Notdoll Naripon discussion Part 1

Hi! Naripons are so much fun. They are tiny though, so as long as you are not intimidated by littleness, why not buy the kit? If you get her from Notdoll they are really nice about sending extra stuff like elastic and sand paper. Shipping from Korea is quite expensive, so it might be worthwhile to have the doll shipped to your friend in Korea, I don't know if she is close enough to Notdoll to pick-up or even if she could. You can email them in English, they are very nice about answering questions right away. Notdoll is wonderful to deal with. I bought my Naripon from Freespritz here in the US, but I got my Aletheia (a "lady") right from them and I just ordered another yesterday! Any questions I'd be glad to try and answer, as I'm sure so many others will too.

 

I'm planning on ordering one very soon (Pansy) with all the fixin's from Sunrise Dolls - I'm pretty sure I can't capture the nari-pon nature of their face-ups so I would prefer a professional sour-puss painter of notdoll.

You save on shipping when you order through a US reseller (which includes Freespitiz and a few others which I can't remember the names of) though the downside is you have to wait for the reseller to put in the order then the usual wait of the company to make your doll and then the tiny wait from reseller to you. It's a process but I like the deposit idea then it gives you some time to put money aside from other things I would have bought (like craft or fabric supplies - things I already have too much of) for the tiny.

Definately ask about production time - there might not be enough time if you order now and ship to your friend for it to arrive at your friends for the escort to the states.

Remember to get eyes too - they use 6mm and have tape to hold on the headcap and their default wigs. For me, their default wigs seem the best on them but I think they can wear a 4" - Freespiritz and Tinybear on DoA have wigs for them. Kelly clothes are great on them as Stella Maris said - the many ways Matel humiliates their Kellies is a bonus to Nari-pons little Hulk anger.

I'm sure there are lots of things others can tell you but I wanted to add my 2 cents from a fellow "wish she has a nari-pon"

P.S. Love your website - very cute things!

 

I did some searching but I didn't find anything.

Can anyone help, how do you keep your Naripon's headcap on?!?

I'm having trouble with Lucifer's Naripon, Pudgin, there is nothing to hold the headcap on...no magnets, no hooks, nothing!?! It just falls off!

I tried gluing it with the temporary glue that I use for eyes, which worked for my friends Banji- his headcap kept slipping up, but it didn't work at all for Lucifer's Naripon!

The only thing thats barely holding it on right now, is one of those little clear "rubber" bands they sell for hair, and her funny pink wig.
She can't wear her long purple wig at all right now, it just won't stay on without velcro and the velcro interfers with the band and then the headcap falls off!

Lucifer's very disapointed!
Her purple wig and dress was one of the reasons he chose her, that and the fact that she came with a little stuffed dragon. ^_~
He really wants to bring her to the next meet-up, but not if her headcap won't stay on!

Please, any advice and/or suggestions would be much appreciated, both by me, and by Lucifer! Thanks!

 

Well, my high tech solution for Arabella is (cue grandiose music) scotch tape. And, to appeal to your thrify side, I've had the same piece on since I got her. It works great.This is a common Naripon problem. It also used to be a common Notdoll lady problem (my old Aletheia, Octavia's head is also scotch taped). I hope you can get some in the middle of the ocean. PS I have the same Princess Pansy. She's very very very cute.

 

Some people use a little bit of regular Aleene's Tacky Glue (available in craft stores) to hold on loose headcaps of tinies.

Carolyn

 

Talk about attitude. They are NOT cooperative at all. Here is the proof! This is Priss (Priscilla) doing her best to stir up trouble.

 

I use a tiny bit of eye putty on my head caps to keep them on.. it has been working just fine

 

I forgot about that!
I tried that first thing, because she came with about a pound of eye putty in her head holding her eyes in place, lol! ^_^
Seriously! Her whole head was filled with putty! ^_^

So I pulled some of it out on to the rim, and sort of squished her headcap into it so it would form a bond...
but it didn't work. -_-

Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it, maybe I'll give the tacky glue a try first, and save the scotch tape to fall back on if all else fails! ^_^

The other idea that I had, was to remove the eye putty, and glue her eyes in, along with a small magnet. Then, line her headcap with one of those flexible plastic magnetic sheets you can buy, trimmed to fit. Since the magnetic sheets are fairly weak, it should hold okay, but still be easy to get her headcap off if needed.

