Cabinet de Merveilles

14/08/2026

11/08/2026

Cabinet de Merveilles - Newsletter

Hello, I was away in July and visited a part of Burgundy. I will have to do a seperate blog post on that trip as I visited some incredible places and beautiful Romanesque churches. Many things have changed in the last few weeks. Shipping to the US from this store is suspended due to new import regul...

10/08/2026

New blog post:

At a market recently I found a very worn and stained French flag. I couldn't resist buying it as it had an embroidered Sacred Heart of Jesus in its centre, a religious emblem I love. I didn't pay much attention to what else was on the flag at the time as I was buying other things from the same stall...

10/08/2026

I sadly have to suspend shipping to the EU because of the PPWR packaging regulations. Businesses are meant to pay to have their packagings recycled in every country they ship to. I'm very happy to do that but the fees are really high and the paperwork incredibly complicated for a small trader that ships only a few parcels a year in every country. The law makers didn't think about artists or small sellers when they came up with those rules. Large companies will be fine, we won't be.
If you want to help you can tell the European commission what you think here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/15352-Packaging-and-packaging-waste-rules-on-national-registers-of-producers_en

09/08/2026

My weekend finds!
Trouvailles du week-end!

08/08/2026

Share & sign

Stop destroying EU micro-businesses: Immediate moratorium on cross-border EPR fees

02/08/2026

Chinés ce matin! / Morning finds!

27/07/2026

The cathedral in Auxerre is stunning. The crypt was closed on Monday so we'll definitely have to come back for a proper visit!

27/07/2026

Quick stop in Auxerre on the way back home.