239: Name the Prop Girls Contest!
And here we are finally at the Prop Girls Naming Contest…..initial introduction of this project is here on this post …
First let me introduce you to our distinguished panel of Judges, who all own dolls similar to the Prop Girls that have joined my photo-shoot crew…… Now, I really don’t know much about dolls in general other than people really like them a lot, and my wife and daughter are always chattering about them…so I am not going to say which dolls my Guest Judges own. You can ask them if you want. So without further ado…please welcome….
Mary Abreu, self confessed Craft Addict and author of her first (of many) to be published book Little Girls, Big Style with Stash Books.
Jennifer Davis, incredibly talented mother of two and sewist extraordinaire
And Patty Young, fabric and pattern designer of way more products than I can keep track of.
These wonderful ladies have agreed to be part of my panel of judges along with my wife and daughter to decide what these lovely new Prop Girls will be named…… 
Introducing Girl #1
And Girl # 2
I love naming everything living or not, just ask my wife…..and we don’t plan on having anymore kids, and I won’t get to decide my future grandkids names…so I am really looking forward to hearing what you come up with.
Here are the rules—they are pretty basic.
please post one comment for each girl and label them girl #1 or girl #2 here on this post. You may enter as many times as you want. We will close the opportunity to enter on August 5th. Then I will compile the list and the Panel of Judges will confer and pick our winners over the following weekend. In the event we pick a name that had more than one entry, we will draw names out of a hat here at the Blue Nickel….Feel free to embellish your name choice with mini biographical data about our girls to help shape out their personalities. I can’t guarantee that will help your chances but it will be fun to read…..
Oh, and you will want to see the prizes…..
Prize for Girl #1’s name will be this fat quarter pack that I have cut out of my stash of Patty’s line debut line Andalucia…so it will they will be approximately cut fat quarters and already pre-washed 
Prize for Girl #2’s name will be this roll of Layer Cake squares….
Okay….let the naming begin!! we are all looking forward to reading your entries..
Sandy Allen
Wow, I am the first to comment?! Let’s see, girl #1 reminds me of Cotton Candy, so I would name her C. C. (or Ceci)
Sandy Allen
And girl #2 reminds me of those doe eyed pictures from the late 60’s/early 70’s. (Not aging myself, am I?!) I think I would name her Dorie.
Rebecca
Girl #1 to me looks like Fuchsia. Now I realize that’s not a “real” name for a person. But it certainly could be. And the best part is, you know that 99% of the people who type it or spell it will spell it wrong. What a great conversation starter…”do YOU know how to spell fuchsia?”
Rebecca
Girl #2 looks just like Jessica from “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” just a more modern version. Especially in the first picture, where she’s sort of wistfully looking off in the distance…she’s dreaming of Kris Kringle coming to see her. Imagine how cute she’d be dressed up for the holidays!
Natasha Heimberg
girl 1 reminds me of a Roxie
girl 2 reminds me of a Valerie
Lynn D in NC
Man oh Man – I was going to say #1 should be named Cotton Candy, but I see Sandy beat me to that name. How about Spun Sugar?
Lynn D in NC
#2 – Erin go Redleigh
Mary on Lake Pulaski
girl # 1 Talulah
Mary on Lake Pulaski
girl #2 Ginger
lollydo
Prop Girl #1 This girl has a way of looking into you and figuring out what you want before you know. She is an observer and knows what will work and what won’t. Do not be deceived by that far away look in her eyes. She is actually planning for every option and is ready to take action. These are wonderful qualities for a Blue Nickel Prop Girl. Please say hello to Maya.
lollydo
Prop Girl #1 is not afraid to stand out in a crowd. She is comfortable with herself and it shows. She makes things happen and is very thorough. She works well with a minimal amount of supervision and gets excellent results. Her parents named her Amber Lynne, but she has chosen the name of Salamander.
lollydo
Prop Girl #2 This is the lovely Maeve. Her easy going personality sets every one at ease. She has a great sense of style and is given to new and innovative ideas.
John Adams
Didn’t like the names I proposed on Twitter, eh? OK, I’ll try again …
Prop girl #1 is bird-like in her facial features, from her big blue eyes to her narrow nose to the down-like color of her skin. To me, she is Wren.
