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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. Krista says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:45 am

    L. Co. Me!

    Reply
  2. Carli says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:45 am

    L.Co Me! I’ve been called Carlsbad…maybe that would work but throw an extra letter in there a là Color Me Badd to make it Carlsbadd!

    Reply
  3. Mis says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:48 am

    L.co me! My friends call me mis b

    Reply
  4. Arli says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:49 am

    L.Co Me! I would be…. I don’t know! Guess I like my real name.

    Reply
  5. Christine says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:49 am

    L.CO ME!

    I’d be TineSquared! For my nick name “Tine”! haha!

    Reply
  6. Kristin says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:51 am

    L.CO me! And, I have no idea what my celeb nickname would be. K Du doesn’t exactly sound great…

    Reply
  7. Kiki says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:54 am

    L. Co me!

    I would have to stick with my stripper name- you know, first pet and childhood street: Rusty Snowcrest.

    Reply
  8. Bethany Soelberg says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:57 am

    L.Co Me!

    My name would be BSoel … Sorta cool right? Right?

    Reply
  9. Amanda says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:57 am

    L. Co me!
    If I went the J. Lo route, I’d have to be A.Ha. I’m kind of loving it, can’t believe that never occurred to me before!

    Reply
  10. Jessica says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:03 am

    L.CO ME!

    I’m Jessica Lynn, so J.Lynn sounds pretty catchy to me! But maybe I could get creative and spell it differently… Jaylyn??

    Reply
  11. Wendy says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:04 am

    L. Co ME! …maybe, Double U.

    Reply
  12. Beth says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:04 am

    L.Co me!

    I’m not very creative so I’ll go with the J.Lo trend… I’m B.Go :)

    Reply
  13. Michelle says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:05 am

    L.co me!!

    Reply
  14. Tamara says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:10 am

    L.CO ME!

    i actually used the j.lo method on my grandma back in high school and started calling her “g.la”

    somehow it spread and now everyone calls her that… i don’t think any of them have any idea where it came from!

    Reply
  15. Lanelle says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:10 am

    L CO. ME!
    I liked the DIY/rapper name Idea. I’d be Lil Tiler – no offense to Liv Tyler.

    Reply
  16. Cassie says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:12 am

    L.CO me!

    Reply
  17. RMS says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:12 am

    L.CO me!

    I think it would be ramaesch

    Reply
  18. Suni says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:13 am

    “L.CO ME!”

    Reply
  19. Lauren says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:16 am

    L.CO ME! My famous name would be LV, because my friends are crazy original. :)

    Reply
  20. spiffi says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:17 am

    L.Co Me!!!

    My famous person name would be “Scruffy James” – according to the kids game where you picked your pet’s first name, and the street you grew up on …though that might have been your “porn name” so …never mind!

    Reply
  21. Jennifer Scott says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:18 am

    L.CO ME!

    J.Sko would work.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  22. Kalyn says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:21 am

    L.CO me!!

    Mine would be J.Lo style. And I’m still Kalyn from the block ;)

    Reply
  23. Theresa says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:27 am

    L.co me!

    I don’t think T.Gi works? It’s pronounced like the g in giant, so yeah. :/ Although T.G. pronounced normal isn’t so bad. That’s how my toddler says TV. :)

    Reply
  24. Sara says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:31 am

    L. CO ME!!!

    Lil’ Darbs — my maiden name is “Little” and my married name is “Darby” — I’d have to combine them, of course. Watch out, Lil’ Wayne!

    Reply
  25. Sarah mc says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:34 am

    L.co me!

    Reply
  26. Hallie says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:35 am

    “L.CO ME!”

    Reply
  27. Camille says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:36 am

    L.CO ME!

    Reply
  28. Kerry says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:38 am

    L.CO ME!

    I would probably go by my initials, K.D., which I think has a nice ring to it!

    Reply
  29. Laura says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:39 am

    L. Co Me!
    Let’s go with Sparkles McNabb.

    Reply
  30. Katrina says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:43 am

    L.Co ME!!

