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I(Ugly) Sweater Weather Is Finally Here
n the spirit of the holidays, it’s OK known as the first organized ugly Christ- if wearing a sweater may not be your to dress silly. In fact, the third Friday mas sweater party and was a fundraiser thing. You can make a mini ugly sweater of December is known as National for a friend battling cancer. Chris Boyd to use as a pin or add to a flashing light
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 2 felt pieces, 3 1/2-by-5 inches, sweater colors
• pen or pencil for tracing • scratch paper for design- ing
• scissors
• low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• tacky glue
• pin back, magnet or rib- bon/cord for a hanger, for finishings
• assorted decorations (felt, pompoms, glitter, mini garlands, mini ornaments, bells, yarn, beads, etc.)
Ugly Sweater Day! This year, that’s and Jordan Birch, co-founders of the necklace. Or, make a bunch to decorate
Dec. 17.
On the internet, you can find a whole
original ugly Christmas sweater party have chosen several charities over the years to benefit from this event.
your tree or office cubicle.
Use felt to make the sweater bases and
history about this popular fun craziness. Most people have credited the 1950s as the first time these wintery themed de- signs on sweaters made an appearance.
Another common holiday fashion trend is to wear festive jewelry. I like to pick up a new pin every year when I go to craft fairs. It’s so much fun to support local crafters. And, every year, I look forward to seeing one of our company owners, Guy, wear a different handcraft- ed pin on his aloha shirt every day.
then just bring out all your craft scraps to use for decorating. It’ll be like mak- ing Christmas cookies, but no calories included!
They were never meant to be known
A template for sweaters can be found on our project sheet at benfranklinha- waii.com. Send your fun sweater cre- ations to joyofcrafting@gmail.com and if I share it here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
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1. On a 3 1/2-by-5- inch scratch paper, draw a sweater shape. Cut out and use as your pattern template.
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2. Place the sweater template on the two pieces of felt. Trace and cut out.
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3. Take one of the sweater pieces and decorate using all kinds of craft items. Glue them to the felt sweater or stitch them on. You can also make designs with the tacky glue and sprinkle on glitter. Let glue or paints dry.
5.Tomakeapin:Addapin- back behind the sweater to make it wearable. You can add several sweater pins to a blinking light necklace for a festive design.
4. Place
the decorated sweater
on the second sweater, aligning the edges. If you are making an ornament or garland, add in a looped ribbon/cord in between the layers for the hanger. Carefully glue the sweater pieces together around the edges. You can also sew them together.
6. For a card/tag embellish-
ment: Attach to the front of a card or tie onto a gift as a tag. You can also add a funny message (as shown in photo).
7. You can string sev- eral sweaters together to make a fun garland or you can just hang them on the tree as ornaments.