What's in a name
I’ve been trying to come up with a name for my jewellery collection for over a week now. I’ve asked friends, forum members and I’ve even asked Harry (to which he just gave me a ‘you know I can’t talk’ look).
Some of the names people have suggested so far are:
- Perthwear
- Jewels R Us
- Bijou Précieux (which I’m told means ‘Precious Jewel’)
- Bijou Beadwork
- Kitta’s immaculate conceptions
- JewelWorks
- Beadwear
- If-you-don’t-buy-this-IT-WILL-EAT-YOUR-BABIES! Jewellery
If you have any ideas please leave a comment, otherwise I’m looking at “_________ jewellery” as a name. Which is so not cool.
Nikita is a 30-something year old geeky girl that resides in Perth, Western Australia studies event management, works at events and runs EnjoyPerth. She is a self confessed high heel worshipper that suffers from multipletabitis. Kitta spends her spare time blogging sporadically, volunteering, gaming and likes taking photos of the contents of the universe.
Kitta.net 
When I lived in New Jersey we used to say: “If you don’t buy this, I know people who will break your legs.”….but I don’t think that’s it. I’ll give it some thought and get back to you.
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Kitta’s Creations?.
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Well, I don’t think you should use Jewels R Us, as a company just got sued by Toys R Us for having another simliar name. I don’t know about other people, but since I don’t know what immacualte means, I would tend to get the impression that Kitta’s immaculate conceptions is some kind of erotic shop(don’t ask why, that’s just what I think when I heard that word:p).
I like the sound of If-you-don’t-buy-this-IT-WILL-EAT-YOUR-BABIES! Jewellery, but since you say that “_________ Jewellery” is “so not cool”, I guess that’s not an option;)
I like Pugs’ suggestion, Kitta’s Creations. It’s got a nice ring to it, if ya knows what me means;)
I’m not creative enough to come up with anything of my own, so I just comment on other people’s suggestions. Or maybe I can think of something……………………………… Kitta’s Jewellery. Nope, no creativity whatsoever in this head of mine:(
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Red Monkey Schwag.
Kitta’s fantabulous bling bling.
Jewels by Kitta. (see what I did there with the “by Kitta” thing? That’s real classy crap, ya know?)
Kitta’s shiny things.
Red Monkey Jewellery.
I could go on…
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Hey I’ve been considering making some personal jewellery, specifically earing because I can barely find any that I like in the stores these days. The most I’ve ever made are very simple but playful bracelets.
Could you reccomend any starter kits or anything? Thanks.
As for names Kitta’s Creation is fab. I’d rolls off the tongue. =P
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A couple to be going on with:
Open mouthed jewellery (as in gobsmacked mouth open)
Pretty Shiny Things (not too sure on the spelling of Shiny)
It Sparkles Jewellery
Bright Spark Jewellery
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Good ideas. Pugs took mine, though I was going to spell creations with a K. Kitta Kreations
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“Kitta Rocks” ?
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Kittalicious Jewelry, Les Bijoux de Kitta (Kitta’s Jewelry :-p), The Red Monkey’s Shiny Things, K2 Jewelry (Kitta Kashner) -a K squarred even!- erm that’s all for now 🙂
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Kittawear! You should definitely use “Kitta” in the name and advertise your products on this site. Leverage your brand & all, hee hee.
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What about Kits Bits? Actuallt forget that – it sounds kinda sexual, or maybe like a type of cat biscuit. Sexual cat biscuits, ahhhhh…
Ok what about Kool Jewels? Class Glass? Nice Ice? Let me mullet over…..
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Funky Monkey Jewelery?
Right, Im done.
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I know you didn’t want to include your name, but I agree that it seems to add a personal touch. There just isn’t much that rhymes or compliments the word “jewellery.” I like Kitta’s Kreations or Little Red Monkey Shines.
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“Boobles Of Soul” This is all icould come up with. Hope you find somethin’
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Sasser
No… wait. That’s a worm…
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Err. Just use “Kitta Jewellery”
Simple 🙂
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Kitta’s Kollectables ?
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I must admit I Kinda like the sound of …Kitta’s Kreations.
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NK Wear Me’s
OR
NKJ (Nikita Kashner Jewellery)
Brand logo with those letters will look awesome as well.
N, K , J are stylish letters in themseleves.
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I’m picturing a full page ad in the New York Times :
“Kitta’s Creations….Jewelry for Body and Soul”
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You know big companies spend millions on naming…
Anyway, today you’re doing jewellery, tommorow you may expand into other lines, so I think branding your name is the first place to start.
You are Kitta. The things you make are an extension of who you are. It says something about you.
So any of Kitta Jewellery or Jewellery by Kitta as already suggested would be the way to go. Or even just Kitta! NK or NKJ may work for a logo treatment but I think Kitta should figure in any name you settle upon.
wanky speak ends now…
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the Kitta Kollection
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I say just go with :
KITTA
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And here is the inaugural Kitta Collection, presented by Kitta Jewels. Please visit a Kitta Jeweler near you soon!!
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Its gota be “Red Monkey Jewellery” 😀
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tenattik treasures
(kitta.net backwards)
ok – so maybe it’s a lame idea 😉
–Craig
http://www.poletown.com
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feline’s jewels…meow!
