Sunday, March 05, 2006

Alpaca Wholesale, the EASY Way

With the Purely Alpaca Party Kit you, the hostess provides a selection of quality top selling items. A Purely Alpaca Party Kit is a fun way to demonstrate the beauty and comfort of alpaca fiber products while also promoting the value of the animals!

Have fun throwing parties at home, work or anywhere. Educate others on these wonderful animals and the products produced from their exquisite fiber! It can become a significant earnings source for you.

See more information on the PurelyAlpaca Party Kit and PurelyAlpaca Trunk Kit at www.purelyalpaca.com

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Attend our VIRTUAL FASHION SHOW!



Get to see the latest alpaca fashions and help us choose the best ones to carry this Fall. As a thank you, each month we draw one name and send a free $25 PurelyAlpaca Gift Certicate, good for anything in our store. Take the photo survey at the link shown.


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Fix that damaged sweater

People really love their alpaca garments!
Some are heartbroken if their long loved sweater, shawl or wrap is damaged by accident, bad luck or a silly misstep. We have heard many stories of years old charished alpaca garments that somehow got a hole, snag or tear.

Though we are in the business to sell new quality alpaca items, we wanted to help our customers restore damaged alpaca garments so that they truly can be theirs for a lifetime. Alpaca is a STRONG fiber and properly cared for can last an amazingly long time. Just ask the museum curators in Peru who have alpaca garments dating back thousands of years!

To keep your alpaca garments in top shape we are happy to offer our new "Purely Restored" alpaca product repair service! Have your item fixed by skilled artisans but at very reasonable prices. Repairs start at only $20. See the link on our website for more information on this service then go find that damaged sweater and give us a call.

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Saturday, October 08, 2005

Sell your Alpaca Art on PurelyAlpaca

Sell your art on PurelyAlpaca

PurelyAlpaca supports the alpaca garment industry through education, sales and sponsorship. We welcome original designs from fiber and craft artists which use or promote alpaca fiber. We also accept alpaca theme gifts.

Types of items we have accepted for sale in the past include:

Baby blankets
Children's sweaters
Children's hats, gloves and mittens
Children's socks
Adult hats and scarves
Toys
Original artwork in an alpaca theme



Guidelines:

Clothing products are new
The artist will provide an attractive image and description of the item
A writeup about you and your work or a URL link to a web page with same to cover questions such as (for a fiber item):
How did you get started in working with fiber? How long ago or age?
How did you learn to work with fiber/yarn?
Do you own alpacas?
What attracted you to working with alpaca?
What has been your experience with alpaca?
What types of fiber art items have you created?
What do you hope to create in the future?
Products are sold on a consignment basis
A commission is charged for listing products once they are sold
In most cases the artist will be responsible for shipping the product directly and timely
In certain cases we will stock your items and ship directly for you
This service is somewhat similar to Ebay, but focuses on alpaca art and craft
Each item is individually assessed as to its appropriate content for this site
Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.

affiliates@purelyalpaca.com
PurelyAlpaca.com
1-877-PurelyA

ALPACA Project Helps Peruvian Alpacas and Aymara Indians



PurelyAlpaca is proud to support the ALPACA Project in the highlands of Southern Peru.

The Aymara people are Peruvian Indians who live, with their alpacas, in some of the harshest land in the world.

The "CHULLO" or Peruvian hat is a state of the art item which made of Baby alpaca fiber. It is hand spun and knitted for many days. The stitch and designs are unique to this region of the world. The "Chullos" are a result of the ALPACA Project, which is sponsored by Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM), a division of the Seattle based relief and Development agency, World Concern.



Established in March 1996, the ALPACA Project recognizes that people - especially women - in rural Peruvian villages often need training in animal and land management skills, and in developing markets for their products. ALPACA Project steps in - by providing mobile training teams to assist in these crucial areas, with the goal of each community becoming more self-sufficient. The result has been handmade high quality alpaca Chullos from the top of the world.

Among the most important of the ALPACA Project’s main goals have been:

To obtain better-quality healthier alpacas through selective breeding within foundation herds.
To provide improved health care to the approximately 500 participating rural farmer families, and for their alpacas.
To develop a marketing system that ensures fair prices are attained for high-quality livestock, these Chullos and other farm commodities.

When all is said and done, approximately 900 families benefit from the ALPACA Project, either directly or indirectly, including some 1,800 adults and 3,300 children.

A portion of the sales of these "Chullos" go directly to the Aymara communities of Peru.

For further information about ALPACA Project please contact:

Christian Veterinary Mission
Dr. Brad Frye
(206) 546-7569 or
wbf.seattle.crista@crista.org
World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle,WA 98133-0016
wconcern@crista.org
www.worldconcern.org