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A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • No Sew Knot Top

    May 9, 2017December 12, 2018

    Knotted bikini tops have been popping up all over. And what can I say? I’m a huge fan. The first one I saw was the Beth Richards Knot top, then the Frankie’s Bikini’s Greer top (Sold out

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  • You asked, you shall receive. (Even

    February 11, 2014December 12, 2018

    You asked, you shall receive. (Even if it takes me about 11 months or so to finally get around to doing it.) Alas, here’s the DIY twist top…tutorial video. Hope this helps with all the tricky

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  • Bikini Facelift: No Sew Bandeau Strap

    September 18, 2013December 12, 2018

    I like bandeau tops, they just don’t like me. Ok they don’t like my lats and therefore like to slide down and scrunch up until I feel like I look like Vera Di Milo. Therefore,

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  • Bikini Facelift. Crossback Tri top.

    May 11, 2013December 12, 2018

    Bikinis can be a bit of a pain…in the neck. Literally. After a day at the beach, sometimes I feel like I have a permanent indentation on the back of my neck. Definitely not the

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  • Bikini Facelift: Scalloped bottoms.

    February 23, 2013December 12, 2018

    Scallops. They are great seared and slathered in butter, and even better when it’s the word to describe the trim on any article of clothing. Especially Bikinis. I’ve seen a few rather delectable scallops pop

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  • Bikini Facelift. Same halter new tie.

    December 21, 2012December 12, 2018

    Oh Halters. You are turning into the MacGyver of bikini tops. I saw some cute tops like this, and this and thought, hey that’s simply a halter, but tied differently. Queue the Hallelujah chorus. Yet

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  • Bikini Facelift. Target Revamp

    November 2, 2012December 12, 2018

    This was a fun one. A Goldfish Kiss fan, Miriam, contacted me and was wondering if I could take a bikini from Target a friend gave her and spruce it up for her for an

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  • DIY High waisted bikini…Cont’d

    August 21, 2012December 12, 2018

    Oops. I forgot to mention (ok procrastinated, then didn’t know if I should post it, now am posting it)…anywho… in the last bikini facelift post, if your one piece happens to be one that ties behind you

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  • Bikini Facelift: DIY High Waist bottoms

    August 12, 2012December 12, 2018

    The high waist bikini bottom. It’s a swimwear trend women love and men, well they pretty much can’t stand it. I’m personally on the fence with them. They look amazing in editorials and on models,

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  • Bikini Facelift. Cut out top.

    June 9, 2012December 12, 2018

    I absolutely love tri tops with the cut out areas/bands at the top of the cup (no clue what it’s technically called) like this one, this one, and ziiiis one. Which got me thinking… We don’t hesitate one

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  • I present the how-to scrunchify your

    May 31, 2012December 12, 2018

    I present the how-to scrunchify your bikini bottom video…finally. Stay bootylicious, my friends. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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  • For anyone who didn’t understand the

    May 16, 2012December 12, 2018

    For anyone who didn’t understand the DIY wrap bikini top… Voila. I’ve ventured into DIY videoville.. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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  • Another way to tie a top

    April 2, 2012December 12, 2018

    After the last bikini facelift post, I received a bunch of emails asking how I tied the top. I was going to put in the post and for some reason left it out. Yeah. I

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  • Bikini Facelift: Twist Top

    March 27, 2012December 12, 2018

    I love twist tops. By far my #1 favorite style top. They are sooooooooo flattering, give you oomph, stay put, and are athletic, yet cute. So, I had to try to make one out of an

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  • Bikini Facelift: Make it a wrap.

    December 27, 2011December 12, 2018

    No sewing, needles, thread, or purchasing required. Just a new perspective on how to tie a bikini top, with up-lifting results. Being a B cup and having broad shoulders, halter/wide strapped tops really are unflattering,

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    Artist, fashion enthusiast with a small closet & massive fan of all things beach/nature
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    It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡 It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡
    Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but it helps having a lake a few hours away that sure looks like an ocean. 🛶🐾❤️ 

Narrow cottage lined roads have the best light.✨💚

Hot mess status activated. 😎

 Glassy conditions, time for a swim. 

Stellar spot on the morning walk. ✌🏼☀️ #lakemichigan
    Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up my office…and I haven’t touched a brush since. Feels weird, but the break helped get lots of ideas brewin’ now, too. 🎨🧡 Life’s a beach. Embrace the mess and get the tattoo. #goldfishkissart #watercolor #radart 

“Forever a beach” 8x8 watercolor on paper. It’s in le shop.
    Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. T Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. Two days after saying goodbye to Kili, I said bye to beach life, felt like a chapter of life I loved was slammed shut, and all the air and motivation was knocked out of me. Changes like this take time, and the idea of ever being truly settled in is a bit foreign to me. But, you just have to look for the little glimmers in ordinary days (what’s in all these pics), be present, get out and about, and choose joy while also giving those tears permission to flow. Ok, and say hi to every dog I can, while holding onto summer as long as I can, too. But I hear Fall is next level up here. 🧡

So, if you’ve been following me for a while, life’s taken us many places. I feel like I’m part chameleon and part lone wolf by now, and we will see what this new season brings. I have a feeling Lake Michigan and the upper peninsula will be my happy place, so hopefully we’ll make it out there a bunch. Life’s crazy. Wear a helmet and thank goodness for Facebook marketplace. And that I didn’t give away all my cold weather gear.
    Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged friend, then to life at the beach in a matter of a few days. Life’s been heavy, full of random ugly cries, a bit of a blur, and my brain fog is at capacity, all while having one too many tabs open, too.

But I did manage to scribble down some journal thoughts before the move, and wanted to share. I love these things.

I’ll post a bunch of final beach pics and about life in our new location soon. But for now, I’m just taking it one day at a time.

Or in this case, page. Hope they’re somewhat legible. 🌊❤️‍🩹🖊️ #goldfishkisswriting #thoughts
    How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides and words…I can’t. This loss is such a deep hurt, and the love is so pure. Kili pup, I miss you, and my heart is so damn heavy. Run wild, run free, soak up the sun, steal all the pizza, and find all the sticks and tennis balls, my best four legged friend. ❤️‍🩹🐾 

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