Before you visit garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets, antique malls, estate sales and auctions for pieces to transform, clear out your own spaces to see what you can discover.

The key to creating treasure from trash is to look at things in a different light and be open to possibilities.

Remember, most wobbly furniture can be strengthened with glue, dings can be covered up and stains can be cut out.

You don't need a huge budget for a creative dramatic change. Your furniture may not be glamorous, but it's functional -- you may not need to buy a new table or desk.

Creative inspiration is an interesting thing. Sometimes it happens right away, sometimes it doesn't. If there was a magic lamp that granted you creative ideas, I'd be the first in line to use it.

Understanding the creative process, at the onset, will give you a chance to try new things & will always bring you one step closer to creative success. It's so important to allow yourself to relax and let creativity happen in its own time. You can't force it.

Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else. ~ Ivern Ball

Every year, we make a vow to re-invent ourselves through silent resolutions. It's a noble gesture and some of us work very hard to turn those promises into a habit.

It's been said that you only have to do something for 21 days to make it stick.