Matryoshka Dolls

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Crave Worthy: Personalized Nesting Dolls

Feb 21, 2008 - I don't quite crave these Personalized Nesting Dolls ($1200 for five) for myself (that'd be lame), but they'd make a comical gift for a particular party of five that I know. Sweaters are so overrated, right? Illustrator Trisha Krauss will make a custom set of these Russian Matryoska nesting dolls for you and your family, or your friends. - 10 Comments

Nice and New: DIY Nesting Doll

Nov 01, 2007 - 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. - 8 Comments

Sale Alert: 15% Off Sale Items at Urban Outfitters

Oct 23, 2007 - The sale's on sale at Urban Outfitters until Sunday, October 28. In other words, UO is offering an additional 15 percent off of their items which are already on sale. They've got lots of fun knick knacks for under ten bucks, patterned bedspreads for 20, and cute, retro-inspired chairs for 100. - 2 Comments

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Trend Alert: Non-Souvenir Matryoshka Dolls

Oct 22, 2007 - As a kid, I always hoped to have a generous relative vacation in Russia, so I'd wind up with a set of Matryoska nesting dolls to play with. I still think the dolls are cute, inventive, and entertaining, but would like to rid my home of airport souvenirs. So, I've been happy to see the Matryoshka imagery and shape creatively re-envisioned as home accents and other furnishings. - 13 Comments

Nice and New: JM2 Matriochka Blackboard

Apr 01, 2008 - 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. - 2 Comments

Etsy Find: Matryoshka Doll Ornament

Nov 21, 2008 - Somehow Matryoshka dolls are still trendy after a year, but I suppose that's because they're so darn cute. I couldn't pass up the Saidie Matryoshka Doll Ornament ($9), which will bring a bit of traditional Russian kitsch to your Christmas tree this holiday. The original Matryoshka illustration was printed with a Gocco onto linen fabric, hand sewn, and stuffed. - 3 Comments