My creative inspirations, plus photos and projects from customers.
Whenever someone buys my fabric from Spoonflower, I send them a quick message thanking them and asking to see any finished items. Whenever I get…
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It’s always really exciting when someone emails me photos of stuff they’ve made with my fabric, or bought from my licensees. Tessa of House of…
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Ugh. I just saw this article on the Etsy blog and heaved a big sigh of despair. As someone who designs cute characters, I see…
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Although I started selling fabric quite quickly on Spoonflower, it took AGES for anyone to send me a photo of it in use. Thankfully, that…
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When I was going through my bookmarks for my monthly update, I realised I had bookmarked a whole load of great advice, so here it…
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I promised ages ago I would share my original spooky wooky doodles so here you are! This is a page from a notebook I had…
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Here are photos of some of the zines made at the Zine Workshop. They were all amazing. Above is Jen‘s which she made on the…
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You might remember, back in September, that some of the Glasgow Craft Mafia were interviewed for the Enterprise Nation Home Business Road Trip documentary. That’s…
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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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