Books, even unopened books, transport us. Thank you Laetitia. Kisses for your kitty cat, so elegant.

Basking in old books shops is such a delight.

I don’t know why I didn’t find your channel before this. You are wonderful! I find you to be so delightful. Your art is enchanting. I have signed up for a couple of your workshops, but I live 100 miles from the nearest city with any stores carrying art supplies. I have ordered the craft paper and mulberry paper-waiting for them to arrive. I have always sketched, done some painting, leaded glass, sewing and tailoring, upholstering, and paper crafting. I very much enjoy what you show in your home and around your travels. Thank you so very much for sharing your talent.

@Merveillesenpapier

3 ай бұрын

Hello Thank you Kathy I ve juist seen that you are most welcome I was about to send you an email,! wow you have very wide artistic skills and interests! oh thank you! I'm very glad you appreciate what I share here !

I shall definitely look up Michel Pastoureau's books on colour. I find the history of pigments and their uses fascinating.

I always smile when I watch your channel, the sites, the music, the magic . . .

@Merveillesenpapier

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Melissa :))

The pot is a bed warmer - in olden days you put in hot coal and put in under the bed to warm the bed up - sometimes under the covers but I think that is with glass bottles

@valeriehannan

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say, a bed warmer :)

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Susanna I was thinking that but thought maybe it was a bit too small, in my mind bed warmers were biggger than that but perhaps it's just a small bed warmer :)

@christinaheesakacowden-wut3809

3 ай бұрын

@@valeriehannandito 🙂

Thank you for letting us into your magical world :) Merci beaucoup ♡

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you appreciate it!

Again, another lovely visit with you and sweet kitty. I so enjoy your monthly favorites. Blessings 🐶🐾🐾

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carrie for stopping by !

I LOVE YOUR JANUARY FAVORITES!!! And yes, don't wake Clochette💚🐺🐾she needs her beauty sleep! Very precious, magical, castle🏰 you live in, take care dear Laetitia, diana

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you dear Diana! You are totally right she needs all her beauty naps and likes to sleep in peace :)who am I to film videos while she sleeps....! Glad you like them Thank you !♥

I treasure my antique, lovely copies of my favorite books, as well. We have so much in common. I share being an artist, too.

OMG I love your Vlogs I have watched a lot in one day because I found you yesterday! You are so so talented and very inspiring THANK YOU

@Merveillesenpapier

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you will not be saturated with them... !

Some interesting finds. And Clochette snuggling up in her bed. Thanks for sharing.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Katie, yes Clochette is not very excited by my finds ... ;)

What a fantastic chandelier. You're a brave soul getting up on that high ladder. You found some beautiful things!

@Merveillesenpapier

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathleen :)

Thank you for sharing such beautiful treasures. Such amazing finds and thank you for the book recommendations by Michael Pastourear. I would love to be able to hide away in that magical book store.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debbie !Yes getting lost in this shop is the best ! You lose track of time, forget any worries I feel very grateful to have this one so close from home :)

I just adore Elizabeth Goudge books! I read The Little White Horse and Linnets and Valerians last year, and this year I plan to read A City of Bells and The Scent of Water. Such a beautiful, magical writer.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Oh great ! I plan to read them all! the little white horse costs a fortune in old copies because of the film, this one will be my last on the list, it's true it's great when you discover a writer you like to see that she has been so prolific! I ve loved all the ones I read so far , the ones you mention intrigue me too very much, they are all poetic and so well written :)

@sandfly60

4 ай бұрын

My favourite of hers is The White Witch.

Bonjour pour Clochette et pour toi,ton chandelier est magnifique et merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Merci Jean-Pol! :)

Gorgeous finds! I also noticed the crowns you have and something interesting under a glass dome.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle! Those were gifts offered to me they are not especially old but are very cute.

Hello Laetitia. That copper thing is (I think) an ashtray. In Dutch is called rookpot, but I cannot translate it in English or French. About 1900 people (most men) smoked sigarettes and the ash was in the ashtray. Once a day the servant collect the ash in a thing like you have. It is also possible that they used it to put the (bread)crumbs from the table. With a small broom they make the table clean and collect the leftovers in that copper thing.But it is not a bedwarmer. They have small holes on top and they cannot open like this one. And I love your videos, the books, your chandelier, beautiful.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marjan!! You finally may have solved the mystery, you must be right, that's very interesting, I agree I thought bed warmers were much bigger , next time I have a brocante mystery to solve I will ask you first :) Thank you!!

