*** 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.
Krista says
L. Co. Me!
Carli says
L.Co Me! I’ve been called Carlsbad…maybe that would work but throw an extra letter in there a là Color Me Badd to make it Carlsbadd!
Mis says
L.co me! My friends call me mis b
Arli says
L.Co Me! I would be…. I don’t know! Guess I like my real name.
Christine says
L.CO ME!
I’d be TineSquared! For my nick name “Tine”! haha!
Kristin says
L.CO me! And, I have no idea what my celeb nickname would be. K Du doesn’t exactly sound great…
Kiki says
L. Co me!
I would have to stick with my stripper name- you know, first pet and childhood street: Rusty Snowcrest.
Bethany Soelberg says
L.Co Me!
My name would be BSoel … Sorta cool right? Right?
Amanda says
L. Co me!
If I went the J. Lo route, I’d have to be A.Ha. I’m kind of loving it, can’t believe that never occurred to me before!
Jessica says
L.CO ME!
I’m Jessica Lynn, so J.Lynn sounds pretty catchy to me! But maybe I could get creative and spell it differently… Jaylyn??
Wendy says
L. Co ME! …maybe, Double U.
Beth says
L.Co me!
I’m not very creative so I’ll go with the J.Lo trend… I’m B.Go :)
Michelle says
L.co me!!
Tamara says
L.CO ME!
i actually used the j.lo method on my grandma back in high school and started calling her “g.la”
somehow it spread and now everyone calls her that… i don’t think any of them have any idea where it came from!
Lanelle says
L CO. ME!
I liked the DIY/rapper name Idea. I’d be Lil Tiler – no offense to Liv Tyler.
Cassie says
L.CO me!
RMS says
L.CO me!
I think it would be ramaesch
Suni says
“L.CO ME!”
Lauren says
L.CO ME! My famous name would be LV, because my friends are crazy original. :)
spiffi says
L.Co Me!!!
My famous person name would be “Scruffy James” – according to the kids game where you picked your pet’s first name, and the street you grew up on …though that might have been your “porn name” so …never mind!
Jennifer Scott says
L.CO ME!
J.Sko would work.
Thanks!
Kalyn says
L.CO me!!
Mine would be J.Lo style. And I’m still Kalyn from the block ;)
Theresa says
L.co me!
I don’t think T.Gi works? It’s pronounced like the g in giant, so yeah. :/ Although T.G. pronounced normal isn’t so bad. That’s how my toddler says TV. :)
Sara says
L. CO ME!!!
Lil’ Darbs — my maiden name is “Little” and my married name is “Darby” — I’d have to combine them, of course. Watch out, Lil’ Wayne!
Sarah mc says
L.co me!
Hallie says
“L.CO ME!”
Camille says
L.CO ME!
Kerry says
L.CO ME!
I would probably go by my initials, K.D., which I think has a nice ring to it!
Laura says
L. Co Me!
Let’s go with Sparkles McNabb.
Katrina says
L.Co ME!!
Jen says
Ok, please don’t actually publish this because I don’t want to enter the contest (not because L. Co’s paintings aren’t lovely; it’s just that we have a small apartment and don’t have any more free wall space.) But I had to share that I honestly thought John had written in response to Clara thinking Lindsay was J. Lo: “We think it was her boobs and her dark hair.” I was like, *blink blink* whoa, the youngsters have taken “tellin’ it like it is” to a whole new level here! I must’ve read that sentence three times before I was like, ooooohhh, booTs!
Happy Monday.
Misty says
L.Co Me! I would probably just use initials.
Steph N says
L.CO ME! I might go the first-name-only route if I had a more unique name, though I suppose I could make a new one up.
Elizabeth says
L.CO me!
My name would be GIGI – my nephew called me that because he never could say my name when he was younger.
Wendy Smith says
L.Co me!! My maiden name begins with ‘Baum’ so I could be Baum-diggity? Haha
Sheryl says
L.CO ME!!
I have no idea what my superstar name would be…maybe S.Dawg. LOL.
Jennifer says
L.CO ME!
My name would be jenny-lynn.
Jennifer says
L.CO ME!
I am totally wild about these paintings. We have a new house and have been searching for a fab painting. These are more than perfect!! I’m a sculptor and everyone always tells me to just paint something for my wall, but I’m no good with 2D!
My name would be JDizzle fo’ sho’
Jessica Brown says
L.CO ME!
My boyfriend and I are dorks and refer to ourselves as J Squared (his name is Justin)….so something along those lines!
Mary says
L.Co me! I’d be called Murbak, since most of my friends always call me that anyway.
Kayla says
L.Co me…
K.Ha= not so cool bits its all I have. Maiden and married name were ridiculously similar.
Andrea Harper says
L. Co me!
I’m gonna go with A. Diddy. Yup.
Chris says
L.CO ME! My friends tease and call me ‘tech goddess’ just for knowing how to use my computer – and then helping them. Any easy way to achieve fame!
Laurie says
L.Co Me!
My dad called me “Laurie Lou”–or just “Lou”. Well, still does. Best I can come up with!
Jessica says
L Co me!
Haha, the J Lo method makes me into J Ho… not sure if that’s hilarious or something I want to stay far, far away from.
Elizabeth M. B. says
L. Co me!! E. Bro may work.
Sarah says
L. Co me!
The only decent “nickname” I’ve had is Sarah May, which would be perfect if I were a country singer. Evidently, people didn’t realize that May was my last name, though, and I am still referred to as Sarah May even though I’m married and took my husband’s last name.
Meg says
L.CO ME!
The J.Lo method doesn’t work for my name. (It would be M.Mil…) My friends called me MEGatron for awhile a few years ago, but now it’s generally Megs. I’ve been called Meggles, Meglet, and Nutmeg over the years as well; I guess any of those would work for a celebrity nickname. Kind of boring, but it’s all I’ve got!
Melinda says
L. Co Me!!!
Melz :-)
Crystal says
L. Co me!
CCsizzle right here!