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Thursday, July 19, 2007

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Victoria

This is absolutely gorgeous! Being Ukrainian, I love nesting dolls and have a few myself. The Indie necklace is so cute!

Alex Cichon

A list of things that are or soon will be (woefully) overdid. Yeah, overDID.
1. all things woodland or related (read: deers, birds, acorns, squirrels, leaves, owls, trees, branches, wood and woodgrain, grass, the color green, berries, flowers, dirt)

2. skulls and the macabre

3. creatures of the deep (especially the poor darlings lacking spines. read: octopuses, squids, jellyfish)

4. unicorns, unipegs, pegasuses, and all other creatures of mythic proportions.

5. dinosaurs, especially poor tyrannosaurus (as in the been-around-the-block phrase "subtle like a t-rex")

6. people, houses, planets and other heavenly bodies, faces, eyes, mouths, children's literary characters, all things quaint, cute, folksy, antique-y, grandparent-y, nature-y,


im done.

porto

Hey, have you seen this fabric?
http://www.freespiritfabric.com/core-pages/gallery.php?gal_id=121&sw_id=2590
Very matryoshka!

knittinglizzie

www.superbuzzy.com has really cute matryoshka patches, I got one of each color!

cortney

i will always and forever be obsessed with pearls. and while i don't think that a picture of pearls on a t-shirt or a pearl pillow is going to attract too much profit, i always feel the symptoms of that's-my-thing syndrome when i see someone else with a long strand of pearls on. coco chanel and i will just have to suffer together.

Alex

Very nice, you have some really cure matryoshka patterns here!

Regarding the blank nesting dolls, you might wish to know that I have plenty of them and at much lower prices in my Matryoshka Store at http://matryoshkastore.com/

Cheers,
Alex

k

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dailypoetics/126893401/in/set-72057594104389710/
a fold-out business card based on the design

carrie m

i KNEW nesting dolls were going to be big after the renegade craft fair. Here's a link to a post including a ring I bought there:
http://everywordsapurl.blogspot.com/2007/06/seaworthy.html

and here is a link to a post including some matroyshka fabric that i picked up at purl patchwork:
http://everywordsapurl.blogspot.com/2007/06/swatch-portrait-makeover-revealed.html

Emily

I know what it is. The "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster. Which I love. But check this out: Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) wore it to the Paris Harry Potter 5 movie premiere (http://www.styledash.com/2007/07/05/remember-to-keep-calm-and-carry-on/). Either he's way hip or the phrase/poster is beginning its cycle of overexposure. I will choose to believe the former. :)

Shannon

I read this a few days ago, pondered how I felt about something becoming an ubiquitous design element (on one hand, yes, it's yucky to something lovely and meaningful to you suddenly be everywhere... on the other hand, so cute!) and thought no more of it. Until I was fabric shopping this evening, and found this at purlsoho. Yucky? Cute? Agh! http://www.purlsoho.com/product_detail.php?type=fabricprint&id=1761&url_path=/products/fabricdetail/3052

Erin

I went through the same thing when I saw the pillow at Urban Outfitters, and then the motifs all over etsy. Excited, then worried and a little sad, then feeling silly that I care that I won't be the only kid on the block anymore with a Russian-foilk-ish bedroom. Oh well.

bonnie van voorst

As an girl with an absolute passion for anything old (e.g. my great-grandma's jewelry, old textiles, buildings, buttons, photographs...), it can be frustrating to watch my precious enamel bead necklace end up on Urban Outfitters' website-- but there is never any substitute for REAL old things, or things that are beautifully crafted and unique.

I love balloons and dinosaurs, though, and I sure hope they're (relatively) safe from all but the under-five crowd...

Squid37

Oh my gosh I'm so glad to find this blog! I just got the DIY Nested Dolls today from Urban Outfitters! I want those stickers now. . . :)

Tiel

hi there,

I see me there. Thank you Feli and thank you bluelines for the mention. Nice to see other works too.

maize

Thank you for featuring my Matroyshka Doll pattern! I just returned from a two week visit to Japan and purchased some material there with Matroyshka dolls on it. I can't wait to make something with it!

Cheers!

annie Waddoups

I've had these great pillows at Conran's on my bookmark for months, hoping to finally get them for my new place. You will love these matryoshka covers...
http://www.conranusa.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=16775&cid=CushionsThrows&language=en-US

Amy T.

Several years ago (like over 10 years ago) I decided I liked sunflowers, and then they were everywhere. At first I loved it, then I gave them a rest for a while. Recently I have fallen for them again, especially after my husband got some great photos of some growing in my garden.

Jilly Phillips

Hey Petra! Loved the matryoshka dolls! Have many in my own collection and some wonderful folk art dolls from the north of Russia. Check out our linen company at www.russiahousecollection.com. Mostly designs in Russian linen but we also carry some folk art pieces, shawls, enamal trays...currently re-working the website...but more goodies to come!
Cheers, Jilly

Emily

I'm still sad that owls have been plastered everywhere because I still love them. But I have definitely seen quite a few acorns on etsy. Maybe it begins there!

Ilene Johnson

Thank you so much for featuring my matryoshka bag. Mine is the one with 10 matryoshkas and the numbers 1 - 10 in Russian. I too am a big fan of these dolls and have came home from Russia with a small collection many years ago!

thymbyl designs

Thanks for the friendly plug! I'm delighted to see that the Matryoshka trend is finally taking off outside of Europe, too.

The customers who bought my Matryoshka lapel pins either wear them on their jacket lapel (they reported positively on their suitability with lady business outfits), and also pinned to their totes, as they make a nice little eye catcher. I am sure they would also look great on a zakka-style linen pencil case, and those who are really daring trendsetters would pin one to their summer cotton cloche hats!

Thank you again for including me!

feli

Have you seen Tsk Tsk? She is an Australian illustrator that does matryoshka drawings too.

http://tsktsk.typepad.com/

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