Traditional designs get updated from time to time – for a good reason: they’ve already stood the test of time. Here’s a new version of matryoshka dolls (also known as Russian dolls or stacking dolls) I found while browsing an old magazine:

I was looking for something else, but these dessert plates were so delightful I had to stop and browse Etsy a bit. Below are a few of my favorite matryoshkas.

Tanya Fortmoon’s abstract matryoshkas – I’m not a great fan of the specific abstract decorations themselves, but the faces of the dolls are priceless.

So happy and expressive!

Oksana at VseruKami made these cute Eva robot dolls from Wall-E:

Yulia at FirebirdWorkshop painted super cute, ADORABLE sloths!

Although, as sloths go, these by Tanya Fortmoon are even cuter!

Note: I wasn’t paid or perked to mention this; just passing along a good thing.