31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks Anniversary Collection 2015 Golden Scales Mug

It's been awhile since I have done a 31 Days of Coffee Mugs series. Since 2020, it turns out. Here's to a new series for 2023 starting off with this handsome Starbucks coffee mug. It is the anniversary collection mug from 2015 and features a raised detail of golden scales. A reference back to Starbucks' mermaid. 

You'll love how the dark coloration glistens both with the glossy finish and the gold dots. The metallic finish means that it is imperfect in nature, with little spots here and there in the finish. 

Remember that said gold detailing and metallic finish on a mug means that it is not dishwasher nor microwave safe.

Size wise, it is an ordinary-sized coffee mug. Ordinary, by old-fashioned standards. You might find it small if you are used to having a big mug. This one measures 3 1/4 inches tall by 3 1/4 inches wide across the opening and 5 inches long if you include the handle. It will hold 10 fluid ounces o4 296 milliliters of your favorite hot, steamy beverage. 

Find this Golden Scale Starbucks Anniversary Collection mug by clicking here to visit my eBay store.

You never know

what mugs I might have

in store for you!

Brenda

MORE STARBUCKS MUGS:

Starbucks' the Year of the Rat Mug.

Starbucks' Year of the Monkey Mug.

Starbucks' You Melt My Heart Mug.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Classic Blue Color of the Year Mugs (2020)

Pantone Color Institute's color of the year for 2020 is Classic Blue. Classic blue, according to Pantone “instills calm, confidence and connection.” It is a solid and dependable blue, something that we need more than ever in 2020. Pantone calls the color number 19-4052. Due to differences between the images seen on my computer and the real item, please do not expect that the color on the mugs will be an exact match to Pantone's classic blue (as shown in the border on the image above) but do expect to find a lot of similar blue mugs.

Today's post, number seven on my latest 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS series, is dedicated to ten handsome classic blue coffee mugs. 

ART POTTERY MUG

I opened this page with a lovely handmade art pottery coffee mug direct from the artisan’s pottery wheel and Etsy. Bleu Marie Pottery and her classic blue mugs can be found on Etsy by clicking here.

CORNISHWARE MUG

Next up I'll share this handsome white and blue Cornishware mug, which can be found as a single or a as a set on eBay by clicking right here.  I like the vintage styling though this is a new mug, not a vintage one.

STARBUCKS MUGS

Starbucks has a bunch of interesting coffee mugs, new and used, that incorporate classic blue into them (as shown above) like the fun mosaic blue mug from 2008, the two-tone scaled mug from 2017 and the handsome mermaid-tailed one from 2020. Take your pick by clicking on the link above.

PIER 1 MEDITERRANEAN MUG

If you enjoy patterns, you might choose Pier 1's Mediterranean pattern, which is pretty with all the patterns and designs and the bold, classic blue handle. You will find it here on eBay.

ROYAL NORFOLK MUG

Royal Norfolk's square bottomed, two toned glossy mug is a handsome choice. It is discontinued but available currently on eBay by clicking here.

EMMA BRIDGEWATER MUG

Emma Bridgewater has a host of mugs available with classic blue on them, like the ever-popular love themed mug and the bird themed one shown here. See what an eBay search for Emma Bridgewater blue mugs turns up right now by clicking here.

SNOW WHITE MUG

Finally, I'll throw in this fun Disney mug. It is stunning with a glossy opalescent finish and a color that matches Pantone's classic blue color very well. It is a truly a handsome choice for someone who loves Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is not widely available but I do have one in my eBay store right now. Click here to find it in my eBay store.

A mug is a very affordable way to add a bit of this year's color to your home décor! Which blue mug is your favorite?

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You never know what I
might have in store for you.

More Mugs:

Blue mugs in my eBay store.
Check out my 31 Days of Coffee Mugs 2016 series.

More Emma Bridgewater mugs.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS (2020): Chalkboard Coffee Mugs

Why not put your coffee mug to work? Use it as a form of communication!  Grab your chalk and get ready to play with your coffee today. 

For the fourth day in my 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUG 2020 series, I bring you chalkboard coffee mugs. The exterior surface is used as a blackboard allowing you to pick up a piece of chalk and personalize the mug in any way you like.

