Delivery times

Thank you so much everyone sent feedback about the delivery of their orders! We now feel a lot more confident. Here are some of the results based on your feedback.

Airmail shipping:
Australia and New Zealand– 9-21 working days
US and Canada – 7-16 working days
UK and Europe - 7-14 working days (one parcel took 24 working days to the UK)
Hong Kong - 8 working days (was one parcel only)

We received only two feedbacks for the deliveries via Ground mail: the shipping to Australia took 14 weeks and the one to Canada – 8 weeks.

Great choice of nesting dolls again

Our first Christmas/New Year season had a dramatic effect on the stock. Now, more than two months in the New Year, the stock is gradually recovering. The choice is great again – you are now welcome to have a good look especially if you were not able to find that precious little set of nesting dolls before Christmas!

Matryoshkastore.com will be 1 year old soon!

Did you know that our website is not even 1 year old? We started working on it in April last year and opened the online shop in May. It now receives 100 individual visits a day; nearly 500 orders have been delivered to our satisfied customers.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

To all our valued customers and friends we would like to express our appreciation for taking interest in matryoshka dolls in 2007.

We wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with good health, happiness, prosperity and success!

Please note that the Russian Post will be closed on 1 – 7 January, thus some delays can be expected during this period.

With kind regards,
Tatiana and Alex @ matryoshkastore.com

Russian nesting dolls ... suffering?

July 31 (Rusberg) — About 5 million Russian matryoshkas (nesting dolls) — nearly a half of the total yearly production — is without owners and need government aid, a report by major relief russian agencie says.

The Non-Governmental Organization Committee of cultural problems in Russia have issued a briefing paper that says slow trade in nesting dolls sector leads to a humanitarian crisis that has worsened since last ten years.

The paper, called “Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge by matryoshka makers in Russia,” is the latest documentation of the misery faced by russian matryoshka painters.

“Five million nesting dolls are in urgent need of emergency aid. Most of them are contained in rooms without basic services and increasingly threatened by dampness and tightness,” said the relief agencie’s report.

“The government of Russia and international donors can do more to deliver humanitarian assistance to reduce unnecessary suffering. If matryoshka’s basic needs are left unattended, this will only serve to further worsening the condition.”

And so on ... Fool's day joke?

Matryoshka Wine Bottle Holders

I wonder how many people have seen them ?

These exquisite wine bottle holders are doll-style wooden containers handcrafted in Russia. After being carefully lathed from linden wood, they are hand painted and varnished. Those persons familiar with Russian art will find them very similar to the highly collectible Russian matryoshka (nesting doll). Each wine bottle container is meticulously hand painted in beautiful colours. Some of the bottle holders illustrate the scenes from fairy tales and legends. Others depict different aspects of daily life.

The matryoshka bottle holder is : -
A marvellous souvenir from Russia
A unique and stylish decoration for your house
A fantastic gift (especially with a bottle of good wine inside it!)
An original way to serve wine at a restaurant and at home
A great conversational item
An indispensable accessory of a Russia-themed party and a Russian wedding

Evolving Michael Jackson

Funny nesting dolls from here:

If you want to make your own matryoshka dolls - no problem, here is unpainted blank nesting dolls.