca clothing from socks coats, and are currently having a sale on alpaca sweaters.  You can see our selection and start shopping early online.  In addition to our alpaca clothing and blankets, we have a full yarn shop with great yarns on sale now.

Last year, we had a great turnout for Alpaca Farm Days and our alpaca pen sale despite the rainy weather.  This year they are predicting sunny weather, so we invite you to visit the farm and while you are in the area, enjoy a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  You can find directions to the farm on our webpage.  Give us a call or email if we can help you with any information related to the alpacas for sale, our store items, or alpacas in general.

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