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  • Japan Extras: Dr Moku Apps

    Japan Extras: Dr Moku Apps

    The Japan posts have been a bit sparse of late, I know. I shall try and find some more things to blog about. Ideally, I’d…

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  • Playing Records

    Playing Records

    It was the end of an era recently, as I moved diskant.net off to a retirement home. Having been my first website, almost a full-time…

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  • Recent Activity #1

    Recent Activity #1

    Since I’m no longer doing my monthly updates, I thought I’d start a new irregular series of posts about stuff I am currently liking. This…

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  • To Edinburgh, for books

    To Edinburgh, for books

    I am not enjoying May very much so far. The weather has been ridiculous, I have too much to do and then I also got…

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  • Zine News
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    Zine News

    Oddments #4 is back from the printers and looks great! You can buy it in my shop now and I’ll be adding a PDF version…

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  • New Fabrics
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    New Fabrics

    And of course, as soon as I posted about the tiny fabrics, my parcel from Spoonflower arrived. There’s a few new designs with Look Around…

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  • Exciting news alert!

    Exciting news alert!

    If you’d asked me a couple of years ago what product I would most like to see my designs on, I’d have said duvet covers!…

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  • Adventures in Tapestry

    Adventures in Tapestry

    You may remember I am working through a series of grid-based crafts for my own amusement. The first one was perler beads and I’ve now…

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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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