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One of My Most Cherished Childhood Memories
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One of My Most Cherished Childhood Memories

Here's a review from OnSugar blog Little Wooden Elephant.
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Here's a review from OnSugar blog Little Wooden Elephant.

When I was little, and I used to go to my Grandmother's house to visit, and if I was good she used to get out her Russian Dolls for me to play with. I used to get so excited when my Grandmother reached for the Russian Dolls on the top shelf of her cupboard, and placed them in front of me on the lounge room floor! I would ever so carefully pull the big one apart, to reveal a slightly smaller one inside, and so on.  Then I would stand all of the dolls in a row on the carpet, big to small. It was when I got to the second smallest one that my grandmother would say to me "be very very careful with the small one at the end!  It is very special and we don't want  to lose it!"  So I would very gently open the second last doll which was very, very small, and roll the smallest doll into my hand.  It was so tiny!!  And so, so precious!  Playing with these Russian Dolls is one of my favorite childhood memories... The first Russian Nesting Doll was made in 1890, and children still love playing with them today.  They are a lovely, timeless toy. I was very excited when I found this set of 5 beautifully hand painted Russian Nesting Dolls at the gorgeous store Happy Little Hippos.  Have a look for yourself!

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Nice and New: JM2 Matriochka Blackboard
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Nice and New: JM2 Matriochka Blackboard

As further evidence of the omnipresence of nonsouvenir matryoshka dolls, the jm2 Matriochka Blackboard ($113) has come all the way from Lyon, France to the shelves of Rose and Radish here in San Francisco.
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As further evidence of the omnipresence of nonsouvenir matryoshka dolls, the jm2 Matriochka Blackboard ($113) has come all the way from Lyon, France to the shelves of Rose and Radish here in San Francisco. Much like the DIY Nesting Doll I wrote about, this blackboard inspires creativity. Although it'd be funny to read Bart Simpson's infamous blackboard comments here, I'd much rather see how one could interpret the traditional doll with some colored chalk, perhaps draw some embroidery, and arms with bling bangles sticking out from under her cape. Are you a fan?

Nice and New: DIY Nesting Doll
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Nice and New: DIY Nesting Doll

I'm pleased, but not surprised to see these DIY Nesting Dolls ($12) new at Urban Outfitters, which outfitted my Trend Alert: Non-Souvenir Matryoshka Dolls widget last week with three other matryoshka décor items.
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I'm pleased, but not surprised to see these DIY Nesting Dolls ($12) new at Urban Outfitters, which outfitted my Trend Alert: Non-Souvenir Matryoshka Dolls widget last week with three other matryoshka décor items. I have a sneaking suspicion that their buyer moonlights on the Russian tourism board...but regardless, the bare surface of these dolls is a blank canvas for anyone with a creative touch.