I think that it would be a fun to have one of these mugs and I decided that I would choose a plain one that you can customize with any message like Happy Birthday, Good Morning or I Love You, perhaps with a drawing like the one shown above in the photograph by Flickr photographer maggieda or below in the photograph by Fatma Alemadi or maybe you'd just like to play Tic Tac Toe on your mug.

Konitz Chalk Mugs

Konitz created an interesting and varied selection of chalk mugs. They strive to be on top of the trends in fashion, design and life in order to put them on a mug for you. They are located in Germany and were founded by the Rosenthal family, the creators of Rosenthal Porcelain.

Konitz chalk mugs come with a mug and a piece of chalk and come in a variety of themes including a plain one, the feelings one, the kissing lips one and the Tic Tac Toe one. They hold 12 ounces of your favorite hot and steamy beverage and are made of a durable porcelain that is microwave and dishwasher safe. Find all of Konitz' chalk mugs on Amazon by clicking here or all of Amazon's chalkboard mugs by clicking here.

Starbucks Chalk Mug

The chalk art at Starbucks' coffee shops is very popular and actually a draw and source of entertainment for some coffee drinkers. It comes as no surprise then that Starbucks actually made a line of chalk board coffee cups although these are a little different than the rest of the mugs on this page because they come already decorated. They are a good idea for people who love Starbuck's artwork and want the chalkboard look.  Click here to find this Starbucks' Chalk Mug on eBay.

Do you think you would you have fun with a chalkboard coffee mug?

Brenda

Treasures By Brenda

More Mugs:

31 Days of Coffee Mugs 2015.

31 Days of Coffee Mugs 2016.

Discover the new, used and vintage mugs in my eBay store.

 

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks' Emma Bridgewater Coffee Mugs

Emma Bridgewater says, "I'm a coffee addict and can't really get through the morning without it, so I was delighted when Starbucks asked me to design a mug that really encapsulated everything that was great about Britain."

If you love a handsome mug like the ones produced by Emma Bridgewater and the ones produced by Starbucks, you will LOVE this collaboration between the two companies, which saw the production of a mug that fans of both brands and of Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family will love.

In 2012, Starbucks commissioned Emma Bridgewater to create a limited edition mug for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration. A limited run of only 6,000 of the mugs were made, guaranteeing it to become a very special collector's item indeed.

On this page, if you have not already seen it, you can check out this unusual and very handsome Starbucks coffee mug, learn a bit more about it and even find out where you can buy one for your collection.

Picture used with permission from blogger Another Goldfish, whose blog is at this point only open by invitation.

What's The Story of Starbucks' Emma Bridgewater Diamond Jubilee Coffee Mug?

The Starbucks' Diamond Jubilee coffee mug was handmade in Emma Bridgewater's Victorian factory in Staffordshire, England and features that company's design talents and fine craftsmanship. At the end of May, 2012, it was sold at about one hundred Starbucks coffee shops.

Are These Starbucks Mugs Really Handmade?

In a blog post on Starbucks' blog, Emma Bridgewater says that at their factory, the Staffordshire Potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, they make and decorate each and every piece by hand. The company feels that it is important to keep these skills going and do so in a Victorian factory that strives to meet the area's heritage of world class ceramics. They believe it is important to nurture talent and maintain the manufacturing heritage of Britain.

Emma Bridgewater Diamond Jubilee Products Video

This short video will give you an idea HOW Emma Bridgewater products are made and, if you are anything like me, it will make you want to travel to England to visit the factory. I have been to England but was blissfully unaware of Emma Bridgewater at the time.

You Can Own A Limited Edition Emma Bridgewater Starbucks Coffee Mug Via the Sellers on eBay

I've never actively followed interest in a limited edition mug like this Starbucks & Emma Bridgewater mug. Since only 6,000 mugs were made, I'd assume that demand and the value of these mugs will only increase. As I write this, this handsome piece is selling on eBay for up to $60 plus shipping.

Take a peek at the Emma Bridgewater Starbucks cups that the private eBay sellers have available right now by clicking right here.

You never know
what mugs I might have in store
for you!
Brenda

This post previously published elsewhere by the author in 2012.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks Christmas Coffee Mugs

We had a lot of fun this Christmas with our growing collection of Starbucks' Christmas mugs. Since there were going to be six adults present for Christmas, we pulled out six of them and displayed them on the counter. Each of us claimed one as our personal go-to mug.

