Doll Reader joins renowned doll artist Hildegard Günzel in celebrating the artist’s 40^th year in doll making. We’ll talk to the artist about her work and highlight some of her favorite pieces through the years. This month’s issue is also our vintage-inspired issue where we’ll rediscover dolls from the 1950s that are being reproduced today like Betsy Wetsy, Toni, and Miss Revlon; we’ll explore the best of Madame Alexander’s vintage high-heeled dolls like Cissy and Cisette; and we’ll take a closer look at our favorite vintage gal, Betsy McCall.

Also in this issue:

• Make a winter hat, coat, and muff for Riley.
• Lots of holiday gift ideas + win an American Girl doll OR a Cabbage Patch Kid Sports Girl!
• Karen Reilly’s Sonja Henie paper doll
• Haute Doll brings you the season’s coolest winter doll hats, scarves, and coats … for dolls!

Digital Edition Only:

• “I would rather learn from a book than take a class,” says Canadian artist Dale Zentner. “My father always insisted we figure things out for ourselves, and I do think trial and error lends itself to creativity.” Read more about Zentner’s journey into doll-making in this month’s digital edition, how she recently started creating BJDs, and her first doll created for reproduction.