NAME THAT BIRD CONTEST! STAMPIN’ UP STAMP SETS PRIZE!

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This is my brand new Parakeet who will be keeping me company in my stamp room.   He doesn’t have a name yet.  My Husband, Russ suggested I make it a contest on my blog to name the little guy.  So here it is, leave a comment making a suggestion on what I should name my new bird.  I will pick the winning name and reward the person that suggested the name with two, that’s right two Stampin’ Up sets, Botanical Blooms & Yummy.

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A couple of things about the bird, he is a very young male Parakeet.  Prodominately “Tempting Turquoise” in color with a bit of Going Gray and Whisper White.  How is that for a description?   Do you talk in Stampin’ Up colors too?  He will reside in my stamp room.

Now come on and get creative with the names.  I cannot wait to read them and I’m sure the bird would like a name, lol.  I will select the winning name on Friday, June 26, 2009. 

Good luck everyone!

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

389 thoughts on “NAME THAT BIRD CONTEST! STAMPIN’ UP STAMP SETS PRIZE!”

  2. Wendy's avatar Wendy

    Hi Michell
    Turquoise would be the name i would choose. He is a gorgeous male. They are native to Australia and are called Budgeriger.The native ones are predominatly green. We have two @ the moment. They are called Elizabeth and Darcy yep from pride and prejudice. My girls just love that series.

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  3. Melanie's avatar Melanie

    He is beautiful! What a lucky bird to be able to watch you create. I like Woody, it matches Stampin’ Up!s wood blocked stamps.

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  5. Carol B's avatar Carol B

    What a cutie! I like the stripes his feathers make around his head. “Tiger” came to mind immediately. I like that it is not a bird-like name. “Turk”, short for Turquoise is another.

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  8. Suzeestamper's avatar Suzeestamper

    I’ve also read where birds respond to names that end in “ie” or “y”. When I was a young child back during the Flinstone age, I had a parakeet that looked like yours. Ours was named BOB E. BIRD but I would like to also suggest BARN E. BIRD and BRAY E. BIRD.

    No matter who’s name you choose, you’re going to have so much fun teaching him Stampin’ talk.

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  10. Marilyn's avatar Marilyn

    Okay… looks like ‘Brayer’ or ‘Artie’ to me… Seems to be the consensus.
    I am leaning towards ARTIE.
    Good strong name with an independent personality to match.
    At leasy he will have a name and it will not be “hey you…” {hee-hee} Marilyn in Texas

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  11. Dianne Henry's avatar Dianne Henry

    I love you work as all ways and when I saw him the only name I could come up with was The Walker!!! I dont know why but here goes.

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  12. Marilyn's avatar Marilyn

    Oh wait… He could be ‘Mr. Peeps’ (lol) as in … they call me Mr. Pips… oh, my I made a funny and am laughing so hard… {hee-ho-hee-ho} Marilyn in Texas

    Sorry about the second post… I was thinking out loud again…

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  13. Donna Amos's avatar Donna Amos

    We had a parakeet just like yours and he was precious. His name was Peeper. That would be a good name for yours! Happy choosing!

    Donna

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  15. Diane Quinlan's avatar Diane Quinlan

    Well, Michelle…you are going to have quite a job picking from all these names!! I had several thoughts….I tried to see if there was a well known Australian male singer…since parakeets come from Australia….or a famous male…but since your husband is Russ, I thought Russell Crowe wouldn’t work….then, I thought about your blogs and what you do…and I came up with Journey. Every day, you send a wonderful example of your work and we get to see what is going on with you…taking us on an “artistic journey”……
    Hugs, Diane

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  16. Tammy O'Neal's avatar Tammy O'Neal

    Nice birdie! My cockatiel, Tweety, says hellooooo! My entry is BB which stands for Blue Bird or Baby Bird or Big Boy or Beautiful Bird or….anything that starts with B and B. Hello Bee Bee!

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  18. Denise in PA's avatar Denise in PA

    My suggestion is simple, “Brayer”. It is what I think of when I think of Michelle Zindorf and her “style”. When he learns to talk and I’ve had one that did, I hope “Brayer” is his first word because it is also his name.

    Denise in PA
    denise_in_pa at embarqmail dot com

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  23. Noreen M.'s avatar Noreen M.

    What a beautiful birdie, when I was growing up we had a bird that looked alot like yours. He would sing when we played the radio and any kind of music and the faster the music the more he would swing back and forth with his head like he was dancing! How about Skittles or Swinger. Noreen

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  25. Christine Rauth's avatar Christine Rauth

    He reminds me of a parakeet I had as a child. I used to look at the color wheel in a dictionary and pointed at it and called it Amalo…………..so my parents named the bird Amalo………..which I feel was the beauty of all the spectrum of color on the wheel.

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  27. Andrea Brashier's avatar Andrea Brashier

    I haven’t read through any of the suggestions given, so I hope I am not repeating any. Here are the few I thought of:

    Blue Boy
    Zin (after your last name, but with the thought that ZEN brings peace)
    Brayer or Bray (for short) (since this is definitely how you are known!)

    Can’t wait to see what you chose!

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  28. Patty's avatar Patty

    Wallie for the hotel in New York City-Waldorf Astoria connected to your last name Zindorf. I know it makes no sense now that I wrote it but I do like the name Wallie

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  32. Elizabeth's avatar Elizabeth

    Hi,
    After viewing everyone’s great suggestions, I’ve almost given up on my names for your new little guy. What the heck, I’ll give it a shot. I love to think up names despite how crazy some might sound. I couldn’t narrow it down to just one, so I’ve listed several:
    Falcon Eddie (my particular favorite)
    xanadu
    Stampy LaRue
    Elvis
    Joe or Joey
    Zeke
    T. T. Grayson (for Tempting Turquoise)
    Congo
    Genghis Khan
    Perquito (Spanish for Parakeet)
    Rigar (short for budgerigar: the best known of all parakeets)
    Zindorf (come on, it’s a great name…)

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  33. Dorrie's avatar Dorrie

    It may be too late, but I thought of something I liked better – Hughey. It reminds me of ‘You and Me’, which is what I think of when I think of you and your bird stamping together.

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  35. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca

    All I am going to say is: Don’t name him “Sweetie”. My friend named his “Sweetie” and that bird was anything but!

    My dad’s theory on calling out to your pets is that you can call ’em anything you want, as long as you say it in a nice tone of voice. His favorite was to call out (in a sweet cajoling tone) “hey, poo-poo head”.

    That still makes me laugh 😀

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  38. Allyson's avatar Allyson

    He is a great looking Australia ‘Budgie’ or Budgerigar. In Australia we have a strange habit of calling red heads ‘blue’, and so for this Australian blue Budgie, a good name may be ‘Red’.

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  39. Lara's Laugh Lines's avatar Lara's Laugh Lines

    Your workshop is your den.
    You are famous for your brayer technique.
    Handsome blue boy should be called “Brayden”

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