Ugly Christmas sweaters are a classic during the holidays. Most people wear them on Christmas morning while opening Santa’s presents. No matter your age, ugly Christmas sweaters always bring you back wonderful memories and a lot of fun. They are also a perfect way to spend a stylish and fashionable holiday since they can perfectly fit your Christmas outfit. If “the adult you” is in research for some festive looks, then we recommend you to try any of these DIY ugly Christmas sweater projects. These DIY ugly Christmas sweaters are so easy to be done, so you will enjoy them while transforming some old and boring sweaters into festive ones. You can later use the festive sweaters to style your Christmas look. We have already shared with you some inspiring ways how to style oversized sweaters this season that you can copy when styling your ugly sweater. Meanwhile, scroll down the page to explore some creative DIY ugly Christmas sweaters tutorials.
Extra tip: since most of the DIY ugly Christmas sweaters are decorated with different embellishments and can’t be washed, we recommend you to first wash the sweater you will use for the projects.
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Here is another super creative DIY ugly Christmas sweater project to try. For this project you will need the following supplies:
- An ugly Christmas sweater
- Fabric glue
- Miscellaneous embellishments for the sweater design. You can use pomp oms, glitter glue, jingle bells, sequins, or whatever embellishments you want in order to get a more festive sweater.
The steps:
- For this project, you will need less than half an hour.
- First, gather all the supplies. Grab the sweater and choose some embellishments that will work just perfect with the sweater’s pattern.
- Once you have a plan where you want to apply the embellishments it is time to start with the project.
- Take the hot glue gun and using it glue all the pom-poms.
- Continue by gluing the jingle bells. Add a collar of tiny jingle bells to create a more festive design.
- At the end add the glitter. Use gold glitter glue for the tree design and red glitter glue to decorate Rudolph’s nose.
- Dress up! Your DIY ugly Christmas sweater is done so you can already dress in the festive outfit.
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This is probable the sweetest and most adorable DIY ugly Christmas sweater ever. You can make it out of a white kid’s sweater and include your little ones in the Christmas magical adventure. For it you will need the following supplies:
- A white kid’s sweater
- Green glitter glue
- Embellishments on your own desire
The steps:
- First, lay down the sweater.
- Then, take the green glitter glue pen and using it draw a Christmas tree over the white sweater. Use the sweater as a painting canvas.
- You can draw a Christmas tree as shown in the picture, or you can create your own Christmas tree pattern.
- Leave dry enough and then start decorating the tree using your embellishments. You can choose the ones that you want and apply them to the way you think they will be most decorative.
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Here is one of the most creative DIY ugly Christmas sweater projects ever. For this one you will need the following materials:
- An old sweater
- Hot glue gun and fabric glue sticks
- Embroidery needle and thread
- Holiday embellishments. You can use bells, pomp oms, mini stockings, or whatever embellishments that you want.
The steps:
- First, lay down the sweater and plan where you will apply any of the embellishments on it.
- Once you have made a plan, it is time to start the decorating process.
- Take the hot glue gun and using it glue all the larger objects over the sweater.
- Then, using the embroidery needle and thread sew all the tiny embellishments.
- Voila, your ugly Christmas sweater is done! Rock it with pride during the holiday and enjoy the festive spirit.
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Looking for a super easy DIY ugly Christmas sweater project? Here it is. For this one you will need the following supplies:
- A red sweater
- A piece of green felt
- Needle and thread
- Tree template (you can download it from the Internet or draw it on your own)
- Different embellishments to decorate the Christmas tree
- Hot glue gun
The steps:
- First, using the tree template cut off a piece of Christmas tree out of the green felt.
- Take the needle and the thread and sew the Christmas tree pattern over the red sweater.
- Once the tree is sewed, it is time to start decorating it.
- Take the hot glue gun and start decorating the tree. You can start with some pomp oms that can be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
- Then continue adding some bows, ribbons, and jingle bells to finish the decorating process.
- In the end, you can add a little glitter glue (optional) for an even more festive look to the tree.
- Voila, your Christmas tree ugly Christmas sweater is ready for styling. Pair it with a green bottom if you want to keep the festive spirit in your outfit.
