*** 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.
Nikki says
L.CO ME!
My name would be just be Kat (middle nickname) but my husband would be R. Kelly, poor guy…
Carlie says
L.CO Me!
Monica says
L.CO ME! M-Train, as dubbed by my husband.
Alicia says
L.CO ME!! AL.CO is my celebrity name.
Robin says
L. CO ME!
Yay!
Jackie P. says
L.Co Me!
Mine would be J.Ph.
Rachel says
L.CO ME! I’d have to go with Rae-Rae!
jess says
L.CO ME!
My CB handles is Thin Mint… Does that count?
Allison says
L.CO ME! I’d be ARad.
Jenna says
L. Co Me!
Not so sure about a celebrity name for me but I do have a niece that calls her grandpa “G Diddy”…I guess he wanted a cooler name than gramps.
Jessica Kish says
L.CO ME!
Janie says
L.CO ME!
Sunny says
L.CO ME! My name would be Sunshine. It’s already my middle name ;)
Stephanie Klemm says
LCo me! I’d go with SKJ pronounced skij
Carly says
L. Co Me!!!
C.J.D!
Jill Foreman says
L.CO ME!
D.J SHOEZ
Stephanie S says
L.Co ME! Love her colors!!
Amanda says
L.Co Me!
Leah says
L.CO ME!! I would be L.Ra which doesn’t really flow. Even if you expanded it out another letter I’d be L.Rat which maybe is even worse. I think I’d need something totally un-name related like Snoop or 50 Cent
Devon @ Green House, Good Life says
L.CO. ME!
Using my maiden name, my J.Lo. name would be D.Va…which is kind of awesome….
Emily says
L.CO ME
Jen M says
L.CO ME!
My rapper name would probably be what some of my friend’s already call me: “J-Mo” [since my last name is Morrow].
Elizabeth says
L.Co. me! No combination of my name really works (E.Sm. is not that easy to pronounce! My little sister and I both have “E” names, so sometime my mom would joke that I was Biggie (Big E) and she was Lil’ E.
Emily s says
L Co me! My name would be E Sy. Better than my maiden name initials, ET.
Alison U. says
L. CO ME! My husband and I are often called the Funbargers, a la Bennifer.
Becca says
L.Co Me! :)
Beckster? The Becks? B-Li? Haha, my nicknames have been endless and none of them have really caught on…I’d really just assume that my celebrity-dom wouldn’t last long enough for me to get a name. :P
Katelyn says
L.CO ME!
Probably K-Dub. One of my friends called me that in high school and it stuck!
Megan L. says
L. Co Me!!
Juliana says
C.Lo me! JZ are my initials… I guess I could use that. Not very original though…
Kate says
L. Co Me!!!
Alison says
L. Co ME!
Leah K. says
L. CO me! I nicknamed myself (lame) LMcoolJ in college. Trying to be as cool as LL Cool J, but with my initials.
Erica says
L.CO ME!
I have sometimes been known as E.Piddy, or E.Pids
chelsea says
L. Co me! My name is Chelsea, and my friends always said my “rap name” would be Chill-C. So there you go…
Tiffany says
“L.CO ME!”
new rap name….I’d like to be Tiff McGriff on the 1’s and 2’s…holla ;)
Kylie says
L.CO me!
Kybomb has been a nickname of mine, yet doesn’t really stand out as a famous name. However, if I went with the J.Lo theme mine would be K.Bo….YO!
Tamara says
L.CO ME!
My J.Lo version would be T.Sa which sounds vaguely Asian! What gorgeous artwork!
Danielle says
L. Co. me!! I would be D. Whit…
Nick says
L.Co ME!!!
I think I could rock NickDawg…or not….
Jessica says
L.CO ME!
Celisa says
L.CO ME! C.Degaz that’s what I was referred to as in high school.
Kristen K says
L.Co me!
These are beautiful! K.kr isn’t so great. I think maybe I’d use part of my middle name. Elizabeth, maybe just go by Eli, do the single name thing like Cher or Madonna.. Ha.
Hannah says
L. Co Me!
When I dreamed of being a famous Broadway singer I wanted my name to be Noelle. In my current derby world, my name is Hankherknickersoff, but mostly I just get called Hank :)
Dee says
L.CO ME!
I actually have a friend who is a J.Lo. I have no idea what mine would be…D.Co?
Nichole K says
L.CO ME! My husband sometimes calls me “G” short for girlfriend. N.Ke isn’t too catchy!
STC says
L.Co. me! Love those paintings!
Dana says
L. CO ME!
I would go by Ela, which is “she” or “her” in Portuguese, because I grew up in Brazil, and it sounds cool.
Melissa says
L.CO ME! Due to laziness, I sign my emails MC (my initials) and several people have caught on and started calling me MC. I’ll take it!
Andrea says
L.CO ME! I think I’d just go with initials: ACD (almost like an awesome 80’s rock band)
Crystal says
L.CO ME! As for the superstar nickname – I’ve got nothing!