As seen on HGTV!

The incredibly nice and talented color forecaster, Catherine B Stein from The Color Council, stopped by our booth at the NYIGF in August. During a phone interview sometime later, we spoke about everything from color to Aurora Borealis to the colors in Aurora Borealis, it was a real pleasure to speak with her.

It was an even bigger pleasure to see the posting on Caren Baginski's HGTV design blog this morning, New York International Gift Fair: Asian Style. What a thrill, thanks Catherine and Caren!

Etsy Buy: Ceramic Owls

While I was away visiting family in New Jersey, I received my next etsy purchase, lovely Ceramic owls from Fruit Fly Pie out of Tabor City, North Carolina. A popular shop with lots of vintage style ceramics and embroidered linens, Wendy, the crafter behind Etsy, was a pleasure to buy from!

Ceramic Owl Spoon Rest Vintage Design Spring Green, $14

Ceramic Owl Scrubby Holder or Ashtray 70s Orange, $9.99

I wanted something vintage, colorful and crafty for the kitchen to go with the scheme of our open concept living/dining/kitchen area and I think these are a great fit for the space. Sanj thinks they're too crafty for his taste, mainly because the brush strokes are visible and the glaze isn't opaque (unlike the picture) but we both love how unique and colorful the pieces are, a great addition to the space! Nicely done Wendy!

Poppytalk Handmade is Live!

"Poppytalk Handmade is a monthly online street market to showcase, buy and sell handmade goods of emerging design talent from around the world."

Thanks to Jan at Poppytalk for including OM home in her first ever online market, we're very thrilled to be a part of such an amazing group of talented indy designers!

They're still working out a few kinks, but what I see so far looks really great, check out our table here!

Etsy Buy: The Spicy Pumpkin Scarflette

Unlike the spicy pumpkin latte at Starbucks, this has no calories! Meredith, from SnipSnap Designs, is the creator of the lovely item and I was very happy with the whole process. Her packaging was so sweet too, I felt like I was opening a gift from a friend!

Only $16 for a unique, handmade, high quality scarflette? Thanks Meredith!

My First Etsy Buy: Chickadee Fabrics

I received my first etsy purchase in the mail today from Chickadee Fabrics out of Virginia. I was happy to see the picture was very close to what I received and now that I learned how to use my sewing machine (thanks to Nathalie-Roze's Workshops), I can use it for curtains and a seat cover!

Thank you to Judy from Chickadee for making the process so painless, no wonder she has 100% positive feedback on Etsy, I'll definitely order from her again!

Mintu's Shop is Flooded!

Just got word that Mintu's shop was flooded during last week's heavy rains in Kolkata. Because many of his artisans were celebrating Ramadan with their families back home in their villages, Mintu is continuing to fill orders with only a skeletal staff while he repairs his shop.

We're not sure of how extensive the damage is but we're glad to hear everyone is ok. I'll post more information as it comes!

One Year Anniversary at OM home

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEE.

I can't believe a year has passed since we officially launched OM home. What the? Seriously, so much has happened, I can't believe it's only been 12 months... let me just check my calendar.


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Yep, one year since Grace posted this in her blog. What a ride it's been!

Last September, I wrote down five short-term but very specific goals for OM home in the areas of sales, marketing, product development and philanthropy. Leave it to me to lose said list and then somewhere along the line, forget about the list entirely. But, in a stroke of luck during all the packing and unpacking, I rediscovered the list and believe it or not, we had actually succeeded in reaching those goals in just 6 short months!

Needless to say, I am incredibly excited about all the plans we have in store for the coming year. Stay tuned for more details...

In the meantime, I'd like to extend my gratitude to our retailers, consumers, press, family and friends, thank you for your support and patronage.