We Bet Hot Chocolate Tastes Twice as Sweet From These Mugs With Tiny Animals Hidden in the Nooks

Ceramic artist Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities in Maine (in the US) doesn’t make plain tea and coffee mugs — she creates pure magic instead. She makes little nooks in her mugs that house tiny animal figures. From charming owlets and curled up foxes taking a peaceful nap to whales and even a Yeti, each mug created by Brooke is a masterpiece that has a whole world hidden inside.
When we saw these brilliant mugs by Brooke Knippa here at Bright Side, we instantly fell in love with them, and now we dream of drinking our morning coffee and evening tea together with the tiny, cute, ceramic animals in our hands. We can’t wait to show you Brooke’s work and bet they’ll charm you at first sight.
A curled up fox
A beaver
An owlet
An owl family
A whale
A goldfish in a bubble
A badger family
3 hedgehogs under mushrooms
A mountain goat
Another mountain goat
2 javelinas — a mom and a baby
A jaguar
A Yeti in the woods
Pink flamingos
Apart from charming mugs, the artist also creates jars, vases, and other pieces of pottery that boast tiny animal sculptures. Here are just some of them:
A barn owl
A fox mom protecting her babies
A duck jar with the ducks’ legs sticking out on the other side of the lid
A hen and her chicks
A cat
A fox taking a nap on a lawn
Which of these mugs did you like the most? Do you have a favorite mug at home? What does it look like? Show us the pictures in the comments!
Comments
As a mug collector, which one is your favorite from these?
my favorite animal are birds, but there are no birds mug here so I have my eyes on the pink flamingo. They look cute especially it's almost valentine. Pink & duo mug make me think of my non-existent boyfriend 🤣🤣🤣
All the mugs on her website are sold out, which is surprising at around $100 each!
I just drank hot chocolate!!!!😲
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