About Us
Petit Pinceau is published by the brand La Petite Epicerie.
Who are we ?
La Petite Epicerie store was founded by two creative hobby enthusiasts, Laura Nicoulaud and Médéric Mille.
We are a small French company offering creative craft kits for anyone who is curious and enjoys making things with their hands. You can find the entire La Petite Epicerie product range on our website: la-petite-epicerie.fr
Our work with an ESAT
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For several years, La Petite Épicerie has worked daily with a sheltered workshop (ESAT) to assemble our products and, more recently, our paint-by-number kits. The ESAT supports people with disabilities who are unable to work in a mainstream or sheltered workshop, enabling them to engage in professional activity, maintain their education, and develop vocational skills. In their workshops, the workers assemble all our jewelry, haberdashery, and home decor kits that you receive each month with the Mes kits Make it box. but also paint-by-numbers for over a year now. From filling the small paint pots to packaging the kits with their components, the workers of the ESAT contribute daily to the smooth running of La Petite Épicerie.
They always visit us at La Petite Épicerie with a smile, great kindness, and a touch of shyness. Working with an ESAT is a genuine choice and a social commitment that we intend to maintain and develop over the long term.
We chose to work with a sheltered workshop (ESAT) because of its proximity to our warehouse, but also for its human dimension. We are in contact with the workers at the ESAT every week, which allows us to build relationships with them and respond quickly to their questions or requests.
The workers at the ESAT (sheltered workshop) are exposed to a wide variety of products, and working with so many colors—for example, with paint or with their hands in beads when they assemble our bead mixes—is a form of therapy for them. This allows some to develop their fine motor skills, as well as their memory and knowledge.