tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36965962501369735472024-03-05T17:49:43.585-05:00mandeeblogsCrafty things to make and crafty things made by mandee rae.Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-12472725188920597852016-01-26T20:43:00.001-05:002016-01-26T20:49:35.430-05:00nice can.<div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">For Valentine's day this year, just tell her what she really wants to hear, "you've got a nice can." </span></div>
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It is totally normal for Volkswagen to hit me up and ask me to paint their windows for the second year in a row. Just another day. Nothin' to see here. No. Big. Deal. I'm a cucumber.<br />
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JUUUST KIDDING I'm totally f**king with you it's sooooo cool!!!! Duuuuuude WHAAAT???!! Yaaaassssss!!!!<br />
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See? Stone cold professional. Email me if you want to be my next giant window-painting freak out. 💋<br />
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In case you're thinking of having a weatherproof chalkboard painted by me, here is how the process works:</div>
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<li>Step 1: <a href="mailto:mandeemade@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email me</a> & give me a rough idea of what you want</li>
<li>Step 2: I will give you a horrible sketch of what I intend to paint for you</li>
<li>Step 3: Trust the process, the actual painting always looks better than the sketch.</li>
<li>Step 4: Enjoy your beautiful new waterproof chalkboard!!</li>
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You look great today!Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143, USA42.3796536 -71.095601842.3767211 -71.1006443 42.3825861 -71.0905593tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-65391628313824588072015-08-05T16:59:00.001-04:002015-08-05T16:59:52.848-04:00Dry Erase Boards are RemarkableGet it? Re-mark-able?? Cause you can erase them and remark them?? Haaaaaaaahaaaaaaahahaha....all right, all right. 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I painted the windows at a new bakery in my neighborhood called 7ATE9 for their Grand Opening this past weekend. They specialize in cheesecake and make a mean ginger iced tea. <br />
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The owner Sara is as nice as the day is long and I highly recommend trying the cheesecake popsicles. <br />
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They are located at 199C Highland Ave in Somerville. <br />
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Here's what their window looked like before I got there...and after. Window painting can make quite a difference in the visibility of your storefront. See what it could do for your business! Contact me at MandeeMade@gmail.com for a free quote. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas window at Magpie Kids in Somerville, MA.</span></div>
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At <a href="http://twolittlemonkeysconsignment.com/" target="_blank">Two Little Monkeys</a>:</div>
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...over at <a href="http://treeline-inc.com/" target="_blank">Treeline</a>:<br />
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Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-66123071228698052772014-11-11T16:33:00.001-05:002014-11-11T16:33:28.889-05:00A Veterans Day Tribute for my Dad<div class="msg"><div class=""><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu-qQNUYM4XXIrRu02frOhoXMP1Z_Zci6DoO26s8qZsvq4Q_jOQeyLO5pOucpIIh8zLt-xalLXGAPPqZiI6LGTlxT7pK4G489BhLHtHPHRi-Obm6EEV6BiibGyOiNFqX5lCzCCTDazzA/s640/blogger-image--2002563361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu-qQNUYM4XXIrRu02frOhoXMP1Z_Zci6DoO26s8qZsvq4Q_jOQeyLO5pOucpIIh8zLt-xalLXGAPPqZiI6LGTlxT7pK4G489BhLHtHPHRi-Obm6EEV6BiibGyOiNFqX5lCzCCTDazzA/s640/blogger-image--2002563361.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u>When I Saw My Dad Cry</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><u><br></u></div>The first time I ever saw my Dad cry I was 9 and he brought our family to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. He was then an active duty Marine and we were stationed in Quantico, VA while he went through some sort of training program to become an officer. Truth be told, I never really paid too much attention to what program or specialized training my Dad was doing when I was younger and I glazed over whenever he would talk about "the war". He was a weapons specialist and would talk about "going to the field" and come back with stories of blowing up mock buildings and how high the Hum-V blew in the air after they hit it with a rocket launcher. You know, dinner conversation. Growing up hearing about it made it seem commonplace, like it was something everyone's Dad did. Living on a military base made it all the more normal because all of our friends lived on base too and all of their Dads and Moms were shooting rocket launchers at Hum-V's too. It wasn't special or weird and it certainly wasn't something I gave any real thought to. <br><br>Until we were at that wall. <br><br>He was feverishly looking for the names of his friends; checking the