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Spring Open House and Meet the Alpacas

Grace in pastureJust as we thought spring was shining through, winter comes back! That is Maine, for ya, isn’t it? Well, all of us at PacaNaturals are expecting spring to come (at some point) and we are getting ready.

 
We have got a busy springtime planned with a Spring Open House/Meet the Alpacas event on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17th at our new store in Cumberland. We will have a petting area where you can meet and pet the alpacas and learn more about their adorable personalities. Expand your knowledge about their history, how they live on our farm and how their gorgeous fleece coats can be made into fantastically soft and warm clothing and blankets.

 
At the open house, you can enjoy wonderful storewide sales on all apparel, blankets, socks, yarn, felted soaps, and so much more. There will be door prizes, a gift basket giveaway, fiber arts, and refreshments.

 
So please join us for our Spring Open House at PacaNaturals on April 16 & April 17 from 12-5. Our new store is located at 194 Gray Road in Cumberland, across the street from Skillins Greenhouse. Come meet and pet the alpacas and see how all of our products come to be.

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Mid-winter savings at PacaNaturals!

We, at PacaNaturals, are so happy to be in our new store in Cumberland. We are in a great neighborhood on Rt 100/26 and in the company of other fine retailers… Skillins Greenhouse, GoosePond Gift Shop, Skin Deep Salon and Spa, and CHOP (Cumberland House of Pizza) to name a few. We enjoy having twice as much space inside the store as we did in our Portland store. We have done well to fill up the display area with all of our great alpaca apparel and blankets.

While it was a mad rush for us to get our new store open, we finally opened on Black Friday and the holiday season was a good one all in all. We had a great reception from the local people that are happy to support a new small business nearby. It is nice meeting new customers coming in saying “Great to see your “NOW OPEN” sign”, welcome to the neighborhood.” So nice, also, to have some of our old patrons from the Portland store follow us to our new location.

As we cruise through the winter, we want you to know what is happening at our store. We’ve got some fabulous mid-winter sales on alpaca apparel and blankets right now. Needing to unload some of last year’s inventory, we are excited to tell you about our big list of storewide savings. You’ll enjoy big discounts on hats, scarves, cowls, fingerless mittens, socks, yarn, and the Maine Alpaca Blanket.
….. Many styles of hats…berets, beanies, braided earflap hats… all at 50% off regular pricing.
….. Gorgeous hand-knit and hand-felted hats made by a local artisan are all 20% off.
….. The Isabella scarf, lightweight and elegantly woven with a wool and silk blend thread lace, is on sale for $29…..marked down from a regular $45.
….. The Diamond Lace Cowl, sure to dress up any neck, is only $40….marked down from a regular $54.
….. Warm and functional wrist warmers for only $16!
….. Super soft skibands, great for keeping the ears warm when you are on the slopes, are only $18!
….. Yarn…200/300/400yrds in many bright hand dyed colors… 30% off!
….. And, again, we are offering the Maine Alpaca Couch Throw at a significant savings of $30-$40 off regular price…sale price until March 5 is $125. The blanket is made with fiber from alpacas grown and farmed in Maine. This warm and soft couch throw is 50″ x 60″ in size, very lightweight, yet extremely warm. Available in two patterns: striped and plaited twill. Check out our Maine Alpaca Blanket Facebook page for photos…we, also, have the blanket on Etsy.com and on our on-line store…pacanaturals.com.

So far this winter, we have had some strange and unpredictable weather. The temperatures could go from the low 20’s one day, and up to 50 degrees the next. Those warm days give me spring fever Big Time! We have a busy springtime planned with events at the store, including a Spring Fling Open House in April, where you can meet and greet the alpacas and enjoy some more great sales on our storewide apparel and blankets. Stay tuned for more details as we move towards Spring.
We start to get a little busy at our farm come Spring, as well. Spring is when we shear the alpacas (give them a shave). We call it harvesting the fiber. We use local mills to process the fleece into beautiful yarns, and then employ local knitters, weavers, and felters to produce our fine products you will see in the store. We plan to host a Spring Harvest event at the store where you can see and learn about alpaca shearing and the fiber production process. We will share the details with you soon regarding this event as they come together.
Stop by our new store to enjoy some great savings on alpaca wear throughout the store! PacaNaturals can help you stay warm through the rest of the winter ….however long that may be.

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Our new store!

IMAG00493[1]If you haven’t already heard, PacaNaturals closed its downtown Portland store and re-opened at a new location in Cumberland, Maine!

 

We had a good go at our old store in town for almost 4 years but outgrew the space we were in. We couldn’t be more excited to be here in Cumberland in a new building with twice the amount of store space and closer to our farm.

 

PacaNaturals still offers Maine-made alpaca apparel, hats, scarves, mittens, socks and the Maine Alpaca Blanket.  We have very easily and quickly filled up the product display areas with  new inventory in great new colors and designs. We also have stocked up our selection of alpaca yarn, offering alpaca blend yarn skeins in many colors and yardages.

 

We will  have a mid- winter open house in February, where we will have some great sales, snacks and beverages, and meet and greet petting area for the alpacas….so stay tuned for the specifics and date and time!

