*** 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.
Ranelle says
L. CO me! Hmm…I guess I would have to go with Nellie or Lil’ Nell (which I hate!) and my hubs celebrity nickname would be B-Rye!
Rebecca Wilcox says
L.CO ME!
Mine would be B.WILL
I kinda like the sound of that.
Megan says
L.CO ME! My rap name is Lady Brain, courtesy of my husband.
Tara G says
L co me!
I would be T Gr :(
Ann says
L.CO.ME!
No cool celebrity name…I guess J.Ann!
Becca t. says
L.CO me!! I guess my name would be B.Tav… Not so catchy :(
Nora Rose says
L.CO ME!
Nora Bee!
Lyndsay says
L. Co me!!
I’d be L. Wi. Catchy!
Rebecca Atkinson says
L.CO ME!!!
R.D.B. like BVD! LOL Called that for years!
Maeve says
L. Co me!!! My name would be M HO! for maeve h. haha:) I love her work!!!!
Raquel says
L. CO me! Rock De’!
Jada says
L. Co ME!
Megan says
L. CO me! I’ll be ‘lil meg!
Caitlin says
L. Co Me!!
Mine would be…C.Mak!
Kelli says
L.CO ME!
K. Steele (my maiden name). It makes me sound so tough…which I’m not.
Jessica says
L.Co me!
And my celebrity nickname is: J.Lo! Because it’s actually my initials :)
Julie Strobel says
L.CO ME..They called me….J Stro. No lie.
Jen says
L.CO ME!
Christy says
L Co. Me!
angela s. says
L.CO Me!
i’ve always been partial to calling myself a-dogg. Double g – not dawg. not that it matters or anything!
Rachael says
L.CO me! This topic is SO FUNNY because I was discussing it with my fourth graders today, but it wasn’t in the context of rapper names, it was in the context of baseball players – particularly A.Rod! We figured out all of their “nick names” and most of them were pretty funny, but mine, sadly, makes no sense: R.Fa. Boo. My daughter’s first and middle name would make her S.Jo, which is cute, right?
mays490 says
L.Co ME!! My middle name is Nicole, so would that make me Nikki? That’s unfortunate …
Kate says
L. CO ME please!
Sara says
L co me! My friends call me banana but im not sure why!
sarabean says
L.CO ME!
S.Mo. not so good.
Amy says
L.CO Me! Some of my friends already call me Ames. That sounds kind of rappish.
Carly says
L.CO ME!
My friends and I have a fake rap group and my Nickname is CB Radio. Now I just need to learn to rap in CB lingo…
Sarah S. says
L CO me!
Friends in college called me gabybaby, so I guess I’ll just stick with that. Although, I may be singing nursery rhymes with a name like that, instead of rap songs…
Jessica P. says
L.CO ME!
My maiden name works well (J. Bo) but not my current (J. Pa)
Monica says
L Co Me! Can’t wait to see the photos with her paintings, the samples you have up look really fun. :)
Jessica Kempainen says
L.CO ME!
haha my name would be JK or J. Leigh!
Shana says
L. Co Me!!!!
I can’t decide if S.Ha is cool or stupid
Andrea says
L. CO ME!
Jennifer says
L. CO ME!! These are a K.O.!
Gretchen says
L. Co Me!
Rebecca says
L.CO Me!!
Briton says
L.CO ME!
Since my name is Briton, I think Great Briton would work beautifully as a celeb moniker!
Susie says
L.CO ME!
Stacie says
L.Co me! I always wanted to be called “I.E.”
Christina says
L.CO ME! Thanks to Ms. Aguilera I’m X-tina
Ann L. says
L. CO me!
Just call me AL!
Julie says
J.Co Me!! Those paintings are beautiful and so fun!!
Not sure what mind would be but if we went with the J.Lo formula I’d be J.Mu.
Kellie says
L.Co me. Kellvis it is, as a HUGE Elvis fan!
Lindsey R says
L.Co. Me
Elizabeth says
L.CO ME!
I’d like to think I’d be ELee- it’ll rhyme with so much!
MaryKate says
L.Co ME!!!
Havz in the house!
Danae Grace says
L. CO. Me!
D. Gra up in here.
Caitie says
L. CO Me!
Definitely KK (I was nicknamed that by my brother when we were babies & it stuck. Now my nephew & friends’ kids call me KK too!)
Rachel says
L.CO ME!!
R.OR doesn’t really roll off the tongue…..R.Ort? Hmm, it’s okay. I don’t think I’m cool enough to pull off a celeb name anyway :)
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
Bethany Fisackerly says
“L.CO ME!”
B. Fitz in the house!!