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Fab Freebie: She’s Not Jenny From The Block

*** 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.

Lindsay Cowles Giveaway

  • 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.

Comments

  12. Tanya from Dans le Townhouse says

    L.CO ME!

    I’m a PhD student in women’s studies and the helpful IT folks who set up my email address (a combination of my first and last name) came up with this name TWATS. It took forever to get it changed, so that’s how people remember me! I have a feeling that would be my celebrity name, too, just because I HATE IT SO, lol.

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  18. Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says

    L. CO ME!

    I would definitely adopt my previously school rocked name of “Big Perm” It was a play on my given name of Ermilene…and I was a pretty big deal in high school too…lol. Not true, so not true, i’m soooo lying right now!

    My best, Lynn

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  21. Caroline says

    L.Co Me!

    I might have been one of those teenagers who thought recording original music on any available recording device was pretty awesome. And I might have made a tape of original tunes called C.Ram’s Jams. So, unfortunately, that’s all that comes to mind.

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  24. Sophia says

    L. Co me! I used to be called Fifi back in the day. I think that name would fit with an expensive house and fancy thangs!

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  31. Cheralee Stover says

    L. Co. me! :)

    My name is a combo from CHER bono and brendA LEE. If I were to ever have need of a celeb name, I would roll with just plain old Cheralee. No last name. I would be THAT memorable. ;)

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  43. Jason says

    L. CO ME!

    J. Nasty would be my rap name….yeah boyyeeeee. Seriously, people would literally laugh in my face if this is what I told them I wanted to be called…but that is what I choose.

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