I just don't much relish digging out all that eye putty first though, lol! ^_~

 

Priss seems to find trouble no matter where she goes. Here I caught her in the sewing room cutting the tape measure!

Then there was the time she tossed her cousin off the rocking horse so she could get on. No remorse on that face!

But in an effort to redeem herself, she gave us a lovely piano recital. She is quite talented.

Yes, pons are quite a handful but a lot of fun!

 

the other trick is that yellow tape you can get at volks store.. it is very narrow and holds pretty well.. I have been using the eye putty on my head caps, with no problem, but then I tend to just pose them and they stay that way for a bit.

 

Hi! I was wondering if anyone here has ever changed their Naripon's eyes? I'd really like to try it, but I have no idea how to do it or what you use to keep the eyes in? Any help would be great, thanks!!

 

I don't have a Naripon but in general...

1. Remove the doll's headcap - some dolls have magnetic headcaps and some have headcaps hooked to the elastic. I think Naripon headcap may be held on with practically nothing since many people use tape or a tiny glue drop to hold it on (aliphatic glue like Aleenes Tacky Glue is usually safe for that).

2. The current eyes should be held in with reusable putty. If not you can buy Volks non-drying eye putty at Volks USA or some people have luck with Sculpey (get white or flesh color), or the putty used to tack up posters (get white, the blue can stain). Do not use something called Eye Wax sold by porcelain doll shops - it is very waxy/greasy.

3. Remove and save the existing putty. I find small plastic tools useful - I buy plastic picks of various kinds made for cleaning between teeth (drugstore and supermarket) and trim those with a scissor. Just be careful to never poke hard inside near the edges of the eyeholes where the resin may be thin. While removing the putty the old eyes will come out - clean them and put them in a labeled bag or something.

4. Now the hard part... getting the tiny eyes in the way you want.
First make sure you like the eyes in the doll by dropping one into an eyehole. Then using your finger to hold the eye in from the inside, look at the doll's face and see if you like the eyes when she is wearing them. If they are ok, install them.

Note - throughout this, be careful not to push putty out around the eye to the outside. It can gum up lashes if you have them, and can make the eye not sit well in the socket.

I usually make a thin snake of putty and try to position it inside, a tiny bit below the bottom of the eye opening and following the curve of the bottom of the eye opening. This will act as a little shelf to help prop up the eye while you are working. After positioning hte putty snake, drop one eye into its eyehole and while looking at the front try to position the gaze. Hopefully the little putty shelf will hold it there - adjust the shelf if necessary. Start to add bits of putty over the sides and top of the eye and more over the bottom and shelf. While doing this keep checking the gaze because it will shift. If it gets totally cockeyed, remove and start over if necessary. Now do the other eye. I often like to make my doll;s eyes very slightly crosseyed so they will look at me instead of far away.

You may get frustrated while trying to do this - just persevere!

Carolyn

BTW - Anyone have an easier way?

 

My Nari-pon's eyes were hot glued in, so I removed them by softening the glue with a hair dryer (at low heat!) It was much easier than picking away at the glue by hand

 

What a great idea ...I have an Olivia head I have to change her eyes ...I HATE hot glue , cant understand why they use it ...and Ive been trying to figure out how to get the eyes out without damaging either the head ...its not mine, or the eyes

Incidently , I use white plastaciene , with very tiny eyes like the pon I make a pear shape and stick the eye on the narrow end of that , it normally holds in place untill I can get the eye in a possition I like then I press it into place

 

My Nari-Pon Pansy arrived yesterday, and now that she's here I find I have a couple of questions, thanks in advance for any advice you can give me!

1) I ordered her without a face up because I intend to do my own, so obviously her head and body aren't connected. Currently all her elastic is coming up out of her neck and is knotted together with a sort of semi-circular metal finding. I assume all I need to do to put her together is to undo the finding, pull all the elastic up into her head and re-knot the elastic and finding back together?

2) I have a pair of oval flatback glass 6mm eyes for her that I bought from Kemper, but they seem to be too big to fit into the space/socket behind her eye and won't sit close enough to the actual eye hole to look right. Should I try to find another pair of eyes that do fit better? Round might fit better than oval. Notdoll was sold out when I ordered her or I would have bought from them, are their eyes shaped to fit better? Or could I sand the area in her head to reshape the space so that the eyes I have fit? Any suggestions on what you think would be the best option are greatly appreciated!

