*** 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.
Katie says
L. Co Me!
My name would be K. Wo…hahahaha.
Meredith says
L.CO ME! My name would be M.Sh, so that wouldn’t work very well. :)
Eleanor says
L. Co ME!!
Hmmmm….too bad you didn’t ask for my porn star name. Guess it would have to be “The Notorious E M P.”
Annie says
C.Lo Me!! My hubby’s and my initials are AC & DC, so we already sorta feel like we’ve achieved rock-star status! ;)
julie says
L. CO ME!!
I Love a good nickname, but J. TE just doesn’t work. I’ll stick to the classic “judge” (my brother-in law’s nickname for me).
Sarah J says
L.Co. me! Young Huback!
Ashley K says
L.CO ME!
My J. Lo name would be too boring – I think I’d veer more towards the Robin Sparkles route a la How I Met Your Mother.
Ashley Sparkles!!! I could wear lots of fun jewelry and clothes with that kind of name!
Leslie says
L.CO ME! I would go by the artist formerly known as mom. :)
NancyY says
L.CO ME! I’ve always thought of trying out my boyish middle name ‘Patrick’ on resumes just to see if I’d catch more responses but never had the nerve to go through the explanations necessary in case they were expecting a boy to come through the door for the interview…
Colleen says
L.Co Me!!!
My name would be “Book Goddess!” Swoon
Betsy Jurdi says
L.CO ME!
Maiden name would be B.Boe, and married name would be B.JUR… I think B.Boe sounds more thug, haha. :)
Jessica Allam says
L.CO ME! The only name that has stuck so far “Moose”
Emily Kuhl says
L.CO ME!!! My nickname is “Kuhlness” – since my last name is “Kuhl”. And since I fancy myself a superstar mom and wife, I think it’s pretty darn accurate ;-)
Emily Kuhl says
I should also clarify, that it’s pronounced “cool”!
Mireille says
L.CO ME!
I think I’d go the Adele/Beyonce route and just go by Mireille.
Sara says
L.Co me!
A few friends have called us Jara (jay + Sara) but they soon realized it was a normal name. So maybe our future child could be famous with the name Jara!
Susan says
L Co Me! Mine would be Hurdog (incorporating my last name) which sounds very much like Sherry’s ‘Sherdog’, I know!
SJ says
L.CO ME! My nickname is Freegity Freegs.
An says
L.CO Me please!
I would probably go with A.
Anna S says
L.CO ME
I’d be A.WA – my first initial and first part of my married last name!
Kellie says
L.CO ME!
Mine would be Kellie. Just plain Kellie with no last name. Kinda like Oprah or Madonna.
Nicole says
L.Co me! My name would be Coley Co.
Valerie says
L. CO. ME!
My Rapper name would probably be “Sunshine Jones”…though that sounds more like a stripper name. Good thing I don’t plan on being either. :)
Hillary says
L.Co ME!! I’ve been Hill-Kat since I played soccer in high school. I still get it every now and then when I run into someone from waaaaay from back then (graduated in 2001 haha)!
Shannon says
L.CO ME!!!!!!!!!
Jessica says
L CO. ME!
I think I would go with J Mack – my middle name is Mackenzie!
Kelly V says
L.Co Me!!
K. Va LOL
Jamie says
L.CO ME! My name would be J.Pa!
Rebecca in WA says
L. Co Me – I’d totally go with R. Snoop. Bring it, y’all.
holly says
L.CO ME! “Holl-doll” fo sho! lol ;)
or maybe “H-money” or “Lil’ h!” (and to think I wasn’t going to type any names…but now I’m on fire!) ‘h-love’
Shadi Jurdi says
L.CO ME!
Gatro!
Lindsay says
L.CO ME! …because I am also L.Co….although I get LC all the time (just like that other LC on that MTV show eons ago)….
mandi says
L. CO ME! I’m at a loss. …
Christa says
L. CO ME!
My celeb alter ego is def X-A…I even made this my soccer nickname in high school thanks to my love for a certain “dirty” blond singer
Alexis says
L CO me!
I occasionally go by Mizzle, which started as A-Money…
Stephanie B says
L.CO ME!
I don’t have any nicknames, celebrity or otherwise, but we do have a few for our cat- Doodles, Sasquatch, Crazy Licks
Christina @ Homemade Ocean says
L. Co Me!!!
I am feeling Bdub
Katie says
L.Co me!!! I’d be K.De which sounds a lot like my first name (Katie)!
Cassidy says
L.CO Me!
My name would be K-City!
Courtney says
L. CO me!
I’ve been called “chill” since middle school when we had to write our first initial “C” and our last name “Hill” on our P.E. uniforms. Courtney Hill = CHill. :)
Maija says
L. CO me!! I think M Wow would work nicely.
Carol says
L.CO ME!
I would be C.Co!
Becky says
L.Co. me! Ooh, I’ve had some nasty nicknames…Bucky Delrod followed me in high school…even my track coach called me that…ouch! B.Dah would be better, but still not good. :-)
Karissa says
L. Co me!
Megan S. says
L.CO ME!
Caldog all the way. (watch out snoop!)
Tom says
L. Co me!
StephieZ says
L.CO ME!
My name would be beezella
Cindy says
L Co ME!! Please! Those are so, so very awesome and I would never stop staring at one if it was hanging in my house.
My name would be Mom II Boyz (Remember Boyz II Men?) because just could never produce a girl child!
Jasmin S. says
L. CO ME! In high school my friend and I had a radio show which we (not so) cleverly called ‘The J-Lyd Show’ since our names are Jasmin and Lydia :)
Tara says
L.CO ME! My last name is Friesen, so probably something like T.Freeze :)
Karyn says
L. CO ME!
I guess I’d have to be K.LAW– to use first initial + first 3 letters of last name.