A fall glaze palette works beautifully in this context because these colors echo the natural landscape outside. They bring a sense of harmony into the home and create a feeling of coziness that customers are drawn to. Customers instinctively gravitate toward items that reflect this mood, whether that’s a pumpkin-spiced latte served in a handmade mug or the deep, earthy tones of seasonal décor....
12 September, 2025 Color 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
In 1968, Peter Deneen took his first pottery class at Luther College and learned how to throw pots. Now, 47 years later, we are on pace to produce over 400,000 custom handmade pottery mugs - WOW. How we got here has much to do with Professor Dean...
Lately, conversations of heritage and legacy have been swirling in the air - and while our daily focus is on the production of custom handmade mugs, it is the connection to our past that is inspiring us most of all. The abridged version of "Deneen Pottery History" is, on its surface, quite simple...
When your family business began with college sweethearts throwing and decorating pots in a garage, the idea of receiving an award for being a top Minnesota company is somewhat unreal. But then again, we have sprinkled in a lifetime of sacrifice while adding a second generation that's fueled by...
We are so honored to share these recently completed handmade mugs for the Tuskeegee Airmen NHS, Selma to Montgomery NHT and Martin Luther King Jr. NHS. This is a big year in our nation's history - 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting...
When you love horses as much as our Carrie Austin it's hard to pass up the opportunity to work with an organization like Hold Your Horses [HYH] especially when they wanted handmade custom pottery mugs! For those of you that are unfamiliar with HYH, they are...
Announcing a VERY LIMITED offer! We had the pleasure of having Riki Rachtman stop by for a tour of our pottery in July – while he was on his Twitter and Instagram guided RIKISRIDE. For those of you who don’t know, Riki (formerly on MTV’s Head Bangers Ball and...
Announcing a VERY LIMITED offer! We had the pleasure of having Riki Rachtman stop by for a tour of our pottery in July - while he was on his Twitter and Instagram guided RIKISRIDE. For those of you who don't know, Riki (formerly on MTV's Head Bangers Ball and...
We are super excited to announce a new handmade mug style - The Tall Belly! With the popularity of the Ramsey at 14 oz. we decided that another larger mug was needed for our line-up. We hit the drawing board (with our thinking caps on) and started to explore...
We have been creating custom handmade stoneware mugs for the Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino, CA since...
We are proud to share this story (which appeared in the Western National Parks Association newsletter) as it focuses on both our custom USA-made products and our shared values. WNPA is Committed to Developing Innovative Products and Publications for Our Partner Parks WNPA works with vendors whose values are in line...