this is the little rug jordan and i made for my brother and di. they seemed to really like it. that was a relief as we decided to make a new one only a few weeks before the wedding. we stitched every night for hours. jordan has since sworn off needlepoint. i still love the meditative quality of pulling the needle and yarn in and out of the tiny boxes.
thank you again for all of your birthday cheer. this seems to be one of those years when my birthday gets stretched out. last night we went out with some ecuadorian friends and celebrated again. did you know that ecuadorians love whiskey? a friend of a friend decided to capitalize on this by opening a bar in quito that serves only whiskey and whiskey drinks. we ended up there last night and since i am not much of a drinker i was a little intimidated by the menu. but thanks to jordan, i discovered a new favorite drink: the old-fashioned. whiskey, 7-up, and lime juice. apparently this version of the drink is known as an old-fashioned sweet. sweet, but not too sweet. slightly tart. only a vague taste of whiskey. yum.
have a great weekend!
ps-i would love either this coat or this jacket to replace my stolen one. too bad they only ship to canada!
Have it shipped to someone in Canada, then to you.. Perfect Idea!
Okay, that rug looks so crazy complicated and hard work! To keep those lines!
WOW!!!! xxo
Posted by: Vanessa V | June 01, 2007 at 11:38 AM
i can't believe you MADE that rug! awesome! happy b-day! you 2 are super cute in your wedding photo. enjoy the rest of your time down south!!!
xo,
mati
Posted by: mati | June 01, 2007 at 11:50 AM
That rug is beautiful! Please please please teach me to make one!
Posted by: Maureen | June 01, 2007 at 12:20 PM
happy belated birthday!
wow, what a rug, gorgeous.
nice coat and jacket....love the collar.
Posted by: jessica | June 01, 2007 at 01:45 PM
Wow! I don't think I could ever make a rug! You got some serious skillz! Yeah, that's right. With a Z!
Posted by: Sarah | June 01, 2007 at 01:51 PM
a beautiful handmade gift. love it. glad you are celebrating all week! xo
Posted by: shari | June 01, 2007 at 02:07 PM
what's amazing me most in this rug is, that you two did it together!!!! A new interpretation on : work is love, made visible!
Posted by: Uschi | June 02, 2007 at 01:20 AM
It's amazing that you make rugs, they look very labour-intensive. I love that Jordan helps you with it too, how sweet. Great choice on the coat and jacket, I am loving anything unusual with big buttons these days. Enjoy your celebrations!
Posted by: cruststation | June 02, 2007 at 05:29 AM
Wow, what an amazing gift!!!!!
Such fun to have lots of birthday celebrations!!!! Enjoy it all xxx
Posted by: julie | June 02, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Wow, this is cool.
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | June 02, 2007 at 11:15 AM
You make rugs? Wait, wait, run that by me again. Either I am not paying attention or you just dropped some super-crafting bomb on my world. Fab-u-lous!!!
Posted by: Sonya | June 02, 2007 at 10:33 PM
just love that rug and your birthday picture hope you enjoyed new york what a place i would love to visit.. happy week margie
Posted by: margie | June 03, 2007 at 03:04 AM
Oh my gosh, that is such a beautiful wedding present. Is that the kind of rug where you weave the fiber in and out of the plastic-y mesh? I love the colors and pattern, modern yet earthy. =D
Posted by: Julia | June 03, 2007 at 03:31 PM
I'm all for the meditative quality of such tasks too, Risa... both the stitching, and I guess the whisky (more soothing, I guess, than meditative).
see you, g xo
Posted by: gracia | June 04, 2007 at 06:56 AM
A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY Risa!!! :) xoxoxoxoxo
Posted by: louise | June 04, 2007 at 08:39 AM
I for sure need to find out where this whisky bar is. The only bottles of good whisky I have had were ones that came in people´s suitcases from the EEUU
Posted by: Claudia | June 05, 2007 at 02:33 PM
"Seemed to really like it?" Of course we love it! Its amazing - although I have no idea where people took it (or anything else from that weekend).
Thanks again guys!
FYI - the best "whiskey" drink is Crown Royal & ginger ale. Sounds awfully similar to the taste you got with your sweetie.
Posted by: Matty | June 13, 2007 at 02:00 PM
catching up with you dear r :) i love this rug... i am so impressed with you and jordan! making a huge needlepoint project with e is my dream but he is resistant. hmmm. xo
Posted by: amisha | July 01, 2007 at 07:00 PM