 

1) Yup! I actually found that the little metal clasp didn't hold terribly well, so I poked a hole in a piece of strong cardboard and used that to hold the knot up. It's been about a year, and it's held together without a problem

2) I would try for the round eyes...modding eye sockets that tiny sounds kinda tricky...

hooray for pons!

 

Welcome to the wonderful(?) world of Naripons!

You'll find that they have a tendency to pose themselves. Here's my Twizz adjusting her gonch, when all I was trying to do was get a picture of her new outfit.



The queen of all that is Naripon, however, is Sher's Juniper Snowpea who has demanded her very own website here: http://emberwilde.com/JuniperSnowpea.htm

All I can say is - good luck!

 

Aww! Such a cute little one. Pons just seem to have so much personality..

 

Yes, they sure do!

Hugs
Mary-Lee

 

Welcome to the club!


Yes, full girls come with eyes already in, and yes, I think they're often crooked. I adjusted mine to something I'm happier with. I do think round eyes fit them better. When I got my Pansy I got the full package with outfit and they sent along two extra wigs, two ladybugs, two birds, her metal carrying case, and a pretty silk pouch as well as the "birth certificate."

Juniper Snowpea is like the mother of all Naripons in the US, I think. She started me and another lady I know, and we started an entire fashion doll board... oops....




Kemper has some wigs to fit her, although after some experimentation I've found I'm happiest with her silly curly notdoll wigs.



Another thought - I've noticed mine looks grumpier the more lace you put her in, which is a fun way to torture her - an excellent dealer on ebay for kelly size clothes with elaborate frills is hahnsmith, she made this outfit - which cost me $14 -

http://aliceandarthur.net/dolls/stories/100_2742.JPG

- including parasol, jewelled and feathered hat, and tiny matching crocheted shoes and underwear.


Becca the Alice

 

Some Kelly outfits fit, as the author of 7 Kelly books and creator of thousands of Kelly outfits, sometimes they fit Naripon, sometimes they don't. If in doubt, ask the designer to measure it and make sure it does fit. Any reputable seller will do that for you.

Hugs
Mary-Lee

 

Well my Pansy arrived exactly one week after I ordered her! I got the naked Pansy plus 2 wigs and they sent me 7 extra wigs, an extra pair of eyes, some little bunnies and some teddy cushions

I am completely head over heels with this little girl. She was ooo my gosh so tiny (more petite and girly than my Orient so) She weighs heavier and feels so nice in my hand and that face oh that face is to die for. I am so so happy she is beyond my expectations, even more beautiful in person I am grinning like a loon. She has a slightly kicky left leg but stands well. I love her little belly and her fat little thighs and calves. I love love love her. Did I mention that? Little voices are whispering about sisters and the economy of sharing clothing la la la ..not listening

Ps Her name is Polly



More pics here

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140459

 

I love my nasty naripons!

Twiz has a mind of her own and has never clued in to what is considered "inappropriate" behaviour. Like correcting a wedgie in public!



But I love her all the same!

 

I'm not frightened by dolls and I love Nari-pons. I have seen that exact malevolent expression on very little kid's faces when they were grouchy and it cracks me up. I have chosen to dress my personal Nari-pon, Malice, to complement the expression in her eyes. (I think it's the eyeliner and the pursed lips that makes them look so cross.)

 

I just got my Naripon, (yippee! ), but I have a few questions... her elastic is tied to the headcap and is strung super tight (her legs won't even straighten).

How hard is it to loosen the elastic once I untie it from the headcap? just give it a bit more slack and then retie?

I also ordered a few outfits for her and I thought the outfits would have snaps on the back.

Do I have to take off her head to put on her dress?

Thanks for any help.

Oh, and BTW, she is absolutely adorable...

 

Congratulations, Cudna! Aren't they great? You do not need to remove the head to dress them. Just wiggle them into the dress, feet first.

And the kicky legs, well. You need to fiddle around with them a bit first. It depends on the Pon too (I have three), but it seems some like to resist a bit. But loosening the string might help too (I've never needed to do this, though).

 

I used white pipe cleaners in my Naris legs to lessen the kicky-leg syndrome, they worked very well.

I have never tried loosening the elastic--I think I would try the pipe cleaners or even a slender, vinyl coated wire in the legs before I resorted to that.

