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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: She’s Not Jenny From The Block

| By John Petersik | October 22, 2012 | 3,462 Comments

Fab Freebie: She’s Not Jenny From The Block

*** This giveaway is now closed –  see who won below!***

It was fun hearing all of your rap names, guys. That and seeing how many people entered “C.LO” instead of “L.CO.” That does roll of the tongue a bit more easily… Anyways, our random winner is… Rebecca (or should we say “Rebizzle” since that’s her high school nickname, which has stuck around for 15 years). Congrats!

When Sherry and I were looking for some big, bold paintings to add some oomph to a few book photos back in January we turned to a local painter (and friend!) named Lindsay Cowles. And when she arrived at our house to loan us some gorgeous canvasses for our photoshoots, Clara called her J.Lo.

Yup, J.Lo.

We think it was her boots and her dark hair. But Lindsay’s – or should I say L.Co’s – talents lie in a different area than Miss Lopez’s. She creates beautifully colorful abstract paintings that we just love (which are also available as prints, wallpaper and fabric). You’ll have to wait for our book’s release to see where they ended up, but in the meantime one of you is going to win a whopping $500 gift card for one of her paintings.

Lindsay Cowles Giveaway

  • PRIZE: $500 towards any original painting by Lindsay Cowles
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “L.CO ME!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what would your superstar/celebrity nickname be if you could choose one? Does the J.Lo method work for you? J.Pe isn’t too catchy for me. Or would you opt for another variation? Maybe adopt your middle name as your last name? Or find a rap name? Lil’ Spackler perhaps?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 24th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
  • DISCOUNT: 10% off any in stock original painting with code YOUNGHOUSELOVE2012 (through Oct 29 when purchased direct from Lindsay)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lindsay Cowles.

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Comments

  1. Nikki says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME!
    My name would be just be Kat (middle nickname) but my husband would be R. Kelly, poor guy…

    Reply
  2. Carlie says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO Me!

    Reply
  3. Monica says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME! M-Train, as dubbed by my husband.

    Reply
  4. Alicia says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME!! AL.CO is my celebrity name.

    Reply
  5. Robin says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L. CO ME!
    Yay!

    Reply
  6. Jackie P. says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.Co Me!
    Mine would be J.Ph.

    Reply
  7. Rachel says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME! I’d have to go with Rae-Rae!

    Reply
  8. jess says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME!

    My CB handles is Thin Mint… Does that count?

    Reply
  9. Allison says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME! I’d be ARad.

    Reply
  10. Jenna says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L. Co Me!

    Not so sure about a celebrity name for me but I do have a niece that calls her grandpa “G Diddy”…I guess he wanted a cooler name than gramps.

    Reply
  11. Jessica Kish says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME!

    Reply
  12. Janie says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME!

    Reply
  13. Sunny says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    L.CO ME! My name would be Sunshine. It’s already my middle name ;)

    Reply
  14. Stephanie Klemm says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    LCo me! I’d go with SKJ pronounced skij

    Reply
  15. Carly says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    L. Co Me!!!
    C.J.D!

    Reply
  16. Jill Foreman says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    L.CO ME!

    D.J SHOEZ

    Reply
  17. Stephanie S says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    L.Co ME! Love her colors!!

    Reply
  18. Amanda says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    L.Co Me!

    Reply
  19. Leah says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    L.CO ME!! I would be L.Ra which doesn’t really flow. Even if you expanded it out another letter I’d be L.Rat which maybe is even worse. I think I’d need something totally un-name related like Snoop or 50 Cent

    Reply
  20. Devon @ Green House, Good Life says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.CO. ME!

    Using my maiden name, my J.Lo. name would be D.Va…which is kind of awesome….

    Reply
  21. Emily says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.CO ME

    Reply
  22. Jen M says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.CO ME!
    My rapper name would probably be what some of my friend’s already call me: “J-Mo” [since my last name is Morrow].

    Reply
  23. Elizabeth says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.Co. me! No combination of my name really works (E.Sm. is not that easy to pronounce! My little sister and I both have “E” names, so sometime my mom would joke that I was Biggie (Big E) and she was Lil’ E.

    Reply
  24. Emily s says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L Co me! My name would be E Sy. Better than my maiden name initials, ET.

    Reply
  25. Alison U. says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L. CO ME! My husband and I are often called the Funbargers, a la Bennifer.

    Reply
  26. Becca says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.Co Me! :)

    Beckster? The Becks? B-Li? Haha, my nicknames have been endless and none of them have really caught on…I’d really just assume that my celebrity-dom wouldn’t last long enough for me to get a name. :P

    Reply
  27. Katelyn says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    L.CO ME!
    Probably K-Dub. One of my friends called me that in high school and it stuck!

    Reply
  28. Megan L. says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L. Co Me!!

    Reply
  29. Juliana says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    C.Lo me! JZ are my initials… I guess I could use that. Not very original though…

    Reply
  30. Kate says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L. Co Me!!!

    Reply
  31. Alison says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L. Co ME!

    Reply
  32. Leah K. says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L. CO me! I nicknamed myself (lame) LMcoolJ in college. Trying to be as cool as LL Cool J, but with my initials.

    Reply
  33. Erica says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L.CO ME!

    I have sometimes been known as E.Piddy, or E.Pids

    Reply
  34. chelsea says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    L. Co me! My name is Chelsea, and my friends always said my “rap name” would be Chill-C. So there you go…

    Reply
  35. Tiffany says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    “L.CO ME!”
    new rap name….I’d like to be Tiff McGriff on the 1’s and 2’s…holla ;)

    Reply
  36. Kylie says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO me!

    Kybomb has been a nickname of mine, yet doesn’t really stand out as a famous name. However, if I went with the J.Lo theme mine would be K.Bo….YO!

    Reply
  37. Tamara says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO ME!

    My J.Lo version would be T.Sa which sounds vaguely Asian! What gorgeous artwork!

    Reply
  38. Danielle says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L. Co. me!! I would be D. Whit…

    Reply
  39. Nick says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.Co ME!!!

    I think I could rock NickDawg…or not….

    Reply
  40. Jessica says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO ME!

    Reply
  41. Celisa says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO ME! C.Degaz that’s what I was referred to as in high school.

    Reply
  42. Kristen K says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.Co me!

    These are beautiful! K.kr isn’t so great. I think maybe I’d use part of my middle name. Elizabeth, maybe just go by Eli, do the single name thing like Cher or Madonna.. Ha.

    Reply
  43. Hannah says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L. Co Me!

    When I dreamed of being a famous Broadway singer I wanted my name to be Noelle. In my current derby world, my name is Hankherknickersoff, but mostly I just get called Hank :)

    Reply
  44. Dee says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO ME!

    I actually have a friend who is a J.Lo. I have no idea what mine would be…D.Co?

    Reply
  45. Nichole K says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    L.CO ME! My husband sometimes calls me “G” short for girlfriend. N.Ke isn’t too catchy!

    Reply
  46. STC says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    L.Co. me! Love those paintings!

    Reply
  47. Dana says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    L. CO ME!

    I would go by Ela, which is “she” or “her” in Portuguese, because I grew up in Brazil, and it sounds cool.

    Reply
  48. Melissa says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    L.CO ME! Due to laziness, I sign my emails MC (my initials) and several people have caught on and started calling me MC. I’ll take it!

    Reply
  49. Andrea says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    L.CO ME! I think I’d just go with initials: ACD (almost like an awesome 80’s rock band)

    Reply
  50. Crystal says

    October 22, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    L.CO ME! As for the superstar nickname – I’ve got nothing!

    Reply
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