THE CONTEST HAS ENDED!Thank you for all the submissions. The winner will be announced tomorrow!
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I have a brand new yellow Nightmare Snatcher journal available in my shop that needs a name. Name my yellow friend and you get to take him home for your very own! Now, only one name and winner will be picked, but you can submit as many names as you want.
Note that I enjoy names that have a reason or a reference behind the name. For example my Lumpkin journal is named for 'Fatty Lumpkin' the pony in the Lord of the Rings and Fribbler comes from the word 'fribble' which means to waste or fritter something away. So if you have a reason for your choice be sure to communicate that to me as well.
You have a week, from 5-5-09 to 5-13-09 at midnight, to submit as many names as you want. So let the naming begin! Winner will be announced here after the contest ends!
HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:
•Submit your name/names here in the blog along with your e-mail address/some way to contact you OR e-mail your entry to: sarah@nightmaresnatchers.com
•Please note that if you submit your e-mail here on the blog, it will be visible to the public! If you e-mail me instead, your e-mail will be kept private.
•If you have a reason for the name, submit that too! I'd like to hear your thought process.
•Contest ends Wednesday, May 13th 2009 at midnight EST.
•Submit as many times as you want up to the deadline! There is no limit on entries.
•Winner will be announced on Friday, May 15th, 2009.
•PRIZE: 1 Yellow Nightmare Snatcher, as of yet unnamed.
•Please note that if you submit your e-mail here on the blog, it will be visible to the public! If you e-mail me instead, your e-mail will be kept private.
•If you have a reason for the name, submit that too! I'd like to hear your thought process.
•Contest ends Wednesday, May 13th 2009 at midnight EST.
•Submit as many times as you want up to the deadline! There is no limit on entries.
•Winner will be announced on Friday, May 15th, 2009.
•PRIZE: 1 Yellow Nightmare Snatcher, as of yet unnamed.
Awesome contest!!
ReplyDeleteHere are some entries:
1. Priscilla (because it reminds me of a Southern Belle)
2. Adams (because it also reminds me of Grizzly Adams)
3. Warhol (because it especially reminds me of Andy Warhol)
I suggest "Grundle".
ReplyDeleteIt's a mixture of "Grendel" and "grumble" and "mumble".
Love the journal and love the whole idea of nightmare snatchers. Hope you get many submissions and find the perfect name!
Mary :)
(acorngirl@carolina.rr.com)
Whoops, I forgot: my email address is jenglo27@gmail.com. Thank you! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHow about GaGa? After Lady GaGa? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Contest! and Journal!
ReplyDeleteSome ideas:
-Gremlin[ ;] after Gremlins]
-Lama[ Spanish for something that gets created on moist things ]
-Jaune[ I believe its French for Yellow]
-Gelb[ i believe its German for Yellow]
-Occhio[ Eye in Italian!]
-Golden Eye[ xD reminds me of the movie! and my mom loves that movie]
SarahMen, after "cerumen" which is the medical term for earwax.
ReplyDeleteSqualene, one of the chemical components of earwax.
ReplyDeleteOr how about just "EarWax"?
Henry! after either dr. henry jones, or henry blake.
ReplyDeleteindiana! (we named the DOG indiana, junior...)
stephen, or colbert! after the obvious.
Grohker, a combination of gruff and ochre.
ReplyDeleteJean D'esai (jaundice eye)
ReplyDeleteChicks (because it makes me think of a mutant chicken :-p a hairy yellow chicken )
ReplyDeleteHorus, after the eqyptian eye of the horus which is a supersticious being that is said to ward off evil
ReplyDeleteboo138@live.com.au
Okay, my vote is silly and probably not what you're looking for, but here goes:
ReplyDeleteI say Trognuf.
Trognuf is what it sounds like when my daughter (almost 2 years old) says "Strong Enough," which I would think that the snatchers need to be. But your yellow guy (girl?) looks pretty laid back, so I think a lazier pronounciation (such as my daughter uses) would be fitting.
