*** 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.
Nan says
L. Co Me! Please!(Those paintings are stunning.)
I’ve been told that my 3-year old next door neighbor refers to me as Lady Gaga. This cracks me up because I’m a 40 year old corporate attorney, but I actually would secretly love to live the life of Gaga.
BreeAnn says
L. Co me! My husnand and I are already BreeAndy (a la Bennifer or Brangelina) and Chris Brown stole my other nickname “Lil Breezy.”
julianne says
L. CO Me!!!
Would have to go with the initials since that’s what the vast majority of the people in my life call me: JK (nope, it doesn’t stand for just kidding!)
Anne says
L. CO ME!
A Faz would be mine.
Kelli says
L.CO me!!
Tara says
L.CO ME!
Tare Bear!
ali says
L.CO ME!
a.dee
Jessi says
L.Co me!
J. Ca . . . Lame. How about Jes C? . . Cheesy
Oh I give up :)
Nicole says
L. Co Me! Friends have (lovingly?) called me Nanders for years thanks to email addresses assigned to me by my high school, college and current job. ugh.
Steph says
L.Co Me!
Meg Brown says
L. Co me!!! MBrow!
Quinland says
L. Co ME!!!!
I would probably have to go with Q.
Amanda says
L. Co me! Our last name is Creamer so my husband could go with CreamDawg? Maybe? That’s a terrible nickname.
Jess says
L.CO ME!!! J dub. obvi!
Rachel says
L.Co me!
I’m a seamstress so my favorite pirate name/rap name is Needles’s Eye.
kristin says
L.CO Me!
Love the color in her paintings!
Amy W. says
L. Co me! I like that formula where you take your middle name and the street you grew up on to make your celebrity name. Mine would be Elizabeth Stonewood, which I think is a pretty awesome name. :)
Kristin E. says
L. CO ME!o
“KP” seems to be slowly catching on already.
Jenna C. says
L.Co me!
Alison K says
L. Co Me!!
heather says
L. Co Me!!
jill bamford says
L. CO me!!! and you can call me j.bam!
Sarah K. says
L. CO ME!
Mona says
L. CO ME!!! Mine is MnM (for Mona Marie) not like Sherry’s fave guy from back in the day.
michele double you says
L. CO ME!
When I was but a young lass with an hourly working wage, my boyfriend-to-be and his best friend wrote a song for our store’s Christmas party, with 2 lines about each employee. Mine? “Michele is the one, with the hair spray; it wouldn’t be bad, but it’s 10 times a day!” Hey, it was the 80’s…
I think the deck is stacked against me having a cool celebrity name. Besides, Will.I.Am took my maiden name and turned it into the coolest thing it’s ever going to be…
CathieB says
L. CO.ME
BIRDSONG
Katie says
L. Co me! My nickname would probably be K. An…kinda catchy, no?
Meera says
“L.CO ME!”
Colleen says
L.Co Me! My nickname in college was C Mac and I think that would double as my rap name!
Marisa Deane says
L. CO ME!
This isn’t my nick name, but my boyfriend loves his first name with my middle name as a last name, Dan Deane. It sounds very Don Draper-y
Danielle says
L.CO ME!
D. Web in the house!
Kim says
L.CO ME! Gorgeous paintings! I would be K.Mo!
Becky says
L.CO ME!!!!
Ronda says
L CO ME!
rebekah says
L. CO ME! My name would be B-dawg or something ridiculous like that!
Angela L says
L.CO ME!
A.Lo would actually work for me!
Kaitlyn says
L. CO Me! I was Hickey K to my brothers friends due to the violin callous on my neck :)
Molly says
L.CO ME! M. Bu wants an original L. Co! Or maybe I could be Molly Boo Boo? (Shudder)
Kelsy says
L. CO. Me!!!!
Back in the day I was K-Dawg… But now I am much more the K-Dizzle type.
Rachael says
L.CO ME!
Joanna says
L.Co me!
Trish says
L. Co Me
Emily Maass says
L.CO ME!
I think I’d go with EMo, of course then I’d have to wear flannel shirts and play acoustic guitar, but I can live with that.
Courtney says
“L.CO ME!” please!
A select few call me C-Rad but I didn’t give myself that moniker…
Jess says
L. CO Me!
My nickname is and would be Juicy…long story:)
Olivia says
L.CO ME! I’m not sure I like O.Fe :/
Anjana says
L. Co. Me! My name would be Ajax.
Darnetha @ ChippaSunshine says
L.CO ME!
If I were famous my name would me Mrs.D!
tzivie says
L.CO me!!! I am scared if i make up a secret celeb name, i would sound like a porn star of some sort so ill just leave that creative bonus Q for other comments….
Tammy says
L. Co Me!!!
My nickname would be “Hey TBJ.”