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Joyce's Alpaca-Wool Nesting Heart
Joyce's Alpaca-Wool Nesting Heart
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Joyce's Alpaca-Wool Nesting Heart
- Raw, undyed alpaca wool — no synthetics, no plastic, no dyes
- Short tufts only — pulled apart by hand so no strand can tangle a bird
- Iron wire mesh heart — weather-resistant, made to hang outdoors all year
- Refillable for years — just add fresh wool each spring
- Packed by Joyce herself — at the long table in her old apple-packing barn
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The Last Winter
The Last Winter
A note from the barn:
For 33 years Joyce Pettigrew drove Rural Route 2 out of Canning, Nova Scotia — 168 kilometres a day, 412 mailboxes. In June 2017 she cut a young oriole free of orange baling twine on a mailbox post. A year later a chipping sparrow spent a whole morning pulling her alpacas’ wool off the fence, and she bent the first heart out of chicken wire. For seven springs she gave every heart away. Now arthritis in both thumbs means the wool goes to a spinning mill from next year. These are the last 212 hearts, filled from the June 2026 shearing. When they are gone, there are no more.
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Free Shipping Across Canada
Free Shipping Across Canada
Free shipping across Canada
- Delivery time: 5–8 business days
- Every heart is packed by hand by Joyce at the long table in her barn
- Size: approx. 30 × 28 cm (12 × 11 in), iron wire mesh with hanging chain
- Filled with raw, undyed alpaca wool in four natural colours
- Hang it in March or early April, before the birds start building
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@cedarandtinco.com

310+ Verified Buyers
Excellent 4.8
What people say about Joyce’s alpaca hearts
I hung it on the clothesline pole in March with snow still on the ground. The chickadees found it the first week and pulled out half the cream wool.
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Donna M., Truro, NS
I bought two for my mother for Christmas. She is 88 and unwrapped hers under the tree. She says it is the best seat in the yard now.
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Sharon T., Guelph, ON
Really nice wool, soft and clean, four colours just like she says. It came with a little handwritten card from Joyce. I will refill mine every spring.
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Brenda K., Moncton, NB
Hung it on the maple while there was still snow. The chickadees were on it every morning, and by May the orioles were back for the rest.
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Gail R., Kingston, ON
Sturdy wire, good chain, and the wool does not blow away. We get real wind here off the water. It came through a February storm still full.
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Ken P., Charlottetown, PE
A perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. My sister hung it right outside her kitchen window and sends me bird photos every morning.
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Lorraine B., Red Deer, AB
Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He had it on the feeder pole the next morning at minus twenty. The juncos and chickadees love it.
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Marion D., Peterborough, ON
I hung it on the clothesline pole in March with snow still on the ground. The chickadees found it the first week and pulled out half the cream wool.
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Donna M., Truro, NS
I bought two for my mother for Christmas. She is 88 and unwrapped hers under the tree. She says it is the best seat in the yard now.
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Sharon T., Guelph, ON
Really nice wool, soft and clean, four colours just like she says. It came with a little handwritten card from Joyce. I will refill mine every spring.
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Brenda K., Moncton, NB
Hung it on the maple while there was still snow. The chickadees were on it every morning, and by May the orioles were back for the rest.
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Gail R., Kingston, ON
Sturdy wire, good chain, and the wool does not blow away. We get real wind here off the water. It came through a February storm still full.
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Ken P., Charlottetown, PE
A perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. My sister hung it right outside her kitchen window and sends me bird photos every morning.
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Lorraine B., Red Deer, AB
Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He had it on the feeder pole the next morning at minus twenty. The juncos and chickadees love it.
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Marion D., Peterborough, ON
I hung it on the clothesline pole in March with snow still on the ground. The chickadees found it the first week and pulled out half the cream wool.
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Donna M., Truro, NS
I bought two for my mother for Christmas. She is 88 and unwrapped hers under the tree. She says it is the best seat in the yard now.
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Sharon T., Guelph, ON
Really nice wool, soft and clean, four colours just like she says. It came with a little handwritten card from Joyce. I will refill mine every spring.
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Brenda K., Moncton, NB
Hung it on the maple while there was still snow. The chickadees were on it every morning, and by May the orioles were back for the rest.
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Gail R., Kingston, ON
Sturdy wire, good chain, and the wool does not blow away. We get real wind here off the water. It came through a February storm still full.
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Ken P., Charlottetown, PE
A perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. My sister hung it right outside her kitchen window and sends me bird photos every morning.
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Lorraine B., Red Deer, AB
Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He had it on the feeder pole the next morning at minus twenty. The juncos and chickadees love it.
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Marion D., Peterborough, ON
I hung it on the clothesline pole in March with snow still on the ground. The chickadees found it the first week and pulled out half the cream wool.
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Donna M., Truro, NS
I bought two for my mother for Christmas. She is 88 and unwrapped hers under the tree. She says it is the best seat in the yard now.
Verified
Sharon T., Guelph, ON
Really nice wool, soft and clean, four colours just like she says. It came with a little handwritten card from Joyce. I will refill mine every spring.
Verified
Brenda K., Moncton, NB
Hung it on the maple while there was still snow. The chickadees were on it every morning, and by May the orioles were back for the rest.
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Gail R., Kingston, ON
Sturdy wire, good chain, and the wool does not blow away. We get real wind here off the water. It came through a February storm still full.
Verified
Ken P., Charlottetown, PE
A perfect gift for the gardener who has everything. My sister hung it right outside her kitchen window and sends me bird photos every morning.
Verified
Lorraine B., Red Deer, AB
Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He had it on the feeder pole the next morning at minus twenty. The juncos and chickadees love it.
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Marion D., Peterborough, ON
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@cedarandtinco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET). Whether it’s about your order, when to hang it, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
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Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Hang it up, watch the birds, and if it is not right for your yard, email info@cedarandtinco.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, and shipping across Canada is free.
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How is it made?
How is it made?
Joyce sorts the raw wool from her eleven alpacas into four colours, dark brown, cream, caramel and grey, then pulls every tuft apart by hand until it is short and loose, so no strand is long enough to tangle a bird. She fills the six-sided wire mesh one colour at a time and fixes the hanging chain. Each heart takes her about 45 minutes. Nothing is dyed or treated.
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