A baggier sweater will work better for this DIY since it won’t press as tightly against your body. Visit a thrift store to find a great option.
Anywhere from 15-30 ornaments should be good for your sweater. Keep in mind that they definitely don’t need to match, and they don’t need to be super attractive, either. For a flashier sweater, opt for glitter-covered ornaments. They’ll add sparkle to your outfit, and they’ll catch lots of light, making you the star of the party.
For this kind of ugly sweater, it’s best to decorate only the front side. If you do the back, it’s more likely you’ll accidentally break some ornaments if you sit down or lean against something.
If you’re using stick-on bows, you don’t need to worry about using hooks on them.
At the end of the night, you could just take off the sweater. If you want to try and save some of the ornaments, you could undo them first.
If you choose a cardigan, make sure you have a red, green, white, or black T-shirt to wear underneath.
You can find garland at craft stores or at the dollar store.
Hot glue dries really fast! Each section should be done within 1-2 minutes of it being applied, but for the best results, wait at least 30 minutes before you wear your sweater. Don’t forget to wrap each arm separately with garland.
Feel free to get as creative as you want with the additions to your sweater. There’s no right or wrong way to do it!
Any shade of green works for this project. Bright green would be really eye-catching; dark green would resemble the actual color of a tree more realistically.
Don’t forget to put garland on the sleeves of the sweater, too. Depending on how much garland you have, you could do just the front of the sweater. Or, if you have enough, do both the front and the back.
You’ll carry the star in one of your hands at the party, so make sure it isn’t too heavy to have with you all night.
To make your outfit look even more like a traditional Christmas tree, cut a tree skirt in half and attach it to the bottom of your sweater with the hot glue gun. Position the skirt so that the ruffles are facing down.
For example, “Wreath Witherspoon” would be made of pictures of Reese Witherspoon. Use pictures of Aretha Franklin to make “A-wreath-a Franklin. ”
For example, A Christmas Story, Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and many other films have great scenes you could replicate on your sweater. For How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you could cut out the Grinch’s face wearing a Santa hat. For A Christmas Story, you could make a large metal pole or a turkey. Use a black marker to add fine details to the felt.
The gaudier the ties, the better your ugly Christmas sweater will be.
Because it’s an “ugly Christmas sweater,” when someone looks at you, they’ll see a reflection of themselves.
When you stand together, the reindeer should appear whole. For even more decorative fun, attach different colored Christmas bows to each of your sweaters so that it looks like the reindeer is expelling them from either end.
You could even use 3-4 smaller stockings and fill each one with different treats.
