About

Hi, it’s me, mermade!

Welcome, I’m the mermade behind mermade collective, you can also call me Rae which is short for Raeanne. 

I’m a wife, mama, dog mom and mermade all in one. I love the ocean and most recently moved from Alberta to Nova Scotia. I now live minutes away from the sea where I get to live my best mermade life. There’s something about the smell of the sea air, the way the breeze hits my face, the ocean instantly soothes my soul. Salt water therapy I call it, my favourite form of selfcare.  

Mermade collective established in 2017 (formerly mer + made collective) came to life when I needed a creative outlet to destress. At first, I was taking custom orders and making all of the things (the t-shirt, mug, decor, I did it all). Fast forward to the summer of 2020, I dreamt of taking mer + made collective to the next level. I had the idea to create a Shop the Drop, where I would do weekly clothing drops of womens boutique style clothing. By the fall of 2020 I had created a weekly Shop the Drop and not only was it fun for me, you all loved it too! Soon after, I got pregnant and I knew that when I gave birth I would take a moment to *pause* but I had no idea what that would look like. After the birth of our daughter not only did our world instantly change but my husband and I decided to move to Nova Scotia. To test the waters and see what living by the ocean would be like, it was a dream of ours. Life is still chaotic but its time to change things up again and this is where mer + made collective evolves to mermade collective! I’ve decided to step back from custom offerings like I previously have done and I am focusing my time and energy on creating my own brand mermade apparel to compliment the hand picked womens boutique apparel I bring in. The perfect combo that you will be able to wear together. I’m excited to present to you this brand refresh and I hope you love mermade as much as I do!