The Sipfull Journal
Below you’ll find guides, new releases, and studio updates — alongside a few ideas we think are worth sharing.
Bone China vs Ceramic Mugs: The Honest Difference
First up in our new Great Debate series: bone china vs ceramic. Which one to pick for your personalised mug? We compare weight, capacity, heat retention, print quality and price.
The Purrtrait Mug: Your Cat, Turned Into a Work of Art
Upload a photo of your cat and our Purrtrait studio transforms it into a painterly portrait — printed in rich colour right around the mug. Any breed, any temperament, any degree of indifference. Hand-pressed in Sussex, from £12.49.
The Ponytrait Mug: Your Horse, Turned Into a Work of Art
Upload a photo of your horse and our Ponytrait studio transforms it into a painterly portrait — printed in rich colour right around the mug. Any breed, any age, any temperament. Hand-pressed in Sussex, from £12.49.
The Pawtrait Mug: Your Dog, Turned Into a Work of Art
Upload a favourite photo of your dog and our Pawtrait studio transforms it into a painterly portrait — printed in rich colour right around the mug. Any breed, any age, any character. Hand-pressed in Sussex, from £12.49.
Rolling Render Motorbike Art: Your Bike, Your Scene, Your Mug
Any bike, any era, hand-illustrated onto a mug and hand-pressed in Sussex. Eleven scenes to pick from, a rider you can dress down to the leathers, and a proof that lands in your inbox within hours. From £25.49.
The Horse Mugs Have Their Own Shelf Now
Eighteen designs, led by the runaway favourite — the Funny Horse Mug — and every kind of horse we've been asked for over the last two years. Illustrated, personalised with your horse's name, hand-pressed in Sussex.
The Animal Shelf: 20+ New Mugs, from Comical Cats to Crazy Cows
Twenty-plus new animal designs have quietly landed on the shelf over the last couple of months. Four new comical cats, plus a proper crew of everything else — with little dinosaurs, cute giraffes, cute owls and downright crazy cows already doing the best business. Personalised, hand-pressed in Sussex.
Introducing Custom Brands: Any Bottle You Love, Reimagined on a Mug
You've got a bottle, tin or can that means something — the gin from the honeymoon, the whisky on your dad's shelf, the oil tin from the shed. Send us a photo. We'll turn it into three stylised interpretations, hand-pressed onto the mug of your choice. Five categories, one process.
Introducing Custom Labels: A Bottle Invented Around a Name
Not everyone has a favourite bottle photo to hand. But most people have a name that matters. Pick a style, type the name, and we'll invent an original label for a bottle that's never existed. Gin, whisky, wine, champagne, beer — all bespoke, all built around them. From £12.99.
Introducing the Custom Oil Can Mug: The Mug You Kept Asking Us For
For a long time, we couldn't help you. You'd write in asking for a mug of a specific oil can — the tin from the workshop wall, your dad's, your granddad's — and we had to say no. Here's the workaround we built with you: send us the photo, we make the mug.
Introducing Rolling Render: A Bespoke Portrait of Any Car You Love
Send us a photo of any car and we'll turn it into a cinematic portrait, hand-pressed onto the mug of your choice. Bespoke every time, checked by hand, built in Sussex.
Introducing British Escapes: A Growing Range of Personalised UK Location Mugs
A new range of personalised mugs for the corner of Britain that's actually yours — the weekend cottage, the fell walk, the coastal path, the city break you keep going back to. 125 designs live now, heading for around 175 by the end of tomorrow, from the Isle of Skye down to the Scilly Isles — with more coming as you tell us what's missing.












