First off, sometimes my brainstorming process happens kind of backwards. I'll get an idea that seems like it's out of nowhere, but I just intuitively feel like it's on the mark. Then, when I go back and analyze it more, I start to build a case for why it's right. This is one of those cases. I only mention all this because it can feel like the explanation is a contrived ex post facto justification. (And it very may well be!) But with that caveat, here's what I've got...
- I like math and numbers.
- I love to think about things that don't exist, but seem like they should. If four tens is forty, six tens is sixty, and nine tens is ninety ... why don't we have a number for eleven tens called "eleventy"?
- When I do think of something that doesn't exist but should, I always have the urge to make it myself. This is where a lot of the handmade design in my shop and on this blog comes from.
- I have always liked the word "eleventy" when I have heard it here and there. People say "eleventy-billion" when they mean a whole lot, and in The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins has an "eleventy-first" birthday party.
- Since eleventy is (or would be) a big number, it makes me feel like there's an endless amount of cool stuff out there for me to make or feature.
- The word has a whimsical feel.
- I like the sound of it.
- Since it's not too craft-related, I'm free to evolve what I do with this blog over time.
- Also sometimes the really "clever" crafty names I see are kinda cheesy. I tend to like the ones like oatmealandcinnamon, or Hello Lucky!, that just evoke a feeling.
- I'm not sure why I decided to number this list...
- But now that I've started, it seems like I should make it go to eleven!
So that's why "Eleventy"! (I think...)
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