how do you name your design

I'm not very creative when it comes to naming my pieces.  I tend to make the name descriptive, Cyrstal Bow Purse, Crystal Waterfall (2008 contest piece).  Color Chart was a fun name for me, it sounded better than crystal color cirlcles, and I named a bracelet Princess Margarita because I used Margarita beads, and I made up a whole story about an imaginary Princess.

Mel had a great story on her Oh Bee-Have necklace....

How does everyone else come up with names for their pieces....

Sparkles and smiles,

Diane

Hi Diane,

Thanks for sharing. Yes, eveyone has different way naming their pieces, I better list some here easier to read, also welcome anyone expand this list.

How do you name your designs

1. by flower's name: Sakura, mimosa......

2. by Swarovski's color chart : Sahara, blue necklace....

3. by female's name: Maxi, Coco

4. by name of bead or shape of bead: Princess Margarita.....

5. by product descriptions: crystal bow purse, crystal waterfall necklace

6. by where you wear it to: ( Wendy)

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I name my pieces by where i'd wear it to. I made one set that looked like you'd wear it to walk on the beach. So i named it Down by the Shore... or Under the Sea. if it has a lot of blues. Something it reminds me of... a place, an event: Night on the town ... on the rocks ...

just some ideas... sometimes u have to wait until it comes to you... or someone else on here = ) they're are so many creative thinkers here ... gladly to help out

xo wendy xo

I enjoy naming necklaces and I have to say that I generally create the necklace around the name. So a name or a phrase will come to me and then I'll set about designing the piece and buying the beads and components to compliment the name. When I made "Rapunzel" I knew I had to use golden shadow as it went so well with the theme. Also the beaded bra I made...well it came about from a photo of a zebra that I had taken, thus the" Z-Bra" was born!

.......... I don't name any of them !!  The one I had to name, I passed on to da dude and he called it something or other !!

Too much to think about without thinking of names - bah humbug - bad mood !

j x

Naming a piece is a process for me.  While I'm working on a piece, my creation takes on a life of its own, as we've discussed before.  If I'm working a theme then I try to discover its name to move along with the flow of creativity I'm expressing.  Right now my themes are Gaelic in flavor, like Beloved or "Ionúin" (pronounced  I-ON-yew-in) and I love that! (Sometimes they're hard to pronouce but the more practice I get the more I like the language- LOL!) or the feeling I'm getting while I'm creating, like ""

Other times when I'm in a more industrial mood, I move to oxymorons like "Soft Bricks" or "Quiet Chaos."  Sometimes I just get the idea of a name in my head and it won't be quiet until I've settled on using it.  I'm thinking this is just my Muse speaking to me. ...noisy thing! 

I also know of forums that members publish their photos and ask for suggestions.  That way, naming your design doesn't have to be a burden...it can be a way of staying connected with your fellow designers and you get a little help, too.

Some things I name, others I don't.

When I'm doing a piece of jewelry (doll or full size) for sale, I try to come up with some sort of name so that it can be ordered again.  This is especially true for the doll jewelry.  I got myself a book of Irish baby names, and pick out names I like that seem to fit the piece I've made.

If I'm just making something as a gift, I don't bother with a name.  I just take a picture and make a note of who I made it for.

I am a non namer also... so my pieces are blue and clear crystals or pink and purple crystals.  But my 9 year old daughter on the other hand names every one of her pieces. 

I use female names for my pieces.  Sometimes I'll name the piece after a celebrity (I have a classic set in crystal, black crystal, and jet named Audrey after Audrey Hepburn's classic style) or a person I know (I named a pair of earrings after my SIL because the green matched her eyes) otherwise I just pick name that I think fits the personality of the piece.  It's nice because almost everything has a single word name, which makes it easier to print price tags, and when writing out receipts.  I don't usually name items that are for gifts & personal use unless I plan on re-creating them for my business.  I want to keep as many names available as possible!

I've noticed that I have certain letters that I use really often, so sometimes I'll try to pick a name starting with a letter that's rarely used, just to keep my item list balanced.  My most common letters are "A" names (11 items/sets) and "C" names (10 items/sets).