Told you it was silly! =0)
what about Daffy like a Daffodil?
ReplyDeleteLemmy? After a Lemon.
And I also like Flame or Blaze for a fire.
edie22@hotmail.com via craftster :)
Dagny..?
ReplyDeleteZoetica...?
Enid....?
Henchman 24?
Seesigh - s/he has one eye and looks like s/he might be sighing to me
ReplyDeleteDandeleyeon- reminds me of a dandelion a lot, and i like the play on the one eye
Buzz - the yellow makes me think electricity
Poe - Edgar Allen Poe (and his dark poetry that seemed full of his fears to me)
Oz - the yellow brick road from wizard of oz
Fuzzeye - fuzzy and eye, sorta self explanitory
Sunshi/Sunchi - combo of Sun for the color and the japanese word Tenshi/Tenchi which means angel, and i think these books are like angels to those who recive them
Happeye - yellow is a happy color to me, and the one eye thing again
Pop - the bright yellow makes me think pop art
Popeye - The pirate... and also could be a mix between pop art and eye
Twinkle - like a star, the yellow could be the color of stars
Celeste- for the meaning of it, which is Heavenly, and i know for me a book like this would be heaven sent right about now
and it also comes from Celestial, like the sun and the stars from which s/he borrows his/her color
(Celeste is my name, but i don't think it should be there because its my name, the name just fits to me)
Gracey - from Gracey Lou Freebush, aka Miss Congeniality
Iris - from the single eye... and the flower (bright and cheery)
Flicker- from the flame like look
i think i am out of ideas for now...
found this through craftster just so you know
cdmoir@msn.com
and i am putting this as anonymous because it won't let me put it through with any of the urls i have
I love these little guys!! So cute and original!
ReplyDeleteI only have one suggestion for now...though I might have more later.
LEMCHOMP or LEMONCHOMP - Well he is quite a bright yellow, which makes me think of Lemons, which makes me think of bad things, or things that don't live up to their expectations. Chomp is because well...he is going to eat all the "lemons" out of our lives, lol.
Yarbwobbler seems like the perfect name for him. Yep...
ReplyDeletewhen i first saw it i thought...
ReplyDeleteLemony Snatch-it!! after leminy snicket :)
becky d.
I love the earlier suggestions for Trongnuf! I was going to submit my own entry, but it's hard to beat that one!
ReplyDeleteI love these journals! And they're so well priced!
ReplyDeleteMy suggestions:
Sulley - as in from Monsters, Inc. It's a bit obvious, I know, but that fur looks the same! Except for color... (or Wazo, for Mike Wazowski, the green, one-eyed one)
Cyclops - such an underappreciated name
I also found some more one-eyed names with a bit of googling:
Hagen - Norse mythology
Kang/Kodos - from the Simpsons
Muno - Yo Gabba Gabba, anyone?
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-eyed_creatures
Thanks for the contest! I love your work!
- Cristy
Here's my names:
ReplyDeleteGruff (3 Billy Goats Gruff)
Geister (spirit in German)
Midas (cause he's yellow/gold)
Baba Yaga
Melkor
Gothmog
Muzgash
How about...
ReplyDeleteKiara Xanto or Xanto Kiara (small dark blonde-haired)
Xanto Prewitt (blonde-haired brave one)
Yori (reliable)
Vahe Paola (stronge, small)
Vahe Boyd (strong, yellow haired)
Prewitt (brave one)
Paola Prewitt (small brave one)
Flavian (yellow blonde)
Just some ideas...Thanks.
otoni1968@yahoo.com
Dandy - not too scary, could sound like a child's name, dandelions are a pretty weed, and what a pretty little monster he is!
