It’s perfectly OK to chant a few spells around Halloween-time, and Emma Bridgewater's Hocus Pocus 1/2 Pint Mug should certainly help you conjure some up while having a quiet ten minutes enjoying your witch’s brew (aka a morning cappuccino or afternoon Earl Grey).

Have a think while you drink from your hand-decorated mug about what you might wish for. An incantation for an unlimited supply of chocolate? Or to never lose a sock in the washing machine again? Or a spell that makes supper happen all by itself?

And yet, as the pattern on this Halloween pottery mug boldly declares, casting spells is all hocus pocus.

Or is it …?

• All brand new, not 'seconds'
• Measures 9.3 x 8.2 x 12.1cms (inc handle)
• Capacity 300ml
• 100% English Earthenware
• Dishwasher safe
• Not recommended for use in the microwave
• Hand crafted and hand decorated in the Emma Bridgewater factory, United Kingdom