What about boys?

So we've been frustrated in the last months as Stacy's boys and my friends have said, "Oh that stuff you make is so cute for girls *sigh* they just don't make cute stuff for boys."  While we love making tu-tus and finding ultra-girly items, we still want to make good things for boys.  Plus, I can't help but want there to be cute boy stuff, too.  Don't our little men deserve cuteness?

So after wracking our brains a bit and cruising the web for ideas, we have completed two new projects we just KNOW will be a hit for boys:  super-capes and draw-string bags.

Bag Bonanza

Check out our hot new quilted bags!  They come in a variety of colors and styles.  What a great way to start summer vacation.  Or how about a new backpack for the little lady in your life for her sleepovers and trips to grandmas!  Looking for a specific color combo?  Just ask and we will tell you what colors we can get.  Embroidery of name, monogram, or initials included in price.  Additional embroidery extra. 

Teacher Gifts $7

The school year is ending and the dreaded "What should we get the teacher?" rolls into view.  Diviner Duds has got you covered.  Try one of our handy drink sleeves.  You can customize it with an initial, monogram, or saying.  The one shown is actually for my (Stacy) twins' teacher.  It says "Teaching Pre-K Requires Caffeine".  I even chose a child font so that it looks more like kid's handwriting.  I am going to wrap it around an empty coffee cup from St. Louis Bread Company and stick a gift card inside.  What a perfect, usable gift!

School Logo Embroidery: Just in time for graduation!

So it's the season for selecting a college or moving on to high school. Why not celebrate the transition with something personal? For the soon to be high schoolers we have embroidered head bands for a limited time price of just $7! Or how about embroidering a bag or pillow case for the soon to be dormer? Embroidery starts at just $7 for the digitizing of your college logo.

Got another idea we can help you with? Let us work with you to make that special graduation gift!

Sun dressess, swim cover-ups, or shirts--smocking is it!

So it's finally happened, Lilly has run out of clothes and is getting into the "big girl" sizes her mom and I have dreaded.  These days it's just getting creepier and creepier how short some of the dresses and skirts are getting.  Somehow, the last few years, Lilly has managed to avoid this problem (probably a super-saavy shopping mom :)), but this year, the luck stopped and Stacy decided we were making the majority of Lilly's summer wear.  This was just A-OK with me because 1) I'm all for long looks and 2) Bella gets Lilly's hand-me-downs!

As we were looking for long looks that could still keep Lilly looking moderately like her classmates, Stacy kept coming back to shirring.  She had found tons of already shirred panels to get Lilly's wardrobe jump-started, and tons of videos teaching us how to shir ourselves.  Turns out the process isn't all that tough, just one that involves some special elastic thread and a whole lot of patience.  Double excitement:  the look works for us, too!

Embroidery: Let's get personal!

There's just something special about personalizing an item.  As a mom, I love seeing the name I picked placed on a special item.  Sure the store sold the blanket to thousands, but my baby's is special because it has his name on it.  When we started embroidering things, we learned quickly that personalizing was something that really made people happy.  Whether it was a headband or a jacket, everyone loves seeing their name or the name of that little person they've been waiting to see.  We've since explored the world of embroidery to incorporate personalized designs and even several cool expressions and designs.  There seems to be no limit to the embroidery world!

Tu-Tus

Anyone who has a little girl will admit, at least at some point, that they love dressing them up.  When Bella was just one year old, my (Wendy) sister-in-law got her a tu-tu for her birthday.  It was punk-rock chic and looked very fun.  She pulled it on all by herself and couldn't stop dancing in it.  I LOVED it.  Several months later my sister followed a tutorial on making tu-tus and had one for her daughter to use at dance.  Stacy swore to me that it was super easy and that we should make some more for our girls.  But when we finally started to try, I quickly realized those original tu-tus for what they were:  a hot mess.  Together we figured out a way to fix this:  a sewn in waistband.  Now our girls have tu-tus that provide fun without the mess, and we can provide the same to you!

Our Snuggly Sack

When I (Wendy this post!) was a first time mom, our friend Phyllis gave me some sleep sacks for my first boy.  My mom and I thought they were girly and planned to only use them when everything else was dirty.  Then one sleepy late night, I had to use them.  I quickly fell in love!  I could change baby quickly without waking him and it was so warm!  Fast forward twelve years and I was due to be a mommy again.  This time I was wise enough to realize I NEEDED those sacks!  But, it was hard to find them!  Once I did, I found they were expensive!  Most cost just under $30.  Once I had baby number two I also found the sacks I bought were barely long enough for my monster-sized baby!  So when I recently had my newest bundle, I knew I needed to make my own.  And thus, the snuggly sack was born!

Our Products

Our friends and family are always asking us what we make.  Well...the short answer is, "why, what do you want?"  We've learned never to say never.  We'll try anything at least once and sometimes, the challenge is so fun, we can't wait to try again and again.  We're both consumate students so we see each new design as a learning opportunity.  That's why you'll see us change products from time to time, or try something totally different.  We just want to make good things in the best way possible.  Here's a list of the things we consider our specialties.  But don't let that make you think we can't do something else!  Tell us what you want and if we can't do it, we'll help you find someone who can!

Why Choose Us?

We started Diviner Duds because we wanted good stuff for our kids and reasonable prices.  We love crafting and creating and seeing what others do.  Eventually, though, we kept saying the same things after looking at or purchasing crafts, "I can do that and I can do it better."  Once we did a little research, we also realized we could do it more reasonably, too!

So prove it, right?  Prove our stuff is better.  Where to start?  Well, just take a look at any of our products' stories and you'll see!  Happy reading and viewing, we're glad you're here!