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Xantclop (zan*clop)- xanthous (means yellow) + cyclop
ReplyDeletelife_on_mars@ymail.com
He looks like a Clyde to me, probably because he only has one eye making him a cyclops and Clyde seems like a good name for a cyclops to me. ^_^
ReplyDeleteKelley
http://LittleElfsToyshop.etsy.com
I think he looks like a George - I have a rock named George... I found him when the tide was low in Boothbay Hbr Maine, and he looks exactly as if he has one big eye, one smaller eye, and teeth (yes, I'm THAT bizarre I guess!)... and this guy reminds me of him!! :)
ReplyDeleteamy
http://ara133photography.etsy.com
btw, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my worry woolie!!! :)
Leetso or Nayee---Navajo see uranium and materials for atomic power as a monster. The Navajo word for monster is nayee. The literal translation is “that which gets in the way of a successful life.” Navajo people also believe that one of the best ways to start to overcome or weaken a monster as a barrier to life is to name it. Every evil -- each monster -- has a name. Uranium has a name in Navajo. It is leetso, which means “yellow brown” or “yellow dirt.”
ReplyDeleteHollistercobabe on Craftster
Hi Spiderbite ~ First of all, thank you for having this contest and giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI came up with:
> Saffron (because it's a beautiful yellow color) or
> Mustard (again, a beautiful yellow color).
Thank you very much for entering me in your contest, Spiderbite! I hope I win - my daughter would LOVE your nightmare journal.
Sincerely,
djcregue at wmis dot net
CurlyGirlCrochet.etsy.com
Aranhas
ReplyDeleteAnd henseforth is my thinking: You, my brother bite, are of the spider persuasion. The Snatcher, is of the banana yellow persuasion.
The Wandering Brazilian Spider travels the world in bunches of bananas. The Portuguese name for a spider is Aranhas.
♥ abit
Name it Stacey Rebecca...because I'm awesome and I like yellow.
ReplyDelete(after 3 years on Etsy, its weird to see my first and middle name separated and capitalized like that--so on second thought name it staceyrebecca)
Nagendra (pronounced Na-Gen-Dra) because according to legend, Nagendra was the king of the snakes and the little yellow bugger reminds me of the snake in my garden today.
ReplyDeleteI like "Sunny," "Sunshine," and "Fluffy."
ReplyDeleteIf you like any of these, I'm Threemoons on Etsy.
:)
I like Yelnats.
ReplyDeleteI would also say Yeli. LIke a yellow yeti.
My Mother In Law often calls my little baby a 'Vilda Chaya' which is yiddish for Wild One. (pronounced Vilda HAYA)
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Scurvy, because he reminds me of a pirate
ReplyDeleteJulienne, because he also reminds me of potatos
Chocobo, because he's the same color as one!
kitcameo@kitsglass.net
Lincolnshire - Where the "Yellow Bellies" come from.
ReplyDeleteLimoncello - Fancy Lemony Adult beverage...
Meyer - After the gourmet Meyer Lemon.
Moutarde - Mustard en francais!
Thanks for inviting us along to join in the fun! Good luck, you've got a lot of great ideas here!!! xo
"Sunshine"
ReplyDelete"Sonny Ray"
"Sun Monster"
kathyinniss@yahoo.com
FUN! My suggestions:
ReplyDelete1. Mellow Yellow
2. Snagtooth
3. Can(tr)ary
4. Maybelle <-- for Maybelline, because it looks like she's got a lot of eyeshadow on. >.>
cinderlisadesign.etsy.com/
or
cinderlisadesign at gmail dot com
I suggest "Fickle" because nightmares can always be changing.
ReplyDeleteOne-Eyed Willy (from the goonies)
ReplyDeleteOr
Chester
<3-
Sarahjane227@gmail.com
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great contest. My suggestion is:
Name: Giloli
Gilo-gilo / giloli is a Japanese sound word used when someone stares at you really hard (usually with big eyes). I thought of this name because he only has one eye and looks like he is really trying hard to stare at you with his teeth clenched!
Lovely creation!
LeMon (in a French accent) because he is yellow and French...(not sure if you knew he was French but he is)
ReplyDeleteEye Zen Hower. (because he has one eye)
ReplyDeleteIgnatious (after Ignatious Riley in "A Confederacy of Dunces"...because like Ignatious this monster looks a little lazy and like he would enjoy a good hot dog.
