If your mom’s 1980′s hand-knit holiday sweater isn’t available for the taking, we have just the solution! With this quick and simple DIY Christmas sweater tutorial, we’ll show you how to turn some not-so-ugly sweaters into duds that you’ll be proud to don at your next Ugly Christmas Sweater party.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Ugly Christmas Sweater
- Fabric Glue
- Miscellaneous embellishments for your particular sweater design. We used pom poms, glitter glue, jingle bells, and sequin. Some other ideas for embellishments include googly eye, pipe cleaners, and confetti. Pro tip: The embellishments you choose may or may not make it through a wash cycle, so be sure to wash it before decorating.
Here’s how you do it:
Time needed: 30 minutes
Follow these steps to make your own Ugly Christmas Sweater:
- Gather your supplies!
Grab your sweater and add any embellishments that work with the sweater’s patterns.
- Glue pom poms!
For the Santa sweater, glue white pom poms to the beard & snowflake shaped sequin as accouterments.
- Glue jingle bells!
To add a bit of obnoxiousness to the old-school, green sweater we added a collar of tiny jingle bells.
- Add glitter!
We also included gold glitter glue to the tree design and a red glittered dot for Rudolph’s nose!
- Dress up!
Top your outfit off with a tacky hat and some battery-powered lights.
If you throw an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party this holiday season and follow these simple steps, you’re sure to win the Ugliest of the Uglies! You may even get a mistletoe kiss!
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in January 2019 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
All Photos: Zazzle.com
Jenny is Zazzle’s Associate Art Director. She loves DIY projects and making things with her hands. When she’s not getting crafty, you can find her hosting dinner parties, reading books, or cuddling her cat, Luna.
