2014
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2015 Calendar Posters & Tea Towels
As promised, I have updated all my previous tea towel calendar designs for 2015. They’re all available to order now so you’ve got plenty time…
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Kitchen Shopping
I was in Glasgow last week and pretty much all I bought were things for the kitchen. I really love having my very own kitchen…
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New! Cakeify and Friends Polymer Stamps
My new stamp designs got a great response so you can now buy Cakeify, Bread and Jammie Dodger as a set of three friends. Handmade…
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I Still Love Maps
I mentioned previously that my ginormous bedroom is hilariously empty. This is the view from my bed in weird panorama format. I didn’t even need…
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Craft Fair Prep
With two days to go until my next craft fair, I figured I should probably start getting organised! I haven’t done a market since Renegade*…
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Designing Calendars
Usually it’s the sudden announcement of the Spoonflower tea towel calendar contest that has me scrabbling to design next year’s calendar, but this time I…
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Six Months
I realised last week that I have been living in Helensburgh for six months! I’ve really settled in here and still love it a lot.…
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Yes!
It’s an important and exciting day in Scotland today and I felt I needed to mark it here on the blog, though perhaps rather flippantly as…
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Hello! I’m Marceline Smith, the designer and owner of Asking For Trouble. I create illustrated stationery, accessories and gifts using my cute characters inspired by Japanese kawaii. This is my business and personal blog where I write about my creative doings, inspirations, travels, Japan trips and daily life. Read more »
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