Guides and Tutorials
Crafty tutorials, creative projects and small business advice.
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Ask Me Anything: Complaints and how to fix them
If there’s one thing an indie business owner dreads, it’s customer complaints. I’m sure that’s partly true for all businesses but when you and your…
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Ask Me Anything: My On-Demand Design Process
Sorry for the break there – here finally is the third post in my series about on-demand selling with a look at my process. When I…
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Selling On-Demand: Which Site Is Best For You?
For the next part of my on-demand posts, I’ve done a comparison of all the sites I sell on, with info on how they work,…
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A Guide To Selling On-Demand
I’ve had a few questions about selling on-demand, so I’ve put together a couple of posts with what I’ve learned. First off, an introduction. What is on-demand…
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Make Your Own Cookie Cute Christmas Cards
Every year, I somehow manage to find the time to make my own personal Christmas cards for family and friends. I’ve been doing it for…
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What I Learned Last Christmas
Can you believe I actually wrote most of this last December and then forgot about it saved it for this exact moment to help you…
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Make Your Own Coin Purse!
As promised, you can now make your own Look Around coin purse using my new cut and sew patterns. They’re all available on demand from…
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Ask Me Anything: Shop Updates
Being a web designer who specialises in Shopify stores, I’m pretty lucky in that I can make changes to my own shop whenever inspiration strikes. I thought…
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by Marceline
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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All text, photos and illustrations are © Marceline Smith 2007-2025 unless credited otherwise. You may repost my images with full credit and link. However, do not reproduce full posts without my permission or use my images or writing for commercial purposes. Thank you!
DISCLAIMER
All opinions are my own and I am not compensated or sponsored for writing about any products or services featured unless stated in the post. Links to shops and websites may be affiliate links – I receive a small commission from your orders at no cost to you, which helps me fund this site. I do not accept advertising.