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Goldfish Kiss

A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • Easy beachy Finds

    July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

    It’s just so….easy when it comes to beach style. I think I get dressed in my sleep because I just dream of easy-breezy hot and humid days and the effortless dressing that accompanies them. So

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  • Easy Step Cutoffs

    July 18, 2017December 12, 2018

    So, I scored a few old über soft Levis at the thrift shop when I was back in Colorado. They were even on the clearance rack. I think the hallelujah chorus started when I saw

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  • 517 Cutoffs

    June 29, 2016December 12, 2018

    When I was back at my parent’s house in Colorado, I went and raided the thrift store in their town, because it is a hidden gem. It is the mecca of cheap used Levis. Seriously,

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  • There’s a point to these insanely

    May 6, 2016December 12, 2018

    There’s a point to these insanely close up pics of me in some new jorts. Promise. Ok. I usually prefer to make my own cutoffs, or I rock some Bandits any day of the year.

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  • Hi/Low Cutoffs

    April 16, 2015December 12, 2018

    I’ve been on the lookout for some hi/low cutoffs ever since I saw Just Go With It for the first time, how ever many years ago that was. Remember the shorts Jennifer Aniston wore when

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  • Yup. This shall be my uniform

    October 2, 2014December 12, 2018

    Yup. This shall be my uniform, for the next few months.  So, if you see a gal on the beach wearing a fringe jacket, plaid shirt, torn up cutoffs ( with a bikini underneath it all too

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  • Here’s my go to combo lately:

    July 15, 2014December 12, 2018

    Here’s my go to combo lately: A one piece, cutoffs, a big ‘ol cuff, and a boholicious backpack, Multi tasking, easy, comfy summahtime style. Le Swoon. 

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  • The Art of the Cutoff

    May 8, 2014December 12, 2018

    A few weeks ago, my close friend and I (we go way back to 6th grade) were talking about cutoffs for some reason. Well, we realized, I’ve been making my own cutoffs since….6th grade. What

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  • Five little (yet important) things I’ve

    April 2, 2014December 12, 2018

    Five little (yet important) things I’ve learned about beach style. • Wear 3 necklaces. One that’s really low, one that hits between your boobs, and one you always wear and forget you are wearing it.

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  • An ode to the late afternoon.

    March 28, 2014December 12, 2018

    To the late afternoon beach hours… When I am a little too sun kissed, and my hair is almost crispy because it’s so salty. When raggedy cutoffs, and a breezy top are my uniform. When I

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  • Yup. This is a happy, walk by

    February 18, 2014December 12, 2018

    Yup. This is a happy, walk by the marina with my husband at sunset, me.   I could live in this. Oh wait, I do… A soft, cozy, and long top (with pockets and thumbholes) + Some

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  • DIY Ombre, Neon, Bandana cutoffs.

    May 24, 2013December 12, 2018

    Ahhh summer. ‘Tis the season for cutoffs, especially of the DIY variety. I honestly make 90% of my jean shorts because 1: it puts an old unloved pair of jeans to good use,  2: you

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  • Quite possibly the raddest cutoffs known

    October 1, 2012December 12, 2018

    Quite possibly the raddest cutoffs known to mankind. One Teaspoon Bandits. Get ‘em HERE.

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  • DIY Distressed fun pocket Cutoffs

    April 9, 2012December 12, 2018

    I never thought a $5 pair of Lee mid-rise jeans from Goodwill, some bleach, sandpaper and Fabric scraps could be the secret to some seriously sweet and easy cutoffs. Oh surprises, they are the spice

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  • DIY Crochet Cutoffs

    February 8, 2012December 12, 2018

    My mom gave my my first pair of super nice jeans (Paper Denim and Cloth) about 10 years ago. They have been torn and worn almost to death, and I just can’t bring myself to

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    Artist, fashion enthusiast with a small closet & massive fan of all things beach/nature
    🎨 Art = @goldfish_kiss_art

    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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