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This week’s Featured Artist is Mandy from Mandolin Goose, a shop filled with the prettiest, most-colorful spray painted/re-purposed stuff around! Be sure & enter the giveaway below!
Please introduce yourself to us.
My name is Mandy Nevill Goosens and I live in Nashville, TN, with my husband Miles and 4 ridiculous dogs, Ella, Phineas, Banjo, and Posy. My Etsy shop focuses on giving new life to vintage, salvaged, discarded items while still embracing the original character. It’s amazing what a little love and color can do! I also like to think my items can also breathe a little life into the buyer’s space.
What inspires you?
Shape, texture, color, sound… I guess I can find inspiration in just about anything. Oftentimes, the inspiration finds you. You just have to be open to it.
Share something you absolutely LOVE about your shop/your product.
Color! I like to think I have a keen eye for color and color combinations. I love when color can just *POP* and give you a different perspective on things. I’m certainly not the only Etsy seller who ‘paints some old stuff’ but I think my shop offers a unique spin on certain things, and what I do, I do well. I also pride myself on excellent customer service which includes crazy-secure packaging.
If you had to describe yourself in a word, what would that word be?
Creative.
Do you have a day job or sell full-time?
Right now I’m all Etsy, all the time. I’ve been a chef for many years and have recently phased myself out of the local restaurant scene… long story!
Based on your answer above, what a current challenge you’re facing?
I’d have to say storage. That’s a boring answer, but so true.
Give us a little glimpse into what a typical day in your life looks like.
First, feed the dogs. If they don’t get breakfast, nothing else happens, I mean NOTHING. Next, I check emails and see what I need to pack up and get shipped, or I may have to touch up something before it goes out. Some days I spend out at thrift stores bringing home way more than I can deal with at one time. Once I get my haul back here, I have to process each item, seeing if it needs any repair, remove any nails, glass, splinters, etc., see if it needs sanding… things like that. That can be time consuming. Other days, I’m organizing frames and such into groups that complement each other and painting all day. I usually try to wind down “work” by dinnertime, about 8pm, but I may still be on the computer after that, listing items to sell.
Share with us a favorite handmade purchase or shop.
I bought this, and it goes everywhere I do.
What would you like to learn to do?
I think I’d like to learn to sew. My grandmother was a very talented seamstress, and I’d like to be even half that good.
What are you listening to right now?
My taste in music is all over the place, but right now I’m listening to Ghost by Zero 7.
The Giveaway Goods:
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* The giveaway will close Sunday, May 15 at 10 pm CST* Come on back Friday, May 27 for another Featured Artist post!
Oh I am in love with all of the colors! There is nothing a good coat of spray paint can’t make pretty again!
What a great feature!! Her shop is wonderful!
Such wonderful colors! Thank you for introducing us to such great places!!
LI’ve this stuff….. Thanks for sharing!
Love it! awesome shop!
How fun!!!!!
Awesome stuff! Love the colors she uses.
These are beautiful, again! The colors really help these vintage item pop. I love them!
Love this bundle!!! But I LOVE anything aqua :)
LOVE these!!!
Oh goodness! I love this shop and collection you are giving away! Blue and white are one of my favorite color combos :-)
What a great idea for a shop–I am loving all those bright colors!
Sarah M
I love her work!
Beautiful.
thechattymommy@optonline.net
so so so cute!
What a beautiful collection!
So cute and so fun!!!
The colors are simply gorgeous!! I love the collection!!
love the colors! great collection!
Love all the bright colors! Can’t wait to check out the Etsy shop.
Wonderful fresh, bright colors! Love it.
Love all the colors! Fun shop :)
Besutiful! I love the contrast between the bright colors and the old world look.
Christina
That turquoise would match my room perfectly! :)
Oh my goodness, what cute stuff and such pretty colors. Those frames would be *perfect* for the gallery wall I’m gathering items for.
Love, love, love.
Seriously cute stuff and they’d all look great in my house… hmmmm
Love the bright colors!!
What awesome stuff, thanks for the giveaway!
Whoa! What a great shop! AND I love the colors of the giveaway…. my FAVORITE.
Love the blue color! Beautiful.
Wow, what cute stuff! I love the Tiffany blue colors of the giveaway, and I know my hubby would love the green set! Thanks for sharing!
How creative and colorful! I love the giveaway items!
