Crafts
My crafty makes and projects involving sewing, paper cutting, printmaking and more.
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I Love My Gocco!
Yesterday I did a whole lot of gocco printing. I’ve been working on these designs for a while but only got them perfected and photocopied…
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Busy with the badge machine
It’s been all go with the badge machine lately. I’ve been restocking some of the Japanese fabric badges, making some exciting new prototypes and churning…
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Button fabric coin purse
Or, how I finally got round to using my Spoonflower fabric. Of all the things I could have made with my fabric, it had to…
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Gocco experiments
Well, here is one of my new gocco prints. If you remember the button drawings I did the other month, I finally got around to…
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Introducing…Cakeify
I do love the internet. I opened my big mouth a few weeks ago and rashly expressed my wish to bake Shopify a cake, never…
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Fabric Notebooks
I’ve just added some supercute new notebooks to the shop and I love them so much. I’ve been pondering the possibilities of fabric covered notebooks…
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Bookhearts? Heartmarks?
I had a little thought today while turning over a completely different idea and now I have washi bookmarks. You can get these metal bookmarks…
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Mending
I have not been feeling too great over the last few days, hence my lack of blogging. Instead I have just been watching DVDs and…
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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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