*** 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.
jade says
L.CO ME!
I’d probably pick a rap name like that was said one way, but written to look like something else (like Flo Rida… but I couldn’t pick that one because its taken!)!
Rachel says
L.Co me!
I guess R.Wo doesn’t really work. Maybe Arly. That could work.
Cheryl Noble says
L. CO me!!!
I guess I could be CeeNo. When we put aviator sunglasses on him, my son looks like a baby CeeLo, so it must be a family thing…
Joann says
L.Co me!
Julie says
L. Co. Me
Johann says
L.Co Me! My friends call be Jo-bird … not exactly celebrity-ish.
Jennifer says
L.CO Me!
My name would be Jeb, it has stuck ever since my husband accidently wrote Jeb instead of Jen while we were skyping when he was deployed. His friends got a kick out of it and it never died.
Lauren says
L. Co ME!!!
And my college roomies called me Lable.
Jen says
L.CO ME! I’d totally be Jen Danger. I actually was thisclose to adding Danger as my middle name when I changed my name with the SSA when I got married. Ah, regret…
Also the hubs sometimes goes by D Bo. So there’s that.
kristin says
L.CO me, please!! K$ – “K Money”, ha! My hubs used to call me this!
Taylor Woods says
L.CO ME! How about T-Dub!
A'isha says
L CO ME!I’m called Queen Diva. Its on my cars plates. People also call me QD for short.
Kristen says
L. Co Me!!
Umm.. no clue, probably something embarassing!
Molly says
L. Co ME!!
msondsy would do the trick
Virginia says
L. Co me. I would be V lu, that might work.
Melissa says
L. Co Me!
M Swack! Fo Sho!
Jackie Carey says
L.Co Me!!
My family called me Jack-Attack growing up and now it has stuck….unfortunately!
Lauren says
L.CO ME! My nickname has always been and would most likely be La La.
Cindy O. says
L.CO ME!
kimberlyj says
“L. CO ME!”
LibbyS says
L.CO ME!
Pounds (L.B.S.)
Shannon says
L. Co Me!!
I’d have to go with my first name and the street that I grew up on (isn’t that a thing?). Shannon Cartwright has a nice ring to it.
Dana says
L.CO ME!!
I guess the formula works for me – D.Bo here! :)
Laura says
“L.CO ME!”
eek! I don’t think the celeb name translates well for me…
L.Ha
LaHa
Good thing I’m not famous.
Suzi H says
L.CO ME! My superstar name would be S Hizzy – adding z’s makes names cooler, right?
Kate says
L.CO ME! I’m so not creative with stuff like that, but my initials work… KC
Shelby says
L.Co. me. I’m not really a fan of nickname or pet names. I know I am a party pooper.
Jessica brown says
Something me! Love the art! Looking for something above the fireplace right now.
You could call me curly j.
Heather L. says
L.CO ME! I have no clue what my celebrity nickname would be!
Jill says
L.Co Me!!
By the J.Lo method, I’d be J.Sc which isn’t even pronounceable. :-)
kimberlyj says
KDawn
Heather F says
L. CO ME! Her paintings are stunning! How about some H-town right here!
Rebeccah says
L. Co me! I’d be R. Fo which sounds terrible, I’d rather go by Becc!
jessica says
L. Co Me!! I’m a local Richmond artist as well and one of my favourite things is collecting art from other locals (so I hope I win!). As a little girl, I was often called “Jec” – derived from “jecca” bc my brother couldn’t say
“Jessica” when I was born. About three or four of my closest pals and my brothers still call me that.
Kathleen says
L.CO ME!
My name would be KK or maybe KayKay?
Katie says
L.Co me!!
K.Tid for my rapper name!
Rachel says
L.CO ME!
R. AL just doesn’t have the best ring to it. Though my monogram with my last name in the middle is rAd. Yep, I’m rad…
Carly Cleghorn says
“L.CO ME!”
Cue the last name: C. Legs
Becky says
L.Co Me!!!
Not sure what my name would be, but I’d have to ditch the last name. At 12 letters, it sounds not at all movie-star-ish. Maybe I could be like Christina, Britney, or Lindsay.
Stacey says
L.Co Me!!
Super Stay here. You know. Super, longevity… what more could one ask for??
kristen says
L.CO me!! we are painting our office a dark blue color and these gorgeous paintings would look amazing in there!
as for celebrity names… because of my name now, it has gotten shortened to k-han, which kinda sounds celebrity-ish. but then that transformed to khan as a joke, and now sometimes it’s just genghis, haha :)
Julie says
L.CO ME!
I would be J. Kay!
Erin says
L. CO Me!! Her work is gorgeous – my art weakness is vibrantly colored abstracts, so I am officially weak in the knees.
My superstar/celeb nickname? Maybe the Notorious E.A.C.?
Katie says
L.CO ME!
By default my name would be K.Bo but if I could opt for a rapper name, it would probably be either “Little B” or “K.B.”
Bree says
L.CO ME!!!
Mine would be B.DO haha!
Amanda says
L. Co Me!!
So funny my dad used to call me A.Lo as a teenager.
Stephanie Strickland says
LCO me!
I would probably go with my initials, “SAS”
Cathy says
L. CO ME!
My name would be ‘Kitty’…. which came about from little kids nicknaming that, but I sort of like it!
Denise says
L.CO ME!
I’d probably just go with D. Like Cher. One name only. Or actually, one letter. :)
Darbi says
L.CO me!!!
I have no idea what my famous person name would be! Never thought of it. :)