Just as summer was about to begin, Teena couldn’t talk about anything other than sea turtles. Our resident art director – who is responsible for all the amazing artwork that we place on our products – has always wanted to see them and finally the opportunity to do just that, presented itself. Having a friend on Anna Maria Island in Florida, Teena began researching sea turtles and found that her chances of seeing them were pretty good. A couple of Google searches later, Teena was in touch with Suzi Fox, the director of the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch. Airline tickets were purchased, and Teena was set to go! Now, I know what you’re thinking – what does this have to do with custom handmade mugs? Hang tight, we’re getting to that part. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Round Belly Mug’
Teena & the Turtles – A mug story
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Ambitious Mug Collector…
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Continuing on the topic of ‘mug collecting’ is at the center story of today’s blog… This one is a good one about the custom handmade mugs that we proudly create!
Did you say all 50 states?!?
“Yes – A round belly mug from each of the 50 states.”
More New Colors to Oregon
Friday, November 27th, 2009Chuck and Debbie Young, the innkeepers of Country Willow B&B, placed an order with us near the end of October. On this order they branched out just a bit more and added more new colors. On their last order of custom handmade mugs they brought on 2 new solid glazes to go with their traditional Lt. Teal… With more guests buying the new AND traditional color I suggested adding on another solid and a marble glazed mug as well. Here is what the 4 colors on this order look like:
Teal, Lt. Teal, Fieldstone, and Midnight Hunter White
I am really excited to hear how these new introductions go, but with the shipping time to Oregon we are going to have to wait until after this weekend. Chuck, Debbie and I were all hoping that this order of round belly mugs would arrive earlier…
Thanks for reading our blog!
Niles Deneen
The Hunt for a Handmade Round Belly Mug
Friday, April 17th, 2009As 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 of spending a night at the Rose Inn. In a matter of days, the two mugs we purchased became my favorite [handmade coffee mugs] of all time. Unfortunately, one of them was broken beyond recognition. I know that’s hard to believe since they are so sturdy. (more…)