list, looking back at the wall, "it should be right here! The map says it's right here!" He was getting more and more angry. I couldn't understand what was so important about finding some stupid name on a wall and I certainly didn't understand why he was getting so mad about it. <br><br>And then he found the first name. And then another. And then more and more. And then, I saw my big tough 'sempri fi do or die' Dad rest his head on the wall we drove all this way to see and weep. <br><br>And in that moment, I understood. He told my Sister and I stories about his friends while he made rubbings of their names on little white pieces of paper. Funny stories of 18-year old boys who answered the call and found themselves in Vietnam and heart wrenching stories about how each one of those young men died far before his time. <br><br>I know now that we were in Quantico while my Dad was in Officer Candidate's School while he was working his way through the ranks to become an Officer. I know that he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 with the respect and admiration of every man who ever served with him. I know that he wears glasses because he was hit with shrapnel under his right eye when the helicopter (he would never call it that, he would have said Loach) he and his friend were flying was hit and went down. I know that his friend didn't make it and there wasn't enough of him left to send home. I know that he carries around that memory and so many other tragic memories with him every single day. And I know that he sacrificed a lot more than 20/20 vision during his 24 years serving our country. <br><br>I also know that my Dad, CWO3 Michael A. Martin, retired, is my hero and today I want to say thank you to him, thank you to all who serve and thank you to all who have served. <br><br>Thank you Daddy. Happy Veterans Day!!</span><div id="voice_replace_id" class=""></div></div><div class=""><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHsim3FZLYDV1q8gUYr4Tc4sQWG1QGNo-LehSNF5r0AUyEjFP85fJqIWdYBI51Bn4xrngmBsl_yuBRZUuxVwGFOCamdcZmn8Gbm_T64Guh4MDaOj7INaglYdQomzU_cPlrhpOP7NrEY0/s640/blogger-image-1127693660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHsim3FZLYDV1q8gUYr4Tc4sQWG1QGNo-LehSNF5r0AUyEjFP85fJqIWdYBI51Bn4xrngmBsl_yuBRZUuxVwGFOCamdcZmn8Gbm_T64Guh4MDaOj7INaglYdQomzU_cPlrhpOP7NrEY0/s640/blogger-image-1127693660.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div></div><div class="desc attachment mfss" style="margin: 6px 0px;"><br></div>Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-73300592971323343822014-11-03T23:18:00.000-05:002014-11-03T23:46:51.598-05:00Window Facelift for Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie82m5nV4GbzzYAbR4BKddwV8Q45h1BuVTLoykIPcmp_Om3kGIvLqB66xl8z6ilOsqKednHGqG8-iMigBmnv0HP_3KDKRv1JLStoTL-eg3qmN-rhZvqR7wzWnivWJfRbnurjJwiYklqiQ/s640/blogger-image--1869748071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie82m5nV4GbzzYAbR4BKddwV8Q45h1BuVTLoykIPcmp_Om3kGIvLqB66xl8z6ilOsqKednHGqG8-iMigBmnv0HP_3KDKRv1JLStoTL-eg3qmN-rhZvqR7wzWnivWJfRbnurjJwiYklqiQ/s640/blogger-image--1869748071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Left side: September window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Right side: September window updated for Halloween. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lazy sounds a little harsh, I prefer "crafty." </div>Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-20706207871346913742014-10-03T21:55:00.000-04:002014-11-03T23:52:42.272-05:00Halloween Window at Magpie Kids<br>
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Halloween window painting at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MagpieKidsStore" target="_blank">Magpie Kids</a> in Somerville, MA.<br>
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My little busy bee and her ladybug friend.<br>
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Buggy Bugs giving hugs in front of the photo backdrop I painted for the Halloween Party at Magpie Kids.<br>
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Photo cred: Allana of http://www.arsmagnastudio.com. <br>
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Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-47058285854013087072014-09-20T20:51:00.000-04:002014-11-03T21:47:00.994-05:00Fall Window at Two Little Monkeys<br />
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<br />Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0Somerville, MA, USA42.3875968 -71.099496842.3406908 -71.1801778 42.4345028 -71.0188158tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-17611009668765659402014-08-13T22:39:00.001-04:002014-08-13T22:44:14.270-04:00Holy Rainbow Unicorn, Batman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">My friend Danielle can't draw. I tell you this because, while she can't </span><i style="text-align: start;">physically</i><span style="text-align: start;"> draw anything herself, it doesn't stop her from </span><i style="text-align: start;">needing</i><span style="text-align: start;"> things drawn constantly. Get Well signs, Birthday cards, kitchen placards...you name it. And most of the time, when she needs one of these graduation/bar mitzvah/baby shower signs made she comes to me and says, "hey Mandee, do me a favor?" and after hearing that phrase over and over ad naseaum, she earned herself the nickname "Toomey a favor". (Her last name being, of course, Toomey...in case you didn't get that.)