An Anne Arundel County singer invented a tool for the art of crab picking

Shelby Blondell has nothing against the commonly used wooden mallet. As a native of Linthicum, she grew up using it in local crab houses like most Marylanders. That is, until she figured out how to make something better. The 31-year-old singer and songwriter invented and patented The Sheller, a 3-in-1 seafood mallet, picker and bottle opener. There’s no tool like it on the market.