Birthdays & Milestones

A birthday gift with their name
carved into it.

The Potter’s Hands Studio creates personalized birthday gifts in Mississippi — wheel-thrown stoneware carved with names and birth-month flowers using the sgraffito technique. Artist April Dupuis carves each mug, cup, and platter by hand through porcelain slip, finishing every piece with lead-free, food-safe glazes. Personalized pieces take 4–6 weeks; gift cards deliver instantly for birthdays that snuck up on you.

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How a personalized gift works

  1. Pick the piece

    A mug for their morning coffee, a cup set, a small platter — choose the piece and tell April the name you want carved and the recipient’s birth month.

  2. April carves

    Their name and birth-month flower are carved by hand through porcelain slip using the sgraffito technique — not printed, not stamped, drawn line by line for one person.

  3. Fired & shipped

    Glazed, kiln-fired twice, and shipped in 4–6 weeks. Birthday closer than that? A gift card delivers instantly and lets them pick their own piece.

Gifts worth the wait

Photo: birth-flower carved piece

Birth-flower pieces

Every birth month has its own flower — April carves theirs into a mug, cup, or platter alongside their name. A gift that’s specific to one person in a way store-bought never is.

Photo: personalized name mug

Name mugs & cup sets

A hand-carved mug they’ll reach for every morning. Add a Southern floral border, a meaningful word or verse, or gold leaf detailing for milestone birthdays.

Photo: gift card

Last-minute? Gift cards

Delivered by email the moment you buy. They browse the shop or start their own commission — and you still gave them something handmade. Send a gift card.

Find their birth flower

Each month has a traditional birth flower — tell April the month and she’ll carve the bloom.

  • JanuaryCarnation
  • FebruaryViolet
  • MarchDaffodil
  • AprilDaisy
  • MayLily of the Valley
  • JuneRose
  • JulyLarkspur
  • AugustGladiolus
  • SeptemberAster
  • OctoberMarigold
  • NovemberChrysanthemum
  • DecemberNarcissus
Made in
Mississippi, USA — every piece thrown and carved by April Dupuis
Turnaround
Personalized pieces ship in 4–6 weeks — gift cards deliver instantly
Materials
Stoneware, porcelain slip, lead-free food-safe glazes
Every piece
One of a kind — carved by hand for one person, never printed or stamped

Birthday gift questions

What can be carved into a personalized piece?

A name, a birth-month flower, a date, a short word or verse, or a Southern floral border — all carved by hand through porcelain slip using the sgraffito technique. Gold leaf detailing is available as an add-on for milestone birthdays.

How long does a personalized birthday gift take?

Plan on 4–6 weeks from order to delivery. Each piece is thrown, carved, and kiln-fired twice. Order about two months ahead of the birthday to be safe.

The birthday is next week — what are my options?

A gift card, delivered instantly by email, lets them choose a ready-made piece or start their own personalized commission. Ready-made pieces from the shop also ship within days.

Are the mugs and cups safe for daily use?

Yes. Every functional piece is finished with lead-free, food-safe glazes and is made for everyday coffee, tea, and the dishwasher-free kind of care handmade pottery deserves — hand washing is recommended.

What is a birth-flower gift?

Each birth month has a traditional flower — June is the rose, September the aster. April carves the recipient’s birth-month flower into the piece alongside their name, making the gift specific to them.

Make their next birthday the keeper

Send the name, the month, and the piece you have in mind — April will reply with a design idea, pricing, and a timeline.

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