*** 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.
- 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.
Kelly L. says
L. CO me!
You can call me K. LO!
Lori says
L. Co. Me!
My initials are LK so I would go with ElleKaye.
Vita says
L.Co Me!!!
Jessica says
L. Co me! Umm… J. Ve? I used to write poetry under the name J. Smith (my maiden name), since I liked the incognito-ness as opposed to an in-your-face celebrity name. I guess I was not destined for stardom!
E.D. R. says
L.CO ME! If I did the JLo, I’d be EBo or ERa, which is weird. I’d just go with my last name, Rambo (seriously, I married into it!)!
Sarah says
L CO Me! My rapping career is limited to a horrifying fundraising video we did at my school, but I did get my hiphop name out of it: MC Caffs.
Jenn Leigh says
L. Co Me!
“Jenn” used to get autocorrected to Leon pre-iPhone days…I’ll go with Leon!
Lauren says
L. CO ME!
Julia says
L.Co Me!
Julie B says
L.CO ME!
Kelly says
L.co me. I would try to make my name sound fancier than it is… Like Kelly Von Richie de Lebby.
Ashley says
L.CO ME!!! I don’t have a celebrity nickname, but I want one of those paintings :)
Heather Murray says
L. Co me! Mine would be Miz Murray.
jessica says
L.CO. ME!
I have several nicknames: J.Ha., DJ Jazzy Jess, and, if you’re familiar with Friends….Jessatron.
Hannah says
L.Co me!!
Alex A says
L.CO Me!!
Mine would me A.Au which doesn’t work at all.. my friends call me Al so I think I’d stick with that!
Sarah says
L. CO ME!
I’m terrible at thinking up nicknames, but my best friend is Jennifer and she married a hispanic man so she actually is Jennifer Lopez now! I love it, she grew up down the street from me so she’s Jennie from the (my?) Block. Or J. Lo. :)
abby r says
L.Co Me!!!
I think it would be Master A or the Abinator
Vanessa says
L.Co me!!
My married name isn’t good, but I could be V.Wo with my maiden name!
Laura W says
L.CO ME! I’d go with L Dub
Elisabeth says
L.CO ME!
I’ll take “Bugs” as a variation on a childhood nickname. :)
Sarah says
L.Co me! None of those nicknames work with my name!
Laura says
L. Co Me! L-Dog is what I’ve been called, although not sure why….
Jilly P says
L. Co Me!!!!!
Ethan says
l.co me!
Sarah F. says
L.Co me!
I guess I’d be S.Fu, which sounds vaguely like a dirty word now that I’m looking at it again.
jackie says
L.Co. Me!! My name would be Jackie Lee :)
Thanks for chance, smiles Jackie
Ellie says
L.CO ME! E.SE?
Adrienne says
L.CO ME! My first name is Adrienne but everybody calls me Dri, so I’m usually Dr. Dri :)
Krista says
L.Co Me!
Ummm…K dizzle? No. K to the Rizzle? No. I got nothing.
HelenBoston says
L.CO ME!
Logotex = mix of my maiden name and married name!
Amanda says
L. Co Me!!!
Devin says
L. Co Me!
Called me… The Devinator!
Vonda says
L.co me!
VeeK works!
Rachel Lockyer says
L.Co me!
I’m R. Pearlie, for sure. My maiden name is Pearl.
Monica says
L. Co Me!
Ha probably MGx. Our last name is French but missing the x (should be -eaux) but a lot of us still add it on for kicks!
Michelle says
L.CO ME!
Alicia says
L.Co me!
A.Wit ;)
Bridget says
L.Co. me! I think I will be Ms. B. Haven. (An actual nickname when I was a baby!)
Lindsay-Jean says
L.CO ME! Hm. Celebrity nickname… It would probably involve some unfortunate use of my last name (Hard), so I’m not sure I want one!
Melissa says
L. Co me! M Pat?!
Susan says
L. CO ME! My name would be “Q.”
Leah says
L.CO ME!
I would be LE Rouge :-)
Meagan says
L.CO me!!
I really don’t know what my nickname would be…but I’ll follow suit and mine would be M.Fi. Interesting would best describe that one!
Alicen says
L. Co Me!
J. Lo method would be A. Lu, but my friends call me AL :)
Maura says
L.CO ME! J. Lo style is good – catchy!
Maura says
L.CO ME!
Sydnie F. says
L. Co me! I would go with SydFree for my celeb name-the beginnings of my first and last names. Not horrible, right?
Luke says
L.CO me! Somehow, I’ve been Lucius to my coworkers.
Katharine says
L. Co me!
My kids sometimes call me mama-kat which I think is pretty tuff.