Hi there! π 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. π
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.” π
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?
π 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.

ΠΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ! ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΠ»Ρ
Π ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Ρ Π² Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΡ ΡΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Ρ Π² ΠΠ·ΡΠ°ΠΈΠ»Π΅, Π² ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΠ°Π°ΡΠΈΡ, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ΅, ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ. πΎ
ΠΡΠΎΡ Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³ — ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΡΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ.
ΠΠ½ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π½Π΅ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ, Π° Ρ... ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ! ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Π΅ — ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π³ΠΎΠ±ΡΡ. ΠΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΊΠ°: Π² 2011 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ Π’ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ, Ρ Π·Π°Ρ
ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»Π° ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠΎ-ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅. Π’Π°ΠΊ Ρ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ·Π°ΡΡ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ, Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρ ΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π½Ρ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ½Π°.
Π‘ ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡ Ρ ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΊΡΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ «Π½Π΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΊΡΠΊΠΈ»: ΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, Π°ΠΏΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π°ΠΌΠΈ — ΠΈ Π²ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π΅ΠΉ.
TomToy — ΡΡΠΎ...
...Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄Π° ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π²Π΄ΠΎΡ
Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ — Π’ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°. ΠΠ½ Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Ρ, ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ Π±Π΅Π·ΡΠΌΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ.
TomToy — ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΏΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΡΡ, Π΅ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠ΅Π»ΡΠΊΠ° Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ: Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ, ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΡΡΠΆΠΈ...
ΠΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ, Π² Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π΅, Ρ Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΈ — Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π·ΡΡ — Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ. Π Π΅ΡΡ Π²Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π³Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ Π² ΠΠ½ΡΡΠ°Π³ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ½ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π³Ρ Everyday, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΠΌ, ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠΌ.
Π₯ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ?
ΠΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π² ΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π°Π·ΠΈΠ½ TomToy - ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΎΠΊ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π½ Ρ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π½ΠΎΠ³.
ΠΠΎ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π² ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ!
ΠΠ»Ρ
π§ olya81@gmail.com








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.
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Thank you Ellen! I use polyester felt.
DeleteΠΠ»Π°, ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½Ρ. ΠΠ°ΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΠΆΡ ΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ?
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DeleteDo 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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