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We need names!

Here are 3 of the new colourways going up on the website on Tuesday.  My brain is name cramped and they need to be appropriately titled.

So whatcha think?

All thoughts and ideas are welcome and then we’ll do a blue moon vote on Monday, and you’ll get to see who they are on Tuesday.

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Hi there I’m colourway #1. I know, how droll. Please find me a better name, I’m beggin’ ya here.

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hey don’t listen to Mc brightypants here just cuz it’s first in line. Look here, I’m colourway # 2. Name me. You know you want to.

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Excuse me, colourway #3 here. What are those two on about? Seriously, try being third guys. Besides I’m such the better colourway.

See… they’re a mouthy bunch not easy to name at all.

thanks for the help!

100 Comments
  1. Marian Moldan #

    #3 Blood Orange Martini

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  2. Anna Persha Litz #

    #1- Lipstick Lucy

    #2- Shakespeare in Mauve

    #3 Bollywood Fever

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  3. oh man…i need all three…off to ponder…

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  4. taro #

    #1 PlumBerry Punch

    #3 Papaya Fandango

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  5. Kelly #

    The first name that popped into my head with picture #1 was Peony

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  6. Cathie #

    #1 love is in the air

    #2 african violet

    #3 Tequila sunrise

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  7. Sarah #

    1. Fabulous Fuchsia

    2. Awa’ in the Heather

    3. Sherbet Orange

    are my suggestions…

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  8. rebecca #

    #3 can’t you see i’m fallin’ in love?

    yeah, cheesy 70s love songs FTW!

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  9. #1 & #2 remind me of Oregon Berries

    #1 – Sauvie’s Island

    #2 – Berry Cobbler

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  10. Elisa #

    #1 Aunt Petunia’s Party

    #2 Grape Ape

    #3 Fruit Loopy

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  11. Mo #

    What? No themes? I am shocked and amazed!

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  12. Mo #

    OK now that I look at em, I am thinking flowers et al all the way.

    1. Climbing clematis

    2. Wistful Wisteria

    3. Becoming Beebalm

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  13. Dessie Carpenter #

    #1.  Sweetpea

    #2.  Moby Grape

    #3.  Orange Sherbet

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  14. Amy #

    #1 Raspberry Parfait

    #2 Scrum-diddly-umptious

    #3 Apricot Jam

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  15. Ashley W #

    #1: Blackberry Cobbler

    #2: Pebble Beach

    #3: Popsicle

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  16. Nannette #

    #1 – Berry Stained Fingers

    #2 – Meadow Walk

    #3 – Red Tide

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  17. KT #

    #1 Bruise or All Banged Up (Duncan the 7 year old suggests Purple Pickle Juice)

    # 2- Abalone

    #3 Dahlia

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  18. #2 is a dead ringer for the colours of a rainbow trout, so how about Catching Rainbows?

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  19. Ooops…not sure why that linky to the pretty trout didn’t work…sorry.

    #3 – Over the Yardarm (or Sun Over the Yardarm)

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  20. “A yarn mama, A yarn!” From my two year old.  Creative, I know

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  21. Mindy #

    #1 Cherry Sundae

    #2 Raisin Dream

    #3 Mangolicious

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  22. They are all quite romantic, aren’t they?

    #1 – True Love’s Kiss

    #2 – Secret Garden

    #3 – Bird of Paradise

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  23. #3 Miami Sunset

    The other two I just dont know!

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  24. Karlie #

    1. Bumbleberry: looks just like the filling in bumbleberry pie!  Apples, rhubarb, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry!

    2. Quartzite: looks like some cool metamorphic rocks I worked with in Northern Ontario – they had a grey-pink-purple look with blue quarts “eyes” in them

    3. Sailor’s Delight!

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  25. Tamara Scott #

    2. My misty heart

    I have to think on the other two.

    Tamara

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  26. Shelby #

    #1 Berry Fabulous

    #2 Hugs from Grandma – I can only tell you that this colorway reminds me of the feeling of absolute safety and unconditional love I felt when my Grandmother hugged me.

    #3 Spicy Girl Power

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  27. Leah #

    Colourway 1: Rhubarb

    Colourway 2: Cloudy Sunset

    Colourway 3: Royal Gala

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  28. Suzie #

    1. Pinky Swear

    2. Puddle Jumper

    3. Candy Jar or Candy Striper

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  29. I think # 3 should be Tequila Sunrise.  Now I am thirsty.

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  30. Kate #

    #1- Berry Berry Good

    #2- Martha’s Vineyard

    #4- Reddy or Not

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  31. #2: Mine.

    wink

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  32. #1: Princess Plummy

    #2: River Rock

    #3: Skagit Valley Dahlias

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  33. OM Freakin’ God!  Too gorgeous for words!  Must put on my thinking cap and hope to come up w/something later.

