Barracuda Bikini fashion show at Kress in Hollywood. First stop on the 2011 Bikiniweek Tour. barracudabikini.net http facebook.com twitter.com conchcreative.com http

Summer is scary for most women because that means SWIMSUITS!! And being post-op presents a whole new host of problems, *cough *cough excess skin. I was on a mission to find a flattering yet CUTE bathing suit for the summer, and boy was I in for a surprise lol.

Pamela Levenson of Poppi Swim shows off her 2006 bathing suit line on KATU Channel 2 in Portland, Oregon. Grant Pool’s lifeguards where used as models in the show. www.poppiswim.com

Grab your sunscreen and bring tons of cash… ’cause were headed to Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Pool for this year’s Third Annual Renegage Craft Fair. Surf around with us and meet some cool DIYers, plus an interview with T-shirt reconstruction guru Megan Nicolay and an intense lesson from her book on how to make a bikini from an old tee. Summer time: here we come! Links in this video: Renegade Craft Fair www.renegadecraft.com Etsy.com www.etsy.com Twigs and Heather www.twigsandheather.com Adorn Magazine www.adornmag.com jetsetter at etsy.com www.jetsetter.etsy.com Department of craft www.departmentofcraft.com Megan Nicolay’s Generation-T www.generation-t.com