Creating the Think Pink mug gave our team a way to connect our craft to a cause that impacts so many lives. At Deneen Pottery, we’ve always believed that what we make should mean something. Behind every mug is a story, a place, a person, or a purpose that matters....
31 October, 2025 Announcements No comment0 LikesRecently I was working with Sarah Stotts, from BedandBreakfast.com, on an article about my family’s Custom Pottery Mug business When she asked me for any new images of our handmade stoneware Jumping Rocks popped into my head. So I got on the phone and......
23 April, 2009 Pictures No comment1 LikeAs my family has been making mugs for customers for over 30 years from time to time we hear from folks like Vince Smith of Houston, Texas: Dear Niles: Approximately 12 years ago, my wife and I were in Ithaca, NY and had the pleasure......
17 April, 2009 Testimonials No comment4 LikesIf you requested a catalog and didn’t receive one in February or March your information did not makes its way through our website to us. We apologize for this miscommunication and failure to send you our catalog. The problems have been fixed and the “Catalog......
15 April, 2009 Announcements No comment1 LikeSpring is finally in the air and I had a few minutes this morning to take pictures of the firing that took place yesterday. We fire the kiln 4-5 days a week, each glaze firing heats the stoneware inside up to about 2350º F and......
15 April, 2009 Just off the Kiln No comment1 LikeNot sure where you were from the March 30th – April 2nd… My family (mom, dad, aunt and wifey) spent 4 days in Atlanta talking about our custom handmade stoneware mugs with some of the best innkeeping professionals in the country. We’ve been working with......
09 April, 2009 Conferences No comment1 LikeOn February 13th we shipped an order of custom handmade mugs to Christina and Charlie Ward in Yanceyville, NC and on February 18th we received this email: Hello Niles, Yesterday I received the handmade mugs, they’re PERFECT! it’s exactly what I was looking for. I......
27 March, 2009 Testimonials No comment1 LikeNo early retirement for Peter Deneen. At the start of this year with all of the economic uncertainty we decided to head out to more bed and breakfast conferences in the hopes of attracting new customers. A few weeks back my dad attended the Illinois......
27 March, 2009 Conferences No comment1 LikeWith each order that we ship, we hope to meet or exceed our customer’s expectations… Now and then we are lucky enough to have a reaction like this: Dear Niles and Teena, I want you to know that our new custom mugs are simply spectacular. ......
23 February, 2009 Testimonials No comment1 LikeIt was a cool and sunny weekend here in Minnesota and we had a firing that took place. Today I photographed a few pictures of some of the handmade stoneware custom mugs that are just about to be shipped....
16 February, 2009 Just off the Kiln No comment2 Likes
Bryce Canyon was the second stop on my journey through the Mighty Five National Parks of Utah - and yes, the Visitor Center here is another proud retailer of our handmade mugs! We began our collaboration with Bryce Canyon just over two years ago and with an annual...
I'm super excited to share - with you - my journey on the trail to the Mighty Five National Parks of Utah (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands) as well as show where you can find our handmade mugs at these awesome parks. Yes,...
When we began talking with Special Olympics Minnesota [SOMN] last summer about a custom mug for their Polar Plunge, our (frequently) ice covered lakes were but a vague memory. Yes, I am fully aware that when people think of Minnesota, one of the first things to pop...
We are delighted to announce that for our first Illustrator Mug Series we are collaborating with Illustrator and Designer, Nathan Yoder! It was exactly one year ago that I had the idea to partner with an illustrator in order to open up the capabilities of our pottery and...
Death Wish Coffee mugs are in the works AGAIN!!! What an amazing ride it has been since we started with their original order of 2000 Camper Mugs in Black w/Red (pictured below). It is just UNREAL to think that tomorrow, during the third quarter of the Big...
We love making handmade mugs and we especially love making handmade mugs for folks that use them. As it turns out, a growing number of breakfast/lunch restaurants have found our hand crafted mugs so durable that, when used for service and made available for sale,...
This is my favorite time of year! Christmas music can be heard everywhere, the spirit of giving is in the air, snow is (usually) covering the ground and we can all go cross country skiing. This is also the time of year when One Heartland has it's annual benefit gala....
In the fall of 2013, (our awesome sales rep) Carrie stumbled upon the branding mark of Great Lakes Clothing, which happens to include the state bird of Minnesota - the loon. She knew I would be interested in this unique local business and sent me a link to their...
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this Fall, we will be selling pink mugs and donating all profits to the Minnesota Breast Cancer Coalition (MNBCC). We decided on the MNBCC because of their commitment to educational and legislative advocacy and because they are made...
In the last few weeks we've been hearing from a growing number of folks that have found Deneen Pottery mugs while visiting our great national parks. It is becoming clear that couples and families, new and old, are turning their vacation plans and free time toward...