There were a lot of hot beverages served up in those mugs from morning coffee to afternoon tea and even hot chocolate with Bailey's Irish Cream. Not only was it fun but it was helpful in a busy Christmastime kitchen to be able to differentiate that this was Brenda's and that was Chris' coffee mug.

If you love an attractive mug, I would highly recommend you do the same. Build your own set, that is. Building a collection of Starbucks Christmas mugs will not be hard with the help of the sellers on eBay and there are so many attractive Starbucks mugs to choose from. You can build a collection that features a bunch of different mugs as we have  or you could build a collection that features a group of matching Christmas mugs. The choice, of course, is all yours.

You could also build a collection in a colour or theme.  Your mugs could be all red like the beautiful red 2007 penguin mug shown here or they cups could be all green. As a matter of fact, they don't even have to be Christmas mugs to be Christmas-y. This handsome, generously sized Established 1971 mug feels like a Christmas mug at Christmas time but is actually not a Christmas mug at all.

You can see all of my Starbucks Christmas mugs by clicking right here.

I don't have many Christmas Starbucks mugs though so you might want to follow this link to see all of the Starbucks Christmas mugs available on eBay. There are quite a few, LOL!

Will there be a new Christmas mug in your collection? Or maybe even an entire set?

I Love Coffee Mugs!
Brenda
 

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks 2016 Year of the Monkey Mug

Welcome to a New Year! In celebration, I am going to jump right in with some of the interesting, wonderful, beautiful, handsome, unique, new, used and even vintage coffee mugs that I pass in my travels by creating a second 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS series. Without further ado, I bring you the first of my finds for 2016…

It seems like a great starting point is with mugs celebrating the New Year, 2016, which leads us, as it did last year, to a handsome Starbucks mug. This year it is in the form of a monkey since 2016 is the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese Zodiac.

Actually, there are a number of monkey-themed Starbucks mugs listed on eBay and I am featuring but two here.

I love the design of these pieces with the handsome monkeys, their bold red and white coloration and the tail-shaped handles. These mugs are smallish by today's standards and will hold 8 ounces of your favourite hot and steamy beverage.

Find your Year of the Monkey mug on eBay by clicking right here. While you're there, you you will be able to see the assortment of Starbucks 2016 Year of the Monkey mugs. 

Anyway, this is only the beginning. I know there will be many more interesting mugs to discover this year. Whether you are an intentional or an unintentional collector, I know you will enjoy seeing some of the magnificent coffee mugs that I have uncovered.

Will you be adding a monkey-themed coffee mug to your collection in 2016?

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You Never Know What Coffee Mugs
I Might Have in Store For You!

Quick Links:

See the 2015 Starbucks zodiacal mug.

The 12 Days of Christmas Starbucks Gift Ideas

Image by Blackberry Light.

A Page Packed With Starbucks Gift Ideas

If you are looking for a Starbucks Christmas gift idea, you will enjoy this page because it is packed with great Starbucks gifts based loosely around the fun Starbucks Christmas commercial, The Twelve Days of Christmas.

I had a lot of fun searching for these items and I know you will love the TWELVE wonderful gift choices that I found to share with you.

There is no need, of course, to buy twelve items unless you are shopping for twelve people.  However, any one or two of these items would make a terrific gift idea for a coffee lover. You could also pick and choose from amongst the twelve items to create a great Starbucks gift set.

A List of The Twelve Days of Christmas Starbucks Gift Ideas

The Twelve Days of Christmas Starbucks commercial builds, of course, from one through twelve of the recommended items.

• A gold bag of Christmas blend.
• Two tasty drinks.
• Three coffee presses.
• Four Barista bears.
• Five merry mugs.
• Six ornaments.
• Seven water bottles.
• Eight advent calendars.
• Nine stocking stuffers.
• Ten tumblers tumbling.
• Eleven muffins marching.
• Twelve tunes a playin'.

The First Day of Christmas: A Gold Bag of Starbucks Christmas Blend Coffee

Starbucks' Christmas blend is made with a blend of Latin American coffees and smooth, full-bodied Asian Pacific beans and has been called sweet, spicy and herbal. Of course, the Christmas blend is only available at Christmas time and could be subject to change in both taste and bag color. You can look for Starbucks' Christmas blend here on Amazon.