So beautiful! Love the colors and rustic feel!
if i could do this for a living, i would! she rocks! oh, i hope i win! :)
Wow! I absolutely LOVE her stuff! She sounds just like me, finding treasures at thrift stores/garage sales and bringing them home for a makeover, I just love doing that! I love her colors, all of them! This is one I would LOVE to win! I am bookmarking her site for sure! Thanks for sharing! :)
Would love to win! I love the turquoise!
Would love to win! Love her stuff:)
Amazing giveaway, everything is so pretty and perfect!
I love this collection! It would breathe new {beautiful} life into my boring bedroom.
WOW!! What an amazing collection of giveaway goods and a great job!! Thanks for sharing Gussy!! Please enter me!! ~Sandy
I love that stuff! I really love the basket! This is a great giveaway! :)
Beautiful. :)
Holy cow do I love these!!! Amazing art pieces for my home! Please pick me!! :)
Beautiful! I love her style and use of color!
Love this! Would love the set for our nursery that we are working on. Trying to make it a little vintage looking.
Love love love this!!!!!
Love the frames and the color combo! Even more so, I PHL the greens in the picture below!!!!
Those would go great in my new craft room!!
This would be a fun giveaway to get-oh the things I could put together! Thanks for the chance.
I would be honored to display her frames on my walls.
Absolutely gorgeous collection, would love to win! I need a cute frame to turn into a hairbow holder for my little princess. :)
Beautiful! Hmmmm, what could I do with these? About a million things! Thanks for doing this…you’re awesome!
LOVE all of the frames and decor items…the colors are beautiful!
I love these colors! They would look absolutely perfect in our guest bedroom. :)
Oh! What a fabulous giveaway! I love the colors! They will look great in my bedroom when I repaint!
LOVE IT. :) Perfect colors and that blue has been my favorite color since I was a teenager. Would love to win!
I so had that basket when I was a kid in the 70’s!
SO pretty! Thanks!
LOVE that yummy wall candy!
Me, me, me! I’d love to win this collection! it would be perfect for my craft room!!!! :)
Such cute things! Off to her shop to check them out!
*sigh* Gorgeous! Adore the use of color!
I love the vintage stuff and the colors are to die for!
These are gorgeous !! Love for the chance to win!
Wow beautiful collection! I would love to win!
Awesome! Would love to win!! :) Those are amazing!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the Look
I can see her pieces in my house
Thank you
So pretty! I love all the fun colored frames!
I would love to win!Thanks for the chance!
twils2001@yahoo.com
Beautiful! Thanks for the intro to another great etsy shop!
OMGoodness! I would absolutely love to win! I’m moving this month and have been on the lookout for the perfect accessories….
Awww, I’d LOVE to win this amazing giveaway!! Next weekend the painters are coming to repaint my house – I cannot wait to start the redecorating process with these lovely pieces. :)
dawn.lares@gmail.com
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! I love your work. It is truly amazing what a little sprucing can do to an otherwise discarded item, and you’ve got the knack! :-)
Love all of the items! Would love to win! :)
I Am a HUGE fan of Mandolin Goose!!! So talented!!
What a great and fun idea!!! Love these frames. I’m in the process of re-doing my sunroom and these would be fun pops of color!
Such talent! Everything is BEAUTIFUL! Continue to create and be!
These are so pretty! They’re just what I’d like to do… but the works already done for me! =)
These are soooo pretty!
LOVE this collection and the PERFECT colors! Would love to win this! YOu have inspired me to paint many things!!
Oh my I am loving the green and robin’s nest blue!! I have been wanting to paint so many things these colors lately! These would be perfect!! :)
LOVE these! Would love to win them!
This is so beautiful! what a great giveaway!
Ahhhh, that giveaway would go perfectly in my house! Need. Want. Love!
Love it! Off to check out your shop. I am a photographer and am thinking your stuff would be great for props !!!!
Just gorgeous!
So gorgeous! And they match my house so perfectly :)
We could totally incorporate those into our wedding decor!
Gorgeous! I love learning about new Etsy shops!
Just beautiful! I love all of these lovely treasures!
Wow!! Love this. You have an eye for creating a beautiful vintage arrangement that is totally appealing. I see your pictures and want to see more!!
Those are all absolutely gorgeous! I love old frames!
Love them! Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh my this stuff is making my day….love the old & the NEW look!
