A Case of the Uglies
It’s that time of year again — holiday parties! My friends and I have our annual traditions: gingerbread house-making, Festivus (classic), ice-skating at the Embarcadero and of course, our beloved ugly sweater party. I was determined to win this year and claim the ugly sweater goblet as my own, so I literally decked my sweater. I must say I’m pretty proud of myself because this was originally a plain white Hanes $5 sweatshirt from Target (on sale – LOVE that store). There were only XXL’s left, so I cut and re-sewed it to match my proportions and did an off-shoulder 80’s cut. My only regret is that they no longer had the neon pink sweatshirts – perfect 80’s moment for the ultimate in “ugly” :) The sweater was so easy to make — just snip tinsel and hot-glue on felt and other sparkly embellishments. This was all from a $3 roll of gold tinsel, a $1 foam board (for the candy canes), a $1 felt and sparkly copper pipe cleaners. So easy and much better than buying an expensive “ugly” holiday sweater! I won second place (BOO!), but I won majority vote, so I’m still a happy clam! Need to amp it up next year! Hope this provides some inspiration for my fellow ugly sweater party-goers :)
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