good morning! this morning i’m thrilled to kick off the day with two of my favorite things: ice cream and southern designers.

designer virginia sin, who’s ceramic paper plates were a big hit last year, just introduced a playful new line of porcelain ice cream cones that are microwave and dishwasher safe. each cone is hand-cast and one-of-a-kind, and would be such a fun way to serve ice cream to guests at a summer dinner party. if you’d like to pick up a cone ($18) or two, click here to contact virginia for purchasing (click on sin>icecream cones>slide 3 for her email).

also, i’d like to welcome one of my favorite SCAD alumni, haylie waring, to the d*s guest blog. i first met haylie back in 2007 when i spoke at SCAD during style week, and have been following her work ever since. in addition to guest blogging this week, haylie will also be part of the “southern artists up north” show i’m curating at artstream studios, opening july 11th. stay tuned for more info and interviews with those artists, but in the meantime, click here to check out haylie’s first post! (images above and below from haylie’s first post today)