Help me Make my Sweater Ugly!!!

[mlpkatie]

Hello!

This year, my whole family is having a ugly sweater contest (held at my house every year, but the start of a new (i hope) Tradition!)

So, I decided to make my own sweater, but my problem is, I am crafty. My mom and sister have said my sweater isn't ugly. (kinda weird to take that in a "sad" way )

Anyway, help me decide what to put on it to make it ugly!
I am making a trip to the craft store next weekend and trying to stay under $50.

Off with the ugly ideas!

Photos of what is on it now:
The
snowman's nose is 3D lol and the eyes, mouth, etc. are bells.
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The ornaments move with me (still adding more ornaments)
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[Dainty]

ooh, easy!! It's too plain >:---) Fill them up with sooo much junk that it hurts your eyes to look at!! attach everything vaguely christmas related until looking at it makes you just go.. what is even going ON?? tiny stuffed animals and ornaments work well >:--)

[cassstorm]

and a battery operated attached light pack with a strobe lol! That Always works!

[ashes]

You need to add more stuff - everything is too "placed" - if that makes sense.  Ugly sweaters are ugly because there is just too much going on with them.  (Maybe add some knit patches - most of the ugly holiday sweaters I see are knit).

[Bow Tie]

Hot glue McD ponies onto them!

[Mkia]

I agree with adding more stuff. Ugly Christmas sweaters should look like Christmas threw up on them...and throw up isn't pretty xD.

So just find anything Christmassy and smack it on! Don't place it so strategically, just throw it on! Lol.

[mlpkatie]

lol Thanks Everyone! It was the OCD in me to "make it organized!"

Danity: will totaly have to find random stuff!
Bow Tie: LOL

[kaninchen]

glitter. glitter EVERYTHING.

[Reiya]

Add some real ornaments to the sleeves of the sweater. Just make sure they are plastic so you don't break them. Defiantly think of adding some sort of stuffed creature or lights.

[Teddy]

Yep, needs more random Christmassy stuff stuck all over it, and yes some lights would be great! ;D

It really is kind of cute as is. But I know that wasn't your intention, so sorry! lol!

[kaoskat]

Yeah. I agree. It needs more.

[MikeysGrrrl]

I agree it needs to look like Christmas threw up on it, you know what I think is ugly and will really help? Tinsel garland! Stitching the tinsel garland up and down the sleeves, gaudy and ugly lol Add some mini battery operated lights of some sort, clashing colours, glitter glue to write greetings all over the shirt etc...

You know why you're having a hard time making it look ugly? Because you're crafty, you're an artist so to speak. It's really difficult to go against everything that you are and purposely make something tacky and ugly.

I had to make one for a friend last year as a gag gift, OMG I don't think I ever spent so much time working on one thing, I struggled so much to not make things look perfect, colour coordinated, evenly spaced etc. Making ugly sweaters are not for the faint of heart lol.

[melodys_angel]

I think you have some great ideas xD  Hopefully they help

[mlp4me]

Lace! Put it around the neckline and at the wrists and at every seam. That's pretty horrendous. If you can manage a few coffee stains in the process that would be great. How about some holes? Yes, random holes so it looks like moths attacked it. Oh and speaking of throw up if you can manage to squeeze on some of that plastic puke stuff on there you'll be sure to win. ...and if you want even more ugly/gross something that looks like baby spit on a shoulder will seal the deal. If you can manage something that looks like a kitchen sink... I could go on and on...

[Salli]

I agree with mlp4me. Get some doilies at Joanns (near the magnets for unknown reasons). Glue them on and then glue crap all over.

Someone should start a thread for ugly sweaters. I did mine with creepy angels, the center applique has tiny red LED lights for eyes and it's puffy. I try to add a tacky angel pin every year.

Yes, it does need tons of glitter and cheap rhinestones.