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The tea towel calendar contest is my favourite Spoonflower contest and I always make sure to enter. I would really appreciate a vote for my Solar…
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At last, here are my 2015 calendar designs! I made three this year because I had too many ideas. The Solar System one is my…
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Since I’ve bought and been gifted quite a few of my products from DENY Designs, Society6 and Zazzle, I thought it might be interesting to…
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As promised, I have updated all my previous tea towel calendar designs for 2015. They’re all available to order now so you’ve got plenty time…
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I’ve wanted to design die-cut stickers forever, so I was very happy to discover that Redbubble offer them on-demand so I can make loads and…
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I got my gigantic load of swatches in last week so you can now buy my Sewing Notions co-ordinates designs via Spoonflower. You can either…
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The postman handed me a giant tube recently, which contained a roll of my Spoonflower gift wrap! I ordered this on Free Shipping Day as…
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Seeing as it’s Free Shipping Day at Spoonflower, I made a big effort to finish off all my fabric designs in progress so I could…
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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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