I’ve been taking a look at my analytics and it seems to me that many of this website’s offseason visitors are trying to learn how to make an ugly Christmas sweater by themselves. If you want to do it yourself, all it takes is time, money and a little creativity. The good news is that you can skip the money part if you have some old Christmas decorations kicking around. If you’ve got those, all you’ll need to get next is a glue gun, a sweater, and Bob’s your uncle.
Here’s where the creativity comes in to play. You will stare at an abyss of decorations set on your coffee table and start asking yourself “Just how am I going to make this Christmas sweater?” If you’re looking for something ugly, think contrast. The noisier the sweater, the uglier it is. Should you wish your sweater to be more on the tacky side, consider something that will look more authentic… something that perhaps once upon a time was stylish and actually in demand. Cheesy is one of my personal favourites. To make these Christmas sweaters you’ll have to think a little outside the box and start incorporating things like reindeer prancing across LED lit trees with stars glistening around them.
Anyone can make a Christmas Sweater, and spin it any way they desire. A trip to the local general store that sells seasonal goods will be able to provide you with all the decorations you’ll need to make one of these bad boys. Just be careful with those glue guns – my ravaged fingertips are evidence of their power.
This is what I could classify as a cheesy Christmas Sweater.
Here is an example of a tacky, do it yourself Christmas Sweater.
If you put in enough time, you may even be able to find one at a Thrift Store.