WOW did we get some snow over the weekend… The Metrodome collapsed, cars were buried, plows and snow removal crews worked overtime clearing roads and sidewalks… This is a picture just outside our back door here at the pottery. The next thing that we Minnesotans cope well with, besides snow, is COLD temperatures… And it [...]
Posted on: December 13th, 2010
Waking up in the morning, fresh cup of hot coffee in hand, and an idea for a blog bouncing around my head. This idea begins with a friend named Mary White, who we’ve known for more than 10 years. Mary is the president of the online bnbfinder.com,which helps drive traffic to listed B&Bs members, she [...]
Posted on: October 21st, 2010
When I first started emailing Judy, owner of Bostrom’s B&B on Little Bay Beach, she had a couple of concerns… Seeing as Judy’s B&B is in Canada there would be an extra charge, on top of shipping, to get an order to her. This is called duty, and it is collected at the boarder and [...]
Posted on: October 20th, 2010
The best possible outcome, when you produce an order of handmade military mugs, usually, is that you don’t hear anything… That would mean that the mugs arrived at the right place, on time, and were handed out and everything was perfect. When you receive a manila envelope, a heavy, thick manila envelope, you just don’t [...]
Posted on: September 30th, 2010
This story begins with a nondescript catalog request that I received back on the 30th of July. Since all catalog requests arrive into my inbox I make a point of answering back and asking a few questions, like how did you find us, and what type of business do you have. Sometimes people don’t answer [...]
Posted on: September 16th, 2010
Getting to work for a family business can be a challenge. The rewards of working for a family business, especially one that makes things, like Handmade Stoneware Mugs, are many. One such perk is being connected to the act of creating functional, durable, and safe mugs that people use. Our work is validated when our [...]
Posted on: September 14th, 2010
It has come to light that it appeared as if we were playing favorites with our innkeepers of Duluth. The earlier story that I posted was not complete in it’s informative nature… As it turns out the nice couple that called was, in fact, looking for a very particular color for the mug that they [...]
Posted on: September 1st, 2010
Occasionally we hear from people that are just looking to buy a singe mug or two… They might have come across our stoneware mugs at a coffee shop, or a B&B, or a gift shop and they didn’t see the color they liked, maybe, but they did jot down our name or our website. Then [...]
Posted on: August 30th, 2010
We’ve finally had a few consecutive days not in the 90s – Yep, September is coming and so is Autumn. A few blogs ago I was writing about the different orders that we have done for military units and I showcased a completed design for the 196th Infantry Brigade. The design incorporated both the units [...]
Posted on: August 26th, 2010
Not often do we run specials for new customers, during the summer, which is our busiest season… But that is changing right now, starting today!!! That’s right – We are offering a ‘New Customer’ special for the month of August giving a $75.00 discount on the First Time Set-Up fee! This was just approved by [...]
Posted on: August 2nd, 2010