 

Thanks for the comments everyone. I managed to get her dress on by taking off her headcap, it made her head a bit thinner and it slipped over fine. I also tried loosening the strings, but didn't realize until the knots were untied that the elastic is cut too short to be able to loosen it to the point where she will be able to straighten her legs.

I am going to try and contact Notdoll and see if they could send/sell me longer elastic and see if I might someday figure out how to restring her. For now, she is retied, but the poor baby still has not been able to stand. When I restring her, I will definitely try pipe cleaners or small wire in her legs.

Here is a quick photo of my Naripon Periwinkle.. can't wait until she can take her first steps!!

 

I love my Pansy .. she rules the tiny world

 

I have 4 Naripons and a 5th on the way. One is an older one I bought from Ebay, the rest are from Notdoll.

I have seen NO problems whatsoever with quality--as a matter of fact, when I got my first one (from Notdoll) I was amazed when I picked her up how heavy and solid feeling she was for such a tiny thing. The resin is nice and thick and smooth, and the color and finish are beautiful. THey are also beautifully strung.

Now I guess I am the Nari mom of all time, since I love these little critters so much I had to get them all--well, not all, there are a couple I don't like the faces on. But I have Garlic (who is a girl now), Periwinkle, Pansy, and Violet; Daisy will complete our little family when she gets here (she is in Chicago customs now-- )

I don't suppose it is out of the question that someone may have gotten a "faulty" doll--but my friends also have Naris, and they are all super quality. So I wouldn't worry, I would go ahead and get yours. I don't know how much longer Notdoll will have them--I did notice that they have discontinued the parts. That may not mean anything, but doll companies do end lines to start new ones!

Let us know if you get one, I know you will be pleased!

 

The only problem I have with Naripons is that whole "killing you in your sleep" thing.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

 

Interesting question. I have my first Naripon Pansy coming in October. I'm getting her direct from Notdoll. I've only heard great things about them.. and, oh yeah... they're bossy! LOL!

 

You are too funny!!

I always laugh when I hear that--about them taking you out in your sleep or using tiny sharp implements--

I just don't GET that!! Bossy, yes--crabby, grumpy--yes, some of them. But my littles are so sweet I just want to cuddle them! (But of course they are too tiny to do that)

I think they are the sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeetest things!!

Maybe I just got good ones.

 

oh man juniper would bite your nose off if you tried to cuddle her.

did quality go down? i hadn't heard! joonie is pretty old, and her legs don't always pose really well, but it seems to do this in particular when she's wearing a costume she doesn't like.

so I always put that down to just joonie being... joonie.

get a pon!! they are SOOOOO adorable.

 

I think their quality is fine (the doll itself is perfectly cast and painted)- the only problem I had when I ordered was she is so tightly strung she cannot stand - Notdoll was pretty useless when I asked for help or information on how she was strung or how I can restring her.

I still haven't managed to get her to stand and cannot decide if I should sell her or replace her body with a Lillica body like tinybear did with Magrat.

 

WHERE do you buy a lillica head? I have a body that needs a head, and I want hers--
Did you try using vinyl coated wire in her legs?

 

No idea, I was going to try and contact angel region about purchasing just a body. I'll buy your body if you want and then you can use that $$ to buy a whole doll?

How good is the skintone match between Lilica and Naripon?

 

I have a body from another doll that a Lillica head will fit on--so I don't want to part with my Lillica, just want to buy a head! I have contacted Angelregion twice about just purchasing a head, but so far no response--I thought maybe YOU knew!!

Color match I think is pretty good. The body I have is a tiny Dollinian body--I don't like the head, but the body is wonderful--poses great, nice resin, everything! So I would love a Lillica head to go on it.

If I hear back from Angel region on this I will PM you.

 

Thanks. Oh, I fully intend to get one of these babies. Bossiness doesn't faze me, you should neet my oldest daughter. Her first word was "NO!" and she hasn'r stopped saying it for 27 years....

Dolls and Friends used to carry Nari Pons, but doesn't anymore, and they told me it was because of concerns about quality as of late. I was just trying to suss out more information. Because whether it is an older or a new one, A Nari Pon is on my short wish list.

 

I have had my Pansy for about 4 months. She is solid, heavy for her size, stands like a (well I was going to say dream but really she stands like a Pon!) I love her resin, her face and she shipped really fast. Nothing but good things to say about her

 

ha ha, my Violet just steals the other kids toys.

