*** 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.
Amy says
L CO. me!
I would be Lil’ Scrappy-my husband always says I’m small, but I can hold my own-I’m scrappy!
maryam says
L.CO Me!
leslie says
L.Co me. My celebrity nickname would be fizzy.
jenn says
L.CO me!!!!!
during a rowdy game 20 person game of catch phrase I earned the nickname ‘the dark wizard’. haha. I had had a few glasses of wine and my inner nerd began to shine more brightly than normal. the name is completely opposite of my personality, so everyone still chuckles when they call me that.
Sara R says
L. co. Me!
Randi says
L.CO ME!! My name would be Randilicious!
Ashley says
L.CO ME!!!!!
My name would be Lil’ Red for my bright red hair! :)
Courtney says
L. Co me!!!
I’d be Triple C, but you can call me Trip for short. :)
Kristen McDaniel says
L.CO ME! Wow, I love her work! In high school, people sometimes called me KDawg. But I like my new married name better: KaaCo!
Hil says
L.CO me!!! sad to say but id probably be Sir Clutz A Lot!!
sarah says
L.CO ME! love this beautiful artwork!
Courtney McNelis says
L.Co Me!!
3 little guys gave me the best nickname”mom”!
Katie Lewis says
L. Co Me! I would go by “K.”
Michele says
L.CO ME! I’m having such a hard time coming up with a name I’m pretty sure I’m not meant to be a celebrity!
Erika says
L.CO ME!
My super celebrity stage name would be “Ginger Bey” because I LOVE me some Beyonce (who doesn’t) and also because I am a ginger(obvi). :)
I should probably keep my phone like open because I am sure once Beyonce reads this post she will be asking me to go on tour with her and just basically be her best friend and “sista from another mista”
Katy says
L.CO ME!!!! K.Do….. Sounds similar to a do-do bird…. most people just give me the nick name of my last name, Dolan.
Tiffany says
L. Co me! I’d go by Baby T :)
Shannon says
L.Co me!
I’m not very good at names lol. And mine doesn’t make anything cool. S. Bos? Nah. Mommy is a good one. But if I’m goin. To be famous then I hope it is from my improving as a photographer, so I will keep my name. :)
Meredith says
L.CO ME!!!
M.Pe wouldn’t work too well, so I’d probably go the Brangelina route and combine my husband & I’s name – Justith? Merestin? :)
Kathy says
L. CO ME!Love the modern!
Carlyn says
L.Co me!!
Karen Q. says
L.Co Me! My name would be KaQu (pronounced K Q-way)HA! Too fun!
Heike says
L.CO ME!
Sarah says
L.Co Me!!!
S.Gr sounds more like a pirate’s nickname, so let’s go with “SKate”
Julia says
L.Co ME!
More than one person already calls me J-Face…
Lauren says
L.CO me! Hmm…can’t say I can think of a fun nickname (the dog kept me up last night), but I would love to win – this art is awesome.
Meghan S. says
L.Co me!
My only cool nickname is a combination of my first name and maiden name…Megleo!
Mary says
L.Co me!
I’d be “Wo” which is what my friends call me
Kelly.R says
L.CO ME!
Let’s see… I think I would be KK since that’s what my niece calls me, and The Boyfriend has been E Money since High School!
Christina says
L Co me!!
I have always been called “Xtina”. Someone once told me that it’s my sassy alter ego :)
Arrison Wright says
L.Co Me!
Mary Allison Welden says
“L.CO ME!” My name would be mAcY!
Erika says
L.CO ME! I’d for sure by Shep Dogg (with the double g, of course). :)
Nora says
L.CO ME!
I would probably be NTS, its my initials, but we used our initials a lot at my last job, but I have such a long name that a lot of people just started referring to me by my initials and it just stuck!
Shana says
L. Co me!
I would have to go with something like “Ese” Cause there are so many “s” in my name :)
Danielle says
L.Co Me!
I have no idea what my celeb name would be… I don’t have the sort of name that sounds good when it’s shortened!
Dani… Sailboat? My last name sounds like another word for a seafaring vessel. *shrug* I’ll just go with that.
Elyse says
L.CO ME!
Maybe E Brizzle? lol
Natalie C says
L.CO ME! …. I got nothin. Maybe I’d go by Natalia?
catherine says
L.Co me!
I think my celebrity nickname would have to be like C. Moggy or something. since it’s something similar to my real nickname (cat) and sounds like an abbrev. of my middle name (margaret/maggie) and moggy means cat! there you go. wayyyy overthought.
Jillian says
L.Co me!
I have friends who actually do call me “J.Jo,” or “JJ,” although since I’ve gotten married they will have to come up with a new moniker for me. Whomp whomp.
Lalove says
L.CO ME! Mine would be L.A.Love.
Cassie says
L.Co Me!!!
I’d be C.Go…that kind of has a nice ring to it…
Jenna says
L. Co me!!
During my freshman year of college my friends started calling my J. Diz…not really sure why because my last name isn’t anywhere close to that…but it stuck and it’s what all my friends from college call me now.
Monica says
L. Co. Me! I guess I’d go by m. Lo.
janessa says
L.CO ME!!! I wanna be called Lil awesome. I don’t know. I think it is rad and will take off shortly.
Sarah Scripture says
L.CO ME!
Rachel says
L.CO ME! I’d go with Rachy Rach. Also – I love love love drag art. It’s great fun to do and seeing someone else’s very well done drag art is really fun! She is super talented.
Kelly says
L. Co Me!!!
My name would be ‘K-dog!’
Kaitlin Jenkins says
L.CO ME!
My celeb name would clearly be K-jo! :D
Ashley says
L.CO ME! I’m not cool enough to have a nickname. There are a million girls named Ashley,so if I could dream big, it would to go by just “Ashley” and not have EVERYONE go, “Ashley who?” or “which one?”