DIY Tacky Christmas Sweater

Brianna
by Brianna
7 Materials
$3
30 Minutes
Easy
When your husband tells you he needs a tacky Christmas sweater for tomorrow's work party....you try your best to throw something together.

With a sweater he already had but never wears and a few dollar store finds, I was able to make him a Christmas Tree Sweater that lights up!

Here's how:
I had a 6' artificial garland in storage from previous years Christmas decorating. I didn't use it this year, which is perfect because it was one less item I had to buy. You can find these garlands on Amazon or your local dollar store for only a few bucks.


I zigzaged the garland on top of my husband's sweater starting at the bottom. As I worked my way up to the collar, I slowly tilted the garland so that the top of the tree was to the left of his shirt. He had a work logo on this sweater, and I wanted to cover it up by placing the "tree topper" on it to hide it.


Once the garland was in the shape and position that looked good, I used safety pins to pin every 4 inches or so of the garland to secure it to the sweater.
After the garland was attached, I took these awesome $1 battery operated Santa lights and weaved them through the garland. I made sure to have the battery pack at the bottom corner of the shirt so that he could place it in his jean pocket and have easy access to the on and off light switch.
After the lights were strung through, I attached little mini gift bows to mimic the look of ornaments. I found a package of 50 bows at my local dollar store for $1. But, you can find a big package on Amazon here.
Because the little sticker on the back of the bows wasn't enough to secure them onto the garland, I used green twisty ties! I save these ties off our bread, bagels, etc. So, this step required no cost! I strung the twisty ties through the bows and then twists the bows around the garland. They stayed on the tree of the shirt very well.
Lastly, I added the big silver gift bow to the top of the tree as a tree topper. It also covered up the work logo that I mentioned before. The stickiness of the bow didn't seem to last on the cashmere type fabric, so I used safety pins to also secure the bow down.


What do you think? Is this tacky enough to win an Ugly Christmas Sweater contest? Have you made your own ugly sweater? If so, I'd love to hear how!


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An unused sweater or long sleeve shirt
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