From Russia with Love

I recently purchased these adorable measuring cups from my local Lakeland store.  I had spied them a few weeks ago but was a little broke so didn't buy them, but I knew it was only a matter of time before they were in my kitchen.  These adorable little measuring cups come in the shape of three russian dolls, which then all fit inside one another for storage (a brillaint feature when you have a lack of storage space in your kitchen like me). The cups are made up of the individual tops and bottoms of each doll and they measure 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4 amd 1 full cup measurements. 

They are made from heavy duty plastic and have little faces and patterns embossed onto them for decoration.  They are decorated to look like the traditional Matryoshka dolls from Russia and I think they are so adorable. I remember having some of the traditional Matroyshka dolls like the ones below when I was younger and really loving them. I did always feel a little sorry for the littlest doll though as she never got out much :)

I think these new little additions to my kitchen may be too cute to keep in the cupboard and they may end up as a new decorative feature in my kitchen. I now can't wait until I need to use them.

If you want to get your hands on the little dolls yourself you can look in your local Lakeland store, although I cannot seem to find them on their website, they do have similar ceramic ones which are coloured which are also lovely: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/15548/Russian-Doll-Ceramic-Measuring-Cups