Doll Awards & Competitions | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/doll-awards-competitions/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:19:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 2024 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners  https://dollsmagazine.com/2024-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24852 More than 600 votes were cast to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence competition.

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]]> A Timeless Legacy https://dollsmagazine.com/a-timeless-legacy/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:25:52 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24672 If success is measured, at least in part, by professional achievements, accolades, and longevity, Gregg Ortiz easily meets the criteria.

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]]> 2024 DOLLS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE INDUSTRY’S CHOICE WINNERS https://dollsmagazine.com/2024-dolls-awards-of-excellence-industrys-choice-winners/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23786 The Industry’s Choice winners in this year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence have been selected based on ratings assigned by nearly 50 professionals from all walks of the doll world.

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]]> 2023 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners  https://dollsmagazine.com/2023-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=22129 More than 800 voters cast their ballots to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence competition. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and all of the talented artists who entered their creations in our 2023 competition. Congratulations to this year’s Public’s Choice winners and our […]

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]]> Vote for the Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners https://dollsmagazine.com/vote-for-the-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=16063 The Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition (also known as the Diamond Awards) recognizes and encourages excellence in the design and creation of dolls.

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]]> 2023 Dolls Awards of Excellence Industry’s Choice Winners https://dollsmagazine.com/2023-dolls-awards-of-excellence-industrys-choice-winners/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:23:30 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=20796 The Industry’s Choice winners in this year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence have been selected based on ratings assigned by more than 50 professionals from all walks of the doll world.

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]]> 2022 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners https://dollsmagazine.com/2022-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 15:45:43 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=19269 More than 600 voters cast their ballots to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence competition. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and all the talented artists who entered their creations in our 2022 competition. Congratulations to this year’s Public’s Choice winners and our 2022 Artist of the Year!

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]]> 2022 Dolls Awards of Excellence Industry’s Choice Awards https://dollsmagazine.com/2022-dolls-awards-of-excellence-industrys-choice-awards/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:58:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=18242 The Industry’s Choice winners in this year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence have been selected based on ratings assigned by more than 50 professionals from all walks of the doll world. Watch the video to see who won.

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]]> Enduring Legacy: DOLLS Celebrates Dianna Effner’s Lifetime of Achievement https://dollsmagazine.com/enduring-legacy-dolls-celebrates-dianna-effners-lifetime-of-achievement/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:15:06 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=18234 The recipient of DOLLS magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 is the late Dianna Effner. The accolade is a posthumous acknowledgment of Effner’s lifetime commitment to doll artistry as an educator, mentor, creator, and entrepreneur. While Effner was lauded for making dolls and doll molds, she was simultaneously making dreams come true. Through her hands-on seminars, classes, and workshops, combined with her business that provided molds and instructional videos, Effner ensured that other women who aspired toward professional success in the doll world would be able to follow their porcelain path.

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]]> 2021 Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice Winners https://dollsmagazine.com/2021-dolls-awards-of-excellence-publics-choice-winners/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:20:10 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=16889 More than 800 voters cast their ballots to decide this year’s Public’s Choice winners in the Dolls Awards of Excellence (DAE) competition. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and all the talented artists who entered their creations in the 2021 competition. Congratulations to this year’s Public’s Choice winners and our 2021 Artist of the Year!

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