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  • Recent Purchases

    Recent Purchases

    Hey, it’s my first outfit drawing in ages. I wanted to post about a few things I’ve bought recently and here I am wearing most…

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  • Monday in the Life

    Monday in the Life

    It was Day in the Life yesterday. Let’s do it positive and negative style for a change. – Woken up early by noisy builders in…

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  • Recent Activity #2

    Recent Activity #2

    An irregular series of posts about stuff I am currently liking. In this edition, books and music. Reading Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing…

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  • 2002

    2002

    While digging around in the archives doing picture posts, I rediscovered this post about what I was doing ten years previously in 2008. This was Alice’s…

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  • Factory Tour

    Factory Tour

    So, last weekend I got an email from Etsy Marketplace Integrity, which obviously wasn’t going to be good news. In a long and incomprehensible message…

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  • Let’s Go Bowling

    Let’s Go Bowling

    Or, more accurately, let’s look at pictures of all the cute bowls I own. I’m a big fan of bowls and use them for pretty…

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  • Use it or lose it
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    Use it or lose it

    Project Clearout has been continuing this year and the above phrase has been helping a lot. My aim is  that almost everything I own should…

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  • DaWanda Lovebook

    DaWanda Lovebook

    Carrying on from my week of press, I was also featured in this year’s DaWanda Lovebook, a lookbook they send out to the press. The…

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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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