Cool Stuff: Jessica Rust Ceramics

I'm utterly beguiled by these Birch Tree Mugs, $45 for four, from Minneapolis's Jessica Rust Designs. Each mug in the set depicts the tree in a different season.

Both the mugs and the matching Birch Tree Plates, $55 each or four for $165, can be customized with initials carved into the tree trunk.

I'm also swooning over Rust's Cherry Blossom Mugs, $45 for four, and Dinner and Dessert Plates, $30 and $17 each or $110 and $65 for sets of four.

And how awesome would a customized Family Tree Platter, $80, be as a birthday or anniversary gift for a grandparent? (Sadly, it's too late to order custom items for Christmas delivery -- but if you order by December 15, you'll receive Rust's other items in time to slip them under the tree.)

Check out all of Jessica Rust's delicately illustrated tableware right here.