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Naming Inspirations!
Looking for inspiration for naming and describing your handmade items? Unique names can benefit your craft business; these resources can help you find them!


? Lustrous Lillies, by BeadinBabe

Thesaurus.com
When you're trying to write a good description, sometimes you can get stumped. If the word "bright" comes to mind with your item, you can type that in Thesaurus.com and it will suggest similar words, like radiant, lustrous, and scintillating. Thesaurus.com is great because it can help come up with synonyms that you'd never think of, and it can come up with a huge list of names that can help you name your item.


Espresso, Spice, & Mustard - by EcoChicHandKnits

Named after food, smells, spices
These words can be powerful in describing an item. "Cocoa dust" sounds so much nicer than "brown". Linking items to tastes and smells will help customers remember your item and help them feel connected with it. I sell journals made from leather, and I'll sometimes say a journal smells of musky leather, and feels strong yet supple. Anything tht can help bring your item to "life" can help a customer fall in love with it.
Consider using names of spices (cinnamon, saffron, nutmeg, ginger) and foods (cream, oatmeal, raspberry, tangerine) in your item names or descriptions.
List of Culinary Herbs & Spices


Tulla, clutch by Pere Bags

People Names
There's no reason an item can't have a person's name! Consider looking at baby names and meanings. You can pick a name that relates to you item and explain why you chose it.
Baby name meanings


Coral Red studs by Fiorenzo

Color Names
Can't figure out quite what hue of blue it is? Want to be more descriptive than just "light green"? This list of colors on Wikipedia can be a great way to find names for the various shades in your item: List of Colors


Catwoman earrings - by JessicaC

Names from famous stories & literature
Romeo and Juliet. Alice in Wonderland. Edgar Allen Poe. The Secret Garden. Bella and Edward.
These figures all evoke different emotions from us-- from horror (Poe) to intense romance (twilight). Linking your item to thoughts and emotions will help bring it to life in a buyer's mind.


Jormugandr - by AwakenJournaling
Mythological names - Gods, Godesses, and Dragons
Using names out of myths and legends is fun (I love to research that stuff) and it can also give you a bit more to write about. Explain who the figure you're naming the item after is, or explain why you think your item might have been used by a mighty God of past legends.
List of God & Goddess names, Online Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Dragon Names & Stories

Lightening Strike, by holzfurhaus
Nature Names
There are so many names that nature and natural phenomena can inspire-- from waterfalls to cherry blossoms to winder frost. There is a huge list of names here, from seasons to stars and mountains to minierals: Giant List of Nature Names


Mesonoxian, by AwakenJournaling
Obsolete & Unusual Words

I just love learning rare and obsolete words. I never knew what "mesonoxian" meant (relating to midnight) until I searched for a name for a black and navy journal I had for sale.
Brownielock's Weird Words , The Phronistery International House of Logorrhea
Lust, by trisevyeni

Emotions & Feelings


For some items, using emotions and feelings in the name can be quite effective. Words like "romance", "desire", "longing", "sorrow", and "euphoria" can give life to your items.


 

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We specialize in creating a variety of unique handmade leather journals. These handbound books make a wonderful gift for anyone who loves to journal, write stories, or poetry. Our handbound leather covered sketchbooks also make a wonderful gift for artists and anyone who loves to draw! Our books use the finest real leather combined with parchment, linen, watercolor, or artist papers bound into a beautiful one-of-a-kind leather book. Our leather laptop cases are made from thick, gorgeous leather and are all hand stitched with waxed linen thread. We love to incorporate skeleton keys into our journals and ipad cases for a steampunk look. Contact us today for custom orders!