*** 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.
Roxanne M says
“L.CO ME!” I really can’t think of a famous name for myself! Probably don’t think I’ll ever be famous :)
I love this artwork though!
Rebecca says
“L.CO ME!” I was called Shorty growing up! Don’t know where it came from, but I’m fine with it!
Allie says
L. CO Me!
Using that method I’d be “A. Ho” so, uh, no thanks.
Amy says
L.Co me.
My initials work just fine. A.d.Mc.
Dalenna says
L.Co ME!!!
Lenna G.
Meredith Hite says
L.CO ME!
I’m about to get married and become a “Moore” so MMO, or maybe just MO for short?!
Jessica says
L.CO ME! My rapper name is J.Swizzle, and if my boyfriend and I were ever a celebrity couple, we would be “McSweatt”
Love this giveaway! Count me in!
xx
Here&Now
Victoria Fort says
L.CO ME
Tlove!
Dana says
L.CO ME! (please)
Mine would be D. Go.
Erin G. says
L.CO ME!!!!!
My little nephews call me Auntie E, so I think I’d just go with E. Easy enough!
Heather Whisenant says
L.CO ME!
Madison says
L.Co me!
My celebrity name is MD (Mad Dawg).
Megan Negrey says
L. CO ME!
I would be Mega N for sure.
Amy says
L.CO ME!
Rachel says
L. Co me! R. Mo has a nice ring to it.
Jessica G says
L. Co Me! :)
They called me J. Wo …like from Jersey Shore because my maiden name was Willis…and I have also been called “Willis”…like, “What you talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” and…Jenny (not at all my name) because in college I knew all of the words to “Jenny from the Block” and “All I Have” (ft. LL Cool J).
I get around the nickname block.
Christine says
L.CO ME!
I’d go with CG
Marla says
L. CO ME!
Our last name is Carson so a cool nickname for our son would be Kit.
Jadee says
L.CO ME!
Rachael Bourque says
L.Co me!!
My nickname at work is the “Rachinator”, so I’ll stick with that!
Carey says
L. Co Me!!
C. Dog over here! :)
Leslie says
L.Co Me!
Ldubs would work for my name!
Angela N says
L.CO ME!
My nickname would be Bahama Mama. Not so gangster, but it would work. lol
Carey says
L. Co ME!!!!
Crystal @ 29 Rue House says
L.CO ME!!! Gorgeous pieces! I’ve never really had a nickname but if I were a celebrity I could fancy it up and change it to Cristalle – the end sounds more “al” like the man’s name then “ul” in Crystal.
Kate @The Little Spoon Blog says
LCO ME! My college field hockey teammates called me “B”. We all told my mom it stood for brown, my last name….but really Iwas dubbed B for mah boo-tayyyyyy.
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
L. Co. Me!!
I already have a bit of a celebrity name… Jessica Biel… I mean Beals. :)
I painted some of my own abstract art last week, although I’m not sure it’s finished yet! http://littlehousebigheart.com/2012/10/17/thursday-dilemma-wednesday-edition/
JessG says
L. CO. ME!!! Ooooh, I could steal from J.Lo, and I’d be “J.Go” – pretty cool!
Karen says
L. Co ME!!
Jen says
L.CO me!!
They used to call me twinkle toes way back when, but that doesn’t really scream “rapper” so I guess I could go with JDOM…
norah says
L. Co Me!
my J.Lo name would be N.Ut- for realz. I think you could argue either side- that it works or doesn’t- pretty successfully.
Megan says
L. Co me!
I’ll go with: Jade. It’s not a riff on my actual name but what my mom wanted to name me. My dad vetoed it, but I think it’s pretty fierce ;-)
Kristin says
L.CO ME! And they call me k-shay.
jessjdycus says
L.CO ME!!!
I was J. JO first. Now I am J. DY…not nearly as catchy. :)
Dana B says
“L.CO ME!”
Mine would be DBrew
Beryl says
L.CO ME!
I have no idea what my celebrity name would be :(
Brandi Pittman says
L.Co Me!
I would be B.Pi… or BPitts… or DaPitts.. oh wait, that sounds horrible. Like, this is the pitts horrible…
Brandy says
L. Co. me please!
B Ski in the house:)….I used to be B.Raf but then I got married!
Natalie says
“L.CO ME”
If I were famous I’d have to use my nickname since high school, Lola.
terra says
L. Co me!
I would totally be TVland
Lisa Heaton says
L.CO ME! L.He doesn’t sound so cool, so I think I’ll go with Lil’ Heat. Much cooler. I mean hotter. Whatevs, I’d love to win one of these paintings, for my daughter’s nursery. Thanks for the chance to win!
Nicole S. says
L. Co me !
Ann says
L. Co Me!
Rebekah C. says
L.Co Me!
Reeboks would be my chosen nickname, for no reason other than it starts with same first two letters as my name :)
Taylor says
L.CO ME! T.DU just doesn’t do. I’d have to hire a marketing team to help with branding.
Kendall says
L.CO ME!
In high school the closest thing I had to a nick name was my initials. KP! I still like this for my celebrity nickname.
Jennah says
Gorgeous! L.CO me!
I have a handful of people that call me KJ, in honor me being confusing and going by my middle name.
Tabitha says
L.Co me!
Becky says
L. Co me, please!
Haley says
L.Co me! I think my name would be Li’l Coco for no other reason than it would be awesome.