Christmas has always been fun and festive. But it’s gotten even more so with the advent of ugly Christmas sweaters. People even host parties where people have to come wearing ugly Christmas sweaters.
Some of these parties even have contests for the best ugly Christmas sweater. That’s when people get really creative. Now you can just go to the dollar store and start decorating with as much glitter and Christmas decorations that you can find.
But some people go over the top with it. They even use electronics. And some have the most hilarious concepts. You’ll see what we mean.
Here are 50 creative DIY ugly Christmas sweaters people took to a new level:
This ugly Christmas sweater makes it look like Bumble is climbing you. Bumble is the abominable snowman from the Rudolph movie. It’s made with felt and fur.
This sweater vest was made with glued on baby mittens. Then puff paint was used to create the kittens. Get the tutorial on how to make this ugly Christmas vest here.
This ugly Christmas sweater is supposed to a take on A Christmas Story. Just sew a scary Santa clause head on your sweater and glue some bullet shells. You can use felt for the word bubble.
This is supposed to be a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation sweater. It’s from the part where the squirrel comes out of the Christmas tree. Just grab a Christmas sweater with a tree on it and sew a fake squirrel to it.
This ugly Christmas sweater is awesome. Anyone who looks into it sees themselves as Santa. Just glue a mirror to your shirt. Cut the hat from felt and glue some cotton balls to it.
This ugly Christmas sweater is extra to the max. It’s Santa going down a chimney. There’s even an actual chimney on this thing. Get the tutorial on how to make it here.
I love all the color in this one. It’s a stripped shirt with some lime green feather trim and a Grinch doll sewed on. You can make one or buy one here.
This is another couples’s sweater with Rudolph. Except this Rudolph has it coming out of both ends. I like all the little buttons and tiny patches used on this shirt.
Start saving your beer caps if you want to make this ugly Christmas sweater. You’ll just have to glue them on and top them off with a bow. Add some jingle bells on it.
This ugly Christmas sweater has a whole lot of tinsel. There’s tinsel garland trim and the tinsel is shaped like a tree. Just glue some beads and small ornaments to it.
You’ll never have to reach for a beer with this sweater. This will probably work by sewing socks to a vest with some coozies inside of them. Jazz it up with tinsel, bows, and ornaments.
This ugly Christmas sweater doubles as a drinking game. It’s definitely possible to DIY yourself a version of this ugly Christmas sweater. You just need some felt, plastic balls, and Velcro.
That is one creepy looking reindeer. I mean that dude is pretty ugly. You can make this guy with some felt and pom poms. Hopefully you can make him less ugly looking. Get more info here.
This is super smart! He’s the elf on the shelf. This ugly Christmas sweater would take some work but if you have felt, you can get the job done. You’ll also need the body of an elf and a Santa hat.
Those in tropical areas can celebrate Christmas by decorating a palm tree. This tropical ugly Christmas sweater also has a giant flamingo. You’ll need felt, a flamingo, and some battery operated string of lights.
It’s the Abominable Snowman, also known as a Tibetan Yeti. I love the use of rhinestones as snow! Get the tutorial for this ugly Christmas sweater here.
This ugly Christmas sweater takes you away to a tropical island. It uses some knitted pieces for the palm trees and felt for everything else. I love the lights on the neckline. Learn how to make this sweater here.
This Christmas teddy bear sweater has teddy bear angels and one popping out of a Christmas stocking. There’s also a penguin and some gingerbread men. Get the tutorial on how to make this one here.
