sharayahlynn
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Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly. εїз
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Post by sharayahlynn on Nov 11, 2012 21:30:32 GMT -5
Oh, no! It's been confirmed! I love her as Lydia! I've been so afraid to dress her in Caroline's outfits because I just knew I'd love the outcome. I'm just waiting for my camera to charge up a bit and then I can upload the pictures. I got lucky and was able to take them before the battery died on me. It'll just be a few more minutes. ETA: Here you go! First up, we have the Travel Outfit: Next, we have Caroline's Birthday Dress: Still in the birthday dress, but standing next to Caroline: And while I was waiting for my camera to charge, I switched their outfits, so that Marie-Grace is wearing Caroline's meet outfit and Caroline is wearing her birthday dress: My Marie-Grace now stands between Caroline and Cécile in my historical lineup. She's going to go back and forth between MG and Lydia until I can get a 2nd MG to actually be Lydia. She's wearing her MG bracelet on her left wrist (next to Cécile) and I'm going to make her a Lydia bracelet to wear on her right wrist (next to Caroline). Poor thing will be so confused at first, but I'm hoping she'll get used to it after a day or two. : Um, a quick question- does anyone else think my Caroline's left eye looks...different? It looks a little off to me. I've never noticed this until tonight. Maybe it's the angle? They're pretty high up on my entertainment center and I didn't want to bother going to find the ladder to stand on to get a better angle.
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sharayahlynn
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Post by sharayahlynn on Nov 20, 2012 20:13:29 GMT -5
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sharayahlynn
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Post by sharayahlynn on Nov 20, 2012 23:54:28 GMT -5
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Post by skukla on Dec 1, 2012 12:00:49 GMT -5
After much hemming and hawing, I chose M-G as my 6th ever AG doll. She is Ana Rubin in my world. Once the poofy pin curls were gone, what emerged was a very nice face mould that is almost but not too much like the Josefina mold. Her wig is very thick and long. It is an exact colour match to Rebecca's but Rebecca's highlights are red and M-G's are blond. I appreciate that M-G's 2 Meet braids, when unplaited, are all an even length with the rest of her wig. I don't want to steam it to get the folded up braid ends crimp out of her wig, so I am hoping it will relax over time with some persuasive brushing and misting.
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Post by misselizabeth on Dec 4, 2012 17:06:09 GMT -5
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norasroom
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Post by norasroom on Dec 4, 2012 17:54:11 GMT -5
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Post by k8c on Dec 4, 2012 18:35:06 GMT -5
Ooooo--yes, please! I was hoping someone would ask so that I could share these again!
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Post by xmaskat on Dec 4, 2012 18:51:42 GMT -5
I don't have Marie Grace (yet), but was quite taken with this doll on display at AGP Kansas City. Isn't she pretty?
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Post by askmkids on Dec 4, 2012 19:35:29 GMT -5
Here are a few pictures of my beautiful Marie-Grace. She is much lovelier in person. I just love her! Enjoy the pictures!
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sharayahlynn
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Post by sharayahlynn on Dec 4, 2012 22:21:08 GMT -5
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Post by annde on Dec 4, 2012 23:46:09 GMT -5
My MG still has all of her pin curls and is still in her original hairstyle.
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Post by Eurynome on Dec 5, 2012 0:29:01 GMT -5
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Post by jonilynn on Dec 5, 2012 7:48:13 GMT -5
Here's one more! After I finally got brave and took M-G's hair out of the factory braids, I steamed the braided portions to de-kink them, and then steamed a bit of curl into the ends so it would match the rest of her hair. back by JoniMakesStuff, on Flickr This girl's hair is AH-MAZ-ING! It's so long and thick and gently curled, I could sit and play with it all day.
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Post by KellyinWA on Dec 5, 2012 14:07:19 GMT -5
I love my Marie-Grace. She is so pretty. I really hope they'll use her face mold again.
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Livvy
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Post by Livvy on Dec 7, 2012 19:19:09 GMT -5
I received my Marie-Grace for Christmas 2011. I think she is adorable, and give her an A+! I'm usually not very picky about meet outfits, but I do have to say that MG's is NOT one of my favorites. She looks much better in other outfits, though! February 2012 036 by Livducks, on Flickr July 2012 022 by Livducks, on Flickr Here she is "disguised" as McKenna: IMG_4600 by Livducks, on Flickr
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Post by CleverLC on Dec 11, 2012 18:37:21 GMT -5
I got my Marie-Grace from the Today Show deal, and she is just such a charmer. I'm very much in love with the unique heart-shaped mold and her pretty blue eyes. She makes a nice contrast with the classic molds, and IMO, fixes the "too grown-up" feel that the original Josefina mold seemed to have. I've seen other Marie-Graces with wigs that I thought were a bit too high or low for my tastes, so I was very pleased when mine turned out to be just right. Her part is sewn, which may give me headaches later, but is just fine for now, since I'll be leaving both NOLA girls in their meets over the holidays. Speaking of the meet dress--the problem with it isn't very obvious in photos or artificial lighting, so I'm going to let a combination of natural lighting and flash speak for me, as a warning for people who are planning on getting this doll in the future: Look at that fabric texture. LOOK AT IT. That is not a texture you use for clothing on a doll that little children hug and play with and sleep with in their beds at night. That is a texture that you use for outdoor upholstery on patio furniture that's going to be by the pool and thus needs to be kind of water-resistant, you know? It. Feels. WRONG. Very wrong. A real girl could not wear this dress, it would rub all her skin off in minutes. It's really a shame, too, because the print, style, and color of this dress are just fine. In cotton, or even a nicer synthetic, this would be a lovely meet dress. But the texture and drape of the current meet dress is just plain Not Good. AG calls it "taffeta," but it doesn't feel like any taffeta I've handled before in my life. I'll probably be making MG a new pink dress, so that she can still wear her pretty little hat. The pantalettes are much better done. The bottoms peek out in that adorable 19th-century schoolgirl way, and the lace trimmings are very cute. The boots are the nice AG faux-leather shoe that I've come to expect from their historicals. I give the dress a C- (and it only earns THAT because the design itself is salvageable, it's only the fabric that's horrid), and the doll and her other clothes an A. Overall, a B-, but that's because the dress drags this down.
