I’m not quite sure when I first discovered Steampunk Addie, but her Adventures of Steampunk Addie blog has been on my regular reading list for quite some time. I love the mix of history, doll, and popular culture posts all written from the perspective of Steampunk Addie – an American Girl Addy doll with a larger than life personality. In honor of American Girl historical character Addy’s birthday today, we have a special guest post from Steampunk Addie herself!
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Char has been a loyal fan of mine for simply ages and kindly asked me to write a little bit about myself for my birthday.
Sooo, what do I have to say about myself? Plenty! I was born a slave in North Carolina but Momma and I ran away after Poppa and my brother were sold. We went to Philadelphia where we could be free.
Once there I became involved in the Underground….
And Time Travel!
At least that’s MY story.
Momma says I’m Pleasant Company and she found me somewhere called eBay. She wanted to fix my “weak” eyes. Ha! If she only knew what I could see with these eyes. But that’s another story.
She says that once she saw me she knew I was destined for great things so she started to assemble a great wardrobe.
For my hair, she used hose clamps, ribbon roses, and crocheted snoods.
Being steampunk, I had to have a corset. Momma then took an old tartan dress apart and attached the skirt to a sash and paired it with a nifty green jacket.
Finally, I got a shell necklace, a timepiece, binoculars, some major boots, a couple of hats (one of which she trimmed with a scrap of the tartan dress) and some tinted glasses for my so-called “weak” eyes.
Oh, and my unusually stout parasol!
People liked me so much that I decided to start my own blog. Since then I’ve written a little bit about everything: history, sci-fi, pop culture, books, moving pictures, and steampunk, of course. I’ve also gone on lots of adventures with Momma and my Vinyl American friends.
In fact, I plan on visiting some Civil War battlefields soon … accompanied by Char’s Felicity and Elizabeth. Growing up during the American Revolution, both are curious to see the Civil War from my unique point of view.
This should be interesting.
Stay tuned….
Addie and Clementine are kicking off Addie’s birthday celebration in style!!
Happy Birthday to Addy and Addie! A big thank you to Steampunk Addie’s “Momma” for taking the time to put together this guest post and for making Steampunk Addie – we love her!
So cute! I loved the words from steampunk Addie!
happy birthday Addie!
Happy birthday, Addy/Addie!
Happy birthday Addie! I’m quite a big fan of her posts!
Happy birthday! Quinn is a huge fan of Steampunk Addie (as am I!).
I love Addy!! She was the second AG doll I got !! I did make her modern asI did’nt want a slave doll.I would like some hair help as her hair is not the easiest to style!!! Any suggestions?
Happy Birthday Addy, and thank you Addie.
Happy birthday addie! You are one awesome doll!
I like your post Addie! Happy b-day Addy!
Happy Birthday Addy and Speampunk Addie!
OOPS! Steampunk!
Happy Birthday, from my doll family to yous!
(Cindylu- do you like her?)
Happy birthday, Addie and Addy! I have Addy, so she will have a nice big birthday party 😀
This is a great post–happy birthday and congratulations to both Addie and Addy.
Happy birthday, Addy and Addie! I’ve looked at the Steampunk Addie blog a few times, but I definitely need to read it more often. : )
Happy Happy Birthday, Addy and Addie! : )
Steampunk Addie is awesome! Love her!!
Happy birthday addy!
HAPPY B DAY
cool! and #58!
Thanks everyone for the good wishes! Yes, Clementine (#58) is my best friend and shares in my adventures, although she prefers the Old West.
Happy B day!
To Juliet XD…. Yes I love Addy!! I think she is beautiful . I love to dress her….she looks great in everything.
Wonderfully creative!
thank you!
Happy Birthday Addie and Addy!!
The first photo looks very interesting with all those accessories. I love the creative element to it. thanx for sharing and Happy Bday to Addy and Addie