5 A Dream Becomes Reality
Elsje Wuyts Pursues Her Passion for Design
By Hannah Kelley

9 Dolls Strengthen Bonds
A Family Comes Together To Make Vivi J Art Dolls a Success
By Hannah Kelley

13 All in for Glamour
Ali’s Clothing Embodies Beauty, Reality, and Pop Culture
By Stephanie Finnegan

17 And the Winner Is ...
We Reveal the Winners of the Public’s Choice Voting in Our 2025 DOLLS Awards of Excellence Competition

20 2026 DOLLS Awards of Excellence
Artists, Get Ready To Enter Starting January 5

21 From Canvas to Clay
Zorica Lazic Brings Her Artistic Talents to the Doll Realm
By Hannah Kelley

25 Chance or Destiny
The Carvers Handcraft Wooden Dolls
By Melanie Luther

29 Guided by Fate
The Inevitable Creation of Andymy Designs
By Hannah Kelley

36 West Central Illinois Doll Club
Celebrating Doll Collecting and Friendship

38 Bay Area Doll Divas and Divos
Fun for All, and All for Fun