ReplyDeleteFezzik- after the gentle giant in The Princess Bride
ReplyDeletePolyphemus- cyclops from The Odyssey
Smaug- dragon from The Hobbit
To be continued...
How about one of these:
ReplyDeleteQuandary - Because this is a quandary of naming
Yallapapus - Mix of yellow and paper (papyrus)
Kerflufus - Just a funny fluffy name
Norman - He looks like a Norman ;)
hansensoapco@sympatico.ca
How fun!
ReplyDeleteHmmm....
Scurvy (because it looks lemon-y)
Can find me on etsy as weirdbuglady ;)
Nanny Boo :D Because she's yellow like a banana, and a little scary, but soothing like a nanny! :D
ReplyDeleteChiquita
ReplyDeletepom pom
fluffy
mashmellow
mellowyellow
butter
flufferbutter
would love to win!!!
terbear
terbearco.etsy.com
teri@terbear.com
I LOVE the new Snatcher!
ReplyDeleteHere are some names I like:
Abernathy <-- I really like this one!
Horris
Gelb ("yellow" in German)
Amarillo ("yellow" in Spanish)
Good luck in naming the little fellow!
PhriendlyK8sThreads@yahoo.com
I like Sunny...or Sonny.
ReplyDeleteYellow is my favorite color. *beam*
Snuff (3 yr olds "soft enough")
ReplyDeleteEllow (3 yr olds ("yellow")
Lemster (lemon monster)
Ajjewelrystudio@gmail.com
Oh she's a lovely little thing.
ReplyDeleteHow about One Eye Love?
(I keep thinking of that song that has lyrics like "She's my little Sandy Duncan, she's the One I Love, my One Eye Love)
pinkquartzminerals@yahoo.com
Ok, I just thought of somemore:
ReplyDeletedaffodil
drubdrub
walloworthe
fluffernutter
buttercup
trapunto
terbearco.etsy.com
teri@terbear.com
Lowenzahn - the German word for Dandelion!
ReplyDeletesouls_on_sale@hotmail.com
I would say a name like:
ReplyDeleteNanerfs or Nanerfizz (part "bananer" with a fuzzy-sounding end to it)
or
Snarfsun/Snarfzun (Snarf, the fuzzy guy from Thundercats, and a sunny-sounding end to it)
SaturdayInThePark on Etsy (I've ordered from you in the past)
Good luck to all! Excellent entries!
Well there are a lot of great ideas here. But the beast says "Pollen" to me in a whisper. It is the color of the pollen found everywhere here in the spring. It covers everything with a soft, light yellow coat, it can be overpowering, but is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteheather@surpreyes.com
ok here are some more:
ReplyDeletesulfer
sulfersarus
kernel
Pom Pom
feather duster
fluffy
popcorn
sunshine
splitasaurus
waasworth
wasworth
nannerworth
terbearco.etsy.com
teri@terbear.com
more...
ReplyDeletesassafrass
sassafras
mushmallow
omar
homer
mack
mystro
maestro
maestroasorus
terbearco.etsy.com
teri@terbear.com
Alphlegmy or Al Phlegmy - a combination of alchemy and Phlegm both in reference to his yellow/gold color
ReplyDeleteLudo- Harry Monster in Labyrith and Head of the Department of Magical Games in Harry Potter.
oh, and my email is contact@greenspacegoods.com
ReplyDeleteHere is my son's contributions (he happens to be an owner of a nightmare snatcher too, swampmop)
ReplyDeletecyclops
fangs
tigermouth
mum mum
terbearco.etsy.com
teri@terbear.com
Jeez! What a bunch of great names, although I have to confess that my favorites so far are:
ReplyDeleteGrundle
Trognuf
Lemchomp
Yarbwobbler
Gothmog
Aranhas
Kerflufus
Lemster
Waasworth
Can't wait to see who wins!
So who won? :)
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