John Adams
Prop girl #2 evokes the beauty of strength of the Russian people and seems to me to be a Nika, Sashenka (“defender & helper of mankind”), or Helina (“the light of the sun”).
Patty
Girl #1 was just released from the hospital after having a tracheotomy. She is very shy since the scar still shows. She was named Esme Michelle by her parents, but all the nurses just called her Pinky.
Patty
Girl #2 was born with that beautiful red hair. Her parents searched for a name that would do justice to her hair color and decided on Coral, which means any shade from dark pink to red. And her middle name is after a great-aunt (with lots of cash) named Jacqueline. And now Coral Jacqueline thinks her name is too long so she goes by C.J.
Kathy
Prop girl #1
Rosalie Elizabeth, but please, call me Roxy. Rosalie sounds so old fashioned and you know I am all about the next best thing! I’m so sorry my pictures don’t show my great ink…
Kathy
Prop girl #2
Scott, how could you expose that poor shy Lydia to all this publicity?
John
OMG that tracheotomy comment is hilarious. I am literally laughing out loud and trying not to wake the kids up. That’s not Judge Patty, is it?
Paula
I’m suggesting that Girl #1 be named Trudy after my cat – she is cute and fun, and Girl #2 be named Tasmine – she is a little more sophisticated …
SewLindaAnn
Doll No. 1 is Anna Mae
Her secret life at night when she comes alive is spent as a Japanese Anime character strolling the techno club scene.
SewLindaAnn
Girl No. 2: “Freesia” Her patience is as long as her bold red hair. Her heart is as big as her eyes. Her personality as sweet as the flowers she picks daily. The cottage she calls “home” is full of soft, over-stuffed vintage furnishings in muted shades of pink and blue. It’s quiet in the woods, where she lives with her husband and daughter. Life is good.
SewLindaAnn
Girl No. 2: Shavonne
A mysterious woman who lives alone on the seedy side of town. She appeared one night dressed in black patent leather from head to toe. A hat, trench coat and shoes – rumor has it she’s a private eye, but we’ll never know for sure.
SewLindaAnn
Girl No. 2:
Cayenne
“Because her hair and her fiery temper are are equal to the spice of hot red pepper in a jar.
Paprika
“Because the warmth in her eyes and her flowing red hair will warm you like the sun.”
(Spices, I must be hungry)
Sarah Vee
Girl #1 = Aeria
Sarah Vee
Girl #2 – Gillian
Kim
Number 1 looks like Sybil to me.
Kim
Number 2 looks like Veronica. 😉
A.J. Dub
Girl number #1 is Marinda (not Miranda mind you!)
Pretty name for a pretty gal.
A.J. Dub
And Girl #2 is Kara.
Sweet and simple like she looks.
Deb
#1 Jasmine la Belle or just plain Jazz.
Deb
#2 Darileque or Dary for short.
Tiffany
Girl #1 is Jacquie. But the tough girl inside her prefers to be called “Jacq”. (Pronounced “Jack” – but make sure you get the spelling right becuase she is still to femenine to be a “Jack”…)
Marlene
#1 – Blue Belle because of her eyes and her obvious Southern aristocracy.
#2 – Lily because of her love of flowers and her ethereal beauty.
NancyinSTL
Girl #1 –“Zinnia” because her skirt reminds me of a purple Zinnia, her hair reminds me of a pink Zinnia, and those big eyes look like a beautiful butterfly sitting on a Zinnia.
NancyinSTL
Girl #2 –“Argyll”, or other feminine spelling of Argyle, because of argyle patterned fabric in her dress and because she looks Irish with her red hair and fair skin.
NancyinSTL
Girl #1 –“Gloria” because her skirt looks so much like a Morning Glory flower.
NancyinSTL
Girl #1 –“Clover” becasue of the pink clover on the front of her dress.
NancyinSTL
Girl # 2 – “Gael” because Argyle means place of the Gaels and she’s wearing a dress with and argyle patterned fabric.
Gene Black
Girl number one is definitely a “Nicole” (nickle girl)
And #2 is Azure (blue)
Aren’t those perfect names for workers at BLUE NICKEL studios?
Sarah
Girl #1 – Pixie.
She looks like a character from fern gulley.
Sarah
Girl #2 looks like a heather to me … maybe because my cousin heather has redish hair, maybe not.
