My crafty makes and projects involving sewing, paper cutting, printmaking and more.
The Super Cute Book of Kawaii has been out for over a month now. To celebrate, I’m doing a little drop-in workshop at Hannah Zakari…
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If you’re feeling crafty, I’ve got some fun Christmas crafts and printables for you. You may remember I made a pom pom snowman last year…
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Back in August, Etsy challenged me to spend £100 with UK sellers and write about my experiences at Super Cute Kawaii. One of the things…
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Here’s a roundup of some of the paper crafts I’ve been making recently for cards and gifts. Back in February I bought a Paper Poetry…
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It’s a shame that Christmas is the busiest time for all my businesses as it’s really hard to find the time to make unique gifts…
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A rare Sunday blog post as there’s a mini pillows sample sale happening right now! Me and my mum have been sewing and stuffing a…
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I’ve been following Naoshi‘s cute and colourful sunae sand art for a long time so when I heard she was doing a workshop at Hannah…
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Over on li.st, we were talking about our vintage sewing stuff – look what my friend Soléna got from her friend! – and I took a load…
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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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