Articles by: Hanna Brooks Olsen

[caption id="attachment_6256" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Heading off to an exotic destination this summer? You'll need to bring your passport, your various travel-sized toiletries.

[caption id="attachment_6260" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] For many creatives, social media is viewed as a necessary evil — with emphasis on "evil. " It's a marketing necessity, but it's tiresome.

[caption id="attachment_6243" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image by Flazingo. com via Flickr.

"Done is better than perfect," was just one of the many pearls of wisdom that was dropped during Kari Chapin's CreativeLive class, Start a Handmade Business -- but there were so, so many more. From insightful quotes to the handmade goods our community has been inspired to make, we've been thoroughly enjoying the artistry and ingenuity of this audience.

Crafting with paper can be a whole lot of fun — as long as you're careful about cuts — but many people don't know that the realm of paper crafting goes way outside of origami and other clever folding techniques. Robert Mahar, who has the envy-inducing title of "arts and crafts professional" shows us this cool paper craft idea, which leaves you with a beautiful paper succulent that will last much longer than an actual potted plant.

[caption id="attachment_6184" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo by Nicola Perantoni[/caption] "Daaaaaaad," you groaned as he made you pose next to the station wagon with the highway sign for the Largest Ball of Twine framed ever-so-perfectly over your shoulder. Sure, your dad being an avid photographer was at times inconvenient -- but it was a small price to pay, considering how much you learned from him about photography (and creativity, and an interest in the arts, generally).

[caption id="attachment_6178" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo by Drew Patrick Miller[/caption] Once the refuge of canned radio DJs and people with crummy microphones broadcasting from their parents' basements, podcasts have, in the last five years or so, because extraordinarily legitimate marketing tools, with the power to reach many listeners for very little money. Data suggests that this medium is only going to get more powerful and popular — which may have you considering launching a podcast for your own business.

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