June 2011
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Hat of the Week
This week’s hat is this amazing etsy find. Pair it with your best cigarette holder.
via Alice Hart Couture
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Beautiful "Movable Canvas" from nytimes
A collection of yoga practitioners who use their bodies as a movable canvas. I highly recommend you visit the whole collection here
Truly stunning.
via NotCot
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Custom greeting cards now available
Check these out! Visit my shop to see more undermyhat.etsy.com
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Upside Down Herb Garden
I live in a small studio on the northside of Chicago and every nook and cranny in my apartment is precious. I would love to grow herbs myself as I love to cook but don’t have a window box or balcony. This is such a great solution to both those problems!
And its a great conversation starter…
Source
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That Window is a Little Too Far Left
“This is the most detailed landscape picture ever painted - and it has taken artist Ben Johnson and his team 24,000 hours of painstaking work over three years so far…” in 2008
Daily Mail UK
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Some Watches You Don't Have to Wear on Your Wrist
Unique watches that keep the industry humming along…
1. Watch Cufflinks
2. O Clock Watch
3. White Watch
4. Watch Ring
5. Bracelet Watch
6. Black Emerald Watch
7. Cyclops Watch
8. Wrap Watch
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Dresses made of unusual things...
like… plastic bags…
or… blue china…
and… pop tabs and ribbon??
Plastic Bag Dress
Blue China Dress
Pop Tab Prom Dress
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A note on spray tanning
Every summer since I can remember I have always envied those who were able to get a nice summer tan after only a few hours in the sun without too much burn.
Now, I’m about as fair as you can imagine (think Anne Hathaway as the White Queen without the Tim Burton makeup), and have made it this far without considering the spray booth.
Had I been curious enough to give it a shot, the results...
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Hat of the Week!
It has come to my attention that I have been putting the title of my blog to shame. I love hats, I wear lots of hats, my blog is Under My Hat, why not showcase some of my favorites? Introducing “Hat of the week”
Carmen Marc Valvo - Zulu Ikat-Print Beach Hat
Found here
Like most hats, to rock them well its best to own it. Its especially true for large brimmed ones like these;...
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Beat the Heat! Tips from Real Simple
My favorite?
“Don’t Blow Hot Air: Make a makeshift air conditioner. If it’s hot but not humid, place a shallow bowl of ice in front of a fan and enjoy the breeze. As the ice melts, then evaporates, it will cool you off.”
Click here for more
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A different kind of sun umbrella
A unique collection of sun umbrellas — now all I need is a bathing suit, a mojito and a day off…
via Nabuzz
via Alspics
via Lyring
via Grace In Ottowa
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Unreal Lifesize Lego Cars
Click image for source
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Stunning Carnival Night Photography
If you look at these too long you start to get motion sickness, but its totally worth it.
via Best Free Web Resources
via loovia
via Darrin Hackney
via lets get pneumatic
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Interesting Polaroid Displays
Click on each image to visit source.
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Great DIY Lighting Tutorials
Living as a renter, its difficult for me to justify putting the work into creating great lighting for my small studio. Thankfully, I have a nice chandelier in my kitchen and am not hungry for something more aesthetically pleasing.
However, if I did have the time and the means, I might try some of these projects out.
via Remodelista
via Design*Sponge
via Craft Tutorials
This last one...
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Vintage Suitcase Repurposed as...
…a pretty white night stand…
…an outdoor bench…
…a portable table for a picnic…
…a bass guitar???
Sources:
Night Stand
Outdoor Bench
Picnic Table
Bass Guitar
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Grown Up Treehouses
I have a friend who in high school used to talk about living in a treehouse somewhere as an adult. With the housing market the way it is, and options like these, it doesn’t sound like that bad of an idea…
via apartment therapy
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Great Color Scheme Tutorial
Such a simple trick, I’m surprised its the first time I’m seeing it!
Posted on dribbble.com a few weeks ago - watch the tutorial video on Method and Craft.
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Magic Chair!
Click through to see how they do it…
via Mashable