Cape May 2012 Cont'd

None of the photos below can be cropped as this flash drive has errors and if I attempt it the photo will be lost.  First up is one titled "Poodle Parade".  Part of the tag indicates it is an adaptation and was hooked by Kimberly.  

Crow and Sunflowers hooked by Polly Reinhart.

 Two crows Meryl and Bill.

Primitive Grace hooked by departed friend Janet Reid.  Lovely colors as usual.

Sweet Beagle and was hooked by Rebecca Landin.

Bev Conway designed this Chalfonte rug and think there are a couple different designs.  Would Love to hook one but don't like narrow cuts.  This one was hooked by JoAnne Hendrix.

C is for China was hooked and designed by Kimberly Maggion.

 1847 Turkey hooked by Nancy Norton and designed by Anne Nichols; it was a free design in an old issue of Needl'eLove.

Love this Baby Bear rug designed and hooked (Proddy) by pal Char.  She had previously hooked a larger bear and wanted a smaller version as well to go in their lake cabin.  I still have not started one but wouldn't that be a really cool gift to my son or grandson?

Friends hooked by Cindy Harpring.

Designed and hooked by Kris Miller is Have you Any Wool.

 Designed by Deanne Fitzpatrick is "I Only Told My Sister".

The Hutchinson style rug is hooked by Nancy Norton.

The Hiding Bunny was hooked by Polly Reinhart

No, sadly the rug isn't turned upside down, evidently someone either purchased a pattern designed for punching from the back, or had a red dot which wasn't transferred properly.  Wonder when she discovered this?

 I  love gold and red together.  Hooked by Mary Fadely.

Hooked by Marty Petkosh.

In the middle is Flower Basket, a Barb Carroll design hooked by Lois Hilliard.

 Lilies of the Field designed and hooked by Rebecca Landin.

This rug, a design by Heart in Hand was hooked by Linda Woodbury.

 I'm getting a little punch drunk flipping back and forth to catch the names on each rug and letting you know who hooked it.  So now you can just click on the picture and read the info yourself.  It will make this blog post go a little faster for me.

 I say I'm not a bright color person but OH BOY does that Toucan speak to me!!!  Love it and the colors.

 This is an E.S. Frost design which I offer as a pattern and have hooked this one myself.  

 Lovely florals both the one in full view and part of the other seen in the photo.

This one I don't have to go read who hooked it.  This is the very enlarged thumb print of Joan Strausbaugh who always challenges herself.  Frankly I'd have gotten dizzy hooking this but am sure she was quite alert and gungho the entire time.

Another person who enjoyes pushing the envelope is friend Char who hooked this beautiful Moss rug for their Lake Cabin.  

Okay, one last thing to end the post.....you who really know me know that I love looking for orbs.  I believe they are spirits, spirit guides or angels who are either connected to a location or a person.  I have never seen so many orbs in one place at the Chalfonte in all the years of taking photos.  

Are they connected to the room and I caught them off guard?  

Because the next photo I took within 2 minutes there were fewer but one was really prominent.

Okay, I'm ready to get off'n this dang computer thing.  Hope you enjoyed the show.  Guess I didn't bother taking pictures of my rugs or Deb's rugs from the show and don't know why.

Saundra

Rugs By the Sea Week Two and Orb Sightings

First thing I noticed when arriving is the billboard with entertainers for our week.  Yippee!  Deb and I request a certain room which happens to be over the bar.  We looked forward to being entertained for a few evenings without having to venture out from our room.

In the past orbs seemed more prevalent when there is entertainment.  You know I search for orbs as they are supposed to be either spirits who have a connection to the Chalfonte or spirit guides who are with the living person.  

First stop was the 'dungeon' next to the bar.  For those who haven't been to Cape May we call the room that since lighting isn't as good on a cloudy day.   But we always take OTT lights or other lighting in the event our teacher has that room.

The only hookers left in the room that evening were Mary Lou Bleakley (my first teacher) and her daughter.  Didn't see any orbs but have seen them in that room previous years.  That spot on the floor doesn't appear to be an orb since it isn't round.

Another shot in the King Edward Bar.  Below you notice the woman with a strapped purse and a balding guy.  When the flash went off he turned around to look at me.  So they wouldn't wonder if the photo was of them, explained I was trying to capture orbs.   The husband told me of his experience of orbs in his departed mother's house.  He said there were not only orbs but a moving ghostly image on his movie camera.  His wife confirmed that; was a fun conversation and I felt validated.

Interesting also was Deb Burcin's experience with ghostly encounters which she shared with us.  You'll have to ask her about that. 

A snap at the band before the crowd arrived.

AHHHH, below is finally an orb which is unmistakable since it is so large.

A photo taken in our classroom during daylight below there are a couple orbs.  One is on the far right top of the wall and another on Bob's pink tee shirt.

I walked closer and took another photo.  The orb on the back wall has moved as has the orb on Bob's tee shirt.  However there is a small orb at the bottom left on the floor.  To your bottom right you can see the 'Sheep at the Beach' hooked mats; more on those in another post.

I found a few other photos with orbs but won't bore you with those.  I have photos of the rug show, results of the winners from the Sheep at the Beach as well as the throw down from rug camp projects.  So stick around.  If you'd like to have these blog posts sent to you as soon as they are posted, just put your email address in the spot on the right side of my blog which says "Follow by Email".

Tomorrow begins the third week of Rugs by the Sea.  This camp is so awesome that it started with just a one week camp.  Then popularity grew and it was made into two-weeks with different teachers each week.  Obviously traditional rug hooking AND the popularity of the organization of Rugs by the Sea it is now a 3 week camp.  

Happy hooking and enjoy the weekend.

Saundra