Marceline
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Tokyo Shopping Guide: Aranzi Aronzo
Already one of my kawaii obsessions before I made it to Japan, the Aranzi Aronzo shop more than lived up to my expectations. Aranzi Aronzo…
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Tokyo Shopping Guide: Tomato
Tomato is pretty legendary amongst Japanese fabric fans, like myself, as THE place to go for fabric. It’s situated in Fabric Town, Nippori which is a…
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Tokyo Shopping Guide: Itoya
The Japanese take their washi seriously and Itoya‘s flagship store is situated in fashionable Ginza, alongside high-end fashion brands, department stores and Tiffany’s! Newly refurbished, there are now…
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Back from Japan
Well, I am back from Japan and I picked up so much amazing stuff. Everything was just adorable and pretty darn cheap as well (that…
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Vintage Felt Flower Brooches
A new batch of vintage button brooches always makes me happy. I really enjoy picking out the perfect colours of felt and thread to show…
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Finished!
The twenty purses for the Gifted exhibition are now complete, two weeks before the deadline! It’s been really fun but I am very glad to…
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More gocco!
I just posted up a bunch of photos showing the process of gocco printing if you’re interested. It’s by no means a tutorial but it…
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How’s yourself?
Sorry for the lack of posting. My time is still very much taken up with finishing off my collection of purses for the Gifted exhibition.…
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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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