instant beauty everyday

here at beauty everyday, we do not do alot of social media. we are not against it, but we have always wanted this site to be a reminder of slowing down; sometimes social media makes us feel like things are speeding up! but, we have recently been drawn to instagram, because we do love sharing imagery and seeing imagery from folks we love. so, if you are on instagram, take a moment and check out what we have been doing. you will see glimpses from our book, outtakes & behind the scenes images from our posts here, and glimpses into the little things we see each day...enjoy.

signs of summer

Happy summer!

photographs by rinne allen

the southern c

a few weeks ago, we all drove to charleston for the weekend to attend the tail end of the southern c summit. put on by some of our athens friends, the summit moves around the south a few times a year and always brings neat people together...this year, they asked us to decorate their tables for their brunch at the le creuset headquarters just across the river from downtown charleston. we potted up some veggie seedlings and rebecca did line drawings around them in india ink. plus, epting events was there making their famous, and delicious, pralines...! we also set up a little paper flower-making stand, where folks could make their own corsage out of paper...some folks took it even further, making crowns of flowers! it was fun watching everyone have fun with their creations- they were all so different!

flowers, in clay

rebecca recently made some dogwoods and magnolias out of white clay. she lightly glazed them with a white glaze, and they turned out so pretty!

photographs by rebecca wood

shortstack editions

we love shortstack press. eventhough we just have 3 volumes, we keep looking at them and loving them more and more each time: their bright cherry exterior + their educational interior make for a great read...our friends at alabama chanin recently wrote about them too and you may read more about the cookbooks on their journal...enjoy!

words by rinne allen and photographs by michelle norris

Pick a Pickle

my friend hugh and i recently made our second book...this time, we did a little one...about pickles. it is full of yummy recipes and is packaged like a swatchbook, so you can "fan" out the recipes and see which one tempts you...

words & photographs by rinne allen