Love this! :)
These are gorgeous!!!!!!
Beautiful stuff! I am LOVIN it! my name is Kelsey Vigil :)
Love it all…such fun colors!!
AWESOME! I have wanted vintage frames FOREVER!!
BEAUTIFUL colors, and shapes =) Thanks for the chance to win.
These would be PERFECT for the new nursery! What beautiful items and gorgeous colors! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
must must win!!!!
These are soooo pretty and would match great in my house!
Wow, such pretty things. Might be my new fav etsy shop!
love!! hope to win :)
what a fantastic giveaway!!! cute shop!
Wow, love this! :)
JennaLynn
Wow! What a beautiful group of items! Thanks for the chance to win.
Squee!! Those colors match my living room!! Must have :)
How talented! I love all the color! These would make a very welcomed addition to the new sewing studio space that I am creating next to the playroom! It is going to be a great summer of sewing and creating with my 4 little ones!
Holy moly!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome giveaway!!!! I’m going to go check out her shop, but for the record, I just got a new job as a teacher starting in August, and HOW COOL would it be to win and have some items to decorate my new classroom?!?!?!
…here’s hoping!!!
There’s so many great pieces & colors in the collection!! What a great shop!! Thank you for the introduction.
Oh my goodness! LOVE! We just bought a new house and these would be perfect for decorating.
LOVE THESE!
And so glad to have found you via Gussy Sews…
really cool stuff!
LOVE all of these!!!
Love it! So cute
A-MAZ-ING color combos! Love Love Love!
I LOVE your work! So beautiful!!!!!
gussy, you added another favorite to my list of shops! great colors and i love the lacquered finish.
What an amazing giveaway. LOVE it! :)
oh, i just made new slipcovers for my couches and i could use some cute things to add to my newly redone living room!!! thanks for the chance to win!!
I absolutely love that littlest frame. It just screams, “Buy me for the nursery!” So, um, if I don’t win and whomever does wants to sell me that lil one I would so buy it!
Her pieces are awesome!
SO CUTE!!!!!! I love it all!
I would love to win this! :)
LOVE these. I just bought a new house and now have lots of room to showcase photos. These frames are just up my alley and color palette. Hope I win.
Love these!
how pretty! I love the vintage look.
BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!!! I’d love to win! These would be a great start to my BRAND NEW CRAFT ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE this stuff!
Love these frames!! It’s so fun to refinish something and make it your own style :) would love to win this!!!
Ooooh…these are my new living room colors! Love this shop!
I love the idea of reclaiming things and making them useful again! Great eye for possibilities.
These colors are PERFECT for the bathroom remodel of which I’m in the middle…well, honestly, maybe I’m in the first quarter… :) Blessings!
Loving all the great color combos!
Piper
Sooooo pretty.. =) Thanks for the giveaway.. =)
SO cute and fun! :))
ADORE her stuff! Would love to win! Totally my style!
Oh so good to find out about a creative artist like Mandy in my backyard!! Can’t wait to add her to my list of who to buy unique b-day gifts from!!!
Blessings!
I love all the bright colors! Such statement pieces!
wow – gorgeous; she had me at vintage frames & the color – swoon!
Love all the detail. SO PRETTY!
Simply Beautiful, I would love love love to win :)
How fun, super sassy—pick me pick me!
I must have these fab little pretties! Such cute stuff!
These are so fun! I’m adding her shop to my favorites for sure!
These are so beautiful! :) I would hang these in my kitchen windows – they would be perfect!
love the blue!
What a beautiful collection! I would love to have it for my master suite.
what a gorgeous collection!! i would be SO excited to win this!
Absolutely beautiful work!!!
I love these!
Would go perfect in the nursery that we are putting together!
Love. Love. Love!
I admire her work, lovely pieces, I’m doing that same thing right now, up-cycling anything I can get my hands on. It’s so FUN!
Love your items and I’ve got to say I especially love your business name!
Oh Wow!! Please pick me!! I love, love them!
I am loving her work! The colors are fantastic!
Absolutely in love with the chic/vintage look to these frames! Love the colors and hope I can put them up in my soon-to-be-new-place :)
Have a fabulous weekend!
these are so gorgeous! i love the vintage feel with the current “it” colors! <3
I love those frames! So beautiful! Would go perfect in my baby’s nursery. I hope I win.
