nice can.

For Valentine's day this year, just tell her what she really wants to hear, "you've got a nice can."

Love ain't so hard. #loveexpert #sweetdumpah

4"x4" canvas painting. Email me for one of your very own!

Volkswagen Window Painting

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.

JUUUST KIDDING I'm totally f**king with you it's sooooo cool!!!! Duuuuuude WHAAAT???!! Yaaaassssss!!!!

*ahem*

Or whatever. NBD. I'm a professional.

See? Stone cold professional. Email me if you want to be my next giant window-painting freak out. 💋

Chalk dirty to me...

*Full disclosure, it took 16 tries to get the sun exactly

right in this picture but it was toooootally worth it.

In case you're thinking of having a weatherproof chalkboard painted by me, here is how the process works:

Step 1: Email me & give me a rough idea of what you want
Step 2: I will give you a horrible sketch of what I intend to paint for you
Step 3: Trust the process, the actual painting always looks better than the sketch.
Step 4: Enjoy your beautiful new waterproof chalkboard!!

Final vs. Rough Draft

You look great today!

Why did 6 hate 7?...

...because 7ATE9!! **du dum ching!**

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.

The owner Sara is as nice as the day is long and I highly recommend trying the cheesecake popsicles.

They are located at 199C Highland Ave in Somerville.
www.7ate9bakery.com

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.

Winter Window Season

Winter window season is in full swing around these parts.

Here are some of the Winter shenanigans going on in Somerville!

At Two Little Monkeys:

...over at Treeline:

And down at Petsi Pies:

And a quick Frosty at little Tayla's house!

Off to paint more windows now. Contact me if you'd like one of your own!

Halloween Window at Magpie Kids

Halloween window painting at Magpie Kids in Somerville, MA.

My little busy bee and her ladybug friend.

Buggy Bugs giving hugs in front of the photo backdrop I painted for the Halloween Party at Magpie Kids.

Photo cred: Allana of http://www.arsmagnastudio.com.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Union Square Vet's Summer Window

Toomey A Favor: Hand Painted Sign

My friend Danielle can't draw. I tell you this because, while she can't physically draw anything herself, it doesn't stop her from needing 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.)

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. And they are awesome!

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 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.

Now I just need to figure out the perfect thing to paint on my section of the dock. Maybe something in a giant serpent lady with wings and an American flag halter top? You know, something classy. Ideas welcomed.