*** 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.
Lindsey Gillespie says
L.CO ME! My nickname could be El Gilli
Lindsey Gillespie
Lauren B says
L co me!
L Bo? That sounds like an elbow…
Abbi says
L.Co me!
I guess I’d go with my mom’s favorite– abberdab.
Monika says
L.co me! Mine would be Mbla. Haha
Valerie says
L. Co me! My good girl personality has been dubbed Fanta, and the bad me is Shasta…
Lindsay says
L. Co ME!
I think L. Jo works pretty well but even better, my maiden name made L. Mo which I heard quite a few times in college (get it? Elmo?). Haha!
Brit says
L.CO ME! The J.Lo format works pretty well as far as I’m concerned, I’d be B.Loo!
Leigh Ann says
L.CO me!
I’d be L.Alf…. ha ha ha, that’s funny… Alf already was a pseudo celebrity.
Samantha says
L Co me! I guess I’d go with my middle name as last name: Sam Morgan.
Jill says
L. CO Me!
Jill says
L.CO ME! I would be Lil Jil
And please, I really love her paintings!!
Megan says
L.Co me!
If I had a celeb name I’d want to be a rapper, maybe something corny like M-ayyyzing haha.
Rachel G. says
L. Co Me!
In my group of friends there are a bunch of Rachels so my friends call me R. Gilz. That’s a little celebish, right?
Julienne Van Klink says
L.CO ME! My name would be J.VAN!
Cathy says
L. Co Me! My name would be Catdog…
Sue says
L. Co Me!
Jamila says
L.CO me!! LOVE the colors and textures :)
Jam Master J!
Sam M. says
L.CO ME!
Hm not sure what I think about “S.Mo”
Makes me think about smores :)
mm… smores…
Allison says
L.co me!
ashley says
“L. Co me”. I think A. Go works? What do you think??
Bonnie says
L.CO ME!
My “celebrity nickname” wouldn’t be anything as snazzy as $herDog…but hopefully there would be dollar signs somewhere!
Kara says
L.Co me! I would be Special K or something cool like that…
Allison P-Z says
L.Co me! My last name is hyphenated so I prefer Mrs P-Z!
Gina F says
“L.CO ME!”
G.FOR which I guess is kind of like gopher – not so great.
Shannon O'Hara says
L. CO Me!
Lil Spo :)
Robyn says
L.Co me! I would be….R.Ca…which sounds rather whale-like LOL
Joy says
L.Co me! My husband actually calls me Gizmosmack when I get a bit too chatty. Ridiculous. :)
Jama says
L. Co me!
And I definitely avoid the “J. Lo” method – I’d be J. Ho!
Meredith Reffey says
L. Co Me!
M. Reef, I guess. So lame. :)
Dawn says
L. Co Me!
These are beautiful!
Emily says
L.CO Me!! EAR here!
Amber says
L.CO ME!
My Superstar/Celebrity nickname IS Am-Thorn!
Kari says
L. CO Me
I would be K-dog
Lauren says
L.CO ME
Erinn says
L.Co me!
E. Kim!!
Amber S. says
L. CO ME!
My maiden last name didn’t flow well (neither does my married name now), so my bffs used and STILL USE my middle: A. Rae.
Tabitha says
L.Co Me! I would be TCh. So not a cool nickname.
Naomi says
L. CO ME … regarding names, i’d leave that up to my high-power PR person … :)
Serena says
L. CO ME!
Lauren K says
L. CO ME!
My famous person name? El-Kel…it is what my friends at school say when I send them my lecture notes, therby becoming their hero.
Erin E. says
L.Co me! My name would be Big E. :-)
Beth says
L.CO me, pretty please! I have been known as Bethie From The Block in the past…. :)
Kelsey Brown says
L.Co. Me.
Celebrity name: k-bro!
Nikole says
L.Co me!
I would be Shanikki. My cousins used to call me that when we were teenagers. :)
Jacque says
L.CO ME!
the celebrity “nickname” irritates me so I probably would not want one!
Amy says
L CO me!
I had a coworker who used to call me sweet tea, since I was from Houston (which meant the South to him – we were in Philly at the time). I think I’ll stick with Sweet Tea.
Cindy says
L.CO ME!
My nickname would be C-Mac
Suzy says
L.CO ME!Friends used to call me Suez!
janetl says
L.Co me! Jbird
Jamie says
L.Co me!
My maiden name was Fussell, which is kind of unusual, and my friends would sometimes call me J.Fuss. Glad I married into a more traditional name, I won’t lie :)