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how about thiese
kitta’s Body-wear
kitta’s body image or images
kitta’s impressions
kitta’s body impression’s
PLEASE DONT CALL IT SKNANK WEAR!
good look I hope this will be some help to you
Dan Mac
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ha ha ha i just came up with more
how about:
Red monkey jewellery
or monkey wear
agian don’t call it skank where lol lol
Dan
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Out of your suggestions I love Bijou Beadwork. But as someone said above, you should use Kitta in the name, or your initials. Something like that to make it more personal since it’s all made by you.
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Here’s my thought, take it as you will….”La Jolla Del Mar” which means “Jewel of the Sea” in Spanish. Hope you come up with a name, they take awhile sometimes.
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Kittewellery
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“Shiny Kit” or “Lust Pebbles”. Er, on second thoughts, forget “Lust Pebbles”..might give the wrong impression..:-)
Jim
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DAMN YOU DAN MAC! I was going to suggest that the best thing to call it would be ‘skankwear’ although I say that, and I’m currently wearing a pair of Kitta’s earrings and everyone at work wants a pair, so I don’t think it is skanky at all!
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What about:
Skankbeads! OR: Throatwear OR Thong Rocks OR Beatpearls OR Skinplings!
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i’d like to see more of it b4 i name it,,,I didn’t really get to see what they look like,,,but i understand u don’t want anyone copying it…
How’s about KKP Jewellery… like DKNY… what is the post initials for perth… or K2P Jewellery…or Kedoopee or Ketoopee… Jewellery…
or KAK or KAC…Kitta Art kreations…Kitta Art Creations…
okay u pick…
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This site rocks. I wish I could elaborate, but I can’t wait to get back to the psychic dialogue I’m having with the red monkey. Red Monkey Jewellery? Nah.
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I’m kind of liking NK Jewellery, its simple and classy. Not sure though. Thanks for all the ideas everyone. 🙂
Jade, bead kits are always quite expensive for what they really are. The best thing to do is attend a few classes on beading (they’ll introduce you to the supplies and tell you where you can buy them from), do a web search or check out a local arts and craft centre for classes. I’d say to start off with basic thread and seed beads, and then move on some wire work and tigertail. You can also check out this site – http://jewelrymaking.about.com/library/blbeg.htm – which seems to have some good advice. Good luck and happy beading. 🙂
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I got it…
“Family Jewels”
or if you don’t like smart “butt/alec” (for Bekah) answers…how about
Kash Wear or Kash-e-Wear
Good luck…btw I do logo/identity work so if you are interested.
Signed pimpin’ ain’t easy,
Matli!
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P.S.
I dig the “jewel” eye candy that is posted next to the url in my web browser of choice.
Nice icon…is it supposed to represent cat stripes or an outback feel?
I am not sure if you have drawn attention to it…if not there is all the attention you need.
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I’m kind of liking NK Jewellery, its simple and classy — eh 🙂
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Well, I took a poll here at work. It looks like the Cubical People like the Monkey and kept including Monkey in just about every suggstion:
(Drum Roll Please)
* Shinny Monkey
* Kitta Bling-Bling
* Monkey Bling
* Just plain: “Nikita” (Maybe in some cool Italics Font)
* Aus-ome Jewlery
(That was top 5, the rest was just jumbled group-think)
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Kittiques
As in a boutique, or a small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example
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Thank you 🙂
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lol i forgot your real name is nikita …i thought it was kitta for awhile …dang…sorry…yeah NK does sound nice and classy
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am insting arcticle on a similar subject…sorta
check it out…
http://slate.msn.com/id/2099747/?GT1=3315
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How about Nikash Jewels? It’s kinda a combo of your name…
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What about “Kitton Jewellery“? You know, like “Get your kit on”… “Get your Kitton Jewellery on”… and also because your name is Kitta. Am I making sense? Probably not!
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Kitta Jewelery / Classique Jewelery / Kitta Girl Jewelery
Lovely site, glad I found it =D
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How about “Kitta’s Kreations?”
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I like Bijou Précieux – as others have hinted, you should have your name in the title so perhaps Kitta’s Bijou Précieux.
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this might seem stupidly dorky but ho about just kitta.
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I think I’ve found the perfect name for it, but I don’t want to say it just yet before I buy the .com 😉
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Hey Kitta, When you are rich and famous will you still have time for us “little people” ?
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What will I be a rich and famous for? Worlds biggest collection of g-strings, hehe. 😉
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Uhm, HELLO…Your jewelry!
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It’s kind of weird that so many people are interested in it, it’s always just been a fun hobby of mine.
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You can have fun with it AND make money……WOOHOO !
Please remember all of us little people, who encouraged you, when you are on your worldwide promotional tour.
Good Luck…Go Kitta !
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what about “Funked on Jewellery”
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OK…. this is really late because I only just came across your blog (which is FANTASTIC by the way, but you knew that already).
How about maybe ‘Jewelistic’ or ‘Jewel Purpose’ ? (If these make no sense then my feeble attempts at a play on words are even worse than I thought).
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It depends on what kind of feel you want your company to have.. Most of these suggestion suggest you’re a fun company. Which may appeal more to the younger crowd of consumers. I’d suggest something for elegant, after all, it is jewellery.
Why do you not use the most beautiful name you have at the end of you fingertips? Nikita! You have a beautiful and elegant name, so why not use a name like Nikita Conceptions or Nikita Expressions or simply just Nikita. Note: Jewellery is an expression when given to someone as a gift.
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*Edit: where “for elegant” = “more elegant”
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