ABOUT

Hi there! 😊 I'm Ola 

Welcome to my colorful little corner – a cozy craft nest full of yarn tangles, felt scraps, button avalanches and the occasional flying sequin. 

I was born in Russia, but for over half of my life now I’ve lived in sunny Israel – in the lovely northern town of Nahariya, where the sea meets my crochet hooks.

This blog is where I share the magic behind my handmade world – projects, ideas, tiny stitches with big dreams and the everyday family chaos that fuels it all.

How did it start?

Well... 
Back in 2011, I was a new mama, sleep-deprived and full of creative itches. I picked up a crochet hook, wrestled with a ball of yarn and somehow created my very first teething necklace (baby drool and all). Then came a quiet book for my son Tomer's birthday – and just like that, TomToy was born.

Named after my biggest muse (that same little men who tested all my first creations), TomToy is my brand of handmade toys, quiet books, textures, colors and everyday little wonders. 🌈

Since then, I’ve stitched, sewn, crocheted and hot-glued my way through hundreds of joyful creations – quiet books, I-Spy games, felt sets, appliquΓ©s, miniatures...

So what will you find here?

Behind-the-scenes peeks, messy worktables, inspiration from real life and probably a cat on the ironing board. I’ll also share patterns and projects I’m working on – both finished and… let’s say “in eternal progress.” πŸ˜…

If you’re curious about what I’m currently up to, check out the Everyday tag on the blog or come say hi on Instagram @ola_naimark – where real life and handmade joy meet.

Want to shop handmade?

🎁 Visit my Shop to see what’s available – everything made with love, yarn and a few deep breaths.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope my handmade world brings you a smile, some inspiration and maybe even the urge to pick up a needle or two. 





ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ‚! МСня Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡƒΡ‚ Оля 

Родилась я Π² России, Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡ‚ ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Ρƒ Π² Π˜Π·Ρ€Π°ΠΈΠ»Π΅, Π² ΡƒΡŽΡ‚Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π³ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅ Наария, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π΅, Ρ„ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡ‚Ρ‹, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹Π΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡŽΡ‚ сСбС Ρ†Π΅Π½Ρƒ. 🐾

Π­Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚ Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³ — ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΡ‘ΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π΅ рукодСлия.
Он начался Π½Π΅ с ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ, Π° с... ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ! Π’Π΅Ρ€Π½Π΅Π΅ — слингобус. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎ Π±Ρ‹Π»Π° любовь с ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡ€ΡŽΡ‡ΠΊΠ°: Π² 2011 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° родился Π’ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ€, я Π·Π°Ρ…ΠΎΡ‚Π΅Π»Π° ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ для нас Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ-Ρ‚ΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ‘ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈ особСнноС. Π’Π°ΠΊ я Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡŒ Π²ΡΠ·Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΊΡ€ΡŽΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠΌ, Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ сшила свою ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π²ΡƒΡŽ Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡŽΡ‰ΡƒΡŽ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρƒ ΠΊΠΎ дню роТдСния сына.

Π‘ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ… ΠΏΠΎΡ€ я сшила Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρƒ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρƒ ΠΈ сотворила ΠΊΡƒΡ‡Ρƒ всСго «Π½Π΅ для скуки»: ΠΈΠ³Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΠΊΠΈ, ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ°Ρ‚ΡŽΡ€Ρ‹, Π°ΠΏΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ, странныС ΡˆΡ‚ΡƒΠΊΠΈ с Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°ΠΌΠΈ — ΠΈ всё это с Π΄ΡƒΡˆΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π΅ΠΉ. 

TomToy — это...

...Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π±Ρ€Π΅Π½Π΄Π° ΠΈ имя ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ вдохновСния — Π’ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π°. Он Ρƒ мСня Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ экспСрт, тСстСр, ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΠ΄Ρ‹Π²Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ Π±Π΅Π·ΡƒΠΌΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ.
TomToy — это наш малСнький, яркий, ΡˆΡƒΡ€ΡˆΠ°Ρ‰ΠΈΠΉ, ΠΏΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ‡Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ€, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ тСкстур, Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ большС Ρ†Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΈ капСлька дСтского удивлСния ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ простыми Π²Π΅Ρ‰Π°ΠΌΠΈ: листочком, ΠΏΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ, инопланСтянином ΠΈΠ· пряТи... 

Π—Π΄Π΅ΡΡŒ, Π² Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π΅, я дСлюсь процСссами, Π½Π°Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒΡŽ ΠΈ — Ссли ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π·Ρ‘Ρ‚ — Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹ΠΌΠΈ издСлиями. А Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ Π²Ρ‹ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π·Π°Π³Π»ΡΠ½ΡƒΡ‚ΡŒ Π² Π˜Π½ΡΡ‚Π°Π³Ρ€Π°ΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ½ΡƒΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΏΠΎ Ρ‚Π΅Π³Ρƒ Everyday, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΡŒ, Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌ ΠΌΡ‹ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Ρ‘ΠΌ, Ρ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ шалим.

Π₯ΠΎΡ‡Π΅ΡˆΡŒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΊΠΎΡΠ½ΡƒΡ‚ΡŒΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ³Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΠΊΠ°ΠΌ?

Π”ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π² ΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π°Π·ΠΈΠ½ TomToyмСсто, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Ρ‹ΠΉ стСТок сдСлан с любовью ΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡƒΡ€Ρ‡Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡ‚Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡˆΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡ… дСтских Π½ΠΎΠ³.

Π”ΠΎ встрСчи Π² ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π΅ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒ ΠΈ чудСс!
Оля
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5 comments:

  1. Your quiet books/ dollhouses are wonderful! What type of felt do you use: 100% wool, mixed wool, polyester or bamboo-rayon? I'm thinking of moth damage for all wool and tendency to pill for the wool/polyester. I love love all the flat felt dolls, houses, accessories. You're an inspiration.
    Ellen

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    1. Thank you Ellen! I use polyester felt.

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    2. Ола, Ρ‚Π²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΊΡƒΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΈ чудСсны. ΠšΠ°ΠΊΡƒΡŽ пряТу Ρ‚Ρ‹ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠ·ΡƒΠ΅ΡˆΡŒ для ΠΈΡ… волос?

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    3. Бпасибо) ΠžΠ±Ρ‹Ρ‡Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ ирис

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  2. Do you ever sell your patterns for your wonderful quiet books. I'm a crafter too, and would enjoy making these for my grandson.

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