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Hey y’all! Are you aware of my obsession with ugly Christmas sweaters? No? Well I should tell you, I collect them. Last year I even opened a little instagram shop selling them! But the first time I ever went to an ugly sweater party I actually made my own, and won the contest for best sweater! This year I decided I wanted to make another DIY ugly sweater. I thought it would be so fun to make them with friends so I put together a ‘make your own ugly sweater party!’ I highly recommend throwing one – so here are the details and what I stocked the supply table with:
First, decorations were simple and I went with plastic tablecloths from the dollar store so we could just not worry about getting glitter glue all over the table. I put out little pom poms which add tons of festivity and they’re also part of the supply stash! Two birds. I also picked up some cute “ugly sweater party” napkins and plenty of white paper plates – some to be used for food and some to be used as paint palettes. Then, of course, striped straws and red cups!
I got a couple plain sweatshirts from Walmart and one from Goodwill, but I think if you were inviting a bunch of people you could tell each guest to bring their own sweater to decorate and you just cover the supplies.
Here’s a photo of the whole supply spread. A few tips for making ugly Christmas sweaters: the more outrageous, the better! Think glitter and 3-dimensional… pom poms, garlands, ribbon, jingle bells, etc. The more the merrier with these flashy things.
We used tons of Tulip sparkle products – glitter paint, metallic & matte fabric paint, regular glitter, glitter iron-on transfer sheets, letter stencils and fashion bond glue. So really, all the sparkle things.
I also got a few cheap stockings and ribbons from the dollar store to embellish the sweaters with.
For my personal sweater DIY – I cut out the gingerbread man from the dollar stocking and decided to write “Not my gumdrop buttons!” using the letter stencils. 10 points to whoever can name that movie?! (It’s not a Christmas movie but gingerbread men remind me of this quote every time.)
I used a sponge brush to paint the letters with matte fabric paint, then did a layer of white glitter paint over the top of that and then traced the letters with silver and red glitter paints!
Here is my sweater along with a couple others’ creations as well.
Are they hilarious or what? And below, here I am modeling my sweater. I am kind of obsessed with it and I had so much fun that I really want to get everything out and make another one! The possibilities are endless…
Are you an ugly Christmas sweater enthusiast too? Have you ever made your own? Here are some more ideas if you’re thinking of trying it, and if you do, check out I Love to Create on facebook, twitter or pinterest & post it on instagram with the hashtag #uglysweaterchallenge so we can all see it!
