*** 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.
Tara says
L.CO ME!
Mine would be T.MA….doesn’t quite roll off the tongue….
meg says
LCO ME!
I would be Big Mo!
Libby says
L. CO ME!!!!
Christy R. says
L. CO ME!
My friend and once I wrote and filmed an original rap music video for a contest to win a trip to Thailand. -And that is the story of how I earned my rap name “CC Row.”
Vicky says
L.CO me!!
Kay says
“L.CO ME!”
I’m a red head so I’ve been called Red and Ginger all my life! It works for me!
Victoria says
L.CO ME!
I’m VBev, and I actually had a coworker that used to call me that.
jG says
L.CO ME! JJ!
Morgan says
L.Co me!
I would have to be MVP, as those are my initials. That’s kind of a celebrity nickname, right? Sports celebrity, anyway… Like RG3…
Amanda E says
L. Co me please!
Caitlyn says
L.Co ME!
My famous person name would be Ceci! My initals are CC, and a lot of my friends call me that, but I prefer the spelling of Ceci because it seems so much more glamorous!
Kate says
L. CO ME!
Christina M. says
“L.CO ME!”
Rap name would totally be C.Murder hahaha. I could also go with XXXtina if I were in a pop group.
emilyr says
L.CO ME!
I love those paintings :)
Kimmi says
L.CO me!!!!!!
If my hubby and I were a celebrity couple we’d be katt- Matt and Kimmi.
The paintings are very cool!
Kendi says
L.CO ME! Mine would be Kendi ;D
Kyley says
L.Co Me!
My middle name as my star name would make it Sisum….memorable, yes!
Amanda says
L.CO ME!
A.Be…not the most catching name…
alison says
L CO me!
assilyn (per my husband)
Elise says
L.CO ME!
I’ve never really thought about my celebrity nickname. I avoid using my initials on things since E.R. only makes people think about going to the hospital.
Christine says
L.Co me!
I am bad at coming up with names, but I was C-Squared for a while since my initials were CC before I got married.
Jamie says
L Co me!!
The J Lo method fortunately works for me and for a short stint in high school friends called me J La!
Liz says
L.Co Me!…I already have a celebrity name, it’s LDogg
Theresa Granados says
L. CO ME!
Reese B – a combination of my first and middle name, Theresa Rebecca, which became Resa Becca when I was little and would definitely be shortened again for a superstar/celebrity nickname! BTW – Love the Art!!!!
barbara fitzsimmons says
L.CO ME!!!
My name would be B.Fitzs
Toni says
L. CO ME!!!
T-money would be mine, lol.
Kate J. says
L.CO ME!
I would probably be K.Len but that isn’t too catchy:)
Kim Davis says
L.CO Me!
Pugdy Baldwin in the hiz-ouse!
Arden says
L. CO ME!!! I would definitely be R. Dee! Not that I had ever thought about that before! :)
Molly says
L.CO me!
Brianne says
L. Co me!
My friends call me Breezy alot!
“Breezy to the Mic!” That works :)
Gwen says
L.CO ME!
I would be G.Law!
Sharon says
L.CO ME! My superstar name would be one of those
One-Word-Name deals. I guess I would go with “Sha” ,what most people call me anyway!
richy mc cusker says
L. Co. ME!
My name is Richy and have been knicknamed “rude” as I’m quite the mannerly sort…
My wife’s name is Joanna…
Collectively we are known as Rudejana…celeb couple name
Vivienne says
L.Co Me!!
My name would be Kiwi-V! Cos I’m from New Zealand.
Kim S says
L.Co Me! K.Sa just doesn’t have quite the same ring as J.Lo does it? It works a little better with my maiden name…K.Po (kind of like KaPow! superhero-style haha).
RLB says
L. Co Me!
I would be BobbyB
Katie K says
“L.CO ME!”
My superstar rapper name would be Kizzez. My rap partner is Huggz.
Rose says
L.Co Me!
Terese says
L.CO ME! I would want my rapper name to be ‘Sweet T’ … but maybe that seems cooler in my head than it would be in real life.
Allie says
L.CO ME!
I’d be A.We.
Melissa says
L.CO ME
Katie says
L.Co me!!!
Unfortumately my name closely resemebles Katy Perry – my last name is Terry – soo I guess that’s my supastar alter ego! KTe if you will
Kristi says
L. CO ME!
Fearless Kristi!
SarahN says
L.CO Me!!!
Teresa @ wherelovemeetslife says
L.CO me!!
My grandmother tried sooo hard to make my nickname T-anne :) Love my grandmother!! (lost her this year :( )
Regina says
L.CO ME!
R. Ba here!
Abby says
L.Co. Me!
I would be Hootie-Hoo! Since I married into the Hooton clan I have a wide array of nicknames!
Emily says
LCo Me!
Katie N. says
L. CO ME!
Does K. No sound too dorky? :)