A French Collection - For Everything French
You love France and everything French. You want to be inspired and dream. You describe yourself as a francophile.
You love to travel, learn, make friends and be a part of something special.
You want more - so let's chat about memberships.
By becoming A French Collection member you will have access to more of what you love. Membership levels come with their own rewards. All members will also be an important part of saving French historical buildings, art and culture for future generations to enjoy.
Select a membership level
AU
$4.95 monthly
Le Francophile
You are a Francophile through and through. You've been a part of my French life and now want exclusive content with a membership.
Rewards for being a Francophile member and a part of our community
- Exciting Weekly blog post
- Monthly newsletter with message from me
- Weekend Reading newsletter
- Access to A French Collection Facebook Page and social channels where we can chat
- Email access to me
- Additional Exclusive fortnightly blog post available ONLY to members - add free
- A copy of 'France - Buying & Maintaining a Property Checklist' Guide
- A copy of 'Discovering Stunning Brittany' Guide
- A copy of 'Easy & Delicious French Recipes' mini eBook
- A copy of 'A French Life' eBook
- Be a part of important restoration works throughout France
AU
$9.95 monthly
Les Amis
You want even more as a Friend. You'd like to learn a little French and travel guides on regions in France are just the ticket for you! You'll join our most popular membership level. Peeks into life in France and Australia are for friends at this level of membership.
Rewards for being a close Friend and special part of our community
- Access to all Le Francophile rewards PLUS
- Quarterly virtual postcards sent to you for printing or sending to your friends.
- Monthly fun French crossword puzzle with answers in English to help you learn basic French easily.
- Quarterly travel guides perfect for trip planning, research projects or simply daydreaming. Informative and with firsthand experience my best tips will help make your visit to France an exceptional and memorable one.
- Extras along the way - stay tuned!
AU
$54.95 monthly
Meilleur Ami
The best of friends. You and me think alike. Limited and exclusive we will become the inner circle. This is for passionate lovers of France who want to know what's going on behind the scenes and receive the highest level of rewards. You will virtually travel with me to France and enjoy a French life too.
Rewards for being part of the inner circle
- Exciting Weekly blog post
- Monthly newsletter with message from me
- Weekend Reading newsletter
- Access to A French Collection Facebook Page and social channels where we can chat
- Email access to me
- Additional Exclusive fortnightly blog post available ONLY to members - add free
- A copy of 'France - Buying & Maintaining a Property Checklist' Guide
- A copy of 'Discovering Stunning Brittany' Guide
- A copy of 'Easy & Delicious French Recipes' mini eBook
- A copy of 'A French Life' eBook
- Quarterly virtual postcards sent to you for printing or sending to your friends.
- Monthly fun French crossword puzzle with answers in English to help you learn basic French easily.
- Quarterly travel guides perfect for trip planning, research projects or simply daydreaming. Informative and with firsthand experience my best tips will help make your visit to France an exceptional and memorable one.
- The prettiest map of France you've ever seen. This original and exclusive map is yours to print, frame and hang as you dream of l'hexagon. Created just for AFC.
- Join me and other inner circle members for a monthly hour long online chat and catch up.
- Meet virtually with a one-on-one online consultation. You can use this time as you wish, for example, finalise plans for an upcoming trip (itinerary questions or general questions), or to discuss buying a property in France. One personal consultation meeting per calendar year.
- Be a part of important restoration works throughout France
- Extras along the way - stay tuned!
Me, You and France
Bonjour and welcome to our special community of friends and family. So you love France, well me too. A country filled with endless beauty and charm, style in everyday life and the friendliest people imaginable.
Since making my dream a reality and living part-time in France in a tiny farming village in Brittany, (the land of butter, cider, crepes ... and the best caramels), I've become enchanted with all things French. Sharing my passion, firsthand knowledge and delicious daydreamy photos is what I love doing and I know you love it too.