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  34. #1: The Berriest

    #2: Mud Tide

    #3: Sunshine Sorbet

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  35. CarolK #

    #1 Circus Lollipop

    #2 Stormy Reflections

    #3 Himalyian Sunrise (pronounced Him-all-ee-aun

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  36. Angela #

    1.  Dangerous Summer

    2.  The Old Man and the Sea

    3.  The Sun Also Rises

    As if you wanted to do a Hemingway theme….

    1.  Paradise Lost

    2.  Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    3.  Dante’s Inferno

    I’m on a lit kick…

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  37. Marianne #

    Of this I am sure, whatever you name #1, in my heart it will always be known as this:

    #1 Be still my beating heart

    Here are my picks for #s 2 and 3:

    #2 Alyssum

    #3 Viva la salsa

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  38. #1 Naughty Girl

    #2 Mystic Moth

    #3 Sunburnt Sunset

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  39. #1 Royal Scandal

    #2 Ripple Effect

    #3 TwoLips

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  40. Stephanie E. #

    #1 Red Skies at Night

    #2 Tourmaline Dream

    #3 Red Chili Sunrise

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  41. #1 Hot Cha Cha

    #2 Bumbleberry Pie

    #3 Hawaiian Sunset

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  42. SuperRunt #

    My two cents:

    #1 – Rosy Flowerbed

    #2 – Enchanted Forest

    #3 – Sunset or Bloody Citrus

    I know one thing for sure: They are all gorgeous!

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  43. linda #

    #1:Rose City Red

    #2: Raspberry Ripple

    #3 I immediately thought Tequila Sunrise but that’s taken so how about “ Hot Time Summer in the City”? We can only hope we see the sun sometime and by the way they are amazing!

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  44. Hazel Smith #

    #1 Berrylicious

    #2 Dilly Dilly(from the song Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly; lavender’s green; If I were king, dilly dilly; you’d be my queen)

    #3 Woodfire Flame-and I can’t wait to get my hands on this one. I LOVE it.

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  45. #1 (sorry – nothing came to me)

    #2 Jack in the Pulpit (it looks exactly like the rare Jack in the Pulpit wildflowers in my back yard!)

    #3 My Ray of Sunshine

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  46. #1 – Roller Girl Bruises

    #2 – Down in the Bayou

    #3 – Lantana

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  47. The third colorway reminds me of a volcano.  The appropriate name for that would be “Garmendia”.  So that’s my suggestion.  So pretty!  (And it helps that it’s one of my best friends last names.)

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  48. Sam #

    I love them all and they make me happy. Which is also how I feel about Glee. So of course I think they all need Glee song names.

    1. Lady is a Tramp

    2. Total Eclipse of the Heart

    3. U Can’t Touch This or Safety Dance

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  49. Susan #

    1. Mmm Berries!

    2. Cottage Garden

    3. Sweet Sangria

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  50. Ann Valdez #

    #1 America in Love

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  51. Melanie F #

    #1 Raspberry Fool – yummy dessert.

    #2 Lilac’s Revenge.

    #3 My name just has to be Hobie’s Flame and there is a story attached:

    The last, oh, so reminds me of the colors of the sail atop a Hobie Cat (catamaran) sailboat.  The sail’s colors were, not surprisingly, called Flamer (Did you know that sailboats had colorways? – this was originally called Flamer, I think) I have so many amazing memories of watching those ‘cats flying hulls in the steady breeze that funneled through the valley onto the lake where my family spent every summer weekend.  The best wind was in in the hour before sunset, and it was pure magic to see those colors cast against the sky that held the same colors, slowly fading to a deep violet… When I was older I learned to sail those ‘cats – an amazing (and bruising) adventure. 

    Sorry for the long post, but it brought back some wonderful memories!

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  52. Carol Cairns #

    Oh wow! They are just beautiful, Tina! The first three names were sort of redundant: mine, mine and mine. However after some careful thought I came up with some better ones:

    1. Leaky Snocone (Can’t you just see these colors melting over the ice?)

    2. Plum Diddly (Rock On!)

    3. Fingerpaint Sunrise (Stick one finger in each color like a kid and slide it across the paper!)

    But after the naming process I still think they will be mine, mine and mine!

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  53. 1.  Bumbleberry Pie—Yeah.  Not original.  (see above) But it fits!

    2.  Dawn’s Early Light—from the 1st verse of our national anthem.  As soon as I saw this colourway, those words popped into my head.

    3.  Red Sails in the Sunset—I know.  I know.  It dates me.  But that is the title of an old song that my parents loved…they played that record FOREVER!  Was so glad I sat on it!  LOL

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  54. Gillian #

    Here are a few ideas so far….

    For color #2, how about, “I Lilac It. I Really, Really Lilac It.”

