*** 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.
Beth Sroka says
L.CO me!!
elif says
L.CO me!
Leslie says
L. Co me!! In college my friends called me L-Rock. :) I really really want one of her paintings in my living room. Dreamy.
Avery says
L Co me!
AK for me!
Kris says
L. CO ME!
Just to show my age, in high school the other girls on the cheerleading squad nicknamed me Fonda, as in Jane Fonda, because I had to lead us all in our warm-up exercises. I was glad to graduate away from that one!
Eli S. says
L.CO ME!
Traci says
L.Co Me! I guess I would be TT!
Tara R says
“L.CO ME!”
I would be T. RO
Allie says
L.Co me! I think my celeb nickname would be LumberAl – because I’d be famous for my custom furniture designs!
HK says
L.CO ME! HK, of course :)
Peggy says
L.CO ME! My nickname in college was Pegala
Jill Stevens says
L.CO ME!
Stell (part of my last and first name) I wouldn’t be a good rapper, I’m country at heart.
Katie says
L.CO ME!!
Rachael says
L. CO ME!!! Hmmm…a celebrity name? Sometimes I use a combination of my first name and my second middle name, Stuart, for things I don’t want to put my real name on. Kind of like Phoebe’s Regina Philange, and Chandler Bing’s Chanandaler Bong (from friends!)
Betsy says
L.CO me!
Love the movement and vivid colors of these paintings. I’d have an awful celebrity nickname – B.Ra! I’d probably come up with something new altogether. :)
Julie says
L. Co Me! And I’d be J. Re. if going by that method…but personally I like the one name thang…so I’d go by my middle name…Spring.
Katie says
L.Co me!!! I think some people are just born too dorky to pull of a cool nickname, and one of those dorks is right here! (points thumbs at herself….. ;)
Mandy says
L.CO ME!
If I tried the “J.Lo” style thing, I would be “M.An” which isn’t great, since I’m a woman. Some friends call me “Mandybles,” and I don’t mind it.
Carolyn says
“L.CO ME!” … Mine would be C.Tutt, I guess. :)
Paige says
L. Co Me!
I used to try to get everyone to call me “Master P” back when he was popular, but it didn’t really stick, unfortunately.
Hillary says
L.CO ME! Oh my, her work is beautiful.
Kim @ See Kim Decorate says
L.Co Me! I would go the Beyonce route, no last name.
Karen says
L. Co Me! I’m too old for a nickname. They’d probably call me grandma.
Hanne says
L.CO ME!
My celebrity name is Hammy Sprinkles, according to the Honey Boo Boo name generator :)
Emily says
L. Co me! I have a super common name — Emily Smith — so I’m not sure how I could spice up my name!
Kristen says
L.CO ME! Mine would be Mrs Z…I think
Ashley says
L. Co me!
I would be Big Danger. Don’t ask why, but someone (cough, husband) decided that would be a lovely nickname (im not that big, but he thinks its hysterical)…
Diane says
L. CO ME!
This isn’t too catchy but I would be D. RY!
Brooke says
L.CO ME! My rapper name would have to be B. Sizzle- woot!
Renata says
L CO Me!
RenRen I don’t know what it is with doubling the first three letters of your name, I guess it’s double the fun
Amy says
L.CO me!
My maiden names works better, it was A.Pro. (My little brother actually goes by DPro.) A.St doesn’t have the same ring to I think.
Laura in Iowa says
L. CO ME!
LF….perhaps that isn’t so catchy!
Greta says
L.CO ME!
Emily S says
“L.CO ME!” My home is in need of some color!
Katherine says
L.CO ME!
If I adopted my middle name as my last name, I would be Katherine Marion. Total street cred right there.
Laura M says
L.CO ME! I would definitely go the J.Lo method, simply because the first two letters of my last name are MO, thus my J. Lo name would be L. Mo (aka Elmo). Way more fun to embrace that kind of name than be embarrassed :)
Amanda says
L.CO ME!
By the J.Lo method it would be A.Re! pronounced ray? ree? who knows what the masses will decide! :)
Kara says
K-Mu. Sounds super lame. Sigh.
Kelly says
L.CO ME!
K Shay!
Meredith says
L. Co Me!
Marcy says
L. Co Me!
Kristi says
LCO ME!
Mine would be K-Szcz….which doesn’t look exciting. But in Polish, Szcz makes the “sh” sound. So I just tell everyone to call me Kesha and walk around singing, “Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy….” ;)
norrey says
L.Co. Me!!!
n. Co.
Rose m says
L.Co ME!
I guess I could be RoMa!
Ann says
L. Co Me!!!
I would choose the nickname Albs which is a nickname my DH had in college.
Kathy K says
L. Co Me!!!
My name would be K.Kreu. “K. Crow”
Love the paintings!!
Shyla Thompson says
“L.CO ME!”
Her paintings are fantastic!
Linda Burton says
L. Co Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My name would be LINDAJ.
Collette says
L Co me! My name – COBA. Awesome giveaway!
Alice says
L. Co me!
How about A-Slice? Since A is next to S on the keyboard, sometimes aslice comes out when I type my name too quickly…
Hmmm, I hope that one doesn’t stick.