babushka bandstand

We thought you might like to have a gander at these hand-painted Russian dolls from artist Allistair Burt. A ramshackle troupe of unlikely characters, this brass band features a large bear on trumpet, a tiny parakeet on triangle and a dog on accordion somewhere in between. At around $200 for a set of seven, these babushkas may just burn a hole in our pockets, but they're still pretty to look at, right? To read more from Jessie and follow her connected life, head here.