Sunday, December 23, 2012

Ugly "Happy Holla Days" Sweater

My high school has Ugly Sweater day the day before break each year.  The past 2 years I would take a sweater for my mom's closet and she would be offended.  I found my idea on Pinterest and knew it would be my new Ugly Sweater!

Here is my final product!

Here is my Pinspiration:

What you need:
  • blank ugly sweater (Mine is from Target)
    • thrift shops, clearance at any clothing store
  • felt (JoAnns)
    • I used a green that has glitter on it
  • chain (JoAnns)
    • The original used pipe cleaners which would be cute.  They even have shiny pipe cleaners
    • I used chain that is used to make necklaces
  • hot glue gun
  • scissors
  • template with your font choice for "Happy Holla Dayz"
  • needle and thread to sew on the chain
  • card board fir inside the sweater so that the hot glue does not stick to the back of the sweater
  • small bowl of ice water (just in case you burn your fingers on hot glue... like I did)


What you do:
  1. Pick your font and trace onto the felt.  I traced my letters on backwards so that the ink would be in the back and I would not have to cut perfectly 
  2. Plug in hot glue gun
  3. Cut out the letters
  4. Place sweater (with cardboard inside) on table next to hot glue gun
  5. Also place your bowl of ice water on the table!
  6. Lay letters out on the sweater
  7. Start gluing letters onto sweater
  8. Stitch the chains at the seam on the shoulders of the sweater
  9. ALL DONE!