What’s In A Name?

Posted on December 11, 2015 | 24 Comments

The imaginary animal I created yesterday with the letter, “Y” inspired me to create these imaginary creatures with the letters of my name today:

Jill name

I think this would be a fun project for kids! Especially around the holidays when they are on Christmas break from school.

Maybe they just want to create their initials:

JK initials

Or maybe they have a nickname:

Jilly creatures

I hope you have FUN creating imaginary creatures with someone you love!

Would love to see what you do!

Happy Creating! 🙂

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24 responses to “What’s In A Name?”

colorpencil2014 | December 11, 2015 at 3:33 am | Reply

What a fun way indeed to learn your letters!!! Have a great weekend, xo Johanna

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:28 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Johanna, you too! 💖💕 xo
  
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Catherine Johnson | December 11, 2015 at 3:48 am | Reply

What a fun idea, Jill. They are awesome!

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:29 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Catherine! 🎨💜🌟
  
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memadtwo | December 11, 2015 at 4:45 am | Reply

The “Y” is definitely my favorite. (K)

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:31 am | Reply
  
  Y, yes Kerfe! Hehe! I like the letter “K” a lot too! 😃
  
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Sharon Mann | December 11, 2015 at 6:46 am | Reply

Lol, lol Jill. Letter characters have wonderful possibilities. Are you presenting a challenge. I will try one with my name this week. Thanks for always bringing the fun our way. Have a happy day today.

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:37 am | Reply
  
  Oh, I’d LOVE to see what creatures you create with your name, Sharon! 😄🎨 Yay! 💖💕 I just started chicken and rice soup in the crock pot. I’m making dinner for my sister’s family today to give her a break from cooking so my day to off to a great start! 😊
  
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  - Sharon Mann | December 11, 2015 at 11:36 am |
    
    I love crockpot meals, you are a good sister. 👯
    
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  - Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 11:46 am |
    
    Thanks Sharon! ❤️
    
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Laura (Createarteveryday) | December 11, 2015 at 8:24 am | Reply

Another cool idea from Jill! I love the Y too.

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:43 am | Reply
  
  Are you going to try creating your name too, Laura? You might surprise yourself with how much fun this is! I used watercolor and color pencils to color them with micron pen to add details. My letters I cut out from my Gelli printed paper but you could just draw them or use a stencil. 😊🎨🎄 I do hope you give it a whirl! 😜
  
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  - Laura (Createarteveryday) | December 11, 2015 at 11:26 am |
    
    I do plan to work more with lettering in the New Year in my art journal, Jill. It’s a good thought! I used to love inventing alphabets (fonts) when I was younger.
    
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  - Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 11:48 am |
    
    Oh, I hope you post some! 😄 (((Laura)))
    
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Charlie O'Shields (doodlewash) | December 11, 2015 at 9:06 am | Reply

This would be a fun project for absolutely anyone, Jill!! ❤️😃Love this!! It’s so whimsical and fun!!

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- Jill Kuhn | December 11, 2015 at 10:49 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Charlie! Glad you like it! 😄 You could doodlewash the letters of your name or your initials with a different ornament for each letter! They wouldn’t have to be silly creatures. Nothing is impossible for AWESOME Charlie to doodlewash! 😄💖💕🌈
  
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  - Charlie O'Shields (doodlewash) | December 12, 2015 at 4:51 am |
    
    Awww…you’re just trying to make me blush now!! 😊😊hehe… But that does sound like a lot of fun!! 😉💕
    
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Eileen McKenna {my creative resolution} | December 12, 2015 at 5:23 am | Reply

Great idea Jill and awesome characters!

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- Jill Kuhn | December 12, 2015 at 11:04 am | Reply
  
  Thanks Eileen! Are you going to try making a few letter creatures? 😄
  
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my messy world | December 12, 2015 at 3:16 pm | Reply

Hahaha, they are funny 🙂 !!! Lovely idea – thanks so much for sharing ❤

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- Jill Kuhn | December 12, 2015 at 6:56 pm | Reply
  
  Happy you like them! 😄😊😜
  
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Jacob | December 13, 2015 at 12:43 pm | Reply

What a wonderfully playful and fun idea, Jill – love them! It’s always great fun to play around with lettering.

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- Jill Kuhn | December 13, 2015 at 1:01 pm | Reply
  
  Thank you Jacob! 😊
  
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