She looks like a take charge sort of girl, always with a project or a back up plan
Kenda
Girl No 1 Basil- Because she just needs an unusual name.
Girl No 2 Dealia- Because she looks sweet and needs a name to reflect that sweetness.
Donna
Doll #1 – Sweet Pinkie Lou – she reminds me of Cindy-Lou of Whoville (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss)
Doll #2 – Sky Blue Harmony – she has a back-to-the-land simplicity with music in her eyes
Judy D
Pink hair~Lola
Red hair~Maggie
I don’t know why, I think those are fitting names.
Lisa
Prop girl #1 is Amy. Don’t lump her in any category, she’s an individual…though she’s a little rebellious and is caring and tenderhearted (cat); she loves fashion-forward design and is a rising star.
Lisa
Prop girl #2 is Lauren. She has a classic but edgy style. She’s brilliant and effortlessly combines accessories that push the envelope with reliable, classic pieces.
Nancy
Girl #1 is quite brassy looking, so I think she should be named Flashy Fiona.
Girls #2 looks subtle and more of a country loving gal so I chose Betty Batik for her .
GeeGee
Girl # 1 Eleanor-she is very sophisticated.
GeeGee
Girl #2 Ellery – Mysterious and charming just like my grand-daughter by that name.
Hilary McDaniel
#1- Leandre #2- Leisel
Goober
Girl #1 Maleea Girl #2 Kalisa
Giane
Pink hair should be Daria or Dari for short.
Red hair should be Cloe. I wonder what she’s thinking about!?
Deserae Fiedler
#1 Dalliah
#2 Cecily
deserae (at) gmail (dot) com
craftytammie
i’d name girl #1 poppalina, or poppy for short!
craftytammie
i’d name girl #2 gwen evaline. because that’s what our baby would have been called if he were a girl, and i think it’s too pretty. like girl #2. 🙂
Lauren
girl #1 jessabelle
Lauren
girl #2 Daliah
Melissa R
I think Girl #1 should be named Cherry. Tired of being noticed for her beauty, she likes to add a funky feel to her look.
Ashley
Girl #1 looks like a Tatiana to me.
Ashley
And I like Niki for girl #2.
Bree
Girl #1 is quite easily a Felicia. Fierce, but quiet. A strucken innocence within a carefree attitude of fiery joy. She does everything with passion and lives with her heart on her sleeve!
Bree
Girl #2 could be an Ainsley. Quiet, subtle beauty that is sincerely understated. Her quirky clothing style is a reminder of years gone by with a twist of modern boldness – perfectly exemplified by a severely underused name!
Lisa
Girl number 2 is a dreamy 60’s kinda gal, her name is Willow.
Lisa
Girl number 1 is sassy and pouty and wears her trademark. Her name is PomPom.
Michele
Girl #1: Valerie
Michele
Girl #2: Scarlet
Mego
Girl #1 should be Kayt. She looks edgy but still loves her ‘kitties’. Kayt is gaelic for cat.
Michelle Lange
These girls are ssssooooo cute! Girl #1 with the pink hair (my favorite color) I would call Talula, you have to have a certain level of spunk for a name like Talula and she has got it! Girl #2 I would call Miranda, she looks sweet, almost elfish!
Mego
Girl #2 just look like a Meadow to me. Soft and fresh and loving the outdoors!
Alisa
Ok, girl #1 has to be “Monterey.” She is named after a beautiful beach city in Central California. With those turquoise colored eyes and that lovely pink hair she must be some sort of mermaid, swimming with the dolphins and whales off the gorgeous California coast.
Girl #2 is Bonnie. She is from Ireland and loves all things green. She often wears colors that show off her red hair and has been known to sing quite loudly while gardening and sewing of course.
Marcia W.
Girl #1: Lucky-lucia because she is a lucky girl to be named after Patty Young’s Anadalucia.
Marcia W.
Girl #2: Rubye-red because of her hair. Also, like that old song that talks about Rubye.
Marcia W.
Girl #2: For some reason, perhaps the eyes, she also reminds me of a little hazel…. so Hazelette (pronounced haze-l-et).
duff
#1 has a lot of good karma going on! I’d call her Chi.
duff
#2 has the color that reminds me of the Poppies line–let’s call her Gunn. I am reminded of the fabric line with big, soft flowers, but also an edge, a silver edge, like gun metal.
duff
#1. I was just thinking about how we’re turning grammar around all over the place, e.g. “I liked you on Facebook” So, in that spirit, let’s go with an awesome verb and make it a noun–Name #1 Sparkle ☼
Cathy A
My 2 1/2 year old son helped me pick out these names. For Doll #2 Princess Doll
Cathy A
Whoops—I did that wrong. Doll #1 should be Princess Doll.