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Her most recent request to "Toomey a Favor" was one of my favorite projects of the Summer so far. Her family has a little lake house with a dock that needed replacing and when the old dock was torn up, Danielle, never one to miss out on a project, saved some of the weathered chunks of it and brought them to me. </span><span style="text-align: start;">And they are awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">They are perfect and raw and full of stories never told. I wanted to keep the integrity of the wood but make it more weather-resistant so I whitewashed the front planks and secured them together with some twine to add to the just-off-the-boat, nautical look of it. Then I painted a </span>gigantic anchor on it, symbolizing the Toomey family's anchoring down and establishing roots, their name & wedding date and I'm really happy with the results. </div>
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Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-47720335378417036372013-11-15T21:38:00.001-05:002013-11-15T21:40:00.191-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...CRAFTING!It snowed the other morning.<br />
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For me that means it's Christmas time.<br />
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So even though it only snowed for 3 minutes and it was mixed with rain and none of it stuck to the ground...it still snowed.
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More specifically, it's Christmas CRAFTING time!! Here are some of my favorite Christmas crafts from years past to keep you busy while I stretch out my glitter coating, wreath making, snowflake cutting muscles. It's important to ease into these things lest you pull something and have to sit out the rest of the season.<br />
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Merry Christmas Crafting season!!</div>
Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-42074118108378165772013-11-10T20:59:00.000-05:002013-11-10T20:59:03.065-05:00Sadie the Incredible Mermaid Girl: D.I.Y. Traveling Side Show Mermaid Baby Costume<br />
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This year was my baby girl's first halloween as a dress-up-able-human and it was imperative that she have the perfect first Halloween costume. I had originally had my heart set on her being the bearded lady in a side show but when she wouldn't leave the beard on I decided to take advantage of the fact that she's not walking yet and put her in some sort of a sack costume which also meant that I would need to decorate her stroller...which naturally led me to make her the Incredible Mermaid Girl in a traveling side show!</div>
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I created her stroller cover using foam core as the fish tank frame; blue fabric, glitter tulle & clear plastic Christmas ornaments for the water; and foam core for the signage & held it all together using a glue gun. I attached the whole contraption to the stroller (a Britax B-agile) using <a href="http://www.target.com/p/velcro-30-garland-tie/-/A-14778933" target="_blank">Velcro Garland Tie</a> and all that was missing was a fat little mermaid to go inside.</div>
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Enter one fat little mermaid. </div>
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I have a tutorial on how to make the shell top for the costume <a href="http://www.mandeeblogs.blogspot.com/2013/10/last-minute-no-sew-diy-costume-mini.html" target="_blank">here</a> </div>
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I'd love to see pictures of your home-made Halloween costumes. Happy Be-lated Halloween!!</div>
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Christmas here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
Mandee Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987111807944764991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696596250136973547.post-6822106089657585262013-11-10T18:40:00.000-05:002013-11-10T18:40:55.984-05:00Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird...it's a plane...no!...it's SUPER MIA!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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A couple of weekends ago I did this super hero city on the wall of one of Cambridge's Finest SuperHero-esses: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Miss Mia the Magnificent! </span>Little Miss Mia is quite the superhero aficionado and loves playing dress up in her many costumes BUT until now she had no where to showcase her beautiful outfits. That has all changed now thanks to this wonderful idea from her awesome Mom. (Good job Mom!) <br />
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Now Mia has her very own city to save from peril including her own spotlight with her name in it and in the lower left building a capital "M" in lights to make it just a little more special. <br />
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Thanks for keeping our city safe from bad guys Mia. The world is a better place with your cute little face in it. <br />
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