Oh! I love these! I bookmarked her shop and am excited because she’s not too far away from me!
Beautiful!
How fun!
That would look cute in our nursery! Thanks for the giveaway!
Beautiful colors!
would love to win! love the colors!
very fun stuff. love all the color!
I love these frames! Perfect for colorful weddings. Cheers to Mandolin Goose!
would {LOVE} to win these {LOVELIES}
pretty!
Oh, those would be so perfect in my house!
Cute idea with the vintage frames and all. Great giveaway :)
LOVE!!!
I know a soon-to-be-married couple who would love to get this! gorgeous stuff as always =)
Beautiful! Thanks for the chance!
Love the colors! Thanks a lot!
What an awesome giveaway! so cute and adorable, I really hope I win!
Those frames are absolutely gorgeous and turquoise is my favorite color!
Awesome stuff! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! The colors are way fun. :)
Such gorgeous work!
love it!
Oh. Man. I love her stuff! Her color combos are great! Here’s hoping I win! :D
beautiful beautiful.. ohhh how I would love to win this, would go oh so perfectly in my living room! xo hugs.. thks Maggie!
bonitarose
bonnieangel1797@gmail.com
Ooooooohhh! I like it! It would be too cool if I win. :)
Oh I love these!
LOVE THEM!!!! PLEASE PICK ME
BEAUTIFUL!! These are fabulous!!!!
Refurbished/repurposed loveliness is what this!! ~Mara
so beautiful…all of it. thanks for a great giveaway!
These pieces all look amazing! I love them!
Oh my. I love love those vintage finds!
Fun! Would love to win!
This is SO beautiful:) I love vintage repurposed items!
I love this, so creative and cute love all of them
oh my gosh these are great and would be a wonderful addition to my upcoming wedding that has a vintage-rustic feel to it! :0)
You know you ARE going to pick me!!!
Ooh those items would be PERFECT on display at my vitage wedding (and one of my colors is turquoise!)
Taylor
spray paint is the bomb diggity.
So cool! I love reading these posts and meeting new artists! Thank you!
Oh my! I love those!!!
In. Love.
bright, fun & beautiful! that’s how I’d describe this shop. :) love this stuff!
xo
sarah
Ohhh they’re so pretty! Thaws would fit perfectly in my bedroom!,,
Love love LOVE these items! Count me in! :)
These vintage items are so charmingly awesome! I would SUPER LOVE to win them and put them to beautiful use! Thanks so much for the giveaway opportunity :)
Love these frames! Fabulous giveaway! :-)
Cute cute cute!
Love these! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Wow! I love all this stuff!
what an amazing collection…so beautiful!!
oh my this set is so cute!! it would look perfect in our living room!! thank you for opening my eyes to mandolin’s beautiful talent!
Oh- all the walls in our bedroom are blank, waiting for the perfect “things” this would match so perfectly! Love the whole collection
My husband and I just painted our bedroom a light blue. If I won, these would look awesome on our birch floating shelf. :)
OMG those vintage finds are amazing and would look perfect in my home. :) The color choices are fab!
Lovely. Simply lovely. ;)
This would be PERFECT! We’re having an anniversary party in these exact colors!!! Hope I win! :)
Kelly@flywithme
Adore your stuff!!! The colors are fabulous! We may be moving into a new house and I am so looking to revamp my style… your stuff is what I am looking for!!!!
Love! Love! Love!
Gorgeous! I want something in turquoise. Love turquoise!
I love these colors!!!
Miranda
hallielouwho@gmail.com
Love those colors! Fabulous.
These are just the colors we need! Beautiful.
Gorgeous!
I love the color combinations. I went “treasure” hunting last weekend looking for frames, thinking I was going to rescue and renew these treasures. It is truly amazing what color can do!! Very inspiring!
Lovely!
What interesting work/creating/fun!!!
I L.O.V.E. these! What a talented artist!!!
I love these. They would look great in my house. ;)
Mandy’s stuff is absolutely beautiful! I adore all the fun and bright colors :) (obviously the same goes for you Gussy ;) )
Oh my. This is too amazing!! I would SO LOVE to win this!
How perfect! I love love love the aqua color!
I love the fun, bright colors that Mandy uses! This white and aqua set would look great in our master bedroom!
Thanks for the inspiration.
I love ALL of her creations!! so unique and creative!
Lovely work!
love it so so much!
So cute and so fun!!