Doll #2 is Susan Doll (she looks just like Susan Sarandon.)
Melissa Corry
girl #1 – Tamsen
Melissa Corry
Girl #2 – Corinne
Garilyn
#1 Candi
Garilyn
#2 Rosemary
Melissa R
I think Prop Girl #2 should be named Catalina. She is mysterious and her eyes are beckoning you closer.
Jaimie
Girl Number two, i would name Autumn, because her hair reminds me of changing leaves
Jaimie
Girl Number 1 I would name her Cadence because i love that name.
Oh and i just made a purse out of the same fabric you used for her shirt!
kerry
Girl 2 – “Willow” she looks bendy and thoughtful, a wistful quality in her eyes
kerry
Girl 1 looks a little wild but vulnerable- Roxy (Chicago)
Anne
oooh Girl No 1 looks like a Daisy…………
Anne
Girl no 2 looks fiesty so I would call her Pepper…………
Lindsay
Girl one I would name Anna. She just reminds me of a sweet shy little girl.
Kaye Prince
Okay, here’s goes nothing! For girl number 1, I’m going to say Twyla (she just looks like a Twyla to me, I dunno why)!
Kaye Prince
And for girl number 2, I’m going to have to go with Suzette, maybe Suki for short (my Mum’s name is Susan and my grandfather’s nickname for her was Suki…he used to call me Kayki…)
Jessica
Girl #1 is Linnea. Can be either pronounced as le-NEE-ah or le-NAY.
the name is originally scandinavian and it means lime or linden tree. i picked that name because it is a small pink mountain flower that was named after the swedish botanist carl linnaeus.
Jessica
the girl #1 pink’s hair color reminds me of a line from the movie, steel magnolias. it goes something like this. the daughter (julia roberts) was getting married and they were discussing pink colors in a hair salon. she said the colors were called “blush” and “bashful”. the mother said they were “pink and pink”. but i did think the names blush and bashful were good ways to describe a shade of pink.
Jessica
girl #2 Arabella
Jessica
girl #2 Sage
corky
Her name is Adele and she is noble and serene. She sees our inner child when we need a friend. She doesn’t walk, she glides (those are gliding sneakers she is wearing). When she speaks to you absolutelyknow you are her very special friend. Her most important characteristic is her loyalty. Her favorite color is aqua, all shades, because it looks wonderful with her red hair and big brown eyes, and, besides, it is a very cool color. She protects her skin from the sun and is very careful not to freckle, which is very difficult because she love to be in her garden among the flowers.
corky
I forgot to mention that Adele is girl #2 (although she is number one with me!)
Renee E.
Girl #1 reminds me of Merliah. She is a character in the newest Barbie movie!
sy
girl #2 ella, she loves singing and baking and writing.
Fiona Ballard
Girl #1 Jez
Girl #2 Lulu
carmel
#1 alex
carmel
#2 sacha
with this to names actualy are the same. sacha is alex in rasha
Colleen
Hi – #1- I would name her Konani -which means “bright” in Hawaiian.
Thanks! Thanks for a fun giveaway.
Colleen
#2 – I would name Siofra – which means “elf or sprite” in Irish Gaelic. She has that look about her.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Colleen
Shelley C
#2
Corrie short for Corriander since she looks alittle spicey but has that home town girl sweet look about her.
Shelley C
#1
How about Nikolette having some connection with Blue Nickel. This doll is sort of other worldly looking, so she needs an unusual name….
Barbara
Doll # 2 definitely looks more spirited in all her activities so her name should be as she looks “ESPY”
Doll #1 has a very carefree appearance so I felt she would be comfortable with “FREE”
Nicki Lundeen
Girl #1 – Willow
Nicki Lundeen
Girl #2 – Trinity
Nicki Lundeen
Darn – someone mentioned Willow for Girl #2 – so I will come up with another name for Girl #1 – even though I think Willow is great for her…Harmony.
