*** 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.
Melanie says
L. Co Me!! My name would be McMAG. Super cool!
Mary K says
L.Co me! That’s easy, I’m MK!
Gemma Slack says
L. CO ME! My name would be Ms. Glam Cake–it’s an anagram of my name!
StaCy says
L.CO ME.
i am all out of creative juice to pick a name. Just had a baby 3 weeks ago… and I have a 2 year old… low on energy? YES! But I DO love this art! :)
Lyndsey says
L Co me!!!!
Mary says
C.LO me!
Clarisa B says
L. Co me!
po says
L. Co me!
P Love
Christie says
L.CO ME! And My name used to be …wait for it… Chris to the T!
Deb says
L. CO ME!
Who knows?! Maybe D-Dub?!
Katie J. says
L.Co ME!
K-Jack!
SarahCC says
L. Co me!
My totally awesome celebrity name would be Sca – pronounced ska!
Jenny says
L. Co ME! Awesome giveaway!
Ashlea Noonan says
L. Co. Me!!
MichelleP says
L.Co me! I could flash back to my high school nickname, Maddog (a play off of my maiden name of Maddox), or roll with my married name inspiration and go with Lil Penny.
rachel l says
L.Co me!
Well if we’re going the J. Lo route, I’d me R. Lu, which isn’t bad, but I do have some friends that call me Ray Ray. Which isn’t really a celebrity/superstar name, but it works for me!
Susan says
L.CO Me! My awesome name is “Honey”
Emily says
L.Co. Me! Love those paintings!
Jen says
L. Co me!
This has never crossed my mind and even sitting here I can’t come up with something catchy or cute. Oh well, no famous life for me!
Joanne says
L. Co Me!!
J. Ri, doesn’t work quite as well :)
Katie says
L.CO me!! K.KE is just…stupid.
Pat says
L.CO ME!
Pvav in the house!
Sara Schaecher says
L.CO ME
Suzanne says
L.Co Me! Somehow I got the nickname Suz Puz so maybe Lil Puz (terrible, I know)
Katherine says
L. CO ME! Beautiful paintings! I’d love to win. But I have no idea what my superstar name would be.
kay hintz says
L.CO me! K-Dawg…
Tanya K says
L.CO me!! pretty please!
Hanne says
L.CO ME!
based on J.Lo, I would be H.Sc.. doesn’t seem to flow too nicely haha
BB says
L. CO ME!
alexis febles says
L.CO ME! I really need some color in my living room!
Natalie Luckhart says
L. Co me.
In high school they called me nat dogg…
Michele says
L.CO ME! M. Gro works for me!
Jill says
L.CO ME!
J-dilla.
Jamie says
L. Co Me!
J-Go works for me as a nickname :)
Traci says
L.CO Me!
Friends call me T-bone! Ha!
Alison says
L. Co me.
I can’t think of any clever celeb name.
Chelsea Asermely says
“L.CO ME!” cheb! it’s been my nickname forever
Robert says
L.Co Me!
Molly says
L. Co Me! My name would be Duffy Sloan. A while back a few friends and I heard of the middle name/ street you grew up on rule. I always thought mine sounded so James Bond.
Tara says
L.Co ME!
Tdog :)
Danielle says
L.CO ME! I would be called DAG ( my initials).
Jenna says
L. CO ME!
Boy, those paintings are gorgeous! The bonus question is hysterical, no idea how to answer that one- the initial + last name method doesn’t work as well for me :)
emma says
L.Co me! Love those colorful paintings.
I’d probably flaunt my last name of Timberlake and try to cash in on Justin’s fame…
Holly says
L Co me!
Brad says
L.CO ME!
LoriSF says
L.CO ME!
L-Ri just doesn’t work for me so I’d have to go with something else entirely… L-Rock, maybe?
Maria says
Oh lovely colors in those paintings … L.CoMe Plz!
I like the superstar name idea, but can’t think of one other than what my daughter used to call me when she was little and that’s “Mama Mia”.
Kathy Hartzell says
L.Co me, too!
I would me MiNee because my kids, when wee ones, had nick names for us and I got Minee, my husband Daffy, etc.
KH
Bobbi says
L.CO ME!
I’d want to be B Diddy – might have to fight with Mr Puff daddy about that one though
sarah says
L. Co Me!
We’re all about nicknames in my family, but none of them are cool enough to be announced in public!