I don’t even know what to say about this year as it’s been another weird and kind of exhausting one. I did get to do some normal things again, and create some new stuff so let’s look back.
![January 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-01.jpg)
January
January started off a little differently as I decided to have a no goals year! Instead I shared my 2021 Achievements, along with My Year in Books and My Year in Crafts. There was a look at my Christmas decorations & gifts too. Jammie Dodger got the first new product of the year, with a redesigned Valentine’s card and a new pattern for print-on-demand. I also shared some of my Christmas craft projects over on SCK (along with loads of other posts – I’m only highlighting a few especially interesting ones each month).
![February 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-02.jpg)
February
February was a quiet and short month but I did create a cool new Cat Planets pattern. I also designed new homes for my Animal Crossing villagers and shared my new Habit Tracker and some recent purchases. Things were a little busier over on SCK, where I created a new Animal Crossing Felt Frosted Cookies Tutorial and reviewed the Winter 2021 Pusheen Box and HAPiNS Happy Box.
![March 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-03.jpg)
March
March is my birthday month and I was very excited to finally be able to leave the house on my birthday after 2 years of lockdowns. I was also quite creative adding new Acrylic Keyrings to my shop, creating a cute Handle With Care design and Playing With Outlines. I started playing Pikmin Bloom and wrote about it on SCK, along with reviews of Gachapon Lucky Bags and new Japan Books, plus I interviewed Luli Bunny.
![April 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-04.jpg)
April
April started to feel like Spring with the first blossoms but first I had to recap My Birthday with the fanciest afternoon tea and lots of cute presents. I was busy with my shops too, adding Lots of New Stickers to my shop and Cat Umbrellas and Baby Pineapples to my print-on-demand range. It was quieter on SCK but I did enjoy working with Mollie of Wild Olive to celebrate Halfway to Halloween for the first time with a Pumpkin Wreath Tutorial.
![May 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-05.jpg)
May
May was a very quiet month but I did share my Pineapple Pattern Process and had fun adding my designs to the New Pets Products at Redbubble. The Dahlias in Bloom Bouquet Kit that I got for my birthday turned out so nicely and I wrote about it on SCK.
![June 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-06.jpg)
June
June brought my first proper holiday of the year and a chance to spend some time up north again with my family, including a tour of the lighthouse! I designed some fun new Happy Mail Clear Stamps and created a new Cat Cupcakes design and pattern for print-on-demand. I also got myself set up on Faire for wholesale and started working with some lovely shops.
![July 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-07.jpg)
July
July was very busy on the blog, first sharing 10 Photos From My Early Summer Holiday and a look at some Home Improvements as my dad helped me add a big new unit to my living room. My Sunshine Cats and Ice Lolly Cats were added to my print-on-demand shops and I was delighted to have my products stocked at Shana Logic. Over on SCK, we celebrated the 3rd anniversary of The Super Cute Book of Kawaii, and I also shared some tips on how to Create A Kawaii Kitchen (inspired by my own home), reviewed the Spring 2022 Pusheen Box and interviewed Susie Ghahremani of Boygirlparty.
![August 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-08.jpg)
August
August had some big news as I took over the Claire Brown XStitch range of fancy printed aida after Claire decided to close. I celebrated by stitching a tiny Tea & Cake! It wasn’t the best timing as I was also trying to organise some fun things for the 15th anniversary of Asking For Trouble, including making 15 Mini Paintings (part 1/part 2). I also created my favourite new pattern of the year with Cat Cups and designed some hilarious Bucket Hats at Redbubble. Over on SCK, I reviewed the Summer 2022 Pusheen Box Review with a picnic in the park.
![September 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-09.jpg)
September
September was my 15th anniversary month where I finished the Mini Paintings (which hardly anyone bought, sob sob) and had a big Shop Update with new wooden pins, glow in the dark ghost stickers and a seconds sale. We also had a lovely family holiday to Aviemore & Skye and the new leisure centre finally opened in my town after years of delays. SCK also celebrated its 14th Birthday and I started some new post series including Kawaii Shop of the Week and a monthly roundup of kawaii & Japanese snack subscription boxes.
![October 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-10.jpg)
October
October means Halloween and I created an Animal Crossing Spooky Cookies Halloween Garland Tutorial for SCK and a new Ghost Favourites pattern for print-on-demand. The Printed Cross Stitch Aida finally launched in my shop and I also revealed my 2023 Calendar design with a kawaii food theme. I started some more Craft Projects and shared my visits to some Cute & Fun Animal Crossing Dream Addresses.
![November 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-11.jpg)
November
November was a weird one as my blog had some technical issues but I was mostly busy with Black Friday & Christmas prep (and watching Twitter burn to the ground). I also added a few New Products including 2023 postcard sets and Reduce Re-use Recycle stickers. Things were much busier on SCK and I reviewed the Fall 2022 Pusheen Box and shared my latest craft project – a Mushroom Family Cross Stitch Sampler.
![December 2022](http://blog.askingfortrouble.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12.jpg)
December
December was quieter than usual, due to the Royal Mail strikes making me decide to close early – and coming down with a cold! I took the time to put up My Christmas Decorations and make handmade New Year Cards (which I will be sharing a tutorial for). We finished up the year at SCK with Our Kawaii Favourites of 2022 and The Cutest Things We Bought in 2022 before I took a break. We were able to travel up north and have a proper family Christmas again and even got some snow – more on all that in January.
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Overall, it was another difficult year, and not as creative as I would have liked but looking at my Art vs Artist collage, I still managed to create quite a few things I’m proud of – and it’s still huge deal to still be able to do this after 15 years. I’m glad I was able to see family more and do some normal things again, and I still haven’t had Covid! Thanks for all your support this year, especially if you bought something, sent me surprise mail or just read these blog posts!