*** 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.
Julie says
L.CO ME! My rap name would be JayDay!
Sarah Johnson says
L.Co Me!!
S.Jo isn’t too interesting- so I’d probably spell it weird, like Esjay! (S, J, get it?)
Kim Q says
L Co me!
I’d go with KAT, my initials when using my maiden name. Unfortunately nothing works with Q!
ly says
L. Co me!
My initials L.V.
Rhonda says
L.CO ME!
Carrie says
L.CO ME! Please :)
Most of my friends call me ‘Carrie O’ which already has a catchy-unforgetable-ring to it I believe.
Amber K. says
L.CO ME!!!
I can’t come up with a hip personal celebrity nickname…but my celebrity couple name with my husband is Xamber, and now that we have a daughter named Sophie, just call us Xambophie!
Bethany says
L.CO ME!
I dunno about my nickname. Maybe B-Than.
Annie says
L.CO ME! A-cat!
Shanon says
L.CO ME!
My cousins call me Sassy Sugar Spice or S^3 for short
Sarah T. says
L.CO Me!
I would either be SA-T or SKA-T (or run them together without the hyphen). Or with the J. Lo method I could be S. Tra
Kerry says
L. CO ME! I could go with the J.Lo style and be “K.So”… and basically be the cheesiest rapper there ever was (haha)
Natasha says
L.CO ME!
My name would be N-Rob!
Brittney says
L. Co Me! My celeb name worked better with my maiden name… B. Dri.
Amanda K says
L.CO ME!
Gina says
L.Co Me! I like it when my sister just calls me G (provides for a thug life moment, for a split second). LOL!
“Guess what I want, but I am not going to beg for it?
…… a nickname, because you cant make it for yourself, like you can make yourself a new hair style, but you can’t say well now I go by the general.”
—Marcel the Shell With Shoes.
Rebecca Bausch says
L. Co me! I guess my celebrity would be R.BA. Not feeling it.
Olivia says
L Co Me! O Ze? Nah… maybe just Olivia, ala Whitney, or Celine, or Cher. But normal.
Anna says
L.CO ME! My nickname has always been banana, so I’d probably be B-Anna.
Kyrstin says
L.Co ME!
I was once given the name Special K….
that or K. Pentz…where did K. Fed ever go?!
Alison says
L Co Me!!
I’d just be Lutz, as in my last name, and yup, just like Lutz from 30 Rock!
Stephanie says
L.Co Me!! Oh my gosh I am obsessed with these paintings and have never seen anything like it!!
My superstar celebrity nickname would be S dizzle up in herrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeee!! Love!!
Judi B says
L. Co me! It’s Judiquah here!
Felicity @ ourlittlebeehive says
L.CO ME! My coworkers call me felsor – a combo on my first and last names, and evolved slightly when I got married. I feel like I should be wearing a darth vadar mask, which is not quite as hot as J.Lo’s booty ;)
CherylM. says
“L.CO ME!”
hmmmm….. C MO ….. kind of risky….what am I going to be showing more of??
Meg says
L. Co Me!
M.Ta really really doesn’t work. I am sometimes called Megarita, which I do think is cute. I wonder that it’d imply certain aspects of my personality if I was celebrity, though. I can’t live up to the Iron Man persona.
Amanda says
L.CO Me!!
My name would be Manderson! first name/last name mashup :)
Cait says
L.Co Me!!
Mine could be CaCa… or not.
Stephanie C. says
L. Co Me!!
Everyone calls me stephcon and sometimes stephcon 5 (get it..defcon 5). So maybe… Stephconnizle I guess? Oh man I already sound like a really lame rapper.
Abby says
L.CO ME!
christy sullivan says
L Co me!!
I was actually called C Ho before I got married. Now I’m Sully
Laura says
L.Co Me!!
I would use my initials. “LSV” in the house!!
Katelyn says
L.CO me!
Kristen Kunk says
L. CO Me!!!
My J.Lo name would one of the following:
Krunkster
Kunkster
K Krunk
K Kunk
KK
Lucky for me, these are the street names my friends already call me. Awesome, I think yes!
Kasey Befeler says
L.CO ME! I get KC & the Sunshine Band a lot.
Priscilla says
L.CO Me!
Masta P of course.
Priscilla says
L.CO Me!
Masta P of course.
Sherri says
L.CO Me!
Kris says
L.Co me,
Kdub
Elsa says
L.CO ME!!!
If I was a celeb I would definitely keep it real and use my real name
Angel L says
L.CO Me!!! My celeb name would be A.La if I went the J.Lo route but I would let my friends call Me La La. haha.
Allison R says
L.CO ME!
My boyfriend calls me “girlfriend” so much that it sounds odd when he uses my real name (kind of reminds me of how Katie B. calls Jeremy her bf).
So I think I’d go with “girlfriend” as my celebrity nickname. Sounds about right. :)
Rebecca says
L. Co me!
kristinp says
L.CO me! I am currently sporting two sassy nicknames. The newer name is K-Paul or Paulie-Paul or K. Paulie-Paul etc. The older and more established name is K-dawg, which was coined by some delightful co-workers when we were all working at an independent bookstore in the late 90’s. I would get paged over the intercom to take calls as “Yo, K-dawg, call on line 4.” Yes, I was the only one thus addressed and yes, I have some seriously odd acquaintances. Word.
Sheree C says
L. CO ME!
My name would be T.B. for The Bird (Birdy was a childhood nickname).
Kirsten says
L. Co me!
Hannah Q says
L.Co me! I’d be Slim Quaidie!
Meg B. says
L.CO ME!
M.Be isn’t that catchy. But Meggy B could work. It’s pretty fly!
Aurelie says
L.CO me!
love the art. can’t think of a good star name. but if we’re going by first house street name and first pet name, i’d be lucie lake. oh, is that the porn star name rule? oh well
Vanessa says
L.Co Me! Her stuff is gorgeous.
I have no idea what my name we be. Maybe VK.