Aprilart Dolls April Norton | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/doll-artists-and-designers/aprilart-dolls-april-norton/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 Fall Into Wonderland: April Norton’s Newest White Porcelain Collection Enters the Realm of Steampunk Fantasy https://dollsmagazine.com/fall-into-wonderland-april-nortons-newest-white-porcelain-collection-enters-the-realm-of-steampunk-fantasy/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:57:57 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=21989 This year, Canadian artist April Norton teaches all of us doll fanciers that every picture-book heroine can have a secret, surprising side to her personality.

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]]> April Norton Makes a Dream Come True https://dollsmagazine.com/april-norton-makes-a-dream-come-true/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:10:16 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=20357 For many years I have been exclusively making Dianna Effner porcelain dolls, particularly the Little Darlings and dolls of similar size, eventually branching into Effner’s beautiful vinyl LDs by repainting factory painted convention dolls, Bonekas, and Ashton-Drakes. I was always hoping to emulate the masters (Dianna and her Doll Dreamers Guild, whose artist stylings were so incredible). I wanted to be one of them ever since I knew there was such a thing!

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]]> Porcelain is a Priority for April Norton https://dollsmagazine.com/porcelain-is-a-priority-for-april-norton/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:35:52 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=13376 Known for the quality of her dolls’ hand-painted eyes and her custom-finished porcelain dolls created from Dianna Effner molds, April Norton’s world has been getting steadily wider since she began selling her creations at local and regional doll shows. “I listed my first doll on eBay in 2009 and found there was an audience for […]

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]]> Singing Their Praises: April Norton dolls could star in TV spectacular https://dollsmagazine.com/singing-their-praises-april-norton-dolls-could-star-in-tv-spectacular/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:26:44 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=11277 One of my current guilty pleasures (truth be told, I have more of these than I can count) is that I really adore the Fox TV show “The Masked Singer.” When I watch this show, with its outrageous costuming and over-the-top accessorizing, I am in seventh heaven. To me, it is like watching an array […]

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]]> Facing the Future: April Norton excels at customizing lovely dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/facing-the-future-april-norton-excels-at-customizing-lovely-dolls/ Mon, 13 May 2019 13:07:30 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/?p=9991 Children are very much on my mind today. Of course, the birth of the new royal baby will mean a bountiful abundance of future blogs (I’m waiting until the little lord gets a first name or two). But beyond Meghan and Harry’s new bundle of joy, children and their infinite capacity to be resilient and […]

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