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2010-11-30T13:59:00.000-08:00

Christmas is on the Way

Unfortunately we all probably get caught up in the commercial part of the season and really forget what the season is all about. We of course have a Christmas sale on Mara Mugs 16oz, but we do this because everyone else has some sort of deal. I wish this was not the case. Something is very wrong when some businesses depend on "The Season" to be able to stay in business. I'am old enough to remember when most businneses were closed on Sunday and most holidays. That way the employees could stay home with their families and just enjoy each other, but I guess that is just wishful thinking. Well enough of the past I'll just close with this thought no matter what your belief is think about which calendar does most of the world use hmmmmm?

2010-05-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Father’s Day is coming up and if you are looking for a unique gift check us out. We offer over 300 Mara Mugs for your selection. We like to think of our mugs as Memory Mugs, by this we mean they can represent a special event in your life or the person to whom you are giving the gift. Every time you sit down to enjoy your morning coffee in your Mara Mug you can relive the moment and smile as your mind returns to that special time and place. So enjoy your search and let your mind think back to that special time with friends or family and when you find that coffee mug that brings back that enduring memory, you can smile, knowing your memory will always be with you.

2010-03-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

Spring Time is here. Everyone is either digging out or drying out depending on where you live. With the warmer days we start thinking of out door activities, but we still like our coffee or tea and we have our complete collection of stoneware on promotion. with the coupon code: spring2010 you will get a 5% discount on purchases of $75.00 or more. We also have some of the most unique beer steins on the market. Check them out at Mara Beer Steins.

If you are by chance in the market for ceramic mugs with some of the most beautiful art work on them check out out sister site Pic A Mug for over 4,000 selections of mugs and coasters. We have College logo mugs, Militery mugs,Wildlife Mugs Dog and cat mugs just to name a few. All of the mugs on this site are 100% American Made.

2010-01-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

Well Christmas has come and gone. We at Stoneware Standard wish each and everyone a very Happy New Year. We think we have some of the best gifts available for this years gift season. First up is Valentines and we have some great Mara Mugs that will tell your valentine she is very special, some examples are a Beautiful Mara Rose Mug, the Unique Mara Women Mug, and the Mara Dancer Mug just to name a few. Check Mara 16oz Round Mugs and
Mara 12oz Square Bottom Mugs to see the great theme mugs Mara has to offer.

We look forward to filling your gift needs in the coming year.

2009-10-29T14:44:00.000-07:00

Christmas is just around the corner and even in these dificult times most people like to give gifts. We of course think we have the perfect products for your gift giving choices. Our stoneware products will last forever with just a little care. We have Mara Winter Designs for your seasonal choices, and over 100 Mara Stoneware Mugs to choose from in your search for that special gift for friends and relatives. We also have Padilla Mug Trees with some fantastic colors and deisgns to add to your selection.

With our designer stoneware mugs as your gift you will be giving a gift that you can personalize for each of your choices. That special person will think of you every time they sit down to enjoy their mug of coffee or tea in the special mug you chose for them.

2009-08-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

Gifts-Gifts-Gifts-Gifts

When it comes to the perfect Gift for every occasion Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding, Christmas, and Corporate, to just name a few Stoneware Standard can fill your needs and offers a packing slip option with a personal message if you wish. We offer hundreds of coffee mugs to select that perfect gift for someone special in your life. So every time they sit down to their favorite cup of coffee or any drink they desire they will think of you and smile. With Mara's Collection you can give a coffee mug with a theme that might have that special meaning or with Prado's Mugs you have the bright colors that will look good in any kitchen. Then you have Padilla's Mug Trees that offer different styles and uses for that favorite person in your life. All of our mugs are designed with handles that allow you to hold the mug securely as you enjoy your favorite beverage.