See??



But I find her very entertaining. My girls needed a little shake up.

Hugs
Mary-Lee

 

I only have one Naripon - Violet - and love her:



Mary-Lee

 

I love my Naripon Pansy, SnitWillow, and I have absolutely no problems with her body or resin, and I have had her about a year and a half. She is beautifully made, my only problem with her is her faceup. Maybe it wasn't sealed, but it started rubbing off only weeks after I got her. Someday she will get a new face, but the one she has just seems to go with the disgruntled little darling.

 

**AACKK LOOKIT THE WEENY EASY BAKE OVEN I HAD ONE EXACTLY LIKE THAT ACK**

it was my sister's first... omg.

I am very pleased to report that Juniper Snowpea's faceup is not rubbing off - omg I would die if it did, poor snitwillow!!! her bed is too much. omg. lookit the weeny animals. **dies**

 

Dilly Pickleton arrived yesterday--she is a Naripon Daisy. You can see her and her sisters cavorting here;

http://www.picturetrail.com/mysticstreetmemories

in the Naripon Pics album.

Her resin is wonderful, her faceup is gorgeous--no problems with her!!

 

Well, you guys are all very reassuring. Either that or your little darlings have you all at gunpoint...which come to think of it is a distinct possibility.

 

They have us a gun point.

I love that bed you have toydogz4! Perfect for the little Princess!!

Mary-Lee

 

ooomg! what lovely pansy ^^ hehehe. I love her bed toydogz4 ^^.

awwww Jenny congratulations on your new daisy O.O. She is the coolest. I shouldn't have seen her now there is one in my wishlist O.O hahaha.

 

thank you very muchf or all the info and pics ^^ . I really appreaciated. They made my day!
tinybear your pansys are sooo cute! I love how different they are!

aaaaaaah, really tahnk you very much tiny, ima, jenny and mary-lee for the pics ^^.


I hope we can see more naripons more often. Theya re really cute ^^.

 

Yes, they are adorable. Lots of attitude!!

Mary-Lee

 

ha ha, my Mom saved mine, and my daughter has used it.

Those were some of my happiest memories baking. Still love to bake when the kids get home from school - muffins - makes great memories for life.

The Easy Bake Oven is actually a Christmas ornament put out by Hallmark several years ago. They always have interesting ornaments.

Mary-Lee

 

They have such a great little face.

At first I didn't care for her, but they just grow on you!!!

Little Miss Attitude at this place! (if there is a fight, you know she is at the center of it)

Mary-Lee

 

I shouldn't look. The Naripon pull is so strong. They are all too cute!

 

Dilly Pickleton(Daisy) arrived last week, and has already taken over the house! She insisted on a new wig--new dress--
she is here, in the Naripon Pics folder

http://www.picturetrail.com/mysticstreetmemories

I don't understand how anyone could look at that face and not love it--but that is just my humble opinion!

 

I loved looking at all your photos Jenny. Your Naripons are so cute. Daisy has such a sad face. I like the names you've chosen too.

 

Thanks Valli--but they choose their own names. Somehow when I see them their names just pop right into my head.
Good to see you back on DOA---hope all is well with you and yours.

 

Even though I'm not into them, but honestly, they look MUCH better in owners' photos than the official photos...*grumble...those people should learn better doll-photography...*

It's all about personal taste, I think ^^
I love minis, but I don't want a very small mini as I (will) have 2 sd-sized dolls, and bigger minis feel better for me

 

10-9-07 My "first" Naripon Pansy has shipped from Korea today. I hope she arrives sometime next week. I love their attitudes!! LOL!

After my Pansy arrived and I did not bond with her at all. I thought that she was tooo tiny and I didn't have the patience to dress her like my other tiny BJDs. So I sold her to Valli in the UK.

Seller's remorse sets in:
Being enabled by all the cute Pon pics on DoA, I decided to try again with a different Pon. I saw a little Pon GINGER being sold on DoA and jus HAD TO HAVE HER!!

11-1-07
Little Ginger Pon arrived yesterday and I just love her to bits!! She is sooo cute and does not have a scary look to her at all. I just love her pouty mouth as it is a bit different than the rest of the typical Pons.

 

they are cute, just not 200 dollars cute