Now, I can offer even more to you so you'll be one step closer to whatever you wish for - whether that's travelling to France, buying your own little country hideaway or elegant Parisian apartment, or finding out more about l'hexagon (as France is also known). Be inspired to follow your heart and grasp your dream, just like I did.
If this is the first time we've met, you can find out more about me and my French life here. I do hope you'll join me on more exciting adventures in France.
How Membership Works
Once you choose a membership level, you will be directed to Patreon, the most popular and trusted membership programme in the world, to complete your purchase. Patreon has been supporting creatives and artists to share their work with others for nearly a decade and I'm proud to partner with them.
You will receive some rewards via your inbox (for example, exclusive posts and/or French crossword puzzles), so make sure you add A French Collection to your 'Primary' inbox. Easy and simple and you will still have full access to our beautiful website. The Members Content Page is where you can re-read any material again and/or download your guides as they are published.
If you wish to join our inner circle, then you will receive private emails from me with all invitations to our virtual group catch ups, webinars and information on our one-on-one session. I can't wait to welcome you to the inner circle!
Guides Available for Members Explained
Plan your next trip to France with our regional and city guides packed full of info, maps, tips and insider ideas. Take the hard work out of researching where to go, what to do and learn the secret places that locals try to keep, well, secret!
Get your quarterly travel guides, recipe ebooks and more with our most popular membership levels, Les Amis and Meilleur Ami.
New guides and eBooks are excitedly and constantly being created each quarter just for you. 'Paris on Foot' and 'Uzès A Travel Guide' are our next guides to be released.
All guides as mentioned in your membership level (other than future quarterly guides) are able to be downloaded immediately, upon purchase, from our Members Content Page. You can happily look forward to your future guides being available in our Members Content Page as they are published. Nothing more for you to do!
As an added bonus I'm gifting to all levels of membership our very popular eBook 'A French Life'. With hundreds of copies already sold, it's a great bonus. A 58 page memoir style book about our move to a small French village surrounded by chicken farms, cows and maize fields. Meet the quirky and delightful locals, share in the mishaps and hilarious adventures of how our family tries to live 'a french life' in a new home more than 17,500 kilometres away from our base home in Newcastle, Australia.
Learn French with Crossword Puzzles Explained
Ever wanted to learn French? Our series of crossword puzzles will help you learn loads of basic French words easily. Each month receive a fun crossword puzzle in your inbox depending on your membership level. You'll get downloadable puzzle and answer PDFs. Test your knowledge, get ready for a trip to France or be ready for your next trivia night!
Downloadable Rewards Explained
Downloadable rewards are sent to you via your inbox. They may be maps, postcards, posters, yearly calendars or artwork for colouring in - adult style. These and other fabulously French products are planned just for you. Print at home or take to your local printer to print and then send, frame, use on laptop -the choice is yours. Ooh la la ... it's sounding fantastique.!
The pretty 'Paris in Spring' themed postcards are our first collection of printable digital cards. Gift them to someone who you know loves France, or print and keep them for yourself. The special 'Paris in Spring' map has been designed just for A French Collection.
Live Events Explained
Live Webinars are accessed online and all details on how to join, your access token and event details will be provided to you prior to the event via your inbox.
Webinars can also be rewatched at a later stage. Experience the beauty, majesty and sheer wonder of France as we journey together via our live webinars.
Restoration of Important French Historical Sites Explained
A French Collection donates to funding important restoration projects in France such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés Cathedral, Paris, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, and the chateau aqueduct at Castelnau-Pegayrolles, Aveyron, France. Our next project is to donate to the preservation of the Potager du Roi, the kitchen garden of the Palace of Versailles.
A portion of each membership assists in these donations, so by becoming a member as well as your personal benefits, you will also be an integral part of saving French historical buildings, art and culture for future generations. Be a part of the transformative impact of restoration on communities, and share your passion for art, architecture, history, and travel with A French Collection memberships.
See our post on donating to Saint Germain des Prés Cathedral and Adopting a Star to Save the Oldest Church in Paris to learn more about how we sponsor restoration projects in France.