13 Dec Warming Hearts – Big Snow!!!
WOW did we get some snow over the weekend...
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21 Oct Logo’d mugs by Deneen Pottery
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...
20 Oct Bostrom’s B&B Mug Story
When I first started emailing Judy, owner of Bostrom's B&B on Little Bay Beach, she had a couple of concerns...
30 Sep Deneen Pottery Awarded for Military Mug!
The best possible outcome, when you produce an order of handmade military mugs, usually, is that you don't hear anything...
16 Sep Stoneware for Military Spouses
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...
14 Sep A Handmade Mug Story
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...
01 Sep Our Favorite Duluth Inns!!!
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 were seeking - Burgundy. The only inn in Duluth that has burgundy mugs in stock was the Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek. That being said, Julie our now infamous GM, looked at the order history of each of our Duluth Inns before finding the location of a burgundy mug. In alphabetical order... Our favorite Inns of Duluth:30 Aug Finding a Handmade Deneen Mug
Occasionally we hear from people that are just looking to buy a single mug or two...
26 Aug 196th Infantry Bridage – military mugs- Completed
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 path and insignia along with their name and slogan. Shortly after that post the commander of the unit and I, while working within a budget, came up with an order that allowed us to produce both a small run of Nordic Tankards, and Rancher mug.15 Jul Handmade Mugs Exceeding Expectations
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.