DIY Projects

By Trula • April 7th, 2007

Here are the easter baskets I made for my kids last year, out of cardboard boxes, pics of the kids, crayons, newspaper, and blue duct tape. I started making these about 5 years ago because we were broke one easter and could not afford baskets, and they were such a hit I made them every [...]

Finally! I don’t know what I was waiting on. It took 3 cans of spray paint and about an hour. Here is the before pic:

and after! Ta Da!
OMG it looks so much better! I also added a big dark green track mat to go on the floor in front of it later. The [...]

My mother…is a saint! She was such a patient and calm and understanding mother, it rocks my world now because I am *just* beginning to understand how much she had to deal with. I have 8 sisters and 5 brothers and was raised with 7 sisters and 3 brothers (the others were long grown; my [...]

So as most of you know my DIY business ethic spills over into practically every area of my life, including my clothes. Here’s a shirt I made, I love it! It is very comfortable and cool and was easy to make. It was inspired by a shirt I saw on my favorite website, Nappturality.com
My shirt, [...]

As you may know Mama Specific Productions is all about DIY, and that spills over into my personal life as well. I LOVE making clothes, especially skirts. Because of my body shape I have a difficult time finding jeans that fit me well, so I prefer to wear skirts. I made this skirt out of [...]

Is nudity a cause? Sometimes I think so. I am a nudist at heart, but because of how repressive this culture is about nudity I don’t live a nudist’s lifestyle. Most people have such wacky ideas about body parts and what-not. I didn’t even feel comfortable breastfeeding in front of anyone but my husband, kids, [...]