We recently had the privilege of attending my nephew's wedding in Austin Tx. The bride's favorite color was a bright green so we sent them a set of 6 Prado Mugs
Lime Green with a free Mug Tree. They loved the set. For my brother-in-law's Birthday this August we sent him a 6 Prado Mug set of three different colors 2 each of P2-Yellow, P3-Red, and P4-Purple. My sister and brother-in-law like bright colors (I let my sister pick the colors).

So as we stated up front there is no limit to the gift options we offer. We look forward to filling your gift needs.

2009-07-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Stoneware Standard Stories and Legends

Welcome to our blog where we will present unusual stories relating to the images on Mara's products. We will start with one of Mara's 16oz mugs White Buffalo. There is an Indian legend about:

"The White Buffalo Woman"

"The Sioux are a warrior tribe, and one of their proverbs says, "Woman shall not walk before man. " Yet White Buffalo Woman is the dominant figure of their most important legend. The medicine manCrow Dog explains, "This holy woman brought the sacred buffalo calf pipe to the Sioux. There could be no Indians without it. Before she came, people didn't know how to live. They knew nothing. The Buffalo Woman put her sacred mind into their minds. " At the ritual of the sun dance one woman, usually a mature and universally respected member of the tribe, is given the honor of
representing Buffalo Woman.

Though she first appeared to the Sioux in human form, White Buffalo Woman was also a buffalothe Indians' brother, who gave its flesh so that the people might live. Albino buffalo were sacred to all Plains tribes; a white buffalo hide was a sacred talisman, a possession beyond price.”

The first part of the legend is as follows:

"One summer so long ago that nobody knows how long, the OcetiShakowin, the seven sacred council fires of the Lakota Oyate, the nation, came together and camped. The sun shone all the time, but there was no game and the people were starving. Every day they sent scouts to look for game, but the scouts found nothing.

Among the bands assembled were the Itazipcho, the WithoutBows, who had their own camp circle under their chief, Standing Hollow Horn. Early one morning the chief sent two of his young men to hunt for game. They went on foot, because at that time the Sioux didn't yet have horses. They searched everywhere but could find nothing. Seeing a high hill, they decided to climb it in order to look over the whole country. Halfway up, they saw something coming toward them from far off, but the figure was floating instead of walking. From this they knew that the person was waken , holy.

At first they could make out only a small moving speck and had to squint to see that it was a human form. But as it came nearer, they realized that it was a beautiful young woman, more beautiful than any they had ever seen, with two round, red dots of face paint on her cheeks. She wore a wonderful white buckskin outfit, tanned until it shone a long way in the sun. It was embroidered with sacred and marvelous designs of porcupine quill, in radiant colors no ordinary woman could have made. This wakan stranger was PtesanWi, White Buffalo Woman. In her hands she carried a large bundle and a fan of sage leaves. She wore her blueblack hair loose except for a strand at the left side, which was tied up with buffalo fur. Her eyes shone dark and sparkling, with great power in them.

The two young men looked at her openmouthed. One was overawed, but the other desired her body and stretched his hand out to touch her. This woman was lila waken, very sacred, and could not be treated with disrespect. Lightning instantly struck the brash young man and burned him up, so that only a small heap of blackened bones was left. Or as some say that he was suddenly covered by a cloud, and within it he was eaten up by snakes that left only his skeleton, just as a man can be eaten up by lust.

To the other scout who had behaved rightly, the White Buffalo Woman said: "Good things I am bringing, something holy to your nation. A message I carry for your people from the buffalo nation. Go back to the camp and tell the people to prepare for my arrival. Tell your chief to put up a medicine lodge with twentyfour poles. Let it be made holy for my coming."

If you are interested in more about this Legend you may follow this link
"The White Buffalo Woman"

Thank you for checking us out. Also if any of you have a personal story about our artist Mara, Padilla, Prado, or Frank Howell please let us know through our "Contact Us" page and we will share the story with all of our customers through this blog.

Welcome to Stoneware Standard

2009-07-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Stoneware Standard's first post. In the coming days we will bring you information about our products and some interesting facts and stories about the images on our stoneware mugs and other products. So check us out.