As a child I always wanted a set of nesting dolls (and a real-life Wookie -an 8ft Chewbacca of my very own- and each Christmas I still hope that Santa will bring me one!). Alas, I'm still waiting for a Wookie, but in the meantime I have been able to indulge my babushka craving by collecting traditional vintage nesting dolls. I love the simple clean decorative style of the traditional babushkas. Did you know that each Russian village that produces these dolls has their own distinctive decorative style? Sometimes its a small detail like the shape of the eyes or the colour of the scarf. I suspect that many others have a similar inclination towards these gorgeous Russian dolls. The Notions babushka range is one of my most popular. They seem to appeal to the young and old alike. These sweet little babushkas will be heading to Inside and Rose's Cupboard later this week.
2 comments:
it must be our age group ,I was completely in love with these dolls as well when I was a little girl, I have only one set that I bought from the Perth markets when I lived in Fremantle, I think if I had of stayed in Perth I would have bought this guys stall out, he also made traditional wooden toys.
Babushkas are so gorgeous! We did actually have one when we were little - maybe a large set and small. Maybe because we were a family of girls!
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