The Ugly Sweater Dilemma

For the past few years now, it seems like the big thing to do during the holidays is have an “ugly sweater party”. It’s even a bit ironic that the ugly sweater is no longer the horrible gaudy sweater that your grandma gave you, but one that you purchased from a store (Urban Outfitters anyone??). Anyhow, I have nothing against this trend, but as I was thinking about the fact that I don’t actually own any old ugly sweaters, I had a thought. Maybe I could make one! But what would be on it? Did I really want a sweater with a huge tree or a reindeer face with blinking lights? Not really. What else was “ugly” that I could put on a sweater? Then I had an idea.

When I was thinking about ugly things and ugly faces, this is what came to mind – Finn’s rage face from an older episode where he gets freaked out by the ocean. So I figured, why not put it on a sweater? I was super excited to start work on this.

What you will need:

• An old sweater
• Felt pieces (blue, white, pink, black, two shades of green, a tan/skin tone)
• Fabric glue – I used the one by Aleene’s
• Blow dryer
• Heavy books
• Big red Christmas bow

Here’s a video tutorial on how I made everything.

And the final results!