The Second Day of Christmas: Two Tasty Drinks from Starbucks Passion For Coffee

Amazon customer reviews for Starbucks Passion For Coffee are glowing. This book includes recipes, instructions and information about coffee. I like the idea that it shares 34 recipes for sweet treats and provides suggestions for what types of coffee go best with them. I think it is a great gift idea. That is, the cookbook and a promise of two cups of coffee created from the pages of the book. It's still available new at a deeply discounted price on Amazon. Find Starbucks Passion For Coffee here on Amazon. 

The Third Day of Christmas: Three Coffee Presses by Bodum

Starbucks recommends using a coffee press at home. They say that coffee presses are a simple and functional way to brew "exceptionally rich, flavorful coffee." Shown here is just one of the many available from Bodum, which is the press of choice at Starbucks. I've shown it in the four cup size though it is available in a wide array of choices from a travel single serving version to a twelve cup version. Pick the size that is the most appropriate for the individual you are gifting it to. Of course, if they love and use a French press, they just might want to own multiple sizes so that they can pick the right size for the moment at hand. See Amazon's complete collection of Bodum French presses here.

The Fourth Day of Christmas: Four Starbucks Barista or Bearista Teddy Bears

Whether you start or add to an existing Bearista bear collection, a Starbucks fan who loves teddy bears will enjoy finding one of these cute bears under the Christmas tree. eBay definitely has a better selection of the these bears, which have been produced for many years. You can see all of the Bearista bears on eBay by clicking here.

The Fifth Day of Christmas: Five Christmas Starbucks Coffee Mugs

Starbucks Christmas mugs are pretty amazing. I have yet to see one that I did not like. How about you?  A mug makes a practical and affordable Christmas gift for any coffee, tea or hot chocolate drinker at Christmas time -- either given singly or as a group of five. I also like the idea of using a mug as a gift container, like the one in the picture shown above. I find that eBay definitely has a superior collection of Christmas Starbucks mugs, which you can see by following that link.

The Sixth Day of Christmas: Six Starbucks Christmas Tree Ornaments

Starbucks Christmas Ornaments
Image by y0aimee.

If your Starbucks fan already has a large selection of mugs, you might want to consider gifting one or more of these Starbucks Christmas ornaments from eBay. Whether you pick the ones shown in this picture of the take out cups or any of the others that available, they will be a reminder every year at Christmastime of Starbucks coffee.

The Seventh Day of Christmas: Seven Starbucks Water Bottles

Seven water bottles...that is what the commercial recommends next. Gifting seven friends with seven water bottles. A water bottle is another practical and affordable gift idea, don't you think? You can check out all of Starbucks water bottles on eBay by clicking here. There are some very handsome choices available.

The Eighth Day of Christmas: Eight Starbucks Advent Calendars

There are a number of Starbucks advent calendars available any of which would be an unexpected gift for any coffee lover. Next year, they will be able to count down the days to Christmas with Starbucks. Check them out on eBay by clicking here. Of course, an advent calendar is never out of date.  

The Ninth Day of Christmas: Nine Starbucks Stocking Stuffers

Sleigh Full of Songs CD
Stockings By The Fire CD
Starbucks Gift Cards
Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Instant & Microground Colombia Coffee
Coffee Cufflinks with Gift Box
Starbucks Vanilla Syrup
Handmade Wooden Coffee Scoop
Starbucks Ready Brew Colombia Coffee
Starbucks Iced Coffee

Is there anything on this list that you would not like to receive in your Christmas stocking? Some of these items might be a tad big or a bit more expensive than the amount that you and I usually spend on stocking stuffers but, when the item is perfect, it works. In my humble opinion, the BEST Starbucks stocking stuffer is a gift card. It is certainly the most practical stocking stuffer and I like to try to choose practical items rather than trinkets for our stockings. If you do not visit Starbucks yourself or your recipient is far away, you can buy gift cards for Starbucks directly from Amazon by clicking here.