NancyinSTL
Girl #1 “Olive” because of her olive colored skin and because those little pompoms around her waist look like olives.
NancyinSTL
Girl #2 – “Laurel” because I love the name and she looks like she should be wearing a crown of laurel on her head.
NancyinSTL
Girl # 1 – “Parrot” because she is so colorful, like a parrot.
NancyinSTL
Girl # 2 – “Pia” which means tender, delicate and sweet, angelic
Melissa
#2 Summer
Melissa
#2 Pele – goddess of fire
Melissa
#1 Cherry
Melissa
#1 Wren
Melissa
#2 Jade
Melissa
#1 Faye
Patty
Girl number one should be called Fiona because she looks a bit Fey to me, a little Irish fairy.
Patty
Girl # 2 should be called Suzette because she looks like she just walked out of a little Parisian cafe.
Christen
Girl #1 should be Dulcibella, a combination of “sweet” and “pretty” in Latin, since she is both of those things! Plus it is a very unique name, and she’s a girl that definitely stands out!
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Christen
Girl #2 should be Tuuli, which means “wind” in Finnish. She has a very ethereal look about her.
Elizabeth G
Girl #1 – Fiona
Elizabeth G
Girl #2 – Jeannie
cecilia
girl #1 Amaya
girl#2 Lidie Mae
Erin Hutchinson
Girl #1 – Starla
Erin Hutchinson
Girl #2 – Meadow – she looks so serene and peaceful, like a meadow to me.
Nancy Sue Phillips
Girl #1 Kitka Karson
Kitka (Ukranian for kitten) is originally from the Midwest. However, after a feral cat rescue gone awry at Pepper Edge Farm, Indiana last year, Kitka has relocated to New York. Finding a homebase in The Village’s bohemian culture has been seamless for Kitka. She has even returned to her Midwest roots by volunteering at “CCM- Can’t Catch Me”, the city’s local feral cat rescue, most weekends. Her fellow volunteers have commented on her winning streak in office’s cat stare contests, and are amazed how her presence calms the new arrivals. Wearing skirts with trim the cats love to bat around, doesn’t hurt either. Short on words, Kitka hasn’t opened up much to her new found friends, especially about the incident at Pepper Edge Farm, but she has been observed “purring” when filling out her paperwork at the end of her weekend shift.
nsue21702 at gmail dot com
Nancy Sue Phillips
Girl #2 Fern Dewdrop
Fern is from Charleston, South Carolina, and a master gardener at heart. Her specialty is nocturnal blooming plants as her allergy to titanium dioxide in sunscreen has limited her gardening to the twilight hours. (She is on Team Edward). You will find Fern tenderly tending to her gardens and keeping them weed free, while we are getting our beauty sleep. Several neighbors have been pleasantly surprised with a basket of fresh cut nocturnals from her garden, next to their morning paper on their porch. Some neighbors have reported seeing Fern in their own garden at night, weeding and mysteriously talking to their turnips. Fern once told her waitress at the local coffee shop that she gets the colors in her clothes from washing them in the sea foam at the water’s edge of Charleston’s shores, thankful that the city’s location is far from the Gulf.
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Thank you for this fun giveaway. How fun it has been creating a history for these gals!!
nsue21702@gmail.com
Deanna
Your ‘girls’ are so beautiful that I just want to hug them. But I’ll just hug my two 17 yr-old granddaughters, Kaylee & Emily. Kaylee is my blondie, so Girl #1 should be Kaylee.
And Emily has long gorgeous red hair, so Emily is the name for Girl #2
randi
girl number two is certainly named clementine. girl number one? let’s go with olivia. 🙂
Pip 'n' Milly Creations
Girl # 1 Fifi (short for Fiona)
Girl # 2 Trixie
Jocelyn
Girl No. 1 looks rather pixy-ish to me with her wonderful pink and slightly punkish hairstyle so Pixil is what keeps jumping into my head whenever I look at her.
Girl No. 2 definitely has a wistful far away look to her with those gorgeous large brown eyes and that lovely main of auburn hair. She seems rather Celtic but other worldly to me so I’d have to say something like Maeve would suit her.
Sorry, Jocelyn, but the contest is now over….winners were announced mid-day Pacific Standard Time 8/11/10..thanks for the great description though!!
trish
i would call them zoelle-zoe for short and sophia- sophie for short