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I wanted to start having a theme for each month to make my blog feel more cohesive. I also had hoped it would make me more productive. Let's first revisit March and see how I did. The theme for March was \"Green\":\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe color green.\u003c/b\u003e (For St. Patrick's Day, of course). I did this with my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/crochet-clover-pots.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrochet Clover Pots\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/10-for-tuesday-green-crochet-sewing.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Green' Crochet \u0026 Sewing Projects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e post. I call this goal a success!\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot spending the green.\u003c/b\u003e I set out to not spend any money of craft supplies this month. I succeeded! Now, I didn't get done as many projects as I wanted. Some things like not having a the correct size zipper prevented me from starting some projects. Hopefully I can continue the trend of not overspending on materials and just buying necessities in April.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eReducing waste.\u003c/b\u003e The \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/crochet-cotton-pads-and-face-scrubbies.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReusable Cotton Pads \u0026 Face Scrubbies\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e I crocheted met this goal. I wanted to make some reusable non-paper towels too, but lacked the supplies. (It may be a future project!)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing (and repurposing) what I have.\u003c/b\u003e Not spending money on supplies made me use what I already had. My \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/bunny-foldover-clutch-sewing-tutorial.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBunny Clutch\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/crochet-basket-free-pattern.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrochet Stash Basket\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e made use of materials I already had. That being said, I didn't get to do any repurposing or refashioning in March. I'd love to make that my goal for April!\n\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOverall, I'm most proud that I didn't give in and spend money on craft supplies in March. I hope that habit of using what I have sticks with me. What I was disappointed with was that overall I had less posts than in February (11 vs. 12), especially since February was a shorter month. Hopefully I can get a better pace going with my projects this month. March did, however, bring some popular posts, specifically the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/crochet-clover-pots.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrochet Clover Pots\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2015/03/crochet-basket-free-pattern.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrochet Stash Basket\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. I hope I can continue and get better writing crochet patterns because the response has been so positive!\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m36/shesgotthenotion/Monthly%20Themes/april2_zps4g1ka4ef.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"600\" alt\u003d\"Blogging Goals for April | She's Got the Notion\"/\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI still have some projects I organized from last month to get to!\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\nNow let's get to April. You know the saying \"April showers bring May flowers\"? Well, unfortunately California is in a drought so there might not be many showers here, but I like the idea of the showers being a way to start over fresh. So April is going to be all about renewing \u0026 refreshing. This will hopefully be some home dec projects to give my apartment a mini makeover. I want to refresh my wardrobe too. I'd love to do some refashions and, *gasp*, start sewing some of my own wardrobe.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSo here are my goals for a \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Renew \u0026 Refresh April\"\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e. This is what I want to focus on this month:\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" color\u003d\"C32653\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly buying notions.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/font\u003e No new fabric or yarn this month! \u003ci\u003eI still have pllllenty\u003c/i\u003e. However, for some projects I want to do I need to purchase some zippers, bias tape, buttons, etc.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" color\u003d\"C32653\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo some refashions.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/font\u003e My \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2014/06/bermudas-to-shorts-quick-tutorial.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBermuda Shorts to Shorts\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/2014/06/easy-bikini-update-adding-metal-rings.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdding Metal Rings to a Bikini\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e were two of my favorite tutorials I've done on the blog. I want to do more tutorials like those. I'm starting to pull out my spring and summer clothing, so I'm going to keep an eye out for clothes I can give an upcycle.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size\u003d\"3\" color\u003d\"C32653\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSew some clothing.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/font\u003e I really want to start sewing more of my own clothes. If you've read my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shesgotthenotion.com/p/about-me.html\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Me\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, you know why I might have been turned off clothing making a bit. But I have lot of fabric that I purchased in the past to just for that reason...and it's just sitting in my fabric stash. Time to get it out and start making my own custom wardrobe!\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\nThat's it for April. Just 3 goals because I want to real focus on them (sewing clothes is a big one!). \n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m36/shesgotthenotion/Monthly%20Themes/april1_zpsl29zn2au.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"600\" alt\u003d\"Blogging Goals for April | She's Got the Notion\"/\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nI have to confess I've been a bit of a pattern collector, but I have a habit of not actually using them. I've only used a couple in my collection. I'm mostly scared off by fitting issues. It's pretty difficult to fit a bodice on yourself! This is just some of my patterns I own too, since a also have some PDFs. \n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nI excited for the new projects and tutorials I will add to the blog this month, and hope you are too! 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