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Happy New Year from your local friendly alpaca apparel shop!

Hi Everyone…..we are so excited to be in our new store in Cumberland.  We are starting off the new year very well!   New store, new look, new neighbors, new alpaca products! As always, all of our products are made in the USA, most are produced here in Maine. And we couldn’t be any more proud of it!

We opened on our first day on Black Friday and had a very good holiday season of sales!  Thank you to all of our patrons who followed us from our old location in the Old Port, Portland to our new store in Cumberland. And thank you to the many new clients who came in to see and support our new store, many of you driving by and seeing the “Opening Soon” sign changed to “Now Open”.  What a great feeling, I tell ya!

We will have some great sales on inventory this month ….off loading some older products and making way for new items. New colors and alpaca blends have been added to our selection of   alpaca yarns. We use Aroostook Fibers Yarn Processing mill in Ashland to produce our yarns and hand dye skeins on the stovetop to get many great colors. Also on sale, hand-knit alpaca hats….up to 40% off. Gorgeous  hand felted hats are 20% off all this month. Checkout our website to see the Diamond Lace Cowl- available in natural white, aqua, gold, seaglass green and rose …. on sale for $40 this month.  Also on our website,  the  2014 Maine Alpaca Blanket, a 50 x 60″ luxury couch throw produced with the natural colors white and brown in a striped herringbone design, is on sale.  The 2015 Maine Alpaca blanket, again in the natural  colors of alpaca designed with a Plaited twill pattern,  came  in just in time for Christmas. It is so warm and soft and lightweight.  Both blankets are on sale for $140 all this month.

So come see our new store at 194 Gray Road in Cumberland,  check out our facebook page , or scroll through our website to see our unique selection of locally grown and locally produced alpaca apparel, accessories, and blankets.

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Christmas with Alpacas 2015 Continued!

If you didn’t get there yesterday….. you still have a chance to go today to meet the alpacas at Estabrook’s Greenhouse in Yarmouth.  See Jack and Liam  strutting their stuff .  By stuff, I mean their big handsome eyes and gorgeous soft fur coats!  Abbott Farm Alpacas  and PacaNaturals will be there again today from 10 – 4 with the alpacas and some great products made with their fiber.

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New Store is Open!

We are very pleased to announce that we have opened our new store in Cumberland, located at 194 Gray road.  We are thrilled to continue to offer fine alpacawear from our new home.  We have some of our older designs in alpaca apparel and some new stylish and fashionable products for you to see.  You can’t go wrong with alpaca….it is super warm, very soft, moisture wicking, and very durable.  Perfect for this time of year.  We have Alpaca socks that everyone’s feet will love, new colors and designs in hats and skibands, and some more styles of scarves and cowls. So start your  holiday shopping with us at the new PacaNaturals store in Cumberland.  We hope to see you!

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Christmas With Alpacas Begins!

We kicked off Christmas with Alpacas today at the Maine Mall! It was a great day and we filled the old DMV building with some of our great products, a kids’ craft section, and Liam, one of our animals. The post-Thanksgiving and Black Friday rush was awesome and we got to meet a ton of people. We loved hanging out with everyone who stopped by and Liam did, too!

Didn’t make it today? No worries – we’ll be back to the Maine Mall tomorrow with the same set-up, alpaca included! If you’re still recovering from your post-holiday haze, we’ll be at Estabrook’s Farm in Yarmouth next weekend (Dec. 6 and 7) to continue the Christmas with alpacas fun!

Here are some photos from the first day of the event:

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Alpaca Sweater: Acadia

In this week’s installment of Alpaca Sweater (again, it’s a pun), we’re headed to Acadia National Park. First of all, the drive to this national landmark is a beautiful one, which in only then overshadowed by Acadia itself. And, because it’s late fall, you’d better take this trip soon or else you’ll miss the remaining foliage! You’ve got a little bit of time left before the trees go bare bones – but, even if you don’t make it up North for a few more weeks, at least you know you’ll never be missing the pines. So, let’s pack a sweater and hit the road to one of Maine’s biggest claims to fame. Continue reading Alpaca Sweater: Acadia

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5 Things We Love About Maine Winters

As the weather gets colder and temperatures drop, Mainers prepare for what is both the best and the worst season of the year. Even though the snow can sometimes be a pain, there is so much to love about our famous Maine winters. Here are five reasons to look forward to the cold season, and yes…one of them is alpaca. Continue reading 5 Things We Love About Maine Winters

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Alpaca Sweater: Boston!

It’s almost snow season, so it’s best to get down South before the weather starts acting up. By South, of course, we mean Boston, the Hub of New England. And even though it’s only a touch over two hours away, nobody likes traveling in the winter, so you better hurry now! There’s plenty to do in Boston, and if you’re smart, you’ll make a full weekend out of it. So, in our next installment of Alpaca Sweater, we’re taking you to Beantown and, instead of throwing things at you that you’ve already heard of (think: Top of the Hub, the Aquarium, Duck Tours), we’ve got a few lesser known spots for you to check out. So, yes – pack a sweater, and some good shoes, and let’s get this show on the road! Continue reading Alpaca Sweater: Boston!