    For color#3, I have a couple of ideas.  Either, “Hot, Hot Heat,”

    or my fav, “630 to 750 Nanometers.” The “630 To 750 Nanometers” because red’s visible by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers.  From Tina’s picture it looks like this skein has covered every possible red variation from 630 to 750 nanometers.  smile

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  55. Gillian #

    Or another name for #3, “Speecy Spicy”

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  56. 1. Puppy Love for the bright pink colors and darks that can only be the emotional highs and lows of Puppy Loving.

    2. Grandma’s Attic. The colors bring to mind the love and coziness of the blankets my grandmother would always crochet and give to her childrens’ families.

    3. Raspberry Sorbet. It’s smooth, it’s creamy, it has a lovely tang to it.

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  57. Gillian #

    Hmmm….  Ok, I probably need to go to bed now, but what about (for #1) “Purple Erple Doodle All Day”

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  58. Gillian #

    Ok, ok, I swore I was going to stop for tonight, but what about, for #1, “Raspberry Beret” (you know, the kind you’d find at a second hand store.)

    A variation what I already suggested for #2, “You Lilac Me, You Really, Really Lilac Me.”

    And then for #3, “Skeined Heat.”

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  59. #1 – Unicorn (because it’s all pretty pinks and purples, very girly, very little girl at the crazy-about-unicorns stage)

    #2 – Gloaming or Whispers or Banshee

    #3 – Hibiscus (not an exciting name, but the colors match perfectly, really)

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  60. Lisa #

    3. Gazania

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  61. JJ #

    #1 Berry Stained Lips

    #2 Beach Glass

    #3 Roses in Bloom

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  62. Sarah #

    1. Berry Merry

    2. Hopsctoch

    3. Rhubarb

    smile

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  63. Mary #

    1. Brazen

    2. Cool and Calm

    3. Hothouse Flowers

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  64. KnittyLynn #

    #2

    Belladonna or Poison or Wicked

    It’s luscious but seems foul …in a good way? smile

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  65. KaarenB #

    #3 Peaches & Beets

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  66. You could just put them all in a bunch and call it “Comin’ Home with Lindsay”, because that’s what they’ll be doing on Tuesday. In reality I’m just about the *least* capable person to come up with good names so I’ll just say that they’re all terribly lovely and I absolutely can’t wait until Tuesday. You’re an amazing woman and artist and have added so much excitement and love (or addiction/hoarding, whatever you want to call it) to my life.

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  67. #1: Bad Things – from Jace Everett’s “Bad Things” song – this colour is kind of evil and sexy all at once. grin

    #2: African Violet

    #3: Sailor’s Delight – for “Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight” It looks like a sunset at sea to me.

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  68. Just_Jocelyne #

    #1 I’m with others on the berry theme… Berry Fool? It makes me think of those days when your belly is full and your skin is warm.

    #2 this one is everything I love about stormy sunsets, when the grey clouds just part to let some colour through. Stormy Sunset? Sunset’s Last Gasp?

    #3 This one is a mix of colours we just don’t have in Toronto. Ever. It’s just so Wildly Miami and tropical and such. Oooh. Okay. Wildly Miami.

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  69. Stephanie Lewis #

    #1 Twisted Candy

    #2 Wishing Well

    #3 Arizona Sunset

    Great idea letting us help in the name game! Thanks and have a great day.

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  70. #1 Cherry Fizz

    #3 Virtuoso

    I also ditto Connie on #3, but up the ante on it: “ALL Mine” smile

    Lovely, lovely colors all around!!! smile smile smile Seriously can’t wait for their release into the world and get my hands on them!

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  71. Ann Valdez #

    #1

    Betsy Ross in Love

    Flag Through Rose Colored Glasses

    In love on the 4th

    Fell in Love on the 4th

    #2

    Jammin’ Mint

    Jam & Mint

    Mint Grape Jelly

    Reading Mint Leaves

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  72. KPrice #

    #1 Berry Bomb

    #2 Girly Girl

    #3 Firecracker

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  73. I love BumbleBerry, or Razzleberry for #1!!!

    The second does look all heathery …. but a name? hmm…Heaven in the Heather?

    I’m totally blank on #3. Dreamscicle Delight?

    (the first two are headed to my cart – no question. The third isn’t in my wardrobe, but is wonderful!)

    (((((Hugs)))))

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  74. 1. Pretty Please with Sprinkles on Top

    2. Love in Any Language- a Sandi Patty song sung by our Kindergarteners. Reminds me that you speak the language of love through your colors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmi1KYC5Htw

    3. Manago Tango

    my 6 year old says

    1. spartini

    2. spartina

    3.rainbow prolific- seriously, right out of her mouth!