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Post by jsmith on Dec 21, 2012 10:14:48 GMT -5
I will say that Marie Grace's face mold is not my favorite, BUT it looks better in person than it does photographed. My daughter is already getting another doll for Christmas this year, but I couldn't pass up a sale with a brand new doll for $50 especially since my daughter has expressed interest in MG. My favorite thing about this doll is her eyes. I also like the original braided hair style, but I'm not sure how I feel about the pin curls. I love Elizabeth's pin curls, but they are much more dainty than Marie-Grace's "bushes".
I'm sure there is some variation with the wigs, but my Marie Grace has the same hair color as my Marisol.
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Post by simplyfelicity on Mar 26, 2013 22:16:06 GMT -5
I recently purchased a Marie-Grace doll but had to return her due to having a hole in her cloth body underneath her arm , as well as having stitching around her arm coming out. The quality disappoints there disapponts me. Its a shame because that doll had an exisquistely beautiful face. Maybe I'll get lucky and my replacement MG will be even prettier.
Her wig is a light brown and is of moderate thickness. It's excellent despite the horrid braid kinks and her prone to shed. Once again, maybe my doll is super defective.
Her face mold looks a lot better in person and her eyes look green under certain lights. She's a beautiful doll.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Dec 29, 2013 13:26:39 GMT -5
DD received Marie Grace for Christmas from her grandmother. She was purchased from the Jill's Steals and Deals. She is a beautiful doll and her hair is nice, thick, and shiny, sans the side bushes. She definitely looks cuter in person. The first thing I noticed was her head is a lot bigger than the other dolls we own. Although this may be due to the doll being bought from Jills and not direct from AG. DD doesn't seem to mind though & plays with her so that's all the matters to me.
Personally I think she looks better in modern clothes and am not fond of her meet outfit at all.
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Post by danimoo43 on Jun 10, 2014 18:28:50 GMT -5
Does anyone have a MG who's braided hair is shorter than the rest? I just got one off ebay and her braided hair is about 2 inches shorter than the rest. The seller says it hasn't been cut but I'm not so sure.
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Post by Erin on Oct 27, 2014 7:32:28 GMT -5
I got my Kira for my 12th birthday in October 2011. She's tantalisingly beautiful! Everyone has already said everything that needs saying, so I'll contribute by adding photos (more to come soon)! She looks exquisite in Addy's Plaid Summer Dress, and it looks especially lovely with her meet hat!
ETA 9th July 2015: She also looks lovely in Josefina's Holiday dress! I still believe to this day that she was the first Marie-Grace doll in Australia, as I did receive her only a month after she was released.
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Post by Lady Lena on Oct 5, 2020 0:47:03 GMT -5
I love Marie-Grace's unique face shape, as well as her eye color. To me, she reminds me strikingly of my older sister around age 12 or so. I have three Marie-Grace dolls: one custom boy with a black wig (Raviv, see customs board), one custom with an #83 wig (will post on customs board once I'm done), and one whose only customization is that I boil dipped her hair in braids, so it's got a natural wavy look to it. I waffled on a bit with whether to do that, or to straighten the front of her hair that had been braided for years and was thus well indented. Because of the braids, her wig isn't really even; it's clearly meant to be braided in the front around to the back, like in her meet style. It is much thicker in the front than in the back. Before I boil dipped her hair, I kept it in a french braid: http://instagram.com/p/CAwegB3MGFy But I think it looks much better now with the waves. http://instagram.com/p/CEZhOmgsyBx She's an absolutely beautiful doll, and I do wish AG would use her face mold again, or at least add it to the CYO options.
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Post by QNPoohBear on May 22, 2023 15:32:11 GMT -5
Marie-Grace has grown on me. I'm not in love with her face but some of the store models have wider faces than my friend nelliegirl's M-G. I like the wider face better. Those pin curls do look odd. I'm all in favor of historical accuracy but I'm sure there was another hair style they could have given her. Her eyes are a nice shade of blue. It is her hair I love the most. It's long and slightly wavy like mine and almost the same color as mine. Her hair is slightly more blondish/golden than mine, which is slightly more reddish than Rebecca's. I didn't see Marie-Grace's outfit to play with.
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Post by keeperofthepast on Jun 5, 2023 16:29:54 GMT -5
Marie-Grace is just precious. She has a sweet heat shaped face and lovely aquamarine eyes. She looks delicate and dainty. Her hair is a pretty color and I absolutely love her little tendrils. new dress by Laura *, on Flickr
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