• Serendipity
Serendipity is the last, but certainly not the least, Paris shop I feature on my blog. This one was one of the first that appeared on my ‘must visit’ list. Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog, insisted I had to go there, but I was already convinced by the pictures of this shop she had [...]
2 Comments December 3rd, 2009• Entrée des Fournisseurs
Right next to HOME Autour du Monde, Rue des Francs Bourgeois 8, you can find the most yummy haberdashery store I have ever visited. The shop is mostly full with buttons and ribbon, but they also sell Liberty fabric, wool felt and patterns.
I spent a fortune on French ribbons, I loved them and I now try [...]
• Autour du Monde
Another great shop in Paris is HOME Autour du Monde. I found a lot of inspiration there, they offer a nice mix of vintage like and design stuff. I visited their shop on Rue des Francs Bourgeois 8, which they call their concept store.
The street Rue des Francs Bourgeois is worth visiting all by itself, it’s [...]
• Antoine & Lili
Antoine & Lili was on the recommendation list of Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog. And she was so right, I was so overwhelmed by the shops, I couldn’t buy anything (lucky for my wallet ;-)) On their website I found out that they have several shops around Paris. I have visited the ‘flag’ store [...]
4 Comments October 25th, 2009• First time in Paris
Last weekend I visited Paris for the first time, and I was overwhelmed… the big squares, oversized buildings, beautiful parks and off course all the lovely shops.
We spend 5 days strolling around, eating, drinking and relaxing. I also wanted to visit one or two museums, but the weather was so good, and the city itself [...]
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I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Besides my day job I’m running my own business: organising creative workshops and a web shop selling cute and colourful fabrics, ribbon and buttons.
In my spare time I love to crochet and sew. I’m always on the look for new inspiration on the web, in books and in magazines.