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  75. 3. that’s Mango Tango

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  76. Nancy Streicher #

    1.  Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

    2.  Pink Squirrel

    3.  Really Love Your Peaches

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  77. Sue #

    You have some great name suggestions in your comments.  I’m not even going to try to top them.

    However, I do have a suggestion (maybe you have done this before, I don’t remember). Can you please consider keeping the retiring colorways up on the website for a few days while the new colorways are also available?  I would love to get my order in for some retiring colorways but have a chance to order new colorways in the same order.  Thank you.

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  78. #1 Hey, I found Mom’s Makeup!

    #2 Haunts of Spring

    #3- Havanita (Translates as “Little Havana”)

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  79. Tru #

    1. Syncopated Fuchsia Basket

    2. Puppy in the Petunias

    3. Caribbean Sangria

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  80. Shelley Still #

    #1- Twilight Dawn

    #2- Beach Glass

    #3 -FairesFire

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  81. Bonnie Bruce #

    #1 Breakfast Berries

    #2 Wet Sand Flowers

    #3 Sun Spots

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  82. Sarah Hauschka #

    Fabulous colors!!

    1. Bright-eyed Pansy

    2. Iridescent wings

    3. Field of Poppies

    I look forward to the dark side ones as well.

    SarahSeattle

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  83. Sarah JS #

    1) Jelly on the Floor

    2) Scotland in Fog

    3) Peach Smoothie

    (This exercise has shown me that creative color naming is not my strong suit!)

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  84. Rachel H #

    I wish I could help but it’s hard to concentrate on names over the sound of #3 screaming SEND ME TO RACHEL! so loudly.

    smile

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  85. NewJerseyLaura #

    Azaelia, Forget-Me-Not, Nasturtium

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  86. Nadine Foster #

    I see Oregon Wine

    1. Cabernet

    2. On the Vine

    3. Rosata

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  87. Nartian #

    Like Sam, I was in Glee-mode, but I also am kinda in a Dr Who mode, so my suggestions are a mix of those 2 themes:

    1) Shomance

    2) Kurt’s Turn

    3) Amy’s Choice (cause the Dr loves gingers)

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  88. Oh wait, I can’t decide on #1 still.  I also think #1 could be Theatricality or Sassy Mercedes.

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  89. Sandy Meadows #

    .  #3: firedance.  #2: under the arbor

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  90. Shelley Still #

    Someone had Beach Glass for #2 (Gosh I love them all)

    So I will suggest- Sanguine Watercolor

    It is so pretty and to me the color of beach glass, stained glass, Neptunes Sea Garden !  Sanguine Monet. 

    I live on the Chesapeake Bay and Color #1 looks on one end like the sky and water at twilight, and the water and sky at dawn.  I see both and ahhh such a sense of peace.

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  91. 1.  Berry Pie

    2.  Spring Salad Mix

    3.  Nothing Rhymes with Orange*

    *One of the alter egos of Mouse Rat on Parks and Recreation

    These are all GORGEOUS colors!

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  92. 1. Love Knot

    2. Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’

    3. Sangria

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  93. Valerie #

    1) Berry Stain—everyone has berry for this one, it’s a must

    2) Sweet Peas

    3) Tequila Sunrise (already taken) was my first hit, Sangria good but also taken, how about Sex ‘n the City (cosmos ya’know).

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  94. I wanted to avoid food names, but #1 reminds me of long, colorful sunsets worthy of a glass of wine, so

    #1 Merlot Sunset

    #2 Granny’s Nest (the muted, old-fashioned colors make me feel so cosy)

    #3 Wild Fire

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  95. Ann #

    1.  I really like Purple Pickle Juice mentioned earlier…. maybe Pickle Berry

    2.  Reminds me of the garden in the early morning – Misty Morning

    3.  Sugar ‘n Spice All things nice!

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  96. SueWho #

    # 3 Sam and Eggs (say it fast)

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  97. Katharine #

    1. Boleyn’s Beauty or Tina’s Fool (it seems like such a royal colour and the fools were there to distract and cheer you up – so that’s why I also like Tina’s Fool)

    2. Pie in the Sky (it’s a touch cloudy and a touch of me wanting to eat it with whipped cream)

    3. Berry Stained Kiss

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  98. Aileen #

    1 Rosy Love (think red roses – true love)

    2 Flirty Flourite (makes me think of the mineral)

    3 Summer Sunset (a summer sunset over the ocean)

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  99. Daria #

    1. Kimberlite – pink diamonds (which is what this reminds me of) come almost exclusively from kimberlitic deposits.

    2. Florite – it really does come in ALL of those colours!

    3. Carnelian

    In Shakespearean form, a yarn by any other name would smell as sweet.

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  100. 1) Berry Delight

    2) Stop and Smell the Lilacs

    3) Heatwave

    And, I love them all.

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