*** 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.
Guerrina says
Nickname? I think I’ll just stick with “Guerrina” as it’s different enough!
Suzanne says
L.co me. Suzy q
Brittany W says
L. CO me!
The kids in my husbands youth group call me ‘P Britty’ ala P Diddy, lol.
Emily m says
L.CO me! My nickname would be E Money!
Kelly says
L.CO ME! My initials are KKD- yeah you know me! (no?)
Sabrina says
L.CO ME!
Allison W. says
“L.CO ME!” I think my name would be A.WE!
Tiffany says
L.CO ME!
My rap name is TSel and I use it for many online profiles…no diggity!
Ashley says
L.Co ME!!
Just shortening your name definitely works for me…I’m AShoe to all my sorority sisters.
Jessica says
L.Co ME! mine would be JeWa..
Susan Morris says
L.Co Me! I actually dressed up as J.Lo – a al Jenny from the Block for halloween one year, padded butt and all! Fun times!
Name – SueQ
Lisa @ Fit in the Midwest says
L. Co Me! My name would be ‘Lil B.
jen says
L. Co me! If I went with my actual initial/1st syllable, I’d be J. Hag. I might have to revert back to my college nickname Jenny G. Slighly better!
Amanda says
L.CO Me!
In high school, some friends liked to call me A-Hol because of some unfortunate initials. I think anything but that would suffice…
heidi says
L.CO me!
HMAC
Catherine says
C. Lo me!!
My username was adopted from a 70’s cooler my in-laws have… lilsunPacker. Now that I think of it, that’d make a pretty wicked rapper name. Haha!
Stephanie says
L co me! Thanks
Emily says
L. CO ME!
Easy as pie, I already use my rockstar name. Notorious MLE.
Sara C says
L.Co Me!
Hmmmm….I used to go by my middle name, so maybe “The Artist Formerly Known As Liz”
DEB C says
L.CO ME!
Ashley Carey says
L. CO Me!!!
I was A. Ro in college, which was a combination of first name and maiden name. It seems ridiculous now, haha.
mary says
L.CO ME! I’d just be “M”
Jeanette says
L. Co. ME!! :) I have always had the nickname J-Mac, so why not continue with that? It has a JLo esque ring to it :) Gorgeouuus paintings!!
maureen says
L.Co me….. I will go with my “porn name” (childhood pet and block you grew up on) Snowball McCue :)
Catherine Davis says
L. Co. Me!
My middle initial is Z, so I get called “Catherine Zeta”
Nicki says
L.CO Me! I already have a nickname. My name is Nicole and I go by Nicki. I’m OK with it and would want to keep it.
Kassy says
L. Co me! Unfortunately my name would be K. Ho. Not really that appealing.
Melanie says
L Co ME!
Kensi says
L. Co Me.
WendyK says
L. co Me!
No clue what my celeb nickname would be…
Heidi says
L.CO ME
My name would be HCS. I’d want it announced like MCA from the Beastie Boys.
http://jax-and-jewels.blogspot.com
Louisa says
L.CO me!
I would be L-diggity!
Andi says
L.Co me!
Andrea says
L.CO ME!!!
My friends call me Drea Dog….kindove embarassing!
Anna says
L.CO ME!
I think my superstar name would be AnnaKay (adding half of my middle name to my first name). But it isn’t very gangsta.
Connie Hahn says
L.CO ME! My husband calls me lovey or coupon so I guess it would be one of those. Love the paintings!
Whitney says
L. Co me. Some of my students use a syllable of my last name and repeat it twice to come up with a nickname: Ms. Chan-Chan. :)
Addie says
L.Co me! A-Dawg!
Whitney McCormac says
LCo me! I don’t think WMc works very well :p
Magdalena says
L.Co Me!
It’s such a hard question… I don’t know what would it be, I guess we will have to wait until I become a celebrity :)
Jessica B. says
L. Co me!
Her stuff is gorgeous….WOW!! Thanks for sharing!
Heather Johnson says
L.Co me!!!
I’d be H.Jo…. Hmmm, not really diggin’ that one, I’d probably just go with being known by first name only. It worked for Madonna!!
Emily Watson says
L.CO ME!
Just call me 100 Watts! Or E Wats, which may sound a little too close to ewok…
:)
Anya says
L.CO ME!!
I’d just be ‘Anya’ with no last name…like Enya…or Prince. :)
amy says
My name would be ajo.
Marie says
L. Co me!
My name would be M Middy.
Lindsay says
L.CO Me! I have no idea what my nickname would be :)
Wendy says
L.Co me! If I win, just send me an e-mail to “Li’l Scrappy”!
Melissa says
L.CO ME! MiSte = nickname + last name. Wish I had any type of musical ability!
Claudia says
L.CO ME! I’ve been called a lot of things but nothing worthy for celebrity status…