*** 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.
Jill Robbins says
L.Co Me! I love all the color!!!!
Sonel says
L.CO ME!!
I’m going with Lil’ Snelly!
Katie C. says
L. Co me!
I’ve never really thought about it – quite honestly I’ve been working hard enough to own ‘Katie’ well enough to stand out from all the other Katies in my age group (something like 5% of women my age!). Anyway, if I get famous for something it’ll be science outreach, so maybe I can go by Professor SCIENCE or something awesome and obvious like that.
Lindsay says
L. Co me!
I would be L. Hay! What now?
kim eversole says
L.CO ME!
KimdelaCreme
Kelly says
L. Co Me! I could be K-Dub… but there’s a bunch of those in my group of friends!
eva says
L.CO ME!!
ED’…it just doesn’t work with punctuation. Ed’I? E.Di…
None of them are too catchy! I’ve always used the fake name Journey Evers, which was Marilyn Monroe’s original stage name.
Kim says
L.Co me! too cute. :)
Kimberly C says
L.CO ME!” I DONT KNOW!
ErinB says
L.CO me!
Eva says
L. Co me!!
I’d use my married name- Eva Devereux sounds like an international movie star right??? :)
Laura S. says
L. Co Me!
In high school, my best friend called me PonyBoy Poppins (for reasons I’m still trying to figure out). If that’s not just crazy enough for a celebrity name, I don’t know what is.
Candace says
L. Co me! I think I would go Oprah style and become only my first name.
Beth A. says
L.CO ME!!!
My nickname would have to be lil BA.
Andrea says
L CO ME!!!! I’m not that creative to come up with any kind of name for myself….awesome giveaway!!!!!
Jenny M. says
L. Co Me!!
Jennifer says
L.CO Me!!
Jenn says
LCo me! I’d be JPres by that standard…I don’t hate that.
Soleil B says
L.CO ME!
SlayB would have to be my rapper name. Lol, though I’d probably get laughed off the stage before I even opened my mouth… =]]
Linden says
L. CO ME! Think I’d go with LJ!
Lesley says
L.Co Me!!! One of her works would look just fabulous in my dining room. It is in much need of color!
I would be L.Ro!
Jessica @ One Shiny Star says
In college a friend started calling me J-Dub, and it stuck. So come on and L.Co to the J-Dub!
Sarah says
L. Co me!
S. At would be my J. Lo type abbreviation, so maybe I could be SAT? Not sure about that one..
Marissa says
L.CO ME!
P. Mommy, inspired by P. Daddy (or is it Diddy? I dunno)
Anne says
L.Co Me!
Maggie G in da hizzouse!
cee says
L. Co me!
beth says
L. CO ME!
Mikala says
L. Co me! My rap name is DJ Mikki Jo…but for some reason it hasn’t caught on yet. Someday!
Catherine says
L. CO ME!!!
My name would have to be C-Money (C$ for short)
Martha says
L.CO ME!
heather says
L Co me!
I’d be H Bizzo! haha Why? I don’t know.
Sara says
“L.CO ME!”
Well my initials are SAC (both maiden and married) and I live in Sacramento, CA. So my rap name would have to be “SAC Mama”. I’d rap about the real housewives and mamas of Sac town! ;) Hahaha!
Please pick me!!! My walls are desperate!!
Kayla says
L.CO ME!!!!! K.RU here… works for me. :)
Kelly says
L.CO ME!!!!
I’d be K. Hink. Better than K. Hi., methinks.
JY says
C Lo ME! Pleeeeeease! J Yo!
Dee Rasmussen says
L. CO ME! Love the paintings. My wrapper name would be DeeDeeDee
Ciao,
Dee
Jess says
L.CO ME
J. Me would be my J. Lo-esque name. I’m kind of fond of J.J. — since my first name & middle name both start with J.
LYO-Town says
L.CO ME!!! My nickname would be ‘The Fuse’ because ‘fuse’ appears in my last name!! Although it makes me sound like a maniac who flies off the handle…
Adrienne says
L.CO ME! I have a few not very great nicknames… But I thought you’d appreciate my dog’s nicknames more! We call her “Floppy” or “Lil Flops” because she has giant ears for a lab!
TK says
L.Co me!
Holly S says
L CO Me!!
Joy says
L.CO ME!
My nickname is ‘Spresso Slinga (I run a coffee shop)
Mary says
L.CO ME! I would just go with my initials. That’s it.
Cat says
L.Co me!
I have no cool name like that, and giving myself one would be great but I know I would just come off as a complete dork! Hey ho! Amazing paintings btw!
Mayra says
L. CO me! I’d use the name M. Ped. Sort of like K. Fed but not at all like K. Fed. ;) lol
Merritt says
L. Co me! And call me M.Shug from here on out.
Jenny says
L. CO ME!
JBD, yo!
Yalanda says
L.CO me! My celeb name would be Y.HO, but no one wants to be called that, I’d need a publicity agent!
Jason says
L.CO Me! J.LU!
Kelly says
L. Co me!
I have a friend who calls me Kdawg :)