*** 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.
Kristina says
L. Co Me!
Anna says
L. Co me!!
Dina says
L.CO ME!
My nickname is Sweet D. Lots of reasons :)
Amy says
L. Co Me! My nickname is ALF….not really all that cool
Sara Montero-Buria says
L.CO ME! My name would be S.Mo — I kinda like it!
Crystal says
L.CO ME!
I have no idea what I’d be called… but I’m guessing something catchy & silly. ;)
Laura says
L.CO ME! My name would be LoWo, yo…
Melissa Breau says
L.Co Me!
My middle name is Catherine and last name is spelled Breau but it’s pronounced “Bro” so I s’pose my celeb name would be M. Cat Bro.
:-)
On another note I would LOVE to win this one, because we moved into our apartment back in May but haven’t put up any art yet… we badly need something beautiful for these walls!
Leslie Ann says
L.Co Me!!!
Peter says
L.Co me…PB
Stephanie M says
L.Co me!
S.Ma doesn’t have as nice of a ring. Perhaps SteMa??
Megan W. says
L. CO ME!
Mine is M. We so I’d definitely have to change it to something more creative.
Samantha says
L. Co Me!!
I’d be an S. Co using this methodology. Unfortunately, I think it’s pretty tough to make my name sound cool. I’d go with Sam Co, but that’s sounds like a discount store.
Jobee says
L.CO ME!
AngelaB says
L. CO ME!
Hmmm… my husband and I have a joke that my name would be: Thug (dramatic pause) Straight Up.
Karen T. says
L.Co Me! I’m always KT, that’s what everyone calls me….always have, always will.
sangita says
L. CO ME!
B. MY N :D
Sarah says
L.CO me! I would be SHa…Idk how I feel about that. :)
wendy says
L. CO me! Just beautiful pops of color and works of art–love her masterpieces!
It would be P’s K for me and CB for my husband–neither one as catchy as J. Lo or L. Co!!!!!!!
Andrea Z. says
L. Co. me!
Mine would be A. Za, which I think actually sounds kind of cool.
Ansley says
L. Co Me!
amyks says
L.Co Me!! please & I don’t really have any idea what celebrity name I could be called…not creative like that:(!!!
Jen @ This Hollywood Life says
L.Co. Me!
So, my real last name (maiden) is Hollywood… as you can imagine, people have had fun with that through the years! Since my first name is Jen, I do have a friend that insists on calling me J.Ho. Trying to lose that one! (The nickname, not the friend!) ;)
ashley e. d. says
L.CO ME! My name could be A.Du :)
Shawna says
L. CO ME!
Melissa says
L. Co me!!!
Angela S says
L.CO ME!
I’d have to go by Shep Dawg
Katie says
L.Co Me! DJ Kitty Kat!
Kelly says
L. Co Me!!
I think if that 2nd letter is an O then the J. Lo method works pretty well – I’m K. Go. Another popular method is P. Diddy – clearly $herdog already has her name, but John could be J. Piddy!
Tiffany says
L.CO ME!!! My friends and I came up with our DJ names several years ago. Mine was TiffG!
Callie says
L.CO me!
I’d be C.Bay. Cbay? ceebay. SeaBay. SeeBai. Whatever. That’s how it’d sound but I’m not sure how it would look yet. :)
Jennifer says
L.CO ME!!!!
Julie L says
L.Co Me!
Shannon says
L. CO me… Love the art work. At 42 , I think I’m too old for a cool rockstar nickname:)
Jen says
L.Co Me
Julie Johnson says
L.Co Me!
Frances says
L.Co Me!! My famous person name would definitely be F.Bomb Fo-Sheezy. I didn’t even have to think about it because this is something my sisters and I have been contemplating for 15 years. My sister’s names would be G.Dawg (for Ginny) and Cake Bombz 4 Lyfe (My sister Caitlin likes to bake and eat cake). Yeah, we’re a weird family.
Anne says
L. Co me!
Kylie says
“L.CO ME!”
You can call me K-dog McG.
Sadaf says
L.Co Me!!!
These are absolutely gorgeous!
Lisa says
L. Co Me! Is “Madonna” already taken? If not, that’s the name I’d use! ;)
Katie says
L.CO ME!
Bailey N. says
L. CO ME!
Cecile says
L.CO me! What gorgeous paintings!!!
kristyn shaw says
L.Co me! I’m thinking I might be Sha-dawg or Shaw-lo….not much to work with here…
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Meghan, RVA says
L. Co me!
My best friend in high school’s brother called me Megatron for YEARS. Not very feminine, but it’s sort of bad@** for my rapper name…
Meagan says
L.CO me, please.
I’d probably be M.Bar…a nickname one of my college roommates gave me.
Liz says
L. Co me!
Katie says
L. CO ME!
My rap name would be K Ti. Sounds weird, like an accented way of saying my name which is Katie.
Kathleen says
L.Co Me!
My nickname is Kat maybe something with that. Not a fan of the “Lil'” names though.