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...
When I first started emailing Judy, owner of Bostrom's B&B on Little Bay Beach, she had a couple of concerns...
The best possible outcome, when you produce an order of handmade military mugs, usually, is that you don't hear anything...
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...
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...
Occasionally we hear from people that are just looking to buy a single mug or two...
Estes Park, CO - Owned and operated Lois H. Smith - Stoneware by Deneen Pottery
We are now in our second year of working with the Baldpate Inn and we are just into the heart of the busy season. Thing are going well... Really well actually:
"HELP! The mugs are flying off the shelves! We can barely use them in the restaurant we have sold so many!!! Can we get another order ASAP? I think you have already sent all I had on my January Pack & Ship order."
"I guess I should have realized these would sell so great, but just didn't anticipate the demand" wrote Lois in a second email after her next order of 350 handmade custom mugs was approved.
If finding the highest quality, American made mugs for your military unit is your goal - You've found the place to order. Our family business has been making mugs (in Minnesota) by hand since 1972, and custom is the only way that we work. This is...