Thank you for sharing your world with your favorite things. It was all very interesting to me. I got an amazing opportunity to visit Paris a few years ago and loved every minute of it. I actually felt as if I were back home again and vowed I would some day return. In the meantime I’ll enjoy my visual trips to France through your lovely videos. I decorate my home in a similar way and I’d love to purchase a crown as you have in your home. Do you have any idea where and how I could find such a beautiful piece?

@Merveillesenpapier

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Sandra for stopping by, I hope you will have a chance to go back to Paris someday! This crown had been offered to me by a client years ago, but I think "Jeanne d'arc living" the brand made some similar ones, not sure where to find them.

Beautiful!! Could it be a bed warmer?

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ellen ! Maybe, I was thinking that but it looks quite small for this purpose, will have to continue the research...

@ellenkelley6173

4 жыл бұрын

@@Merveillesenpapier Yeas right after I posted I looked again & it is rather small.

I really enjoyed seeing your lovely books & beautiful chandelier ❣❣❣ maybe sometime you could share your lovely old china dishes & tea cups that have found at the brocante .

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carol! I don't have so many old china, my briocanteur doesn't hae this sort of things, for that I go to another thrift charity shop closer to where my parents live in the Alps but this one is not easy to access for me without a car but hope to go back in this one next spring :)

I have a lot of antique books, very wonderful thing to collect. My “desert island” book would be “David Copperfield” I really enjoyed it a lot and I hope to enjoy a re-read at some point. The history of fashion is very interesting to me as well I would love to learn more about color. Thank you.

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Catherine, I also bought David Copperfield to re-read it in this beautiful illustrated version. It's reallly a great book .Llearning more about the histoy of colors is truly fascinating , if you have an interest for history of fashion you would enjoy learning more about it :)

that colour theorys book series sounds really interesting there on my shopping list

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes there are wonderful!! you will not waste your time reading them :)

I just recently found your channel and I’m a new subscriber. Thank you for sharing your favorite finds! Beautiful candelabra chandelier!🕯I was in France last February and I loved going to the Paris flea market and antique shops. ⚜️ ~ Jessica😘xoxo

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jessica, you are most welcome overhere, oh great ! hunting for treasures in these places is always inspiring, here I hunt more tolocal brocantes and alternative second hand places which to my opinion have the best offers and you don't feel they take advantage of you as it happens sometimes in popular flea markets in Paris and big french cities.

@frenchfarmhouseflair

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s probably better to go outside of Paris to get better prices.👍🏻 It’s probably best to stay away from the tourist traps. I appreciate your videos and tips you share. I would love to see you shop at thrift stores or brocante in a video. I love all things French!🤗⚜️🥰 I love your videos... you’re so creative and talented too. I love your beautiful outfits! Your home is so pretty, whimsical, and cozy. Thanks again, Jessica😘xo

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you are totally right! The best places to hunt are not always the most attractive for tourists , I think on top of that the moment you speak english in a flea market you will be seen as an ideal target .I was thinking of doing that but not sure the brocantes places would love that, my local secret brocanteur wouldn't like that he is retired and his place is a bit secret and he prefers keeping things this way, but maybe in one or two charity second hand place I could go and film . we will see;) Thank you for your kind words!

j'adore ton chandelier! Le's livres sur la couleur m'intéressent car j'ai étudié ça à l'académie alors ce serait un bon complément.....

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Merci Géraldine! ah oui tu peux tous les acheter les yeux fermés, ils sont passionnants et tu vas découvrir des choses auxquelles tu ne t'attends pas pour chacune des couleurs d'ailleurs !

Great video. I adore your wallpaper. Where did you get it please?

@Merveillesenpapier

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , I had done a video sharing more details and the link under the video about this wallpaper when I moved in, you can watch it here kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6JmyKaBlsjFoKw.html

I love all of your beautiful things and your lovely wallpaper 😍 did you buy the wallpaper yourself? If you did do you remember the name and color? Thank you 😊

@Merveillesenpapier

3 жыл бұрын

If you look at my home decor playslist on my channel there is one of the oldest video of this series which shares the links and everything about this wallpaper.

C'est domage que tu ne partage pas des vidéo en français personnellement je Suis francophone et j'aime bien suivre ton contenu

@Merveillesenpapier

4 жыл бұрын

Bonjour alors il y a une explication simple à cela: mes vidéos et ma chaine You tube sont en priorité pour faire connaitre mon travail ,et soutenir mes créations qui sont à 100% achetées par des anglophones et européens non francophones. Faire ces vidéos prend beaucoup de temps et de travail et me coute aussi de l'argent donc le choix n'est pas très dur à faire.

The chandelier must be electrified, or it would not have the fake candles for electric bulbs. Stuffing real candles in it just looks horrible.... And I hope you are not planning on lighting them, as they will burn your ceiling black.