    Reply
  31. Jen says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:51 am

    Ok, please don’t actually publish this because I don’t want to enter the contest (not because L. Co’s paintings aren’t lovely; it’s just that we have a small apartment and don’t have any more free wall space.) But I had to share that I honestly thought John had written in response to Clara thinking Lindsay was J. Lo: “We think it was her boobs and her dark hair.” I was like, *blink blink* whoa, the youngsters have taken “tellin’ it like it is” to a whole new level here! I must’ve read that sentence three times before I was like, ooooohhh, booTs!

    Happy Monday.

    Reply
  32. Misty says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:53 am

    L.Co Me! I would probably just use initials.

    Reply
  33. Steph N says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:53 am

    L.CO ME! I might go the first-name-only route if I had a more unique name, though I suppose I could make a new one up.

    Reply
  34. Elizabeth says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:53 am

    L.CO me!

    My name would be GIGI – my nephew called me that because he never could say my name when he was younger.

    Reply
  35. Wendy Smith says

    October 23, 2012 at 1:54 am

    L.Co me!! My maiden name begins with ‘Baum’ so I could be Baum-diggity? Haha

    Reply
  36. Sheryl says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:00 am

    L.CO ME!!
    I have no idea what my superstar name would be…maybe S.Dawg. LOL.

    Reply
  37. Jennifer says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:01 am

    L.CO ME!
    My name would be jenny-lynn.

    Reply
  38. Jennifer says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:02 am

    L.CO ME!
    I am totally wild about these paintings. We have a new house and have been searching for a fab painting. These are more than perfect!! I’m a sculptor and everyone always tells me to just paint something for my wall, but I’m no good with 2D!

    My name would be JDizzle fo’ sho’

    Reply
  39. Jessica Brown says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:07 am

    L.CO ME!

    My boyfriend and I are dorks and refer to ourselves as J Squared (his name is Justin)….so something along those lines!

    Reply
  40. Mary says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:09 am

    L.Co me! I’d be called Murbak, since most of my friends always call me that anyway.

    Reply
  41. Kayla says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:15 am

    L.Co me…

    K.Ha= not so cool bits its all I have. Maiden and married name were ridiculously similar.

    Reply
  42. Andrea Harper says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:23 am

    L. Co me!
    I’m gonna go with A. Diddy. Yup.

    Reply
  43. Chris says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:32 am

    L.CO ME! My friends tease and call me ‘tech goddess’ just for knowing how to use my computer – and then helping them. Any easy way to achieve fame!

    Reply
  44. Laurie says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:34 am

    L.Co Me!

    My dad called me “Laurie Lou”–or just “Lou”. Well, still does. Best I can come up with!

    Reply
  45. Jessica says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:36 am

    L Co me!

    Haha, the J Lo method makes me into J Ho… not sure if that’s hilarious or something I want to stay far, far away from.

    Reply
  46. Elizabeth M. B. says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:37 am

    L. Co me!! E. Bro may work.

    Reply
  47. Sarah says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:48 am

    L. Co me!

    The only decent “nickname” I’ve had is Sarah May, which would be perfect if I were a country singer. Evidently, people didn’t realize that May was my last name, though, and I am still referred to as Sarah May even though I’m married and took my husband’s last name.

    Reply
  48. Meg says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:58 am

    L.CO ME!

    The J.Lo method doesn’t work for my name. (It would be M.Mil…) My friends called me MEGatron for awhile a few years ago, but now it’s generally Megs. I’ve been called Meggles, Meglet, and Nutmeg over the years as well; I guess any of those would work for a celebrity nickname. Kind of boring, but it’s all I’ve got!

    Reply
  49. Melinda says

    October 23, 2012 at 3:02 am

    L. Co Me!!!
    Melz :-)

    Reply
  50. Crystal says

    October 23, 2012 at 3:03 am

    L. Co me!

    CCsizzle right here!

    Reply
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