The Tenth Day of Christmas: Ten Starbucks Tumblers Tumbling

Ten tumblers tumbling...I love this bright bold red one and there are plenty of red Starbucks tumblers to pick from plus, of course, tumblers in lots of other great colors. You can see them all on eBay by clicking right here. Who wouldn't love to receive a Starbucks tumbler for Christmas?

Don't miss the bear-themed Starbucks tumblers! They're here, on eBay.

The Eleventh Day of Christmas: Eleven Starbucks Muffins Marching

Eleven Starbucks muffins. Eleven muffins marching would be an amazing gift, whether you choose to make or buy the muffins. Failing that, how about a loaf of the best banana bread ever? Or maybe an entire cranberry coffee cake? Make them ahead and offer a loaf as a gift that will not last long. Making your own will prove to be less expensive than buying them from Starbucks.

The Twelfth Day of Christmas: Twelve Starbucks Tunes Playing

Twelve tunes a playin' are another great Christmas gift idea. Of course, Starbucks is better known for their coffee. However, their music compilations, holiday and otherwise, are popular and sought after, too, like the 2009 Stockings by the Fire; the 2012 release, Holidays Rule; or the 2013 release, 'Tis the Season, which is shown here and which was also released on vinyl.

In Closing

In closing, the Starbucks Twelve Days of Christmas television commercial inspired this page. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to find it.

I do hope that these ideas help you find some great Starbucks-themed gift ideas for your friends and family this year.

You never know
what I might have in store for you!
Brenda

MORE STARBUCKS:

Starbucks in my eBay Store.
Starbucks 2015 Year of the Sheep Zodiacal Coffee Mug

Author's note: This page was originally published elsewhere in 2011.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks Boy With Green Balloon Mug

Flynn is a real boy whose image has been transported across the United States and farther via this mug from Starbucks Green Dot collection. Starbucks' designer Esther Asuncion fashioned the image after her real-life son who recognized himself immediately in the image on this ceramic double-walled tumbler.

Designer Asuncion grew up in Guam but moved to the United States to study fine art and studio art. She donned a green Starbucks apron because the job gave her the flexibility to pursue her chosen line of work not realizing that she would eventually join the Starbucks visual presentation team.

She was asked to submit a design of a little boy or a little girl playing with a balloon and her illustrations had to be submitted on the very next day. In my mind, it was natural that the chosen illustration featured a certain three year old boy named Flynn with dark hair, a big smile and a quest for adventure.

This image was one of a hundred designs that were released for the 2014 holiday season and that came packed in a handsome red box making them perfect for holiday gift giving.   Today, this retired mug can be found on eBay by clicking right here.

This post is the final in my 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS series.  There were a couple of days when I wasn't sure what I was going to write about but I eventually found inspiration for all of the days and, as a matter of fact, I have a short list of ideas for future posts. Once you start looking, interesting coffee mugs are literally everywhere.

Meanwhile, you can see all of the posts in my series by clicking on the tab at the top of this page that reads coffee mugs.  To be notified of my future posts and yes, there will be more coffee mug posts, be sure to use the subscribe box on the right-hand side of this page.

I would love to hear about your favourite coffee mug and/or your coffee mug collection!

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You Never Know What I Might
ave in Store For You!

Quick Links:

Buy the Boy with a Green Balloon tumbler on eBay.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks Dot Collection Mugs & Tumblers

Five shapes. Twenty designs per shape. One green dot. That was the recipe for Starbucks' 2014 Dot Collection, which saw the release of mugs and tumblers in those numbers all of which included the dot. Artistic. Fun. Nice.

The theme? Starbucks gave their designers permission to create pieces that could be considered timeless and modern, anything went so long as they incorporated the iconic green dot.

The result? Some coffee mugs and tumblers that are sleek and modern and some that are bright and whimsical.  I like many of them. Stay tuned for my next post in which I discuss what might be my favorite piece in the dot collection.

Starbucks' Green Dot collection was available in the stores starting on November 14, 2014, with each store carrying its own collection.  If you missed them all or even just missed one at the store, you have eBay to help you find the missing pieces for your collection. See for yourself here.

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You never know what I
might have in store for you!

Quick Links:

See all of the Starbucks Green Dot collection on eBay.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Marsala Red Color of the Year (2015) Coffee Mugs

According to the color experts at the Pantone Color Institute, the color of the year for 2015 is marsala.

