ON THE COVER OF THE MAY & JUNE 2026 issue: An adorable Ruby Red Fashion Friend doll is definitely ready to smell the lilacs and other flowers, in her ruffled, crochet lilac dress. An original design by Michelle Crean, see her instructions in this issue. INSIDE THIS SPECIAL ISSUE, Articles Include: Women Who Dared To Dream - Mattel's "Barbie Inspiring Women" Collection by Mary Berry; Fifty Years in the Making - American Revolutionary Green Mountain Boy Dolls by Mary VanBuren-Swasey; Paper Doll Babies, Part 2 by Gina Clarke; My Life with Dolls, Part Two by Allison Schacht; New Beginnings: A DCN Doll's Restoration Journey by Diana E. Vining; Mary Roberts Rinehart - An Inspiring Life by Donald Meindl; Baby Doll Sunsuit sewing pattern by Kathy Anne Designs; Mattel's Baby Skates by Stephanie Strunk Baker; Beauties With Their Boxes by Jane Foster; Lilacs for Mama crochet pattern by Michelle Crean; Original Paper Doll, "Brooklynn" by Barbara Barnett; Plus all the other regular columns including the ever popular Appraising Your Dolls. If you are a Doll Collector THIS issue is a must in your library. Many interesting articles, patterns and projects. Order Your Copy Today! Upcoming Issues will feature: Original Paperdoll by Rachel Cohen; Sewing for Little Darling Doll by Marsha Greenberg; Meet Miss Unity Doll by Mary Berry; Walt Disney's Frozen Dolls by Stephanie Strunk Baker; Cowboy Paper Dolls by Gina Clarke; Barbie's Mix and Match Wardrobe Set by Don Meindl; Appraising Your Dolls and so much more! SUBSCRIBE or RENEW TODAY!!! Many more issues coming too good to miss!