And at some point, she might get some clip-on bangs, too. And as luck would have it, she had come down in price since I last looked and there were a couple new dolls that were listed for a great price! I thought about getting a Maryellen, but on a whim, I decided to check out eBay for another retired doll I’ve had on my wishlist, Girl of the Year 2008, Mia St.Claire. In the books, she’s said to have strawberry blonde hair, and the illustrations show her as having everything from practically auburn to light strawberry blonde like the illustration above.
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It’s more muted in color than most of the red wigs I find. I contemplated trying to build my own custom Megan, but I’ve never been able to find a wig I thought really matched doll!Megan’s hair. And you know how that turned out… Which is a shame – she could’ve been a really cute doll!
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Since then, I’ve thought it would be neat to create an American Girl version of Megan – one that could actually share clothes with other dolls. The temperatures got so high in there, a lot of our stuff was damaged by the heat. She’s pretty loose, her eyes are slightly yellowed, and her hair is pretty dry – all mostly thanks to the stupid apartment I used to live in and its lack of insulation. My Magic Attic Club Megan doll isn’t currently in the greatest shape. I had two of Kirsten’s dresses growing up, but they didn’t look too bad on Megan once I’d done some creative folding at the waist. The slim 18 inch Magic Attic Club dolls could use American Girl accessories easily, but most of the clothes were pretty baggy. This line was introduced in the early nineties and (in my opinion) had characters and stories that were just as engaging as American Girl’s. Megan Ryder as she appeared on the cover of Princess MeganĪlthough I was aware of American Girl first, the very first 18 inch doll I ever had was Megan Ryder from the Magic Attic Club book and doll line. What I didn’t explain is who I intended that doll to be.
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In my last post, I explained that I had bought a second Create Your Own doll and had quickly returned her after discovering she had eye issues. Megan Ryder, Mia St.Claire, Girl of the Year 2008 | American Girl