Marsala is a reddish-brown colour that Pantone calls “a smooth, rich, earthy wine tone” inspired by the a city called Marsala in Sicily, Italy.

I think that adding accents of marsala would be a great way to add a bit of this fashionable, warm colour to your home décor without adding too much of a strong colour.

Here's a peek at the sample from Pantone. Marsala is colour number 18-1438.

Panatone says, "Nurturing and fulfilling, Marsala is a natural fit for the kitchen and dining room – making it ideal for tabletop, small appliances and linens throughout the home."  I like it though I realize it is not for everyone.  It is exactly the hit of red that I might choose to add if I were redecorating my family room or kitchen.

Today's post, number 27 in my 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS, is therefore dedicated to a few lovely marsala-colored coffee mugs. Because I do not actually own all of these mugs, I am relying on the color representation delivered to me online. I hope that these colors are true in real life. Please let me know if you experience anything otherwise.

At the top of this page, I've shared a pair of Starbucks' Stacking coffee mugs. Starbucks calls the color mulberry but I think that it is a fine stand in as a marsala-colored mug. It is a 2013 mug that is now discontinued. You will likely be able to find them here on eBay.

Pfaltzgraff's Everyday Calico Mug, with a checkered  shown above, is of varied colors, including a reddish brown marsala. Now apparently discontinued, you can turn to eBay to find it by clicking right here.

Then there is Burton & Burton's inspirational Marsala Dad themed mug. It's a handsome choice, perfect for Father's Day and dad's birthday. You can find it on Amazon here.

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You never know what mugs I
might have in store for you.

Quick Links:

Classic Blue - Color of the Year (2020) Coffee Mugs

Red mugs in my eBay store.

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Starbucks You Melt My Heart Mug

Just like there are collectors of Disney coffee mugs, there are collectors of Starbucks mugs and this 2015 You Melt My Heart certainly makes me want to start building my own collection of Starbucks mugs.

It's attractive with a simple white and red presentation and text that reads, "You Melt My Heart."

That text makes it perfect as a Valentine's Day gift or as a gift for the one you love at any time of the year.

I love the bonus rubber lid that looks like white chocolate oozing down the sides...it is a simple detail that adds so much to this mug.

Want to by your own You Melt My Heart mug? It's available now on eBay by clicking here.

Who melts YOUR heart?

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You Never Know What I
Might Have In Store For You!

31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: Gray Grey or Beige - Greige Mugs

According to Consumer Reports in 2015, a trend in the kitchen is toward more grays and beiges and even a combination that some are calling greige. I went looking for a definition of greige and found one on a blog called Inspiration that defined greige as a combination of white, black and red or yellow plus perhaps some blue.

Consumer Reports says that beige and gray an therefore greige, are popular colours because they stand well on their own and because they also blend well with other colours. Yes, of course, there are some handsome mugs that suit the topic and these are the best of the choices that I found.

I long admired the Starbucks Rococo mug  in orange but only just discovered it comes in a number of colours including greige, which Starbucks calls charcoal gray, and is shown on the left.  Follow this link to find the Rococo mug today on eBay.

Then there is this fabulous I Love You a Bushel and a Peck with a Hug around the Neck coffee mug, which is attractive and also brings fond memories for those who remember one of the versions of the song. Wikipedia says there have been 11 versions recorded including the 1950 version by Doris Day and a Sharon, Lois and Bram's version.

Here's a lovely handmade pottery gray mug by Soulful Ceramics. It has been carefully hand crafted and painted, making it an especially beautiful gift idea when you want something that is a little extra special. Note that the crafter says that because of the handmade nature of this mug and the carefully painted details, it is best hand washed.

Finally, is this set of four porcelain Rosana Rue du Bac mugs with varying geometric shapes that include polka dots and stripes.

With this set, you will always know which coffee mug is yours. It is both dishwasher and microwave friendly and comes packaged in an attractive gift box.

Do you suppose the 50 SHADES OF GREY book trilogy and the new movie for the series has anything to do with this greige trend? I suppose it could...The Telegraph says it is the best-selling book of all time, having sold more than 5.3 million copies, which makes it pretty popular indeed.

Will there be a greige or grey or gray or beige or whatever you call it, mug in your life?

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You Never Know What I
Might Have in Store for You!